Team Italy plays Friuli Venezia Giulia Baseball All-Stars in Ronchi de Legionari on August 8, 2018

Fresh off two wins over Cuba and Germany recently during Haarlem Baseball Week in the Netherlands, Team Italy manager Gilberto "Gibo" Gerali is back to work assembling 22 of his best Azzurri players for an intensive day of training before an exhibition game against the Friuli Venezia Giulia All-Stars in Ronchi de Legionari on August 8, 2018 at 8 pm local time. Assisted by coaches John Cortese, Rolando Cretis, Augusto Medina and Gianmario Costa, Italian skipper Gibo Gerali will also be accompanied by athletic trainer Gianni Natale and physical therapist Massimo Baldi. The following players have been selected to participate: Alessandro Maestri, P (San Marino); Mattia Aldegheri, P (Baseball Team Verona); Samuel Aldegheri, P (Baseball Team Verona); Angelo Palumbo, P (ASD Bolzano BC); Diego Fabiani, P (Padova Baseball Softball); Yomel Rivera, P (1949 Parma Baseball); Michele Pomponi, P (1949 Parma Baseball); Ludovico Coveri, P (San Marino); Filippo Crepaldi, P (Fortitudo Bologna); Alex Bassani, P (ASD Rimini Baseball); Beau Maggi, C (Fortitudo Bologna); Alessandro Deotto, C (1949 Parma Baseball); Chris Colabello, INF (San Marino); Filippo Agretti, INF (Fortitudo Bologna); Ricardo Paolini, INF (1949 Parma Baseball), Aldo Koutsoyanopulos, INF (1949 Parma Baseball); Matteo Pizzolini, INF (ASD New Black Panthers); Riccardo Bertossi, INF (ASD New Black Panthers); Nico Garbella, OF (ASD Rimini Baseball); Giovanni Garbella, OF (ASD Rimini Baseball); Alexander Russo, OF (Padova Baseball Softball); and Sebastiano Poma, OF (1949 Parma Baseball). Forza #Italia! #LetsMakeItHappen

by Roberto Angotti