Team Italy elite baseball squad plays exhibition game against San Marino on May 24, 2022
17 Team Italy elite baseball players are put to the test in a seven-inning exhibition game against host San Marino on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 7:30 pm
San Marino hosts the Team Italy elite baseball squad for a seven-inning exhibition game on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 7:30 pm. However, the complete program begins earlier in the day when the Azzurri interact with local youth teams in friendly competition and food trucks cater to the baseball hungry crowd.
San Marino manager and Team Italy coach Doriano Bindi will be joined by the Azzurri coaching staff of Bobby Cramer, Gianmarco Faraone and Michele Gerali as well as guest coaches Andrea Tulli and Simone Bonaccorso. In addition, physiotherapist Massimo Baldi and delegation manager Gigi Mignola will be on hand to assist.
The following Team Italy elite players are expected to participate:
Last Name
First Name
POS
Year of Birth
Club Affiliation
1
Aldegheri
Mattia
P
1998
1949 PARMA BASEBALL CLUB ASD
2
Andretta
Maurizio
P
1998
RAMS BASEBALL CLUB
VITERBO A.S.D./FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. Scarl
3
Astorri
Cesare
1B
1998
1949 PARMA BASEBALL
CLUB ASD
4
Bassani
Alex
P
1990
FORTITUDO BASEBALL
CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl
5
Bertossi
Riccardo
OF
2000
FORTITUDO BASEBALL
CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl
6
Brolo Gouvea
Murilo
P
1988
FORTITUDO BASEBALL
CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl
7
Deotto
Alessandro
C/OF
1995
1949 PARMA BASEBALL CLUB ASD/FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953
S.S.D. Scarl
8
Epifano Duran
Erick Alessandro
IF
1990
A.S.D. SAN MARINO BASEBALL CLUB
9
Ferrini Colmenarez
Jose Leonardo
IF
1989
A.S.D. REGGIO RAYS
BASEBALL/A.S.D. SAN MARINO BASEBALL CLUB
10
Garbella
Nicola Luciano Sathya
OF/P
1992
AOSTA BUGS
A.S.D./A.S.D. NETTUNO B.C. 1945
11
Koutsoyanopulos Vitti
Aldo Chris
OF
1995
1949 PARMA BASEBALL
CLUB ASD
12
Liberatore
Ernesto Paolo
C
1996
A.S.D. REGGIO RAYS
BASEBALL/FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. Scarl
13
Mercuri
Mattia
IF
1994
A.S.D. NETTUNO B.C.
1945
14
Mineo
Alberto
C
1994
NEW BLACK PANTHERS
A.S.D./1949 PARMA BASEBALL CLUB ASD
15
Paolini
Ricardo Segundo
IF
1999
A.S.D. REGGIO RAYS
BASEBALL/FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. Scarl
16
Pecci
Federico
P
1997
A.S.D. NETTUNO B.C.
1945
17
Scafidi
Christian
P
1997
FORTITUDO BASEBALL
CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl
by Roberto Angotti
(Photo of Team Italy at the recent meeting in San Marino by PhotoBass)