The Russian national baseball team chose De Benedetti for one day. In preparation for the European championships that will be played in Piedmont from 12 to 19 September, Russia is in fact moving on various diamonds in northern Italy to refine the preparation in view of Sunday night’s debut in Turin against Israel.
In group C the event will also be opposed to France and Great Britain. Access to the continental review came with the full-score victory obtained in the qualifying round played between June and July in Moscow against Switzerland, Belarus, Turkey and Slovenia.
Yesterday, Sunday 5 September, the national teams trained at De Benedetti immediately after the end of match 2 between Piacenza and Avigliana, played in the afternoon. Playing patterns, running on the bases, batting-practice but above all the need to become familiar with the natural grass pitch since all over Russia and in particular at the RusStar Arena BallPark in Moscow the game is played on synthetic. The team is eager to do well in the European Championship even though it is not among the favorites. Already the passage of the turn would represent a considerable milestone for the Russians also because on their way they will immediately find Israel which, somewhat surprisingly but not too much, represented Europe at the recent Tokyo Games. And the presence at De Benedetti of six athletes did not go unnoticed, including two pitchers, with double passports, but of Cuban school, who arrived for the occasion to reinforce the Russian roster and who knows that with their presence Russia will not arrive. to represent the surprise of these Europeans who see the traditional favorites in Italy and Holland.
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