Rimini – Nettuno 10-7
After losing the Italian Baseball Series to T&A San Marino, Rimini had a successful start into the Coppa Italia Finals. On Friday evening the Pirates defeated Nettuno 10-7. Four runs in the first and four in the third gave them an early 8-3 lead. After Nettuno cut the deficit to a run in the seventh, they added two insurance runs moments later to seal the deal.
Mario Chiarini and Pierangelo Cit had three RBI apiece for Rimini. Leonardo Zileri and Adolfo Gomez combined to score four of the ten runs. Mario Trinci drove in three for Nettuno. Alessandro Grimaudo crossed the plate twice. Tommaso Cherubini allowed five hits, five runs and eight walks in 6 2/3 innings to pick up the win. Milvio Andreozzi surrendered ten hits, eight runs and a base on balls in 2 1/3 frames to take the loss.