Team Italy competes in U18 Baseball World Cup from September 9-18,  2022 in Florida
27/08/2021 1 Minute Read

Team Italy competes in U18 Baseball World Cup from September 9-18, 2022 in Florida

Team Italy Juniors manager Francesco Aluffi has one year to prepare his young and talented Azzurri squad for the WBSC U18 Baseball World Cup, which has been rescheduled to take place from September 9-18, 2022 in Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida

Having placed second in the U18 European Baseball Championship in Macerata and Montegranaro, Team Italy along with Euro champion Kingdom of the Netherlands qualified for the WBSC U18 Baseball World Cup.

The WBSC U18 Baseball World Cup will feature 12 elite national teams and be held at Sarasota's Ed Smith Stadium and Bradenton's LECOM Park, the respective Spring Training homes of the Baltimore Orioles and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Chinese Taipei won the last WBSC U18 Baseball World Cup in 2019 after dethroning world champions USA in the final. For more information or to sign up for U18 Baseball World Cup updates, click HERE. Forza #Italia!

by Roberto Angotti

Read also: Team Italy places second in U18 Euro Baseball Championship

(Photo of Team Italy against Israel during the U18 European Championship in Macerata and Montegranaro by Lynx Prod.)