The Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball announced the 2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem tournament roster on July 3.
The president of FIBS is Andrea Marcon.
From July 12 to 19, all of the 2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem games will be played at Pim Mulier Stadion in Haarlem, Netherlands.
The gold medal and bronze medal game will be on July 19.
Italy will be one of the six teams in the field at the Honkbalweek Haarlem event in Haarlem, Netherlands, with host nation Kingdom of Netherlands, Chinese Taipei, Japan, and Team USA.
Italy’s roster will have 24 players from their SerieA1 league play at the 2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem tournament.
The Serie A1 league operated by FIBS consists of groups A, B, C, D, and E.
The Italian Baseball League is also the name of the highest level of Serie A1.
Players returning from the 2023 World Baseball Classic roster are pitcher Claudio Scotti and catcher Alberto Mineo.
Italy finished 2-2 at the 2023 WBC, their last international senior event in Pool A, with the same record as Cuba, Panama, the Netherlands, and host nation Chinese Taipei in Taichung, Taiwan, at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium.
Italy finished in the 2023 WBC Quarterfinals, losing 9-3 to Japan in the Tokyo Dome.
Italy has participated in Honkbalweek Haarlem in 2022, 2018, 2004, 2000, 1972, and 1968.
Italy only finished in fourth place in the 1968 Honkbalweek Haarlem tournament when the Grand Rapid Sullivans from the United States, the Netherlands Antilles, and the Netherlands participated.
Italy took third place in Pool B of the 1972 Honkbalweek Haarlem event, behind the Netherlands in second place and the Netherlands Antilles in first place. Cuba won the gold in Pool A at the 1972 tournament, the Grand Rapid Sullivans won the silver medal, and the Alaska Goldpanners won the bronze, beating Nicaragua.
Italy finished last in the six-team field at the 2022 Honkbalweek Haarlem tournament.
Mike Piazza was the manager for Italy at the 2022 Honkbalweek Haarlem event and won two games against Cuba 2-0 and Curacao 5-3.
This is the only international senior event that Italy will play in 2024. It did not qualify for the Premier 12 tournament in November despite being ranked No. 14 in the World Baseball Rankings from the World Baseball Softball Confederation.
The 2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem event will affect each participating team’s place in the WBR.
Italy will have manager Gianguido Poma at the helm for the 2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem event. It will be assisted by coaches Michele Gerali, Alberto D’Auria, Christian Gnudi, and Carlo Del Santo, as well as pitching coaches Rolando Cretis and Roberto Corradini.
Italy will practice Reggio Emilia from July 9-10 until they travel to the Netherlands.
The KNBSB will have players on the 2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem roster participating in the 2024 Honkbal Hoofdklasse regular season. The Netherlands will have players from the Antilles, Curacao, and Aruba on their Honkbalweek Haarlem roster. The Netherlands has won four gold medals at the Honkbalweek Haarlem event and beat Curacao 6-1 in the gold medal game during the 2022 event.
The NJCAA All-Star Team will represent the United States at the event. The NJCAA Baseball All-Star Team roster for the Honkbalweek Haarlem event will be announced during the 2024 collegiate season. College of Central Florida head coach Marty Smith will be the head coach for the NJCAA Baseball All-Star team at Honkbalweek Haarlem. The NJCAA’s results will not give the United States points WBR at the 2024 tournament since they are not representing USA Baseball.
The NJCAA All-Star Team participated in the 2010 Honkbalweek Haarlem event and finished in fourth place, losing to Japan in the bronze medal game. Current NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association President Jeff Willis coached the team. This will be the second time the NJCAA will send an All-Star Team to Honkbalweek Haarlem.
The United States has won 14 gold medals at the Honkbal Haarlem Week tournament, which is the most.
The club teams and non-federation teams that have participated in the Honkbalweek Haarlem event are the Reno Astros in 2004, the Grand Rapid Sullivans in 1963, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1998, the Pac-10 Conference All-Stars in 1990, the University of Iowa in 1984, Washington State University in 1984, the University of Miami in 1980 and 1982, the Mitsubishi Japan Industrial Team in 1980, UCLA in 1980, United States Air Forces in Europe in 1971, 1974, and 1976, the University of Arizona in 1974 and 1976, the Alaska Goldpanners in 1972, the California Stags in 1966, 1969, and 1971, Detroit ITM in 1971, the Berlin Bears from Germany in 1969, the Augsburg Bayonets in 1966, the England Spartans in 1963, and the French Woods in 1963.
