Team Italy Baseball Elite, LA28 Olympic Prospect and U18 squads undergo physical tests in Rome on December 10, 2023
Physical tests for the Senior Elite, Olympic Prospect and U18 national baseball teams will be held on Sunday, December 10, 2023 from 10 am to 6 pm at the Giulio Onesti Olympic Training Center in Rome
The future of Team Italy baseball comes together for an intensive day of physical testing at the Giulio Onesti Olympic Training Center in Rome on Sunday, December 10, 2023. Joining the Senior Elite and the U18 baseball squads are a group of prospective players for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The physical tests will be supervised by Italian national baseball team coordinator Gianguido Poma, who will be assisted by the Analysis, Research & Performance (ARP) staff.
The following players listed below are expected to participate:
Élite:
| Last Name | First Name | Position | Date of Birth | Club Affiliation | |
| 1 | Aldegheri | Mattia | P | 19/02/1998 | 1949 PARMA BASEBALL CLUB ASD |
| 2 | Andretta | Maurizio | P | 22/05/1998 | VITERBO BASEBALL CLUB A.S.D. |
| 3 | Angioi | Gabriele | IF | 07/03/2001 | CAGLIARI BASEBALL CLUB A.S.D. |
| 4 | Annunziata Nino | Andres Antonio | C | 05/12/2005 | A.S.D. ACADEMY OF NETTUNO B.C. |
| 5 | Artitzu | Marco | P | 14/08/2002 | PORTA MORTARA BAS. SOFT. NOVARA A.S.D. |
| 6 | Battioni | Tommaso | IF | 04/05/2000 | 1949 PARMA BASEBALL CLUB ASD |
| 7 | Bertossi | Riccardo | OF | 04/01/2000 | FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl |
| 8 | Cinelli | Niccolò | C | 16/10/2002 | BASEBALL SOFTBALL CLUB GROSSETO 1952 S.S.D. A R.L. |
| 9 | Doba | Ion | P | 09/04/2002 | BASEBALL SOFTBALL CLUB GROSSETO 1952 S.S.D. A R.L. |
| 10 | Flisi | Riccardo | OF | 17/09/1999 | 1949 PARMA BASEBALL CLUB ASD |
| 11 | Gamberini | Samuele | IF | 13/08/2003 | FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl |
| 12 | Infante Carreno | Juan Carlos Junior | P | 03/03/2002 | PIANORO BASEBALL CLUB A.S.D. |
| 13 | Monello | Giulio | C | 10/10/1998 | 1949 PARMA BASEBALL CLUB ASD |
| 14 | Pasotto | Andrea | OF | 17/01/2001 | MILANO BASEBALL 1946 A. S. D. |
| 15 | Pomponi | Francesco | P | 08/05/2002 | OLTRETORRENTE BASEBALL CLUB A.S.D. |
| 16 | Scerrato | Lorenzo | IF | 01/02/1999 | A.S.D. ACADEMY OF NETTUNO B.C. |
| 17 | Scotti | Claudio | P | 08/07/1998 | FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl |
| 18 | Sireus | Mattia | P | 03/09/2002 | BASEBALL SOFTBALL CLUB GROSSETO 1952 S.S.D. A R.L. |
| 19 | Virgadaula | Federico | P | 14/07/2000 | BRESCIA BASEBALL ASS. SPORT. DIL. |
