The Italian baseball season continues as the winter months approach. With the conclusion of the youth championships, the U18 Italian national team returns to action for two days of training in Modena to prepare for what promises to be a challenging 2022. Having placed second in the U18 European Baseball Championship in Macerata and Montegranaro, Team Italy and Euro champion Kingdom of the Netherlands qualified for the U18 Baseball World Cup in Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida. The international competition is scheduled to take place next September.
Team Italy U18 manager Francesco Aluffi has summoned a total of 68 baseball prospects divided into two groups on October 16 and 17, 2021.
The following 34 players are scheduled to report in Modena on Saturday, October 16, 2021:
First Name: | Last Name: | Position: | Club Affiliation: | |
1 | Alessandro | Allegri | P/OF | Collecchio B. C./Oltretorrente Baseball Club |
2 | Andres Antonio | Annunziata Nino | C | Academy of Nettuno B. C./Nettuno B. C. 1945 |
3 | Filippo | Baroni | IF | Oltretorrente Baseball Club |
4 | Attilio | Bellucci | RHP | Lions Baseball Nettuno ASD |
5 | Omar | Benelli | LHP | Baseball Softball Club Grosseto 1952 |
6 | Michelangelo | Bertolini | RHP | Rams Baseball Club Viterbo ASD |
7 | Alessandro | Boschi | IF | Collecchio B. C. |
8 | Andrea | Cardarelli | IF/P | Lions Baseball Nettuno ASD |
9 | Emanuele | Carima | IF | Oltretorrente Baseball Club |
10 | Antonio | Casadio | C | B. S. C. Godo |
11 | Francesco | Cialli | IF | Fiorentina Baseball S. S. D. |
12 | Matteo | Colalucci | RHP/IF | A. S. D. Academy of Nettuno B. C. |
13 | Matteo | Gerali | IF | Crocetta Baseball Club A. S. D. |
14 | Dennis | Giangrande | P/IF | Baseball Softball Club Grosseto 1952 |
15 | Andrea | Giorgeschi | IF | A. S. D. Baseball Softball Club Arezzo/Baseball Softball Club Grosseto |
16 | Pietro | Gori | P/C | A. S. D. Baseball Softball Club Arezzo/Baseball Softball Club Grosseto |
17 | Francesco | Greco | OF | Torrepedrera Falcons BC |
18 | Cristian | Laghi | P/OF | Softball Club Forlì A. S. D./CRAL Enrico Mattei A. S. D. |
19 | Federico | Lama | C | CRAL Enrico Mattei A. S. D |
20 | Leonardo | Lettieri | IF | Poviglio Baseball A. S. D |
21 | Enzo | Mariani | P/OF | Academy of Nettuno B. C. |
22 | Simone | Montalti | P | A. S. D. BSC Godo |
23 | Davide | Montanari | P | Junior Parma Baseball |
24 | Lorenzo | Orlandi | OF | Lions Baseball Nettuno A. S. D. |
25 | Palazzolo | Filippo | LHP | CRAL Enrico Mattei A. S. D |
26 | Piretti | Emanuele | P/OF | Fortitudo Baseball Club 1953 |
27 | Marco | Ragionieri | C | Oltretorrente Baseball Club A. S. D. |
28 | Alessandro | Salazar | IF | Cuprabaseball Softball A. S. D |
29 | Carlo | Sormani | P/OF | CRAL Enrico Mattei A. S. D |
30 | Nicola | Spagnolo | IF | Oltretorrente Baseball Club A. S. D |
31 | Francesco | Strippoli | CF/P | A. S. D. Fovea Baseball |
32 | Daniele | Tomei | IF/OF | A. S. D. Academy of Nettuno B. C. |
33 | Alessandro | Viani | P/IF | Junior Parma Baseball Club |
34 | Manuel | Zazza | IF | Lions Baseball Nettuno A. S. D. |
The following 34 players are scheduled to report in Modena on Sunday, October 17, 2021: :
First Name: | Last Name: | Position: | Club Affiliation: | |
1 | Daniele | Adamo | IF/P | Settimo B. C. |
2 | Andrea | Albasi | P/1B | Piacenza Baseball |
3 | Giuseppe | Alioto | P/OF | Porta Mortara B. S. Novara |
4 | Giulio | Ballaminut | P | Cervignano Baseball/Staranzano Ducks |
5 | Riccardo | Benetton | C | Padova B. S. C. |
6 | Eugenio | Brandol | UTL | Avigliana Bees |
7 | Simone | Cambarau | P/IF | Cubasard |
8 | Tommaso | Cattonar | IF | Rangers B. C. |
9 | Stefano | Cirillo | UTL | Settimo B. C. |
10 | Alessandro | Dal Maso | IF/P | San Martino Junior B. S. |
11 | Matteo | Dalla Silvestra | LHP | Cervignano Baseball |
12 | Simone | De Giusti | IF | Rangers B. C. |
13 | Davide | Demartini | P/IF | Grizzlies Torino '48 B. C./Fossano B.C |
14 | Matteo | Gabbi | OF | Reggio Rays Baseball/Poviglio Baseball |
15 | Michel | Gonzato | OF/C | Crazy Sambonifacese B. S. |
16 | Alessandro | Laise | SS | Senago Baseball/Bollate B. C. 1959 |
17 | Federico | Lingua | C/IF | Fossano B. C. |
18 | Andrea | Lubrano | P | New Black Panthers |
19 | Filippo | Martelli | P/1B | Fortitudo B. C. 1953 |
20 | Filippo Massimo | Meazza | P/1B | Milano Baseball 1946 |
21 | Filippo | Merolla | C/P | Fortitudo B. C. 1953 |
22 | Mattia | Midena | P | New Black Panthers |
23 | Fabio | Miragliotta | P/IF | RedClay B&S Castellamonte |
24 | Riccardo | Murgia | SS | Avigliana Rebels |
25 | Matteo | Sambugaro | LF | Padova B. S. C. |
26 | Riccardo | Sartori | C/UTL | San Martino Junior B. S. |
27 | Emanuele | Sassi | C | Cervignano Baseball/Staranzano Ducks |
28 | Davide | Smaniotto | LHP/1B | Olimpic Baseball Romano/Vicenza B. S. C. |
29 | Stefano | Sponton | OF | Cervignano Baseball |
30 | Gioele | Tarassi | C | Sanremo B. C/Cairese B. C. |
31 | Pietro | Verzin | RHP | Crazy Sambonifacese B. S. |
32 | Leonardo | Viviani | IF | Crazy Sambonifacese B. S. |
33 | Williams | Wong | IF | Settimo B. C. |
34 | Tommaso | Zoccatelli | SS | Dynos Verona B. S./San Martino Junior B. S. |
Team Italy U18 manager Francesco Aluffi will be assisted in Modena by bench coach John Cortese, coaches Stefano Cappuccini, Massimiliano Masin and Davide Sartini as well as athletic trainer Fabrizio Goracci and delegation manager Aldo Peronaci. Forza #Italia!
by Roberto Angotti
(Photo of Team Italy manager Francesco Aluffi in the 2021 U18 European Baseball Championship by Lynx Prod.)