EUROPROMO is the only undefeated team in the Italian Softball League after three game days. They defeated PARMA twice last weekend. Karen Paviotti and Yue-Fen Sun combined for a 4-hit shutout in a 2-0 victory in the first part of the doubleheader. In the second, TITANO needed a RBI-single from Fiori Alice in the first extra-inning to win 3-2.
On two and three in the standing follow LEGNANO and FORLI. They faced each other last Saturday. FIORINI dominated the first game, winning 13-0. Stephanie Ray, Miranda Ervin and Christen Bedwell hit homeruns. But the champion of 2007 fought back in the second match. Aimee Murch struck out seven in a complete game victory. The offense scored four runs in fifth to seal the 4-1 win.
After these three teams, there is already a gap in the standings. MACERATA is in fourth with two wins after a split in Nuoro. Megan MacKenzie led MOSCA to a 9-5 victory in game one with four runs scored, three RBI and a homerun. She also impressed in the second part of the doubleheader, which featured a pitchers duel over nine innings. Jocelin McCallum struck out 20 (!) in nine innings. She gave up just three hits and a walk and received the win. MacKenzie was on the mound for MACERATA. She didn’t disappoint either, while striking out 18 in 8 1/3 innings. She took the loss after giving up a walk-off RBI-single in the bottom of the ninth. Cavallo Paol got the big hit for NUORO.
Finally BOLLATE got their first win of the season in a split with CASERTA. Match one was decided in the eighth inning through a RBI-single by Simona Spacciante, which led to the 2-1 win of CASERTA. SANOTINT used an impressive performance by pitcher Kelly Hardie to prevail in the second part of the doubleheader. She struck out nine in a seven-inning no-hitter. She allowed just a walk and an unearned run. She also reached base three times and drove in one.
Results:
Des Caserta – Sanotint Bollate 2-1, 1-3
Museo D’Arte Nuoro – Mosca Macerata 5-9, 2-0 (9)
AMGA Legnano – Fiorini Forli 0-13 (5), 4-1
Europromo Titano Hornets – Cassa Padana Parma 2-0, 3-2 (8)