New Black Panthers – Telemarket Rimini 0-8, 5-8
Italy celebrated a national holiday on Thursday and Telemarket Rimini took the opportunity and swept the New Black Panthers from Ronchi dei Legionari.
In the afternoon affair the Pirates overcame New Black Panthers’ five-run second to prevail 8-5. Enorbel Marquez-Ramirez earned the best grades. The veteran southpaw struck out eight in 7 1/3 innings of scoreless two-hit, one-walk relief. Filippo Crociati and Jack Santora drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with RBI singles in the sixth. Ivan Cechet had two RBI for Ronchi.
In the second game Roberto Corradini and Sandy Patrone combined to throw nine scoreless two-hit innings in an 8-0 shutout. Corradini struck out nine for the win. Jack Santora, who already had three hits in game one, went 4-for-5 with three RBI. Giuseppe Spinelli scored four times. Alessandro Petralia got charged with the loss, issuing seven hits, three runs and six walks in 4 2/3 frames.