04/12/2021
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Softball pitching clinics from Becky Blatnick and Nancy Evans begin in Italy on December 7, 2021
A canceled flight has postponed the arrival of the American pitching coaches Becky Blatnick and Nancy Evans. As a result, Team Italy coach Marco Villani will coordinate the scheduled workout in Modena on December 5, 2021 and the second Modena pitching clinic on the following day has been canceled. Those athletes affected by the cancellation must email teamitaly@fibs.it and choose another date in either Bollate or Caprino Veronese.
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03/12/2021
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Synergy between Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball and MLB felt at Italian American Baseball Foundation Gala in New York
After Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball (FIBS) President Andrea Marcon along with members of the Italian delegation met with Major League Baseball International executives Jim Small and Chris Haydock at the new MLB headquarters on Sixth Street in Manhattan the day prior, the Sixth Annual Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) Gala on December 2, 2021 at Giando On the Water in Brooklyn provided the perfect backdrop for the front office personnel, players, coaches, and media representatives to synergize their efforts in helping grow and promote the games of baseball and softball in Italy and beyond.
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23/11/2021
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Softball pitching coaches Nancy Evans and Becky Blatnick conduct Team Italy clinics in Modena, Bollate and Caprino Veronese
University of Arizona softball pitching legends Nancy Evans and Becky Blatnick will conduct three clinics in association with the Team Italy coaching staff from December 5-12, 2021 in Emilia-Romagna, Lombardia and Veneto
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20/11/2021
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"Unity is strength" is the motto for European baseball and softball with the birth of WBSC Europe
CEB President Didier Seminet and ESF President Gabriel Waage, two of the top representatives for the European baseball and softball federations, share their enthusiasm for newly-founded World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSCE) before their respective organizations dissolve, while FIBS Vice Presidents Roberta Soldi and Gigi Mignola shed light on the bright future ahead post-pandemic working in conjunction with WBSCE.
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19/11/2021
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European baseball and softball unite with the birth of WBSC Europe
With the historic vote by Euro delegates on Friday, November 19, 2021 inside Rome’s CONI Hall of Honor, the completion of the World Baseball Softball Confederation Europe (WBSCE) marks the unification of baseball and softball disciplines and the combined advocacy for both sports in future Olympic competitions
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18/11/2021
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Rome serves as World Baseball Softball Confederation Europe headquarters
Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball (FIBS) welcomes representatives from the various European National Baseball and Softball Federations to Rome from November 19-21, 2021 to come together as one and make history as the newly-created World Baseball Softball Confederation Europe (WBSCE)
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04/11/2021
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Team Italy U15 and U18 softball squads meet via Zoom on November 9, 2021
Team Italy U15 softball manager Giulio Brusa and Team Italy U18 softball manager Andrea Longagnani will lead their respective teams through the Zoom conference call on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 6:30 pm (local time)
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28/10/2021
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27/10/2021
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Two Talent Team U14 baseball workouts scheduled on October 31, 2021 in San Bonifacio
Due to adverse weather forecasts predicted, the previously announced Talent Team U14 group workout scheduled for Monday, November 1, 2021 in San Bonifacio has been moved up to Sunday, October 31, 2021. As a result, the Talent Team U14 baseball staff will now coordinate two scheduled workouts for two different groups of players on the same day.
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24/10/2021
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FIBS Federal Council announces dates for 2022 championships and CON6
The FIBS steering committee also appointed the new Team Italy U15 baseball staff and approved the documentation governing next year's competitive calendar
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