BOOK AUTHOR
David Fanucchi
ABOUT
David Fanucchi graduated from California State University - Chico in 1993 with a degree in journalism, and has spent his career working in various media relations and communications capacities for both amateur and professional sports teams and organizations. Fanucchi was the Director of Communications for USA Baseball from 1999-2006, and it was then that he worked as the official Team USA Press Officer for the 1999 USA Baseball Pan Am Team, and the 2000 USA Baseball Olympic Team. He was inducted into the Chico State Public Relations Department Hall of Fame in 2009.
THE BOOK
Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, with the help of some savvy baseball executives, leads a group of unknown minor-leaguers to an astonishing victory over the heavily-favored Cubans and an unlikely gold medal for Team USA at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. It’s the against-all-odds true story of the U.S. Olympic baseball team’s historic accomplishment, written by Team USA press officer David Fanucchi.
“In Miracle on Grass, Fanucchi has captured the emotion that our entire team shared in Sydney, and has given readers an inspirational portrayal of our gold medal victory. It was a pleasure to work with him during the Olympics and again on this book. With this incredible story, you won’t be disappointed.” - 2000 USA Baseball Olympic Team Manager Tommy Lasorda
