For the fourth time in the last five years San Martino Junior has won the Italian Winter League, an indoor tournament for youth players. They defeated Senago United 4-1 in the championship game on Sunday in Bologna. Junior Parma took third place after a 3-1 win over Cervignano.
- MVP: Edoardo Filippini (San Martino Junior)
- Best Batter: Mattia Aldegheri (San Martino Junior)
- Best Pitcher: Massimo Trabuio
Results National Winter League Finals in Bologna:
March 7:
Preliminary Round:
Group A:
Athletics Bologna – Junior Parma 0-7
Senago United – Junior Grosseto 1-0
Senago United – Athletics Bologna 4-3
Junior Grosseto – Junior Parma 2-4
Athletics Bologna – Junior Grosseto 2-6
Junior Parma – Senago United 0-9
Group B:
Nuova Pianorese – Antella 2-1
San Martino Junior – Nuova Pianorese 5-0
Antella – Cervignano 0-2
Cervignano – San Martino Junior 1-7
Cervignano – Nuova Pianorese 0-0
San Martino Junior – Antella 3-0
Final Round:
Bronze Medal Game: Junior Parma – Cervignano 3-1
Final: San Martino Junior – Senago United 4-1
Team MVPs:
Antella: Mergim Krasniqui
Athletics: Daniel Maura
Cervignano: Carlo Mian
Grosseto: Matteo Gianni
Junior Parma: Matteo Scialpi
Nuova Pianorese: Giacomo Canè
Senago United: Paolo Tavian
San Martino Junior: Federico Molon
Photo: © www.winterleague.it