Information courtesy of Martin Jorge, Confederación Argentina de Softbol
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Argentina this afternoon, beat the Netherlands, 11-1, in four innings and thus got his third win in the ISF World Championship, which is being played in Auckland, New Zealand.
Juan Potolicchio was dominant from the pitching circle and received great support from his offense to take a categorical triumph. In the first match of the day, Argentina showed great offensive power this afternoon, scoring 11 runs in just three innings. Manager Eduardo Sabate’s squad went through the lineup, scoring three times in the first inning, two more in the second and six in the third, to obtain the run differential needed to end the game early.
Fernando Manuel Godoy and led the national offensive Petric, who scored as stated in its attacks. Godoy hit 2 hits in as many innings, with one RBI, two runs scored and one base on balls. For its part, Petric tripled in an appearance, with two RBIs, two walks and three runs scored. In addition, Bruno Motroni drove two runs and scored as many for the cause.
As usual in every game of the national team, the pitching staff made an impeccable job. The Dutch batsmen were powerless against Potolicchio pitches, who notched his first tournament victory with a dominating performance. In three innings while striking out eight batters, getting only one hit. Reliever Maximiliano Montero pitched one inning, surrendering two hits and one run, ending the game with two strikeouts. Argentina’s line up today was: Fernando Petric (LF), Pablo Montero (2B), Bruno Motroni (C), Manuel Godoy (JD) Mariano Montero (CF), Francisco Sabate (1B), Nicholas Bittor (3B), Mauricio Caceres (SS), Nicholas Lane (RF), Juan Potolicchio (P).
With this result, Argentina has three wins and one loss in the tournament, allowing by morning to be tied for second place in the group, as the only two undefeated in the area, Canada and New Zealand, meet tonight jeopardizing their pool lead.
Meanwhile, the Argentine team will play their next match against local, New Zealand, in a match that may be key to the national aspirations of being among the top two in the area. The game will be at 3:30 pm on Tuesday.
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