Team Italy U23 squad prepares for European Baseball Championship

Team Italy U23 squad prepares for European Baseball Championship
06/08/2021
Team Italy U23 manager Alberto D’Auria has selected 24 baseball prospects for final workout prior to the European Baseball Championship in Verona

Team Italy manager Alberto D’Auria has summoned 24 prospects for a six-day camp in Verona from August 18-23, 2021 to finalize his roster for the U23 European Baseball Championship from August 24-28, 2021 in Verona and Castelfranco Veneto. The Italian skipper will need to narrow down his team to 20 Azzurri players prior to the start of the international competition.  

The following players are expected to report in Verona:

Last NameFirst NamePositionB-TClub Affiliation
1AldegheriMattiaPR-R1949 Parma B. C.
2AndrettaMaurizioPL-LRams B. C. Viterbo/Montefiascone B. S. 67
3AngioiGabrieleIFS-RCagliari B. C.
4ArtitzuMarcoPR-RPorta Mortara B. S. Novara/Senago Milano United B. C.
5AstorriCesareIFR-RCollecchio B. C./ 1949 Parma B. C.
6BattioniTommasoIFR-R1949 Parma B. C.
7BertossiRiccardoOFR-RFortitudo B. C. 1953
8BonviniFrancesco MariaPR-RCrocetta B. C.
9BortolomaiGiovanniPR-RBollate B. C. 1959/1949 Parma B. C.
10Da ReGiulioCR-RNew Black Panthers
11De SimoneSamueleC/OFR-RChieti B. C./Montefiascone B. S. 67
12FlisiRiccardoOFR-R1949 Parma B. C./Collecchio B. C.
13GamberiniSamueleC/IFR-RFortitudo B. C. 1953
14GiarolaTommasoIFR-RGrizzlies Torino 48 B. S. C.
15MelioriDavideIFR-RBaseball Team Verona
16MonelloGiulioCS-RRangers B. C. / 1949 Parma B. C.
17MontiDaniel XavierIFR-RBollate B. C. /1941 Parma B. C.
18PaoliniRicardo SegundoIFL-RReggio Rays Baseball/1949 Parma B. C.
19Peluso RodriguezEduardo AndresPL-LReggio Rays Baseball/Bolzano B. C.
20ScottiClaudioPR-RFortitudo BC 1953
21ServideiMarcoIFR-RB. S. C. Godo
22SireusMattiaPR-RVibraf B. S. Domusnova/B. S. C. Grosseto 1952
23VirgadaulaFedericoPR-RBrescia Baseball
24ZanchiEnricoPR-RBergamo B. S./Bolzano B. C.

The staff will include:

Last NameFirst NamePosition
1D'AuriaAlbertoManager
2CretisRolandoPitching coach
3CostaGiovanniCoach
4BassiFedericoCoach
5BortolomaiAlessandroCoach
6GnudiCristianCoach
7CorboMicheleAthletic Trainer
8BaldiMassimoPhysiotherapist
9OrtolinaDavideTeam Physician
10MignolaVincenzoDelegation Manager

(Photo of Team Italy's Tommaso Giarola by El Pato73)