The regular season in the Italian Baseball League ends this weekend with a fresh set of three-game series. The top four in the standings are pretty much set. Thy only remaining question is, which team will advance into the semi-final round as the top seed. FORTITUDO BOLOGNA and TELEMARKET RIMINI will battle for first place in a three-game series. Both clubs are separated by a single game. BOLOGNA is currently riding a ten-game winning streak and won two of three games back in May.
| Time | Home | Visitor | Field | |||
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| Dates and Times are subject to change! In case of doubt check with the responsible national federation! | ||||||
| Thursday, July 16 2009 | ||||||
| 21:00 | Montepaschi Grosseto | T&A San Marino | Stadio Roberto ... |  |
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| 21:00 | Danesi Nettuno | Palfinger Reggio Emilia | Stadio Steno Bo... | |
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| 21:00 | De Angelis Rimorchi | Cariparma Parma | "A. Casadio" Godo | |
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| 21:00 | Fortitudo Bologna | Telemarket Rimini | Stadio comunale... | |
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| Friday, July 17 2009 | ||||||
| 21:00 | Montepaschi Grosseto | T&A San Marino | Stadio Roberto ... | |
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| 21:00 | Danesi Nettuno | Palfinger Reggio Emilia | Stadio Steno Bo... | |
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| 21:00 | Telemarket Rimini | Fortitudo Bologna | Stadio Comunale... | |
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| 21:00 | Cariparma Parma | De Angelis Rimorchi | Europeo "Nino C... | |
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| Saturday, July 18 2009 | ||||||
| 21:00 | Montepaschi Grosseto | T&A San Marino | Stadio Roberto ... | |
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| 21:00 | Danesi Nettuno | Palfinger Reggio Emilia | Stadio Steno Bo... | |
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| 21:00 | Telemarket Rimini | Fortitudo Bologna | Stadio Comunale... | |
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| 21:00 | Cariparma Parma | De Angelis Rimorchi | Europeo "Nino C... | |
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Standings
| # | Team | W | L | R+ | R- | .pct | GB | Streak |
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| 1 | Fortitudo Bologna | 30 | 12 | 262 | 171 | .714 | 0 | W1 |
| 2 | Telemarket Rimini | 30 | 12 | 256 | 135 | .714 | 0 | L1 |
| 3 | T&A San Marino | 26 | 16 | 227 | 179 | .619 | 4 | L1 |
| 4 | Cariparma Parma | 24 | 18 | 215 | 181 | .571 | 6 | W1 |
| 5 | Danesi Nettuno | 23 | 19 | 220 | 174 | .547 | 7 | W3 |
| 6 | Montepaschi Grosseto | 17 | 25 | 126 | 189 | .404 | 13 | W1 |
| 7 | De Angelis Rimorchi | 10 | 32 | 152 | 300 | .238 | 20 | L1 |
| 8 | Palfinger Reggio Emilia | 8 | 34 | 138 | 267 | .190 | 22 | L8 |
Photo: © Ratti/FIBS
