Italy comes up short to No. 1 Crawford

Last Wednesday’s display against Italy by the No. 1 ranked Crawford Pirates, which included three homers, was a one-sided whipping that turned the Class 2A Regional Quarterfinal into a 20-2 spanking. Two days later in Waco, No. 7 Italy rose from the mat with a resolve that held Crawford scoreless until late in the game when the Bucs mustered just enough to get past the Lady Gladiators (32-6-1) in …