Italy – Nicaragua 6-3
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Italy scored five runs in the first three innings en route to a 6-3 win over Nicaragua, their second “W” at the 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup. Tony Granato led the way with a homerun, two runs scored and two RBI. Giuseppe Mazzanti added three RBI. On mound and defense, the Squadra Azzurri only faltered in the fourth inning, when Nicaragua came through with a three-run rally. Alessandro Maestri (W, 1-0) pitched 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief for the win.
Your headline must be wrong.Italy beat Nicaragua and beat them well.
South Korea hammered Australia which makes Germany’s result against S.Korea all the more impressive. Baseball in Europe is on the way up.
GB olympic committee stuck its head in the sand about baseball, when they were awarded the olympics.