Team Italy U18 baseball squad plays exhibition game in Verona on June 16, 2021

Team Italy U18 baseball squad plays exhibition game in Verona on June 16, 2021
11/06/2021
Team Italy U18 baseball manager Francesco Aluffi summons 25 players for exhibition game in Verona

In preparation for the upcoming U18 European Baseball Championship in Macerata and Montegranaro from July 5-11, 2021, Team Italy recently played an exhibition game against local Serie A players from Ecopolis BBC Grosseto and Big Mat BSC in Grosseto. The young and promising Italian Junior U18 squad takes another step forward with another exhibition game against Serie A's Tecnovap Verona Baseball on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. 

The following players are expected to report in Verona:  

CognomeNomeRuoloSquadra di appartenenza
1AdorniTommasoOFCrocetta B.C.
2Annunziata NinoAndres AntonioCAcademy of Nettuno B.C./Nettuno BC 1945
3BertoldiNicholasIFNew Black Panthers
4BrunoSamueleCAcademy of Nettuno B. C./Montefiascone B.S. 67
5BrunoVincenzoPStaranzano Ducks B. S. C.
6BuinEnricoIF/PCrazy Sambonifacese/BSC Rovigo
7CappucciniFrancescoOF/PB. S. C. Grosseto 1952
8De MarchiLorenzoPJunior Pumas Baseball/B.S.C. Rovigo
9FunzioneNiccolòIFB. S. C. Grosseto 1952
10GabbariFrancescoPBollate B. C. 1959
11GamberiniSamueleCFortitudo B. C. 1953
12GiacominiTommasoC/IF/OFBaseball Club Pesaro/Macerata Angels
13LolloAlessioOF/IFNew Black Panthers
14LucianiDiegoP/IFB. S. C. Grosseto 1952
15Moronta RodriguezFrancisco JulianIFFortitudo B. C. 1953
16NaniTommasoIFCodogno Baseball '67
17NepotiRiccardoPBologna Athletics
18Pasquini SweedMaor LucaOFLancers B. C./1949 Parma BC
19PedrazziDavidePJunior Rimini B. S./New Rimini B. S.
20RicciFedericoIF/OFAcademy of Nettuno B. C.
21RostagnoLeonardoPB. C. Fossano
22SegretoFrancescoC/IFB. C. Sala Baganza/Carega Park Rangers Sala Baganza B. C.
23UttiniEdoardoOFCodogno Baseball '67/Baseball Old Rags Lodi
24WongWilliamsIFB. C. Settimo
25ZingarelliEdoardoPRedclay B&S Castellamonte/Porta Mortara B. S. Novara

Team Italy U18 baseball manager Francesco Aluffi  will be assisted in Verona by hitting coach  Stefano Cappuccini, bench coach John Cortese, pitching coach Massimiliano Masin, infield coach, athletic trainer Fabrizio Goracci and delegation manager Aldo Peronaci. Forza #Italia!


by Roberto Angotti

(Photo of Diego Luciani pitching against the Team Italy U23 squad in Colorno by El Pato 73)