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Top of ninth inning
Engelhardt hitting
strikeout (K2);
Isenia hitting
strikeout (K3);
(Harvey Monte pinch-hitter for Michael Duursma);
Monte hitting
single in centerfield;
(Danny Rombley pinch-runner at first base for Harvey Monte);
Kingsale hitting
flyout in rightfield (F9)
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
End of game
Italy wins, 6-5
Series tied, 2-2
Bottom of eighth inning
Chiarini hitting
walk (BB1);
Schiavetti hitting
bunt-single; Chiarini advances to second base;
Bischeri hitting
sacrifice bunt towards pitcher, out at first base (SH 13); Chiarini advances to third base; Schiavetti advances to second base;
(pitching change Netherlands: RHP Robin van Doornspeek relieves RHP Michiel van Kampen);
La Fera hitting
walk (BB1);
Buccheri hitting
grounder towards second; Chiarini scores; La Fera forced out at second base (46); Schiavetti advances to third base;
Dallospedale hitting
flyout in rightfield (F9)
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
Italy leads, 6-5
Top of eighth inning
Coffie hitting
hit by pitch (HP1);
De Jong hitting
Coffie advances to second base on passed ball (PB5);
Flyout in rightfield (F9);
Van 't Klooster hitting
pop-fly towards third (F5);
Balentina hitting
grounder towards second, out at first base (43)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Score tied, 5-5
Bottom of seventh inning
(defensive change Netherlands: Percy Isenia replaces Tjerk Smeets and becomes the new first baseman);
De Biase hitting
single in rightfield; thrown out at second base trying to advance (96);
Lollio hitting
comeback grounder towards pitcher (13);
Rovinelli hitting
strikeout (K2)
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Score tied, 5-5
Top of seventh inning
Duursma hitting
grounder towards second, out at first base (43);
Kingsale hitting
grounder in front of catcher, out at first base (23);
Legito hitting
grounder towards second, out at first base (43)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Score tied, 5-5
Bottom of sixth inning
(pitching change Netherlands: RHP Michiel van Kampen relieves RHP Kenny Berkenbosch);
La Fera hitting
flyout in rightfield (F9);
Buccheri hitting
grounder towards short, out at first base (63);
Dallospedale hitting
strikeout (K1)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Score tied, 5-5
Top of sixth inning
(defensive change Italy: Igor Schiavetti remains in the game and becomes the new third baseman);
Legito hitting
single in rightfield;
Coffie hitting
walk (BB3); Legito advances to second base;
(pitching change Italy: RHP Carlos Richetti relieves RHP Riccardo De Santis);
De Jong hitting
single in centerfield; Legito scores; Coffie advances to second base;
Van 't Klooster hitting
double in leftfield; Coffie and De Jong score; Van 't Klooster advances to third base on an error in leftfield (e7);
Balentina hitting
single in leftfield; Van 't Klooster scores;
(pitching change Italy: LHP Mattia Salsi relieves RHP Carlos Richetti);
Engelhardt hitting
Balentina caught stealing at second base (24 CS);
pop-fly towards second base (F4);
Smeets hitting
strikeout (K1)
4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error, 0 LOB
Score tied, 5-5
Bottom of fifth inning
Buccheri hitting
grounder towards short, reaches first base on fielding error by short stop (E6);
Dallospedale hitting
single in leftfield; Buccheri advances to second base;
De Biase hitting
flyout in rightfield (F9);
Lollio hitting
double in leftfield; Buccheri and Dallospedale score;
(pitching change Netherlands: RHP Kenny Berkenbosch relieves RHP Nick Stuifbergen);
This is a slow game, we're playing almost two hours and we're still in the fifth inning;
Rovinelli hitting
Lollio advances to third base on a wild pitch (WP5);
strikeout (K1);
Chiarini hitting
walk (BB1);
Mazzanti hitting
walk (BB2); Chiarini moves to second base;
(Igor Schiavetti pinch-runner at first base for Giuseppe Mazzanti);
Bischeri hitting
strikeout (K2)
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 3 LOB
Italy leads, 5-1
Top of fifth inning
Smeets hitting
flyout in rightfield (F9);
Duursma hitting
grounder towards short, out at first base (63);
Kingsale hitting
flyout in rightfield (F9)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Italy leads, 3-1
Bottom of fourth inning
Mazzanti hitting
strikeout (K4);
Bischeri hitting
single in rightfield;
La Fera hitting
flyout in rightfield, double play; La Fera out on the fly (F9); Bischeri thrown out at first base (93)
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Italy leads, 3-1
Top of fourth inning
Van 't Klooster hitting
grounder towards first, out at first base (3);
Balentina hitting
strikeout (K1);
Engelhardt hitting
grounder towards first, out at first base (3)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
