Serie A baseball has finally welcomed the return of Milan. Three years after promotion to A2 in Fossano, which subsequently transformed into the unified Serie A due to championship reforms, today we can celebrate direct promotion to the top flight. It had been 26 years since 1997 when Milan led by Paolo Re won the A2 playoffs, defeating Godo in the semi-final and San Marino in the final with two clear 3-0s, that they could not boast of this result.
Serie B final, a clear domination of Milano Baseball
And the dominance of the rossoblù team was repeated this week against the young and promising Veronese team Sambonifacese, who were unable to counter Milan’s clear superiority. Also the third final match, held this morning at Kennedyended with one shows superiority in the 7th inningwhen a valid one from Lorenzo Ambrosioni consolidated the rossoblù triumph, leading Giovanni Fanelli to score the point that established the final 12-2. In today’s match, in reality, Milan took off straight away, taking advantage of the difficulties of the opponent Verzin compared to last week, enough to give away a run in the first inning with a hit, a base ball and two lost pitches. Then, in the 2nd minute, a hit by Marco Pasotto, a triple by Fraulini and a fly by Capellano led to a comforting 4-0, calmly protected by Mattia Varalda over the course of 7 innings, although he experienced a moment of crisis in the 5′, when, already with the score at 6-0 for Milan, he collected three consecutive hits (two doubles from Viviani and Verzin) which brought the Venetians closer to 6-2. Fortunately, for Sambonifacese it was only an isolated episode in a game in which Varalda allowed only 5 hits, making 7 strikeouts.
In the 7th minute, with Milan again ahead by 7 points (9-2), the three scores arrived that definitively sealed the result, curiously after two consecutive hits inflicted by Cherubin on the first two Milanese batters, Fraulini and Capellano. Next, a single by Luca Fraschetti, a double by Varalda, a hit a Fanelli, a single by Torrellas and the valid promotion by Ambrosioni sealed the game and the championship. Mattia Varalda was the main protagonist of this match, with an exceptional performance (4 out of 5 even in the box), followed by Marco Pasotto (2 are 2), Fraschetti and Torrellas (2 out of 4 for both). Furthermore, the flawless defense was highlighted by two great diving catches by Sanguedolce and Fraulinimoments of great baseball in a match that wasn’t exceptional, but in which the main objective was victory and a return to Serie A. Fraschetti’s rossoblù players achieved this goal in the most authoritative way possible.
An extraordinary season
An extraordinary season, characterized by 27 victories and only 4 defeats. Now we’re finally celebrating. The 2400th match in the club’s history was honored in the best way. The Kennedy Stadium was once again dyed red and blue at the end of a day that repaid president Selmi and his teammates for so much effort. An influx of young fans and illustrious presences in the stands to support today’s players and former champions of the past. Worth noting is the presence ofThe Sports Councilor of the Municipality of Milan, Martina Riva, who threw the first ball of the match.
2023-09-09 17:51:40
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