The Real Federación Española de Béisbol y Sófbol announced their participation in the 2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem tournament on Nov. 17, 2023. Spain is aiming for their first gold medal at the Honkbalweek Haarlem event.
The Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball announced on Feb. 27, 2024, that it will participate in the 2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem. Hall-of-Famer Mike Piazza will manage the Italy national team in the Netherlands. Italy won the bronze medal in the 1972 tournament.
The Baseball Federation of Japan and the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association announced on July 11, 2023, that they will participate in the 2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem event.
Japan will bring its college national team to the 2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem event. The CTBA will have players in their minor leagues of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan be on the 2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem tournament roster.
Japan is aiming for its fifth gold medal at the Honkbalweek Haarlem event. Chinese Taipei has never won gold at the Honkbalweek Haarlem tournament.
The first game of the 2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem event will be on July 12. Chinese Taipei will play Japan at 9:30 a.m. EDT, followed by the Netherlands playing the United States at 1:30 p.m. EDT, both games at Pim Mulier Stadion.
The https://app.honkbalsoftbal.tv/nl/category/honkbalweek-haarlem streaming platform will have all the 2024 Honkbal Haarlem Week live games with a paid subscription.
2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem Schedule
All games at Pim Mulier Stadion in Haarlem, Netherlands
All game start times at Eastern Daylight Time
Away Team – Home Team
Friday, July 12, 2024
9:30 a.m. EDT – Japan vs. Chinese Taipei
1:30 p.m. EDT – USA vs. The Netherlands
Saturday, July 13, 2024
5:30 a.m. EDT – Spain vs. Chinese Taipei
9:30 a.m. EDT – Japan vs. USA
1:30 p.m. EDT – The Netherlands vs. Italy
Sunday, July 14, 2024
5:30 a.m. EDT – Italy vs. USA
9:30 a.m. EDT – Chinese Taipei vs. The Netherlands
1:30 p.m. EDT – Spain vs. Japan
Monday, July 15, 2024
9:30 a.m. EDT – Italy vs. Spain
1:30 p.m. EDT – Chinese Taipei vs. USA
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
9:30 a.m. EDT – Japan vs. Italy
1:30 p.m. EDT – Spain vs. The Netherlands
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
5:30 a.m. EDT – Italy vs. Chinese Taipei
9:30 a.m. EDT – USA vs. Spain
1:30 p.m. EDT – The Netherlands vs. Japan
Thursday, July 18, 2024
5:30 a.m. EDT – 6th Place vs. 5th Place
9:30 a.m. EDT – Semifinal 1
1:30 p.m. EDT – Semifinal 2
Friday, July 19, 2024
8:00 a.m. EDT – Bronze Medal Game
10:30 a.m. EDT – Old Stars Game
1:30 p.m. EDT – Gold Medal Game
Italy 2024 Honkbalweek Haarlem Roster
Pitchers (Team)
Mattia Aldegheri (Tecnovap Verona)
Maurizio Andretta (Unipolsai Fortitudo Bologna)
Marco Artitzu (BSC Grosseto 1952)
Alex Bassani (Unipolsai Fortitudo Bologna)
Matteo Bocchi (Parma Clima)
Francesco Bonvini (Farma Crocetta)
Luca Di Raffaele (San Marino)
Francesco Pomponi (San Marino)
Gabriele Quattrini (Hotsand Macerata Angels)
Claudio Scotti (Parma Clima)
Mattia Sireus (BSC Grosseto 1952)
Federico Virgadaula (ASD Codogno Baseball ‘67)
Catchers (Team)
Alberto Mineo (Parma Clima)
Lorenzo Morresi (Hotsand Macerata Angels)
Ernesto Liberatore (Unipolsai Fortitudo Bologna)
Infielders (Team)
Jesus Daniel Carrera (Hotsand Macerata Angels)
Samuele Gamberini (Unipolsai Fortitudo Bologna)
Marco Artitzu (BSC Grosseto 1952)
Ricardo Paolini (Unipolsai Fortitudo Bologna)
Marco Servidei (Hostand Macerata Angels)
Gabriele Angioi (Parma Clima)
Outfielders (Team)
Tommaso Battioni (Parma Clima)
Nathanael Batista (San Marino)
Federico Celli (San Marino)
Filippo Agretti (Unipolsai Fortitudo Bologna)
Photo Credit: An Italy supporter waves his national country flag. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images)
