Team Italy U23 baseball squad trains in Parma on June 16, 2021
Team Italy U23 manager Alberto D’Auria has invited 21 baseball players for a workout in Parma on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.
In preparation for the upcoming U23 European Baseball Championship, which is scheduled to take place in Verona and San Martino Buon Albergo from August 24-28, 2021, Team Italy manager Alberto D’Auria has called on 21 athletes to participate in the Parma workout. Players making their U23 debut include: Nicolò Clemente, Luca Capellano, Federico Virgadaula, Giulio Da Re, Fabio Sorrentino, Gilberto Borghi, Luca Furlani, Lorenzo Scerrato, Davide Novello and Davide Bonemei.
Italian skipper Alberto D’Auria will be assisted in Parma by pitching coach Rolando Cretis, coaches Gianmario Costa, Federico Bassi, Alessandro Bortolomai and Cristian Gnudi as well as physiotherapist Massimo Baldi and delegation manager Vincenzo Mignola.
The following players are expected to report in Parma:
Cognome
Nome
Ruolo
Data di nascita
Club d'appartenenza
1
Andretta
Maurizio
P
22/05/1998
Montefiascone B. S. 67/Rams BC Viterbo
2
Artitzu
Marco
P
14/08/2002
Porta Mortara B. S. Novara/Senago Milano United
3
Bertossi
Riccardo
OF
04/01/2000
Fortitudo BC 1953
4
Bonemei
Davide
OF
18/03/1999
Junior Rimini B. S/New Rimini B. S
5
Borghi
Gilberto
INF
13/08/1998
Yankees BSC/Longbridge 2000
6
Capellano
Luca
P
02/04/2002
Ares Milano Baseball/Oltretorrente B.C.
7
Clemente
Nicolò
P
18/02/1998
Fortitudo BC 1953/Longbridge 2000
8
Da Re
Giulio
C
20/05/2001
New Black Panthers
9
Focchi
Riccardo
P
11/03/2001
Cral Enrico Mattei
10
Furlani
Luca
IF
13/10/2000
New Black Panthers
11
Meliori
Davide
IF
21/05/1998
Baseball Team Verona
12
Monti
Daniel Xavier
IF
24/02/2000
Bollate BC/Fortitudo BC 1953
13
Morresi
Lorenzo
C
16/07/2001
Macerata Angels/San Marino BC
14
Novello
Davide
OF
18/09/1999
Thunders&Dragons S.B. Castellana
15
Rosales Motta
Giovanny Andres
C
28/06/1999
Brescia Baseball
16
Scerrato
Lorenzo
IF
19/08/1999
Academy of Nettuno/Nettuno BC 1945
17
Servidei
Marco
IF
19/12/2000
BSC Godo
18
Sireus
Mattia
P
03/09/2002
Viftaf BS Domusnova/BSC Grosseto 1952
19
Sorrentino
Fabio
C
18/11/2002
Oltretorrente BC
20
Virgadaula
Federico
P
14/07/2000
Brescia Baseball
21
Zanchi
Enrico
P
21/12/1999
Bergamo B.S/Bolzano BC
Forza #Italia!
by Roberto Angotti
(Cover photo of Lorenzo Morresi batting during the recent Colorno training camp courtesy of El Pato73)