15/12/2022 1 Minute Read

Team Italy elite softball squad travels to Tampa to prepare for 2023 World Cup

The University of Southern Florida (USF) plays host to the first meeting of the new year for the Azzurre softball squad from January 3-8, 2023 in preparation for the World Cup in July

15/12/2022 2 Minute Read

Castions di Strada and Buttrio, Italy host WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Group C from July 22-26, 2023

With a new two-Stage format being implemented, the XVII WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup begins in Dublin, Ireland for Group A from July 11-15, 2023. The international competition continues for Group B in Valencia, Spain from July 18-22, 2023 before Group C commences in Castions di Strada and Buttrio, Italy from July 22-26, 2023.

07/12/2022 1 Minute Read

Team Italy U18 softball squad begins 2023 season in Rome

The Team Italy U18 softball squad reunites at the Giulio Onesti Olympic Training Center in Rome from January 5-7, 2023

07/12/2022 1 Minute Read

Team Italy and Toronto Blue Jays reliever Jordan Romano wins Tip O'Neill Award as top Canadian player of 2022

Team Italy and Toronto Blue relief pitcher Jordan Romano was named the winner of the Tip O'Neill Award as Canadian baseball player of the year

03/12/2022 1 Minute Read

Dates and locations for Team Italy Elite, U23 and U15 baseball squads in Euros revealed

Prior to Czech Repulic holding the Elite European Baseball Championship in Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Trebic and Blansko from September 24-October 1, 2023, Austria welcomes the U23 Euros to Wiener Neustadt from August 8-12, 2023 and Slovakia hosts the U15 Euros in Bratislava and Trnava from July 18-22, 2023

02/12/2022 2 Minute Read

Reverberations of Team Italy's Mission Classic felt at Italian American Baseball Foundation Gala in New York

The Seventh Annual Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) Gala at Giando On the Water in Brooklyn on December 1, 2022 served as the stateside launching pad for MLB front office personnel, players, coaches, and media representatives to witness the take off of IABF Tommy Lasorda Award recipient and Team Italy manager Mike Piazza's Mission Classic in light of the upcoming 2023 World Baseball Classic

26/11/2022 1 Minute Read

Team Italy faces Great Britain, Sweden and Hungary in European Baseball Championship Group B

16 countries will battle in the 37th edition of the European Baseball Championship, which will be held on the diamonds of Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Trebic and Blansko in the Czech Republic from September 24-October 1, 2023

20/11/2022 4 Minute Read

FIBS College Pipeline helps Italian baseball and softball prospects reach new heights

FIBS President Andrea Marcon outlined how the FIBS College Pipeline affords the most promising young Italian athletes the opportunity to compete and study at American universities through the ongoing support of partners like the Italian American Baseball Foundation.

19/11/2022 1 Minute Read

Team Italy places sixth in the U17 European Baseball5 Championship

Team Italy played with heart in its inaugural U17 European Baseball5 Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria and settled for a respectable sixth-place finish in the 14-nation competition after two consecutive losses to fifth place Romania (1-0 and 2-1) on Saturday, November 19, 2022.

17/11/2022 1 Minute Read

Team Italy advances to U17 European Baseball5 Championship quarterfinals

After losing to Germany (6-2) and Romania (3-1) on opening day of the U17 European Baseball5 Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria, Team Italy put together four consecutive victories over Israel (13-0), Greece (7-1), the Netherlands (5-2) and Group B leader Lithuania (4-0) to advance to the best-of-three series quarterfinals against Group A runner-up France on Friday, November 18, 2022 at 10:30 am.