Team Italy bounced back from a 9-3 loss to host Czech Republic the day prior and shut out Israel 9-0 in the U18 European Baseball Championship at Arrows Park in Ostrava on Monday, August 15, 2022

The long ball haunted Team Italy in the game against Czech Republic in the U18 European Baseball Championship at Arrows Park in Ostrava on Sunday, August 14, 2022 as the Czechs hit a three-run blast in the first inning and two-run homers in the third and sixth innings to account for seven of their nine runs and defeat the Italians 9-3

Team Italy kicked off the U18 European Baseball Championship at Arrows Park in Ostrava, Czech Republic with a four-inning mercy-rule 15-0 shutout over Ireland on Saturday, August 13, 2022

Team Italy manager Francesco Aluffi has his eyes on the U18 European Baseball Championship title after a silver medal finish in Macerata last year. Kingdom of the Netherlands defeated Team Italy 6-2 on July 11, 2021 to win the gold medal.

After losses to Germany and the U23 Euro All-Stars, the Team Italy U18 baseball squad rebounded with a 5-4 victory over Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Gateway Tournament in Regensburg, Germany on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 and later departed for the European Baseball Championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic

For the next six weeks, Team Italy U18 manager Francesco Aluffi leads his Azzurri baseball squad on an international journey touching down in Germany, Czech Republic, Canada and the USA

Team Italy suffered a four-inning mercy-rule 18-0 loss to seventh place Japan at the U12 Baseball World Cup in Tainan, Taiwan on Friday, August 5, 2022

Italy is among six countries participating in the inaugural WBSC Blind Baseball International Cup in Beek, the Netherlands on August 20 and 21, 2022

Down 5-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning, Team Italy tied the game up 5-5 and later took a slim 6-5 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. Czech Republic came back to tie the contest in the top of the sixth inning and go on to win the tie-breaker game by a score of 11 to 6.

Team Italy is placed in Group B with the U18 Baseball World Cup defending champion China Taipei. The Italians make their debut against Japan at Ed Smith Stadium, in Sarasota on Friday, September 9, 2022 at 3 pm (local time).