Tenerife Marlins Puerto Cruz – DOOR Neptunus 2-6
DOOR Neptunus got some payback for last year’s loss against the Tenerife Marlins with a 6-2 win over the same opponent on Friday in Parma. Three runs in the second and three in the fifth was all run support they needed to seal the deal. Dwayne Kemp tripled and scored twice. Kevin Heijstek (W) allowed six hits, two runs (1 ER) and a walk in seven innings for the win. Leslie Nacar (L) gave up eleven hits, six runs and three bb in nine innings. He struck out eight.
T&A San Marino – AVG Draci Brno 6-1
T&A San Marino defeated AVG Draci Brno 6-1 and handed the Czech champion their first loss this week. Luca Martignoni and Darwin Cubilan (W, 4.1 IP, 3 H, BB, 6 SO) combined to hold the Draci offense in check. Lorenzo Avagnina homered and drove in two. Jan Tomek (L) allowed six hits, four runs (3 ER) and three bb in six innings.
Rouen Huskies – Cariparma Parma 4-5
Cariparma Parma scored two runs in the last two frames to complete a 5-4 comeback win over the Rouen Huskies. A throwing error in the ninth led to the tying run. A solo homerun by Luca Scalera put Parma ahead in the ninth. Alex Sambucci also homered for Parma. Joris Bert hit a two-run homerun for Rouen, which led 4-1 after three innings. Francesco Cozzolino (PAR) issued five hits, four runs and two walks in three innings. Keino Perez (ROU) conceded five hits, four runs (3 ER) and three bb in seven-plus innings. He struck out seven. Pedro Orta (W) struck out five in five scoreless three-hit innings. Martin Johnson (L) took the loss.