Team Italy roster announced for 2024 Women’s European Softball Championship
Team Italy manager Federico Pizzolini has revealed the names of 17 players who will represent the Azzurre squad at the Women’s European Softball Championship in Utrecht, the Netherlands from September 1-7, 2024
The Azzurre have been placed in Group Y with Great Britain, Greece and Israel, plus the winners of Group B (Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Ukraine) and Group C (Austria, Hungary, Malta, Poland).
The top three teams from Group X and Y will then compete in Group Z, where each team will face the three opponents from the opposite group to determine which teams will advance to the medal round. The top two teams from Group Z will play for the gold on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 4:30 pm (local time), while the third and fourth-place finishers will battle for the bronze earlier in the day at 2 pm.
All the other remaining teams will continue the tournament in the Placement Round to determine their final ranking.
Below is the list of the players that will represent Team Italy:
Last Name
First Name
POS
B
T
Date of Birth
Club Affiliation
Barbara
Mc Kenzie Catherine
1B
L
L
20/09/2001
Friul'81
Bigatton
Laura
P/OUT
SX
DX
05/02/1997
Bollate softball 1969
Cacciamani
Ilaria
P
R
R
18/03/1994
Forlì softball Club
Cecchetti
Elisa
C/OF
R
R
21/08/1995
Bollate Softball 1969
Dayton
Isabella Marie
OF
L
L
01/06/2001
Saronno Softball Club
Di Pancrazio
Felicia
IF/OF
L
L
27/09/2006
Pianoro Softball
Filler
Andrea
IF
R
R
08/02/1993
Friul'81
Gasparotto
Marta
C/INF
DX
DX
26/11/1996
Forlì Softball
Koutsoyanopulos
Giulia Metaxia
OF
R
L
04/01/2002
Bollate Softball 1969
Lacatena
Alexia
P/3B
R
R
21/10/2002
Forlì softball Club
Longhi
Giulia
3B
R
R
17/01/1993
Bollate Softball 1969
Nicolini
Alice
P
L
L
02/08/1995
Bollate Softball 1969
Piancastelli
Erika
C/OF
R
R
20/06/1996
Forlì softball Club
Rotondo
Alessandra
2B
L
R
04/02/2000
Saronno Softball Club
Sheldon
Melany
IF
R
R
22/04/1997
Caronno Softball
Toniolo
Christina Clara
P
R
R
14/06/2001
Saronno Softball Club
Torre
Silvia
1B
R
R
01/11/2002
Bollate Softball 1969
Italian softball skipper Federico Pizzolini will be assisted by coaches Giulio Brusa, Nancy Evans and Maristella Perizzolo, team physician Dr. Alessandro Maria Buttà, physiotherapist Giada Valle, delegation leaders Daniela Castellani and Roberta Soldi along with delegation manager Isabella Dalbesio.
The Team Italy schedule (the home team is indicated first):
Sunday, September 1, 2024 5:30 pm, ITALY - Great Britain
