Team Italy Seniors baseball squad plays exhibition game against Jolly Roger Grosseto on July 13, 2021
22 Azzurri baseball prospects have been invited to participate in an exhibition game against Jolly Roger Grosseto on July 13, 2021
Team Italy manager and National Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza has selected 22 prospective Senior players for an exhibition game hosted by Jolly Roger Grosseto at Jannella field on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 8 pm. An eclectic mix of veteran and new players including Tommaso Giarola and Gabriele Angioi will be assembled on the diamond to demonstrate their ability on the Senior level.
Azzurri manager Mike Piazza will be assisted by coaches Vince Horsman,Gianmarco Faraone, David Sheldon, and Dan Bonanno. In addition, FIBS player representative Alessandro Maestri, athletic trainer Fabrizio Goracci, physiotherapist Massimo Baldi and delegation manager Alessandro Cappuccini will lend their support in Grosseto.
The following players are expected to report in Grosseto:
Cognome
Nome
Ruolo
Società d'appartenenza
1
Andretta
Maurizio
P
Rams Baseball Club Viterbo/Montefiascone Baseball
2
Angioi
Gabriele
IF
Cagliari B. C.
3
Celli
Federico
OF
San Marino B. C.
4
Deotto
Alessandro
C
Parma Baseball 1949/Collecchio BC
5
De Simone
Samuele
OF
Montefiascone Baseball
6
Di Raffaele
Luca
P
San Marino B. C.
7
Epifano Duran
Erick Alessandro
IF
San Marino B. C.
8
Fabiani
Diego
P
Cervignano Baseball A. S. D/Collecchio B. C.
9
Ferrini Colmenarez
José Leonardo
IF
Reggio Rays Baseball/San Marino B. C.
10
Garbella
Giovanni Vito Sathia
OF
Aosta Bugs/San Marino B. C.
11
Garbella
Nicola Luciano Sathia
P
Aosta Bugs/San Marino B. C.
12
Giarola
Tommaso
IF
Grizzlies Torino '48 B. S. C
13
Giordani
Federico
OF
Lions Baseball Nettuno/Nettuno BC 1945
14
Mercuri
Mattia
IF
Nettuno BC 1945
15
Pecci
Federico
P
Nettuno BC 1945
16
Perez
Ramon Leonardo
P
Montegranaro/Cervignano Baseball
17
Pizziconi
Andrea
P
Nettuno BC 1945
18
Quattrini
Gabriele
P
B. C. Le Pantere Potenza Picena/Macerata Angels
19
Sabbatani
Marco
C
Godo Baseball
20
Sellaroli
Andrea
IF
Nettuno BC 1945
21
Sheldon
Bryan
P
Bollate BC 1959/Senago Milano United
22
Trinci
Mario
C
Nettuno BC 1945
Forza #Italia!
by Roberto Angotti
(Photo of Team Italy's Erick Epifano against Spain in the 2019 Europe-Africa Olympic Qualifier by K73 / NADOC)