Team Italy finished their trainings camp last weekend with a game against the under 21 squad and announced after that the roster for the upcoming World Cup of Baseball. They will start the trip to Taipei on Tuesday afternoon. They are going to play several exhibition matches against fellow World Cup participants in the next days. Italy is placed in group B and will kick off the tournament with the opening match against host Chinese Taipei on November 6.
Roster:
Pitcher: Cody CILLO (De Angelis Godo), Roberto CORRADINI (Cariparma), Matteo D’ANGELO (Italeri Bologna), Chris DI ROMA (Cariparma), Anthony FERRARI (Camden Riversharks), Anthony FIORE (Telemarket Rimini), Alessandro MAESTRI (Peoria Chiefs), Junior OBERTO (Montepaschi Grosseto), Luca PANERATI (Rosemar Grosseto), Sandy PATRONE (Telemarket Rimini), Mattia SALSI (Cariparma)
Catcher: Riccardo BERTAGNON (Cariparma), Luis DE CAMARGO (Telemarket Rimini)
Infielder: Davide DALLOSPEDALE (Montepaschi Grosseto), Max DE BIASE (T&A San Marino), Alex LIDDI (Wisconsin Timber Rattles), Guiseppe MAZZANTI (Danesi Nettuno), Joseph MAZZUCA (De Angelis Godo), Jack SANTORA (Telemarket Rimini)
Outfielder: Lorenzo AVAGNINA (Avigliana), Laidel CHAPELLI (Cariparma), Marco CHIARINI (Telemarket Rimini), Gino LOLLIO (Montepaschi Grosseto), Leonardo ZILERI (Cariparama)