Through the coordinated efforts of , the , and the Czech Republic Federation, the Softball Summer Challenge takes place from August 24-27, 2020 in Bollate, Caronno Pertusella, Legnano and Saronno. The friendly games feature all four local home teams as well as the Team Italy and Czech Republic U18 and U15 squads.
Considering the U18 Softball World Cup has been postponed until 2021 in Peru and the U15 European Softball Championship has been pushed back to 2022 in the Netherlands, both Team Italy U18 manager Andrea Longagnani and Team Italy U15 manager Giulio Brusa need to get in as many games for their respective squads before the international competitions. In accordance with the Italian Prime Ministerial Decree on July 14, 2020, no spectators (including athletes' parents and unauthorized personnel) are allowed at the Softball Summer Challenge.
The official schedule for the Softball Summer Challenge in Bollate, Caronno Pertusella, Legnano and Saronno follows:
Monday, August 24, 2020
9:30 am (EDT) Team Italy U15 vs Czech Republic U18 on Bollate Field #1; Czech Republic U15 vs Team Italy U18 on Bollate Field #2
11:30 am (EDT) New Bollate vs Team Italy U15 on Bollate Field #1; Team Italy U18 vs Czech Republic U18 on Bollate Field #2
1:30 pm (EDT) Czech Republic U18 vs Team Italy U18 on Bollate Field #1; Czech Republic U15 vs Caronno on Caronno Field
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
4:00 am (EDT) Team Italy U15 vs Team Italy U18 on Bollate Field #1
8:00 am (EDT) Team Italy U18 vs Czech Republic U18 on Bollate Field #1
9:45 am (EDT) Team Italy U15 vs Czech Republic U15 on Caronno Field
11:30 am (EDT) Saronno vs Team Italy U18 on Saronno Field
11:45 am (EDT) Caronno vs Team Italy U15 on Caronno Field
1:30 pm (EDT) Czech Republic U18 vs Saronno on Saronno Field
1:45 pm (EDT) Czech Republic U15 vs Caronno on Caronno Field
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
4:00 am (EDT) Training/Practice for Team Italy U15 and Team Italy U18 on Bollate Fields
8:30 am (EDT) Team Italy U15 vs Czech Republic U15 on Caronno Field
9:00 am (EDT) Team Italy U18 vs Czech Republic U18 on Legnano Field
11:00 am (EDT) Legnano vs Team Italy U18 on Legnano Field
11:30 am (EDT) Saronno vs Team Italy U15 on Saronno Field
3:00 pm (EDT) Czech Republic U18 vs Legnano on Legnano Field
3:30 pm (EDT) Czech Republic U15 vs Saronno on Saronno Field
Thursday, August 27, 2020
4:00 am (EDT) Training/Practice for Team Italy U15 on Bollate Field #2
4:30 am (EDT) Team Italy U18 vs Czech Republic U18 on Caronno Field
8:00 am Bollate vs Czech Republic U18 on Bollate Field #1; Team Italy U15 vs Czech Republic U15 on Bollate Field #2;
10:00 am Czech Republic U15 vs Team Italy U18 on Bollate Field #1; Czech Republic U18 vs Team Italy U15 on Bollate Field #2
1:45 pm Bollate vs Team Italy U18 on Bollate Field #1
Forza #Italia!
by Roberto Angotti
