Agi: Baseball, l'Italia avanza e conquista i quarti di finale
AGI - L'Italia del baseball prosegue la sua serie di successi al 'World Baseball Classic' e, dopo aver sconfitto gli Stati Uniti, la scorsa notta ha nettamente battuto il Messico per 9 a 1 dopo una partita durata tre ore davanti a quasi quarantamila spettatori. Gli azzurri hanno concluso il girone con quattro vittorie su quattro e sabato alle 20, ore italiane, affronteranno nei quarti di finale Portorico, secondo classificato della pool A.
Al 'Daikin Park' di Houston contro il team messicano il grande protagonista è stato capitan Vincent Joseph Pasquantino che è diventato il primo giocatore nella storia del 'World Baseball Classic' a mettere a segno tre fuoricampo in una sola partita. Per 'Pasquatch', come viene soprannominato, uno al primo inning, uno al sesto e uno all'ottavo.
Il ruolo chiave dei pitcher italiani
Il manager Francisco Cervelli nei momenti clou della gara si è affidato ai due pitcher nati e cresciuti in Italia, Claudio Scotti e Gabriele Quattrini.
Il cammino verso la finale
La vincente del quarto di finale tra Italia e Portorico affronterà martedì 16 a Miami la vincente tra Venezuela e Giappone. Negli altri due quarti, Corea del Sud-Repubblica Dominicana e Stati Uniti-Canada. La finale è programmata il giorno 17 al 'LoanDepot Park' di Miami.
Baseball, Italy advances and wins the quarter-finals.
AGI - Italy’s professional baseball team continues its winning streak at the ‘World Baseball Classic,’ and after defeating the United States, last night they decisively defeated Mexico 9-1 after a three-hour game in front of nearly forty thousand spectators. The Azzurri (Italian national team) concluded the group stage with four wins in four games, and on Saturday at 8 PM, Italian time, they will face Puerto Rico in the quarterfinals, the second-place team from Group A.
At Houston’s ‘Daikin Park’ against the Mexican team, the main protagonist was captain Vincent Joseph Pasquantino, who became the first player in the history of the ‘World Baseball Classic’ to hit three home runs in a single game. For ‘Pasquatch,’ as he is nicknamed, one in the first inning, one in the sixth, and one in the eighth.
The Key Role of Italian Pitchers
Manager Francisco Cervelli relied on the two Italian-born and raised pitchers, Claudio Scotti and Gabriele Quattrini, in critical moments of the game.
The Road to the Final
The winner of the Italy vs. Puerto Rico quarterfinal will face the winner between Venezuela and Japan on Tuesday, May 16th, in Miami. The other two quarterfinals will be South Korea vs. Dominican Republic and United States vs. Canada. The final is scheduled for May 17th at Miami’s ‘LoanDepot Park’.
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