Bologna hosts the Team Italy U12 baseball squad for two workouts on February 13 and 20, 2022. Azzurrini skipper Stefano Burato has selected 18 players to participate in the weekend trainings. He will be assisted by coaches Simona Conti, Ivano Licciardi, Alessandro Rosa Colombo and Andrea Tulli as well as athletic trainer Mosè Roberto Serino.
2022 will prove to be a challenging year for Team Italy defending the U12 European Baseball Championship title from July 5-10, 2022 in Vienna and later facing the world’s elite in the WBSC U12 World Cup from July 29-August 7, 2022 in Taiwan.
It is hoped that the two practices will allow the players and staff to synthesize in the morning workouts. While in Bologna, the Team Italy U12 squad with also participate in U13 Winter League exhibition games during the afternoons to put get a taste of local competition.
The following 18 players are expected to report in Bologna on February 13 and 20, 2022:
Last Name | First Name | Position | B-T | Club Affiliation | |
1 | Agosti | Mattia | IF | R-R | Piacenza Baseball A. S. D. |
2 | Angioni | Edoardo | IF | R-R | Cagliari Baseball Club |
3 | Ardini | Filippo | P | R-R | A. S. D. Junior Rimini B. S. |
4 | Bottazzi | Sabrina | P | R-L | A. S. D. Baseball Softball Club Rovigo |
5 | Cornelli | Dorian | C | L-R | A. S. D. Baseball Old Rags Lodi |
6 | Destro | Tommaso | P | R-R | Olimpic Baseball Romano A. S. D |
7 | Di Angilla | Michele | P | R-R | A. S. D. Unione Fermana Softball |
8 | Di Chiara | Diego | P | R-R | A. S. D. Unione Fermana Softball |
9 | Gangbo | Justin | P | R-R | Tozzona Baseball Imola A. S. D |
10 | Giorgi | Simone | P | R-R | A. S. D. Valmarecchia Baseball Softball Club |
11 | Giovanardi | Thomas | P | R-R | Poviglio Baseball A. S. D |
12 | Hechavarria Fernandez | Ryan Daniel | P | R-R | A. S. D. Baseball Club Teramo |
13 | Orsenigo | Riccardo | OF | R-R | Crocetta Baseball Club A. S. D. |
14 | Pezzullo | Carlo Giovanni | P | S-R | A. S. D. Unione Picena Bas. 2 |
15 | Pucci | Gabriele | P | R-R | Fiorentina Baseball S. S. D ARL |
16 | Ruberto | Lorenzo | P | R-R | A. S. D. Dolphins Anzio Baseball |
17 | Silva | Mathieu Gianna | P | R-R | Bollate Softball 1969 A. S. D. |
18 | Viani | Marco | P | L-L | Junior Parma Baseball Club A. S. D. |
Forza #Italia!
by Roberto Angotti
(Photo of Team Italy U12 baseball squad celebrating with manager Stefano Burato after scoring a run against France in the 2021 European Baseball Championship by LG/FIBA)