In preparation for the upcoming U18 European Baseball Championship in Macerata and Montegranaro from July 5-11, 2021, Team Italy recently played an exhibition game against local Serie A players from Ecopolis BBC Grosseto and Big Mat BSC in Grosseto. The young and promising Italian Junior U18 squad takes another step forward with another exhibition game against Serie A's Tecnovap Verona Baseball on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.
The following players are expected to report in Verona:
| Cognome | Nome | Ruolo | Squadra di appartenenza | |
| 1 | Adorni | Tommaso | OF | Crocetta B.C. |
| 2 | Annunziata Nino | Andres Antonio | C | Academy of Nettuno B.C./Nettuno BC 1945 |
| 3 | Bertoldi | Nicholas | IF | New Black Panthers |
| 4 | Bruno | Samuele | C | Academy of Nettuno B. C./Montefiascone B.S. 67 |
| 5 | Bruno | Vincenzo | P | Staranzano Ducks B. S. C. |
| 6 | Buin | Enrico | IF/P | Crazy Sambonifacese/BSC Rovigo |
| 7 | Cappuccini | Francesco | OF/P | B. S. C. Grosseto 1952 |
| 8 | De Marchi | Lorenzo | P | Junior Pumas Baseball/B.S.C. Rovigo |
| 9 | Funzione | Niccolò | IF | B. S. C. Grosseto 1952 |
| 10 | Gabbari | Francesco | P | Bollate B. C. 1959 |
| 11 | Gamberini | Samuele | C | Fortitudo B. C. 1953 |
| 12 | Giacomini | Tommaso | C/IF/OF | Baseball Club Pesaro/Macerata Angels |
| 13 | Lollo | Alessio | OF/IF | New Black Panthers |
| 14 | Luciani | Diego | P/IF | B. S. C. Grosseto 1952 |
| 15 | Moronta Rodriguez | Francisco Julian | IF | Fortitudo B. C. 1953 |
| 16 | Nani | Tommaso | IF | Codogno Baseball '67 |
| 17 | Nepoti | Riccardo | P | Bologna Athletics |
| 18 | Pasquini Sweed | Maor Luca | OF | Lancers B. C./1949 Parma BC |
| 19 | Pedrazzi | Davide | P | Junior Rimini B. S./New Rimini B. S. |
| 20 | Ricci | Federico | IF/OF | Academy of Nettuno B. C. |
| 21 | Rostagno | Leonardo | P | B. C. Fossano |
| 22 | Segreto | Francesco | C/IF | B. C. Sala Baganza/Carega Park Rangers Sala Baganza B. C. |
| 23 | Uttini | Edoardo | OF | Codogno Baseball '67/Baseball Old Rags Lodi |
| 24 | Wong | Williams | IF | B. C. Settimo |
| 25 | Zingarelli | Edoardo | P | Redclay B&S Castellamonte/Porta Mortara B. S. Novara |
Team Italy U18 baseball manager Francesco Aluffi will be assisted in Verona by hitting coach Stefano Cappuccini, bench coach John Cortese, pitching coach Massimiliano Masin, infield coach, athletic trainer Fabrizio Goracci and delegation manager Aldo Peronaci. Forza #Italia!
by Roberto Angotti
(Photo of Diego Luciani pitching against the Team Italy U23 squad in Colorno by El Pato 73)