| 20 | Zanchi | Enrico | P | 21/12/1999 | A.S.D. BERGAMO BASEBALL E SOFTBALL |
Los Angeles 2028:
| Last Name | First Name | Position | Date of Birth | Club Affiliation | |
| 1 | Adorni | Tommaso | OF | 11/03/2004 | CROCETTA BASEBALL CLUB A.S.D. |
| 2 | Bellucci | Attilio | P | 08/08/2005 | A.S.D. ACADEMY OF NETTUNO B.C. |
| 3 | Bertoldi | Nicholas | IF | 12/03/2004 | NEW BLACK PANTHERS A.S.D. |
| 4 | Bigliardi | Riccardo | P | 05/10/2002 | CROCETTA BASEBALL CLUB A.S.D. |
| 5 | Bruno | Samuele | OF | 23/07/2003 | A.S.D. ACADEMY OF NETTUNO B.C. |
| 6 | Buin | Enrico | 3B | 05/03/2003 | A.S.D. CRAZY SAMBONIFACESE BASEBALL SOFTBALL |
| 7 | Capellano | Luca | P | 02/04/2002 | A.S.D. ARES MILANO BASEBALL |
| 8 | Carnevale | Simone | P | 31/01/2004 | A.S.D. BERGAMO BASEBALL E SOFTBALL |
| 9 | Catellani | Sebastiano | OF | 09/08/2004 | OLTRETORRENTE BASEBALL CLUB A.S.D. |
| 10 | Da Re | Giulio | C/OF | 20/05/2001 | NEW BLACK PANTHERS A.S.D. |
| 11 | Furlani | Luca | IF | 13/10/2000 | NEW BLACK PANTHERS A.S.D. |
| 12 | Gabbari | Francesco | P | 31/10/2003 | A.S.D. CODOGNO BAS. '67 |
| 13 | Gonzato | Michel | C | 03/06/2005 | A.S.D. CRAZY SAMBONIFACESE BASEBALL SOFTBALL |
| 14 | Laise | Alessandro | IF | 13/03/2005 | A.S.D. SENAGO MILANO UNITED B.C. |
| 15 | Montanari | Davide | P | 28/11/2004 | JUNIOR PARMA BASEBALL CLUB A.S.D. |
| 16 | Nepoti | Riccardo | P | 08/06/2004 | BOLOGNA ATHLETICS A.S.D. |
| 17 | Oldano | Matteo | OF | 27/10/2000 | A.S.D. GRIZZLIES TORINO 48 B.S.C. |
| 18 | Piccini | Filippo | OF | 14/10/2002 | BASEBALL SOFTBALL CLUB GROSSETO 1952 S.S.D. A R.L. |
| 19 | Pizzolini | Marco | P | 15/09/2000 | NEW BLACK PANTHERS A.S.D. |
| 20 | Spagnolo | Nicola | 1B | 10/01/2005 | OLTRETORRENTE BASEBALL CLUB A.S.D. |
| 21 | Taschin | Lorenzo | P/IF | 06/02/2003 | A.S.D. BASEBALL SOFTBALL CLUB ROVIGO |
| 22 | Verzin | Pietro | P | 19/11/2005 | A.S.D. CRAZY SAMBONIFACESE BASEBALL SOFTBALL |
| 23 | Zazza | Manuel | IF | 20/07/2005 | A.S.D. NETTUNO B.C. 1945 |
U18:
| Last Name | First Name | Position | Date of Birth | Club Affiliation | |
| 1 | Anselmi | Martin | OF | 26/03/2007 | RHO BASEBALL A.S.D. |
| 2 | Ariani | Jordan | C | 12/07/2007 | POLISPORTIVA PADULE BASEBALL - A.S.D. |
| 3 | Barbona | Lorenzo | 2B | 04/11/2006 | A.S.D. ACADEMY OF NETTUNO B.C. |
| 4 | Bernardis | Mattia | 1B | 11/07/2006 | A.S.D. STARANZANO DUCKS B.S.C. |
| 5 | Bicchiarelli | Enrico | C | 08/01/2007 | BASEBALL CLUB PESARO A.S.D. |
| 6 | Buriani | Dario | 08/03/2006 | A.S.D. FERRARA BASEBALL SOFTBALL CLUB | |
| 7 | De Boni | Christian | C | 11/02/2006 | A.S.D. BOLZANO BASEBALL CLUB |