Italy leads, 3-1
Bottom of third inning
La Fera hitting
double in left-centerfield;
Buccheri hitting
single in rightfield; La Fera advances to third base;
Dallospedale hitting
single in centerfield; La Fera scores; Buccheri moves to second base;
De Biase hitting
strikeout, ball on the ground, catcher throws to first base (K3 - 23);
Lollio hitting
double in centerfield; Buccheri and Dallospedale score;
Rovinelli hitting
flyout in centerfield (F8);
Chiarini hitting
flyout in leftfield (F7)
3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
Italy leads, 3-1
Top of third inning
Smeets hitting
flyout in rightfield (F9);
Duursma hitting
flyout in centerfield (F8);
Kingsale hitting
hit by pitch (HP1);
Legito hitting
hit by pitch (HP2); Kingsale advances to second base;
Coffie hitting
single in rightfield; Kingsale scores; Legito moves to third base;
De Jong hitting
flyout in centerfield (F8)
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
Netherlands lead, 1-0
Bottom of second inning
Rovinelli hitting
single in rightfield;
Chiarini hitting
grounder towards short; Rovinelli forced out at second base (64), high throw over first base trying to complete double play, Chiarini reaches first base on fielder's choice (FC 64);
Mazzanti hitting
strikeout (K2);
Bischeri hitting
grounder towards third, out at first base (53)
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
No score, 0-0
Top of second inning
Van 't Klooster hitting
flyout in rightfield (F9);
Balentina hitting
grounder towards short, out at first base (63);
Engelhardt hitting
grounder towards third, out at first base (53)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
No score, 0-0
Bottom of first inning
(RHP Nick Stuifbergen starting pitcher for Netherlands);
Buccheri hitting
strikeout (K1);
Dallospedale hitting
grounder towards second, out at first (43);
De Biase hitting
single in leftfield;
Lollio hitting
grounder towards third; De Biase forced out at second base (54); Lollio reaches first base with fielder's choice (FC 54)
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
No score, 0-0
Top of first inning
(RHP Riccardo De Santis starting pitcher for Italy);
Duursma hitting
walk (BB1);
Kingsale hitting
walk (BB2); Duursma moves to second base;
Legito hitting
flyout in rightfield (F9);
Coffie hitting
flyout in centerfield (F8);
De Jong hitting
grounder towards short; Kingsale forced out at second base (64); De Jong reaches first base with fielder's choice (FC 64)
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
No score, 0-0
Game Notes:
Location: Stadium Roberto Jannella, Grosseto (Italy)
Game started at 9:00 PM (21:00 uur)
Game ends at 00:10 AM (00:10 uur)
History
This is the fourth game to be played in the European Baseball Series, which has its inaugural edition this year.
In the European Baseball Series, the national teams of the Netherlands and Italy meet annually in a 6-game series. The first three games were being played in the Netherlands, followed by this series of three in Italy.
This year, the first three games, which were played on Friday, July 7, Saturday, July 8 and Sunday July, 9, were all played in Rotterdam.
After completion of Sunday's game, the teams flew to Italy in the evening.
In Italy, the next three games are scheduled to be played on three different locations. On Monday, July 10 at Grosseto. On Tuesday, July 11 at Nettuno and on Wednesday, July 12 in Messina on Sicily.
Today's game starts at 9:00 PM, as will tomorrow's game. The third one begins at 6:00 PM.
On Friday-evening, the Netherlands won the opener, 2-0.
On Saturday, Game Two was won by Italy, 11-6.
On Sunday, the Dutch team took a 2-1 lead in the Series with a 4-0 shutout-win.
Today is the 112th official meeting between the national teams of the Netherlands and Italy.
The Dutch team has won 67 games, Italy won 44.
In these games, the Dutch team scored 654 runs, while Italy scored 513.
Weather conditions
It is sunny weather, no clouds and about 27-28 degrees Celsius.
Update 7:45
The starting line-up for The Netherlands is released.
The Italian line-up is not available yet.
Update 8:15
The starting Italian line-up is also released.
Batting practice is almost completed by the Dutch team.
In- and Outfield Practices will follow shortly.
More history
It is exactly 50 years ago today that the national teams of the Netherlands and Italy played against each other for the first time.
On July 10, 1956, the two countries met during the European Championships in Rome. The Dutch won that historic first game with a 13-2 score and went on to win their first European title.
Update 8:50
The umpire crew enters the field.
Teams will be announced shortly, to be followed by the playing of the national anthems.
We're moments away from Play Ball!
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