Prior to arriving in France, the Team Italy U12 baseball squad spent four days in Avigliana training for the European Baseball Championship. Team Italy manager Stefano Burato said, "We arrived in good form after coalescing as a team in Avigliana. We have a good lineup and perhaps of my six European Championships this is the best batting team. We have a solid defense and pitchers with lots of potential. This is a serious group focused on the goal. Maturity is another advantage of this team."
Group A: France, Germany, Great Britain and Italy.
Group B: Austria, Lithuania, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Czech Republic.
Team Italy is in Group A with host France, defending champion Germany and newcomer Great Britain. The Italians make their Euro debut on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 12 noon (ET) against France. They return the next day for a clash against Great Britain at 9:30 am (ET). Team Italy concludes Group A play with a battle against Germany on Friday, July 7, 2023 at 9:30 am (ET).
If Team Italy wins Group A, the Italians advance to the semifinals on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 9:30 pm (ET) and face the Group B second place finisher.
If Team Italy places second in Group A, the Italians advance to the semifinals on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 12 noon (ET) and play the Group B winner.
The winners of the semifinal games compete in the gold medal game on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 12 noon (ET), while the losers of the semifinal games battle for the bronze earlier in the day at 9:30 am (ET).
All games will be streamed live on the WBSC Europe YouTube Channel
Forza #Italia!
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(Photo of the Team Italy U12 baseball squad at the 2023 U15 European Baseball Championship Opening Ceremony by LG-FIBS)
