L’Estra debuts on April 17 in the derby with Arezzo. “We are aiming for a medium-high ranking championship”, says president Francesco Giusti. But in the case of B, the Castellina Scalo stadium would not be homologated, while the Petriccio field can only host training sessions. Meanwhile, activities related to schools continue. And Saturday is scheduled for a day for Ukraine
“The dream is to one day have a diamond in Siena, perhaps in cohabitation with other sports disciplines. Also because the Castellina Scalo plant can only host races up to Series C. In the event of a promotion, the field problem. We should go oa San Casciano Val di Pesathe closest diamond, to Florence, Grosseto or Arezzo “. Francesco Giusti goes to the heart of the problem that slows down the activity of Sienese baseball, ready for a new season in Serie C, in fact the second after the birth ofExtract Siena, following the demerger from the Monteriggioni company. “Our affiliation was ratified on January 28, 2021 – underlines the president a “At the Sports Bar” – and already in May we were able to put on an Under 21 team ”.
The first team will start on April 17 from the derby with Arezzo (in the Tuscan-Lazio group, where only one accesses the promotion playoffs, there are also Junior Grosseto, Dolphins Anzio, Brewers Roma WiPlanet Montefiascone and Latina). “We are aiming for a medium-high ranking championshipthen it will be the field to say it – explains Giusti – we have changed something in the roster, giving space to young Under 18. We can focus on three of our players who have become athletes of Italian training because they have reached four years of activity with the Italian Federation, we they will be able to give a further hand also on the mound “.
A niche sport, that of hit and run, very popular in America and never completely rooted in Italy. But Estra Siena Baseball managed to integrate well into the territory leveraging onbasic activities and the relationship with schools, thanks also to Coni and the Municipality of Siena. “For years we have been carrying out school education activities in the realities of the territory, in particular the Stockywhich is next to our plant, but also Quercegrossa e Saint martin. This year we went to the Galilei and we will do a cycle of lessons with the Bandiniwhile we have a Coni a Monteroni d’Arbia. The basic activity is fundamental for us, it allows us to spread the discipline, make children passionate, make them grow up in a healthy environment, where they can learn a sport that gives the possibility to grow from a coordinative point of viewbut also to be included in a team sport in the defensive but individual moment when you are in attack “.
To all this is added the summer camp for children under 12 and, recently, also another initiative, the Baseball School. “Every Saturday morning parents can come to bring their children aged 6 to 8 to the Petriccio plant. Three weeks ago we had 40 children on the first initiativegradually they took turns thanks also to the collaboration of the teachers of the Quercegrossa school “.
A good news was the management of the Petriccio field. “Initially it had to be fixed with a notice of Sport and Health – continues Giusti – we participated but we were excluded. So we rolled up our sleeves and in the summer we fixed this plant which was in disastrous conditions. The land had been burned by vandals. Now the Municipality will give us a hand, work should begin before Easter to change the synthetic grass and allow us to train in optimal conditions. To train, but not to play official matches. For that we have to move to the Castellina Scalo diamond, managed by another company, Monteriggioni. All this leads to some inconvenience and an increase in costs. Having your own diamond in Siena in the future would solve various problems ”.
In closing, a good initiative: this Saturday (16-18) at the Campo del Petriccio will be held a day of solidarity, peace and fun in support of Ukrainian children and refugee families, with a snack offered by the company that will collect basic necessities to be sent to Ukraine. The Municipality of Siena, Caritas, the Archdiocese and the grocery store in Via dei Gazzani are involved in the initiative. “A day that we dedicate to Ukrainian refugees, especially children who have been catapulted into a new reality – concludes the president of Estra Siena Baseball – we want to start from sport, which has a great ability to integrate”.
