Lorenzo Avagnina
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Lorenzo Avagnina
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Born November 11, 1980 in Fossano, Cuneo Italy
Lorenzo Avagnina debuted with the Italian national team in 2006.
Avagnina was a pitcher and outfielder for Avigliana in Serie A2, helping them win promotion to Serie A1 for 2007. Before they played a game in 2007, Avagnina had already played with the Italian national team. He hit .333/.333/.500 as the backup LF to Gino Lollio in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup. In the 2007 Serie A1 campaign, Lorenzo batted .268/.335/.357, now used strictly as an outfielder. He played well for Italy in the 2007 European Championship, providing a .455/.500/.545 batting line; he was third on the Italian squad in average behind Giuseppe Mazzanti and Alex Liddi. In the 2007 Baseball World Cup, he hit .300/.417/.600 in 12 PA but all three of hits came against the last-place South African national team.
Avagnina joined Montepaschi Grosseto in 2008. In the 2008 European Cup in Grosseto, he hit .375/.500/.563 with 6 runs in 5 games to lead the club in runs, average, OBP and slugging. Grosseto finished second to Kinheim. He was even better in the 2008 European Cup Final Four, going 6 for 8 with a double and 2 RBI in two games.
Sources: IBAF site, Baseball Italy, Italian Baseball and Softball Federation, Mister Baseball, 2008 European Cup in Grosseto, 2008 European Cup Final Four
