The Italian Softball League started last weekend with nine teams into the 2010 season. Three doubleheaders were played on Saturday with the matchup between Sanotint Bollate and Madige Softball La Loggia being rained out. Museo D’Arte Nuoro had the week off.
Des Caserta – Unione Fermana 6-1, 7-0 (5)
Defending champion Des Caserta started with two wins over Unione Fermana into the new season. In game one Caserta scored three runs in the fourth and sixth inning each en route to a 6-1 win. Riera Rezza went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and four RBI. Mara Papucci gave up just three hits, an unearned run and a walk in seven innings for the win.
In the second match Chantal Millard (3 runs), Mindy Cowles and Pamela Mazzarella picked up two RBI apiece to lead Caserta to a 7-0 shutout in five innings. Karina Cannon threw five scoreless no-hit, two-walk innings for the win. She struck out six.
Fiorini Forli – Mosca Macerata 0-2, 1-0 (9)
Last year’s vice champion Fiorini Forli had to settle for a split against Mosca Macerata on opening weekend in the ISL. In game one Laura Campalani conceded five hits and three walks in seven scoreless innings to lead Macerata to a 2-0 shutout. Jamee Juarez and Sara Monari drove in the runs with a sac fly in the first and a double in the seventh.
In the second match Forli prevailed 1-0 thanks to Andrea Montanari’s ninth-inning run on a throwing error by third baseman Cheyenne Jenks. Leslie Malerich dominated on the mound with twelve strikeouts in nine innings, giving up just two hits and six walks. Juarez issued just one hit, an unearned run and five bb in eight-plus frames. She struck out eleven.
Titano Hornets – AMGA Legnano 4-7, 2-7
Legnano scored seven runs in each game of a doubleheader against the Hornets and started the 2010 season in the ISL with two wins. In game one AMGA overcame a 2-4 deficit after the fourth to win 7-4. They put five runs on the board in the last two frames. Francesco Rossini went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Rita Dominica scored twice. Tereza Pochobradska had put Titano in front with a three-run triple.
In the second game Legnano again came from behind and won 7-2 after scoring six runs in the fifth. Kate Judd and Ilaria Pino hit homeruns. Brunella Parma collected three hits for the Hornets. Amanda Nikolenko received the win after throwing four scoreless two-hit innings, striking out six.
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