The French Baseball and Softball Federation (FFBS) announced on Monday that Williams Casacoli is taking over as head coach for the U12 National Team from France. He is succeeding for Lahence Benhamida. Casacoli already managed the French U12 between 2011 and 2014. The team will have two more training camps ahead of the U12 European Championship in Utrecht. Later this summer they also will play in a Francophone tournament in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.