Perennial playoff contenders, Italy (14-9), was stunned in the first round on Thursday, 21-13, by lowly Dawson (8-19), in Corsicana. The Lady Gladiators, averaging 14.7 runs per game, came out flat.
A porous defense spotted the Bulldogs a six-spot in the first, then seven in the fifth, and after rallying to within 13-8 in the sixth, saw the wheels on their chariot come off during an eight-run seven…
