03/07/2018 1 Minute Read

Team Italy manager John Cortese announces roster for Juniors U18 European Championship in Grosseto

Team Italy Juniors U18 manager John Cortese along with coaches Rolando Cretis, Stefano Cappuccini, Gianmario Costa, and Gianluca Marenghi are preparing for the U18 European Championship in Grosseto from July 9-15, 2018

Team Italy Juniors U18 manager John Cortese along with coaches Rolando Cretis, Stefano Cappuccini, Gianmario Costa, and Gianluca Marenghi are preparing for the U18 European Championship in Grosseto from July 9-15, 2018. Having played an exhibition game against Serie A2's Jolly Roger on May 29, 2018 in Grosseto and recently returned from Prague Baseball Week, the young and talented Azzurri squad are ready for combat in Pool B action against Lithuania, Germany, Spain, and Ireland. The top two finishers of Pool A (Czech Republic, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Ukraine) will play the top two finishers in Pool B on the final two days of the international competition to determine who will be the next Euro Champion.

The following players have been chosen to represent Team Italy in the 2018 Juniors U18 European Championship: Samuel Aldegheri, P/1B (Baseball Team Verona), Gabriele Angioi, SS (Cagliari Baseball), Tommaso Battioni, INF/P (Collecchio BC - Junior Parma), Riccardo Bertossi, OF/C/INF (New Black Panthers Ronchi), Giulio Da Re, C/INF/OF (New Black Panthers Ronchi), Gabriel Dall'Agnese, P (CUS Brescia - Bergamo Baseball), Daniele Di Monte, P/OF (New Black Panthers Ronchi - Junior Alpina B.S.), Tommaso Giarola, SS/2B (Grizzlies Torino 48 B.C.), Nicolò Loli, P (Torre Pedrera Falcons - Godo B.S.C.), Nicola Marziali, P (Macerata Angels), Leonardo Menoni, P (Lancers B.C.), Daniel Monti, INF (Bollate B.C. 1959), Lorenzo Morresi, C (Macerata Angels), Andrea Pasotto, OF/1B (Collecchio B.C. - Milano Baseball 1946), Marco Pizzolini, P (New Black Panthers Ronchi - White Sox Buttrio), Gabriel Real Sanchez, P/INF (Cagliari B.C - Ares Milano Baseball), Marco Servidei, 3B (Godo B.S.C. - Cral Enrico Mattei), Oscar Tucci, P (Macerata Angels), Carlos Alfredo Urquiola, INF (Rams B.C. Viterbo), and Alex Viloria Serda (P/OF, Junior Parma).

Accompanying the Azzurri squad are delegation manager Fabrizio De Robbio, physician Guido Squarcia, physical therapist Graziano Abbate, athletic trainer Daniele Santolupo, and media officer Fabio Ferrini. Forza #Italia! #LetsMakeItHappen

by Roberto Angotti