MLB Europe’s All-Stars compete in St. Petersburg / No-Hitter vs Puerto Rico

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A European All-Star team full of prospects is currently competing in a Spring Training tournament in Florida alongside teams from all over the world. MLB Europe assembled the team (see roster below), which is coached by Andy Berglund, Martijn Nijhoff and Bill Holmberg among others. Nine different countries are represented.

The team is currently 2-1 in three games. Games are played in St. Petersburg and Bradenton. On Tuesday they defeated Puerto Rico 6-0. Seven pitchers, Maurizio Andretta, Michele Pomponi, Donny Breck, Yoan Antonac, Niklas Rimmel, Daryll Jamoena and Nick Keur combined in a no-hitter. Julian Rip scored twice. The squad visited Pirate City prior to the game.

European All-Star Roster:

Position	Last Name	First Name	Nation (Academy)	Position	Age (March)
CATCHERS
	ASTORRI	CESARE	ITALY	C	17
	PRINS	RUBEN	HOLLAND	C/ULT	18
OUTFIELDERS
	CHLUP	MAREK	CZECH	OF	17
	RIP	JULIAN	HOLLAND	OF/3B	17
	GIPSON	JEROME	GERMANY (Pader)	OF	17
	STARC	BOR	SLOVENIA (ITALY)	OF	17
THIRD BASE
	HORVATIC	ANTONIO	CROATIA	3B/C/P	18
SHORTSTOP
	VAN DE SANDEN	TOMMY	HOLLAND	SS	17
SECOND BASE
	LENTING	MENNO	HOLLAND	INF	18
	MENSIK	VOJTECH	CZECH (Brno)	INF	17
FIRST BASE
	SEMINATI	LEONARDO	ITALY	1B	17
PITCHERS
	POMPONI	MICHELE	ITALY	RHP/IF	17
	CENSI	STEFANO	ITALY	RHP	16
	ANDRETTA	MAURIZIO	ITALY	LHP	17
	SCOTTI	CLAUDIO	ITALY	RHP	17
	COVERI	LUDOVICO	ITALY	RHP	19
	BALAN	PETRU	MOLDOVA	LHP	20
	CIARLA	ALLESANDRO	ITALY	RHP	18
	BALANDIS	MARIUS	LITHUANIA	RHP	17
	MENDELSOHN	DANIEL	GERMANY (REGEN)	RHP	18
	RIMMEL	NIKLAS	GERMANY (REG)	RHP	16
	FURKO	ONDREJ	CZECH (Brno)	RHP	17
	BREEK	DONNY	HOLLAND	RHP	16
	JAMOENA	DARRYL	HOLLAND	RHP	17
	KEUR	NICK	HOLLAND	LHP	19
	ANTONAC	YOAN	FRANCE	RHP	15

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