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Euro Baseball 2021, Settimo is ready for the start of the championship

The countdown to the start of the 2021 European Baseball Championship is now over. Tomorrow, Sunday 12 September, Valter Aluffi from Settimo Torinese will host the debut of the Italian national team.

Euro Baseball 2021, Settimo is ready

The countdown has ended. There are only a few hours left until the first baseball is thrown from the Valter Aluffi mound in via Torino in Settimo Torinese. A start expected for months, since it became official that Settimo was among the chosen ones – together with Turin and Avigliana – to host the prestigious international tournament. Work on setting up the weekly “diamond” has now been completed for days and even the latest technical checks by the Italian federation have given positive results. The curtain on the Europeans 2021, therefore, can finally rise. And he can do it in a big way. Because on Sunday 12th the weekly field will host two very important matches. The first to go down on the game diamond will be the Czech Republic and Sweden at 9 (group D) before the highlight of the day with Greece – Italy scheduled at 14 (group A).

The workouts and the sensations

Today, Saturday 11 September, was instead dedicated to the last training sessions of some of the 16 teams on the field for this edition of the European championship. In particular, the national teams of Great Britain and Germany trained in Settimo.

Between a change of pitch and the other we managed to intercept Drew Spencer, head coach of the team with the colors of Great Britain who followed every detail of his team (on the pitch at Settimo on Sunday 14 at 9 am).

First of all, we feel very strongly the excitement and enthusiasm of being here in Settimo for this important championship. It is clear that everyone is happy with this edition of the 16-team European championship. All the people we have met so far have shown us to be welcoming and friendly.

Let us remember that this period dominated by Covid has taken a lot from everyone, and it is therefore finally nice to be able to return to play in front of the public. The preparation of our team started as soon as the previous edition of the European championships ended, it was an intense job and everyone worked hard to be here in top form. Just as all the national clubs and the national federation of Great Britain worked for a long time to allow us to be here. Furthermore, the Italian baseball federation has been a great job for everything it has achieved in recent months in view of this championship.

“An important opportunity to be here”

The head coach of Great Britain also underlines the importance – not least – of being able to represent one’s nation in such a strong competition.

For the Great Britain team this represents an important opportunity, also to thank the public who have always supported us in recent months. And let’s not forget how important it is for these guys to wear the shirt with the name of their national team: an opportunity that doesn’t happen to everyone. It is an honor and a great immense responsibility for everyone. Also in function of the message that we can send to the new generations who will be able to approach the world of baseball.

The councilor for sport of the Municipality of Settimo Daniele Volpatto also greeted the team from “over the Channel”.

As has been said many times this represents a real return to life. In fact, this is what sport represents in this particular historical moment. For us, as the Municipal Administration of Settimo, it is an honor to be able to host the Great Britain national team and all the other teams that will play in this European championship. And then there is another aspect that should not be underestimated at all. This facility will be bequeathed to our young people and we hope that this competition can also serve to bring new recruits to this sport

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The curiosity

Following the Great Britain national team there is also an artist. This is Andy Brown, known for having visited and painted 30 MLB plants “live” in 2019. He was there too, on the diamond of Valter Aluffi where the boys of BC Settimo train every day to tell, with an impressive drawing made live, the experience of the players of Great Britain on the weekly diamond.

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