| 8 | De Cristan | Federico | OF | 16/09/2007 | A.S.D. CRAZY SAMBONIFACESE BASEBALL SOFTBALL |
| 9 | De Donno | Giacomo Maria | IF | 10/01/2006 | A.S.D. ACADEMY OF NETTUNO B.C. |
| 10 | Delfrate | Leonardo | IF | 10/02/2007 | A.S.D. BASEBALL CLUB SALA BAGANZA |
| 11 | Destro | Andrea | SS | 16/04/2008 | OLIMPIC BASEBALL ROMANO A.S.D. |
| 12 | Di Persia | Daniele | IF | 21/04/2007 | A.S.D. ACADEMY OF NETTUNO B.C. |
| 13 | Farina | Giovanni | P | 16/10/2006 | A.S.D. PALLADIO B.S. VICENZA |
| 14 | Francini | Daniel | P | 09/05/2006 | BASEBALL CHIANTI A.S.D. |
| 15 | Gallo | Francesco | OF | 13/07/2006 | LION'S BASEBALL NETTUNO A.S.D. |
| 16 | Gamberini | Alessandro | P | 29/05/2007 | FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl |
| 17 | Garavaglia | Alessandro | 3B | 11/05/2008 | CLUB ALTOPIANO BAS. SOFT. A.S.D. SEVESO |
| 18 | Gergolet | Diego | P | 22/06/2006 | FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl |
| 19 | Giovanardi | Alex | OF | 15/11/2006 | POVIGLIO BASEBALL A.S.D. |
| 20 | Lugli | Davide | OF | 14/11/2006 | POVIGLIO BASEBALL A.S.D. |
| 21 | Magnani | Luca | P | 07/01/2006 | TORRE PEDRERA FALCONS BC ASS. SPORT. DILETT. |
| 22 | Marelli | Matteo | P | 27/02/2006 | A.S.D. SENAGO MILANO UNITED B.C. |
| 23 | Mazzanti | Riccardo | OF | 02/01/2007 | A.S.D. ACADEMY OF NETTUNO B.C. |
| 24 | Mengoli | Andrea | SS | 14/01/2006 | FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl |
| 25 | Natale | Stefano | C | 26/12/2007 | COOPERATIVA SPORTIVA DILETTANTISTICA YMCA |
| 26 | Nobili | Tommaso | P | 14/08/2006 | FORTITUDO BASEBALL CLUB 1953 S.S.D. scarl |
| 27 | Pasotto | Samuele Giovanni | 2B | 08/10/2006 | MILANO BASEBALL 1946 A. S. D. |
| 28 | Pavarani | Aldo | OF | 03/01/2007 | A.S.D. BASEBALL CLUB SALA BAGANZA |
| 29 | Resca | Corrado | C | 14/11/2008 | A.S.D. GRIZZLIES TORINO 48 B.S.C. |
| 30 | Roero | Francesco | P | 30/07/2006 | A.S.D. RIMINI 86 BASEBALL CLUB |
| 31 | Ronchini | Filippo | P | 25/01/2007 | A.S.D. BASEBALL CLUB SALA BAGANZA |
| 32 | Sabatini | Filippo | P | 02/03/2007 | LION'S BASEBALL NETTUNO A.S.D. |
| 33 | Taschin | Giacomo | P | 03/09/2006 | A.S.D. BASEBALL SOFTBALL CLUB ROVIGO |
| 34 | Taucer Livon | Kilian | P | 29/07/2006 | A.S.D. JUNIOR ALPINA B. E S. |
| 35 | Torelli | Daniele | C | 20/11/2007 | A.S.D. REGGIO RAYS BASEBALL |
| 36 | Zaccarini | Elia | P | 29/09/2006 | OLTRETORRENTE BASEBALL CLUB A.S.D. |
Forza #Italia!
by Roberto Angotti
(Photo of the Team Italy Senior Elite squad prior to the game against Switzerland in the European Baseball Championship on September 29, 2023 by Corrado Benedetti/Duck Foto Press)
