After a final workout in Verona on Saturday, June 29, 2024, Team Italy will begins its journey to participate in an international pre-Euro tournament before the official start of the U18 European Baseball Championship in Regensburg, Germany from July 8-14, 2024. In addition to the 20 players selected, three reserves have been named to remain at home in case of need.
Team Italy U18 manager Guglielmo Trinci said, “We have the best players at the moment. The last minute additions are catcher Ricardo Staurenghi, who has lived in the Dominican Republic for the last two seasons, and Filippo Baldassari, a pitcher who participated in the last workout after returning from college."
The following players will represent Team Italy:
Filippo Baldassarri (Rimini 86 Baseball), Lorenzo Barbona (Academy of Nettuno/Nettuno 1945), Mattia Bernardis (Nettuno 1945/Academy of Nettuno), Edoardo Cornelli (Regensburg), Federico De Cristan (Crazy Sambonifacese), Daniele Di Persia (Academy of Nettuno/Nettuno 1945), Daniel Francini (Baseball Chianti/Fiorentina), Francesco Gallo (Lion's Dolphins Nettuno), Alessandro Gamberini (Fortitudo Bologna), Diego Gergolet (NBP Ronchi), Luca Magnani (Torre Pedrera Falcons), Matteo Marelli (Bsc Rovigo), Riccardo Mazzanti (Academy of Nettuno/Nettuno 1945), Alessandro Mazzone (Torre Pedrera Falcons), Andrea Mengoli (Fortitudo Bologna), Corrado Resca (Grizzlies Torino), Filippo Sabatini (Academy of Nettuno/Nettuno 1945), Ricardo Staurenghi, Giacomo Taschin (Rovigo), and Kilian Taucer Livon (Junior Alpina Trieste).
Reserves at-home: Davide Boselli (Collecchio Bc), Christian De Boni (Baseball Rovigo), and Elia Zaccarini (Oltretorrente Baseball)
Team Italy U18 staff: Guglielmo Trinci (manager), Alessandro Fanfoni and Claudio Corradi (coaches); Gianmario Costa (bench coach); Gianluca Poli (pitching coach); Simone Bonaccorso (athletic trainer), Sergio Arigano (physiotherapist); Dr. Filippo Tarditi (team physician); Roberto Ferri (delegation executive), and Alessandro Cappuccini (delegation manager).
U18 EUROPEAN BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Forza #Italia!
by Roberto Angotti
