Marco Grifantini
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Marco Grifantini
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 185 lb.
- School UC Davis, Feather River College
- High School Enterprise High School
- Born September 17, 1985 in Yreka, CA USA
Marco Grifantini is a pitcher in the Italian Baseball League.
Grifantini had a 1.33 ERA as a college freshman, going 8-2 with a save. He went 4-0 with a 2.52 ERA his second season in junior college. Transferring to UC Davis, he fell to 0-1, 8.36 as a junior. His senior season, he had a 1-0, 2.89 record but gave up 28 hits in 18 2/3 IP.
Being of Italian descent, Grifantini was able to play in the Italian Baseball League without counting as a foreign import. Signing with Parma, he was the ace of a team with several former minor leaguers, going 5-3 with a 2.46 ERA. He struck out 74 in 73 1/3 IP and held opponents to a .194/.299/.247 batting line. Grifantini was 8th in the IBL in ERA and third in opponent average and opponent slugging.
He is with Italy for the 2009 Baseball World Cup.
