30th Italian Blind Baseball League opens March 28

The Italian Blind Baseball League (LIBCI) will open its 30th season during the weekend, with two games scheduled for Saturday, 28 March, including the defending champions Leonessa Brescia opening the season in Messina, and three games on Sunday, 29 March. Each field will mourn the late Alberto Mazzanti, the former LIBCI and Italian Blind Baseball Association (AIBxC, a WBSC Associate Member), with a minute of silence.

The programme

Thunders Five Milano @ Fiorentina
Leonessa Brescia @ Messina University
Fortitudo Bologna White Sox @ Blind Fighters
Blind Karalis @ Lampi Milano
Thurpos Cagliari @ Roma All Blinds

Hurricane Saranno will rest on Day 1

The full schedule

Each team will play ten nine-inning games. The regular season will run through July 5, with the top-four finishers advancing to the semifinals. The Championship Game is scheduled for July 18 or 19, and the team with the best regular-season record will host.