13/06/2017 1 Minute Read

Bollate, Italy hosts 2017 Euro Women’s Softball Championship

Bollate, Italy becomes the epicenter for European softball from June 25 to July 1, 2017

07/06/2017 2 Minute Read

Team Italy Women’s Softball manager Enrico Obletter is in good hands with new pitching coach Lisa Birocci Bansi

Having played under the guidance and supervision of coach Enrico Obletter since 2005, Italian American softball pitcher Lisa Birocci Bansi has been a winner since crossing the Atlantic

29/05/2017 1 Minute Read

Team Italy’s Marta Gasparotto, Elisa Grifagno and Melany Sheldon come home after competing in NJCAA Finals

Three team members of the Italian National Softball Team, Marta Gasparotto, Elisa Grifagno and Melany Sheldon, have returned home to Italy after competing for Chipola College in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Finals in St

23/05/2017 2 Minute Read

Team Italy’s Erika Piancastelli Named to 2017 NFCA South All-Region Team

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) announced Team Italy and Louisiana’s McNesse State Junior utility player (C/3B) Erika Piancastelli has been named to the 2017 NFCA South All-Region Second Team

06/05/2017 1 Minute Read

Team Italy Junior U18 coaches and FIBS Academy staff mentor promising players in Tirrenia

In preparation for the September 2017 U18 Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay, Canada, Azzurri Junior U18 manager John Cortese recently assembled a competent team of FIBS Academy prospects and promising Italian players in Tirrenia

28/04/2017 1 Minute Read

FIBS announces appointment of new Team Italy manager Gilberto Gerali

Federazione Italiana Baseball and Softball (FIBS) welcomes longtime Azzurri coach Gilberto “Gibo” Gerali to take the reign as the manager for Team Italy

18/04/2017 2 Minute Read

Where are the 2017 WBC Team Italy players in MLB and MiLB?

MLB: Azzurri catcher Francisco Cervelli (Pittsburgh Pirates) has already belted two home runs and four doubles so far since April 3, 2017

17/04/2017 5 Minute Read

Italian Baseball League is a hit with players from all over the world

Commencing its 70th season this past weekend, the 2017 Italian Baseball League (IBL) is the talk of the town in Bologna, Rimini, San Marino, Nettuno, Parma, Padova, Novara and Padule Sesto Fiorentino

10/04/2017 1 Minute Read

FIBS Academy U18 Juniors learn valuable lessons at MLB Spring Euro Academies Tourney

Despite the Barcelona rain ending their final game of the week-long 2017 MLB Spring Academies Tournament after only five innings of play with a hot Netherlands squad leading 5-1, Azzurri pitchers Maurizio Andretta (Rams Viterbo) and Marco Valentinuzzi (Cervignano) did their best to contain an explosive Dutch offense

05/04/2017 1 Minute Read

FIBS Academy U18 Juniors lose two and tie another in MLB Spring Euro Academies Tourney

Going into the game against the Germany with a 1-1 record in the 2017 MLB Spring Euro Academies Tournament in Barcelona, Spain, the FIBS Academy U18 Juniors squad was ready for combat