The regular season in the Italian Baseball League is in the books. Unipol Bologna, Telemarket Rimini, T&A San Marino and Nettuno have reached the semi-finals, while Parma is on the outside. On Saturday Nettuno swept a doubleheader against Toshiba Mastiff Grosseto 10-2 and 8-3 to clinch fourth place in the standings. Mario Trinci drove in five runs. Meanwhile Parma got shut out by Palfinger Reggio Emilia thanks to the efforts of Nibaldo Acosta and Filippo Crepaldi.
T&A San Marino, which won the Scudetto last year, won 4-3 against Rimini. Mattia Reginato collected four hits and two RBI. Carlos Duran belted another home run, his fifth of the season and his second in as many days. Bologna scored six runs in the second of a 10-3 win over the Godo Knights. Their manager Daniele Fuzzi revealed afterwards that he steps down from his post due to work-related reasons. The New Black Panthers and Novara split a twin bill.
Standings:
- Bologna 28-8
- Rimini 27-9
- San Marino 25-11
- Nettuno 25-11
- Parma 24-12
- Reggio Emilia 18-18
- Ronchi dei Legionari 12-24
- Novara 9-27
- Godo 9-27
- Mastiff 3-33