Originally scheduled 10 days prior, the Team Italy U18 baseball squad workout will take place in Firenze on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Having held a massive U18 baseball camp for 47 potential Azzurri players in Riccione recently, Team Italy Juniors manager Francesco Aluffi is hosting another session for 29 additional prospects. The Italian skipper will soon decide who makes the Team Italy roster for the U18 European Baseball Championship in Macerata and Montegranaro from July 5-11, 2021.
Team Italy U18 manager Francesco Aluffi will be assisted in Firenze by bench coach John Cortese, hitting coach Stefano Cappuccini, pitching coach Massimiliano Masin, infield coach Davide Sartini, physiotherapist Graziano Abbate, athletic trainer Fabrizio Goracci and delegation manager Alessandro Cappuccini.
The following players have been invited to participate in Firenze:
Andres Antonio Annunziata Nino, C (Academy Nettuno B. C. / Nettuno BC 1945)
Luigi Fagnani, P (Academy Nettuno B. C.)
Federico Ricci, IF / OF (Academy Nettuno B. C.)
Filippo Venditti, 3B / 1B (Academy Nettuno B. C.)
Alessandro Barbona, LF (Academy Nettuno B. C.)
Gabriel Davide Brzezinski, P (B. S. C. Grosseto 1952)
Niccolò Funzione, IF (B. S. C. Grosseto 1952)
Diego Luciani, P / 2B (B. S. C. Grosseto 1952)
Zeno Marcoaldi, RF (B. S. C. Grosseto 1952)
Tommaso Giacomini, C / IF / OF (Baseball Club Pesaro / Macerata Angels)
Leonardo Belardi, P (Lions Baseball Nettuno)
Gabriele D'Arrigo, P (Baseball Messina)
Samuele Bruno, C (Academy Nettuno B. C. / Montefiascone)
Stefano Pacchiarotti, C (Lions Baseball Nettuno)
Matteo Colalucci, P (Academy Nettuno B. C.)
Daniele Menoni, P (Fiorentina Baseball)
Maor Luca Pasquini Sweed, OF (Lancers B. C. / Parma Baseball)
Zeno Matricardi, IF (Polisportiva Padule Baseball)
Davide Pierotti, P (Fano Baseball '94 / Pesaro Baseball)
Luca Franceschini, P / C (B. C. Fossano)
Leonardo Rostagno, P (B. C. Fossano)
Tommaso Nani, 2B (Codogno Baseball '67 / Old Rags Lodi)
Riccardo Raimondi, CF (Codogno Baseball '67 / Old Rags Lodi)
Giuliano Mattioli, OF (Ares Milan Baseball)
Tommaso Adorni, OF (Crocetta B.C.)
Sebastiano Catellani, P (Oltretorrente B.C.)
Lorenzo Lambertini, C (Fortitudo B.C. 1953)
Tommaso Ghidoni, OF (1949 Parma B.C. / Sala Baganza)
Edoardo Uttini, CF (Codogno Baseball '67 / Old Rags Lodi)
Forza #Italia!
by Roberto Angotti
