Just two weeks with a total of six games each for every team are left on the schedule of the regular season in the Italian Baseball League. At the top of the standings FORTITUDO BOLOGNA and TELEMARKET RIMINI already can plan for the playoffs and will battle out first place next week.
The race for the other two playoff berths is still open. Three teams hope to make the jump. They are separated by just a single game. Two of them, DANESI NETTUNO and T&A SAN MARINO, last year’s finalists, play against each other this week. The series opener will be shown on Rai Sports Più (live stream) tonight at 9pm CET. The third club with postseason hopes is CARIPARMA PARMA, which takes on PALFINGER REGGIO EMILIA.
| 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 09 2009 | ||||||
| 21:00 | Telemarket Rimini | De Angelis Rimorchi | Stadio Comunale... |  |
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| 21:00 | T&A San Marino | Danesi Nettuno | Stadio del Base... | |
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| 21:00 | Cariparma Parma | Palfinger Reggio Emilia | Europeo "Nino C... | |
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| Friday, July 10 2009 | ||||||
| 21:00 | Palfinger Reggio Emilia | Cariparma Parma | Caselli Giorgio... | |
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| Saturday, July 11 2009 | ||||||
| 16:00 | De Angelis Rimorchi | Telemarket Rimini | "A. Casadio" Godo | |
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| 16:00 | T&A San Marino | Danesi Nettuno | Stadio del Base... | |
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| 16:00 | Fortitudo Bologna | Montepaschi Grosseto | Stadio comunale... | |
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| 21:00 | Palfinger Reggio Emilia | Cariparma Parma | Caselli Giorgio... | |
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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: © Ferrini/FIBS
