Team Italy manager Mike Piazza summons 38 players to Godo on June 30, 2021
National Baseball Hall of Famer and Team Italy manager Mike Piazza has selected 38 players for a workout in Godo on Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Following an intensive training exclusively for pitchers and catchers in Collecchio on June 15, 2021, Team Italy manager Mike Piazza has invited 38 prospective Azzurri Senior squad players to report to Godo on Wednesday, June 30 for an extensive workout. Although some invitees are returning after participating in Collecchio and others have been part of the U23 squad, there are some new faces being considered by Italian skipper Mike Piazza and his capable staff.
Team Italy is preparing for the much-anticipated European Baseball Championship in Piemonte, where the diamonds of Torino, Avigliana and Settimo Torinese become the battleground for the Azzurri squad to reclaim the Euro championship throne from September 12-19, 2021 in honor of the late and great Italian baseball coordinator Bill Holmberg.
Team Italy manager Mike Piazza will be assisted in Godo by pitching coach Vince Horsman as well as coaches David Sheldon, Dan Bonanno, Alessandro Maestri and Gianmarco Faraone. In addition, athletic trainer Michele Corbo, physiotherapist Massimo Baldi and delegation team manager Vincenzo Mignola will be on hand to complete the Azzurri staff.
The following players are expected to participate in Godo:
Cognome
Nome
Ruolo
Squadra d'appartenenza
1
Andretta
Maurizio
P
Rams Baseball Club Viterbo/Montefiascone Baseball
2
Agretti
Filippo
IF
Fortitudo B. C. 1953
3
Aldegheri
Mattia
P
A.S.D. San Martino Junior B.S./Parma 1949
4
Astorri
Cesare
C
Collecchio B.C./Parma 1949
5
Bassani
Alex
P
Fortitudo B. C. 1953
6
Bertossi
Riccardo
OF
Fortitudo B. C. 1953
7
Bortolotti
Luca
P
Fortitudo B. C. 1953/Longbridge 2000
8
Brolo Gouvea
Murilo
P
Fortitudo B. C. 1953
9
Caiffa
Tommaso
P
Staranzano Ducks B. S. C
10
Celli
Federico
OF
San Marino B. C.
11
Crepaldi
Filippo
P
Fortitudo B. C. 1953
12
Deotto
Alessandro
C
Parma 1949/Collecchio B.C.
13
Di Raffaele
Luca
P
San Marino B. C.
14
Dobboletta
Lorenzo
OF
Fortitudo B. C. 1953
15
Epifano Duran
Erick Alessandro
C
San Marino B. C.
16
Fabiani
Diego
P
Cervignano Baseball A.S.D./Collecchio B. C.
17
Ferrini Colmenarez
José Leonardo
IF
A. S. D. Reggio Rays Baseball/San Marino B. C
18
Garbella
Nicola Luciano Sathya
P
Aosta Bugs/San Marino B. C.
19
Garbella
Giovanni Vito Sathya
OF
Aosta Bugs/San Marino B. C.
20
Giarola
Tommaso
IF
Grizzlies Torino '48 B. S. C
21
Grimaudo
Alessandro
IF/OF
Fortitudo B. C. 1953
22
Ioli
Nicolò
P
Torre Pedrera Falcons B. C.
23
Loardi
Niccolò Maria
OF
Fortitudo B. C. 1953
24
Liberatore
Ernesto Paolo
C
A. S. D Reggio Rays Baseball/Fortitudo B. C. 1953
25
Martini Parilli
Renzo Guillermo
OF
Fortitudo B. C. 1953
26
Mineo
Alberto
C
New Black Panthers/Parma 1949
27
Monello
Giulio
C
A. S. D. Rangers B. C./Parma 1949
28
Morresi
Lorenzo
C
Macerata Angels/San Marino B. C.
29
Palumbo Cardozo
Angelo Michelle Paolo
P
A. S. D. Reggio Rays Baseball/Fortitudo B. C. 1953
30
Paolini
Ricardo Segundo
IF
A. S. D. Reggio Rays Baseball/ Parma 1949
31
Perez
Ramon Leonardo
P
Montegranaro/Cervignano Baseball
32
Poma
Sebastiano
OF
Collecchio B. C./Parma 1949
33
Quattrini
Gabriele
P
B. C. Le Pantere Potenza Picena/Macerata Angels
34
Rivera
Yomel
P
Collecchio B. C./Parma 1949
35
Sabbatani
Marco
C
B. S. C. Godo
36
Scotti
Claudio
P
Fortitudo B. C. 1953
37
Sheldon
Bryan
P
Bollate B. C. 1959/Senago Milano United B. C.
38
Zotti
Matthias
P
New Black Panthers/Fortitudo B. C. 1953
Forza #Italia!
by Roberto Angotti
(Photo of pitcher Angelo Palumbo in Collecchio by EP-Collecchio B. C.)
