Italy 's pitching managed to salvage the small lead in the eighth inning but in the ninth , Mike deMark took the mound to close out the game .
That did not pan out well for the Squadra Azzuri .
Italy 's pitching managed to salvage the small lead in the eighth inning but in the ninth , Mike deMark took the mound to close out the game and that did not pan out well for the Squadra Azzuri .