{"id":19779,"date":"2013-02-21T07:05:42","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T15:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=19779"},"modified":"2013-02-21T09:50:17","modified_gmt":"2013-02-21T17:50:17","slug":"team-argentina-heads-to-new-zealand-for-2013-isf-world-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=19779","title":{"rendered":"Team Argentina heads to New Zealand for 2013 ISF World Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Information courtesy of Mart\u00edn N. Jorge Biscussi – Confederaci\u00f3n Argentina de Softbol <\/em>
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\"Team<\/a>
Team Argentina, headed to New Zealand for the 2013 ISF World Championship (click to enlarge) Left to right, standing: Laureano G\u00f3mez (Trainer), Rafael Salguero (Coach), Lautaro Ferrara, Maximiliano Montero, Leonardo Latasa, Lucas Mata, Juan Potolicchio, Nicol\u00e1s Carril, Mauricio C\u00e1ceres, Ricardo Biondi (Coach), Eduardo Sabat\u00e9 (Head Coach) and Javier Mart\u00ednez (Team Leader); Left to right, front row: Bruno Motroni, Manuel Godoy, Gustavo Godoy, Francisco Sabat\u00e9, Nicol\u00e1s Bittor, Germ\u00e1n Sacks, Juan Brandauer, Pablo Montero, Fernando Petric and Mariano Montero. (This picture is from Medell\u00edn 2012 Pan American Championship. Two changes noted for the ISF trip: Gustavo Guerrinieri is in for Juan Brandauer; and Gonzalo Ojeda for Gustavo Godoy.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Click here for Team Info or view below. (La Selecci\u00f3n Masculina parti\u00f3 rumbo al Mundial)<\/a><\/p>\n

Rough Google translation<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Communication CAS). – Last night they left for New Zealand the Argentine Sr. Men’s World Championships, which take place from March 1 to March 10, 2013, the XIII World Championship.<\/p>\n

The delegation undertook journey from Ezeiza International Airport, arriving tomorrow in Auckland, after a stopover in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Argentina is in Group B of the competition, along with Canada, Japan, Philippines, Mexico, Colombia, Netherlands and the host team. The Argentina National Team debut at the World Cup on Friday March 1 against Canada in the match prior to the opening ceremony. Thus, for the second consecutive World Argentine team debut in the tournament against the Canadians, after both countries play the game
\nSaskatoon inaugural 2009.<\/p>\n

In the continuity of the tournament on March 2 Argentina will play their second match of the event against Japan, in prime time of the day. Our selected team will seek revenge taken Japanese, who
\neliminated them from last World Championship four years ago.<\/p>\n

The third game of Argentina will face Philippines on March 3, while the next day the team Eduardo Sabate will face Netherlands. <\/p>\n

On Tuesday, March 5 will play Argentina in the schedule
\ncenter of the day, this time to face New Zealand, world runner-up and host team of this competition.<\/p>\n

Finally, on 6 and 7 March our national team will face Mexico and Colombia respectively, thus closing the regular season facing two Latin American rivals. The phase playoffs held from 8 to 10 March under the double knock-out system.<\/p>\n

The main novelty in the squad is led by Eduardo Sabate Gonzalo incorporating Ojeda instead Gustavo Godoy, who could not make the trip to New Zealand for personal reasons. The team roster is as follows:<\/p>\n

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BITTOR, Nicol\u00e1s Ra\u00fal
\nC\u00c1CERES, Mauricio
\nCARRIL, Santiago Nicol\u00e1s
\nFERRARA, Lautaro
\nGODOY, Manuel
\nGUERRINIERI, Gustavo
\nLATASA, Leonardo
\nMATA CARABAJAL, Lucas Diego
\nMONTERO, Mariano
\nMONTERO, Maximiliano
\nMONTERO, Pablo
\nMOTRONI, Bruno
\nOJEDA, Gonzalo
\nPETRIC D\u2019AGOSTINO, Fernando
\nPOTOLICCHIO, Juan Adolfo
\nSABAT\u00c9, Francisco
\nSACKS, Germ\u00e1n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Schedule of Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nMarch 1 – Canada
\nMarch 2 – Japan
\nMarch 3 – Phillipines
\nMarch 4 – Netherlands
\nMarch 5 – New Zealand
\nMarch 6 – Mexico
\nMarch 7 – Columbia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Information courtesy of <\/em><\/p>\n

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\nMart\u00edn N. Jorge Biscussi
\nConfederaci\u00f3n Argentina de Softbol
\nDirector de Comunicaciones
\ncasprensaycomunicacion [@] gmail.com
\n@SoftbolARG | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n