| 2009 IBL Standings | |||
| W | L | GB | |
| Bologna | 30 | 12 | - |
| Rimini | 30 | 12 | 1.0 |
| San Marino | 26 | 16 | 5.0 |
| Parma | 24 | 18 | 6.0 |
| Nettuno | 23 | 19 | 9.0 |
| Grosseto | 17 | 25 | 13.0 |
| Godo | 10 | 32 | 21.0 |
| Reggio Emilia | 8 | 34 | 21.0 |
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| MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2009 | prec | blog | succ |
Italian Baseball League openers have few surprises |
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Easter weekend marked the start of the Italian Baseball League regular season, and the opening weekend had few surprises despite lots of excitement. Defending champion San Marino swept newly promoted Reggio Emilia, but the series was much closer than the end result, with all three games decided by one run, starting with the nationally televised opener finishing 1-0, and ending with a San Marino rally capped by a Di Biase walk off homer in the ninth and a 10-9 win despite a 7 RBI performance by Jake Blalock. In the most closely battled series, Parma dropped the opener in Bologna and then won the next two games at home. Matos dominated the opener striking out 10 in seven innings, but when the series moved to Parma, the Parma offense was too much for the Bolognesi pitching. Nettuno swept Godo despite receiving a scare in game 2 and needing a late rally, and despite losing star pitcher Carlos Richetti early in game 3 to an unknown arm injury. Juan Camilo and Abraham Nunez had seven hits each for Nettuno in the series. Rimini hit six homeruns and relied on exceptional pitching and a perfect defense to sweep Grosseto. Mario Chiarini hit a key grand slam to break a tie in the opener. Bologna-Nettuno and Parma-Rimini highlight the upcoming second weekend which will also feature San Marino-Godo and Reggio Emilia-Grosseto. |
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| Aggiunto alle 06:04 AM da Michael | |
