On the last day of the preliminary round at the Asia Pacific Cup 2019 in Sydney, Australia, Italy defeated New Zealand 5-2 in the morning game. Greta Cecchetti and Ilaria Cacciamani combined to keep the Kiwis to two unearned runs in seven innings. Erika Piancastelli and Susanna Soldi scored two runs apiece. In the afternoon Italy lost 1-11 to Japan. Six runs in the third blew the score wide open. Valeria Bettinsoli crossed the plate in the third to avoid the shutout. Laura Bigatton got charged with the loss. On Sunday Italy will close out the tournament with a classification game.