Venezuela @ Italy
2026 World Baseball Classic Semifinal

VenezuelaVenezuelaVEN
1-0
4
1-0
Final

ItalyItalyITA
0-1
2
0-1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Venezuela Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
R. Acuna Jr. RF |
M. Garcia 3B |
L. Arraez 1B |
E. Suarez DH |
E. Tovar SS |
G. Torres 2B |
A. Gimenez PR-2B |
W. Abreu LF |
W. Contreras C |
J. Chourio CF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .414 | .565 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .435 | .458 | .652 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .385 | .783 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .235 | .563 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .462 | .500 | .692 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .438 | .385 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .300 | .125 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .320 | .381 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .188 | .000 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .250 |
| 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
- Batting
- HRE. Suárez (2, 4th inning off Nola 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIAcuña Jr. (4), Arraez (10), E. Suárez (3), Garcia (6)
- 2Out RBIAcuña Jr.; Arraez; Garcia, M.
- SHChourio
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP3-6 (Acuña Jr. 1-2, Arraez 1-1, E. Suárez 0-1, Garcia 1-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Tovar-Arraez)
Italy Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. Antonacci SS |
J. Berti 2B |
J. Marsee CF |
V. Pasquantino 1B |
Z. Dezenzo DH |
J. Caglianone RF |
A. Fischer 3B |
J. D'Orazio C |
a B. Rocchio PH |
D. Nori LF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .105 | .261 | .368 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .444 | .688 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .174 | .345 | .217 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .379 | .591 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .333 | .316 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .500 | .571 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .357 | .438 | .714 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .385 | .438 | .692 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .435 | .750 |
| 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
a-flied out to left for D'Orazio in the 9th
- Batting
- RBINori (6), D'Orazio (5)
- GIDPMarsee
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-5 (Fischer 0-1, Antonacci 0-2, Nori 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBNori (2, 2nd base off Sánchez/Willi. Contreras)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Marsee-Pasquantino)
- AssistsMarsee (Garcia, M at 1st base).
Venezuela Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Montero |
R. Sanchez |
L. Avila |
A. Zerpa (W, 1-0) |
E. Bazardo (H, 2) |
A. Machado (H, 2) |
D. Palencia (S, 2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34-14 | 4.15 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-12 | 2.45 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32-21 | 0.00 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.38 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-8 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-11 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 135-82 |
- Pitching
- IBBD'Orazio (by Zerpa).
- HBPMarsee (by Avila)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMachado 3/3; Avila 6/10; Bazardo 2/3; Montero 4/8; Palencia 3/3; Sánchez 2/6; Zerpa 2/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMachado-3-3-1-1; Avila-4-2-7-8; Bazardo-3-2-0-2; Montero-4-1-5-4; Palencia-0-6-4-1; Sánchez-3-0-4-5; Zerpa-4-2-2-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMachado 1-0; Avila 4-2; Bazardo 1-1; Montero 2-0; Palencia 0-1; Sánchez 5-0
- Game ScoresK Montero 40
Italy Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Nola |
M. Lorenzen (L, 1-1, B, 1) |
K. Nicolas |
R. Marinaccio |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 59-38 | 1.00 |
| 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46-26 | 3.68 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 10.80 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-8 | 3.86 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 126-81 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedNola 9/16; Marinaccio 3/3; Nicolas 2/4; Lorenzen 8/14
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesNola-12-2-12-11; Marinaccio-1-4-1-2; Nicolas-1-4-2-2; Lorenzen-6-5-5-10
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsNola 4-4; Marinaccio 1-1; Nicolas 0-2; Lorenzen 2-4
- Game ScoresA Nola 52
Scoring Summary
Inning | VEN | ITA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | D'Orazio walked, Dezenzo scored, Fischer to second, Caglianone to third. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Nori grounded into fielder's choice to second, Caglianone scored, D'Orazio out at second, Fischer to third. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4th | E. Suárez homered to left center (386 feet). | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7th | Acuña Jr. reached on infield single to shortstop, Giménez scored, Chourio to second. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7th | Garcia singled to left, Chourio scored, Acuña Jr. to third. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 7th | Arraez singled to center, Acuña Jr. scored, Garcia to third. | 4 | 2 | ||
VEN @ ITA Videos
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Game Information
loanDepot park
12:00 AM, 17 March 2026
Miami, Florida
Attendance: 35,382