Here I am writing this last entry to everyone while I’m on the plane heading back to the states.

In two days the team traveled from Milan to Senago. Find out what they got to experince as their tour of Italy winds down.

The dreaded 5:45 a.m. wake up call came and we started the day with a three-hour bus ride to Venice.

What is the smallest republic in the world? If you guessed San Marino, then you are correct. We spent the day in San Marino and it really is a nice country.

It is now shortly after midnight here in Parma and another day of Italy has come to a close. The team just stepped on the bus for a three hour ride to our next stop – San Marino.

We just stepped on the bus after playing our first baseball game in Italy. It could not have gone any better.

 Over a year of planning, fundraising, hard work and dedication and finally the dream of the Rutgers Newark baseball team is coming to fruition. On Thursday we will be taking off from Newark Airport for a 10-day trip to Italy.

The Rutgers-Newark baseball team is off to Italy on Thursday for a 10-day tour that will include five games against Italian professional teams. New Jersey Monthly's online readers will get a special view of the trip via posts on this blog by the Scarlet Raiders' second baseman.