With her eyes set upon the U15 European Softball Championship in Enschede from July 18-23, 2022, Team Italy U15 manager Maristella Perizzolo must do everything she can to prepare her young and talented squad for some tough competition. Considering the U15 softball team will participate in the U16 Bollate Softball Tournament and face older players from Bollate, Caronno, La Loggia, Parma and Czech Republic from July 1-3, 2022, the strategy might very well pay off.
The games in Bollate will be played for a maximum of 90 minutes, and there will be a mandatory 80 minute recovery period before the next game. In addition, offenses will be limited to four runs per inning. The final standings will be based on points and not winning percentages with the following format: three points for a win, one point a tie and no points for a loss.
The tournament schedule is as follows:
Friday, July 1, 2022
Bollate – Czech Republic | 1 pm (local time) | Field 1 |
Caronno – La Loggia | 1 pm (local time) | Field 2 |
Czech Republic – Caronno | 3 pm (local time) | Field 2 |
Italy – Bollate | 5 pm (local time) | Field 1 |
La Loggia – Parma | 5 pm (local time) | Field 2 |
Parma – Bollate | 7 pm (local time) | Field 1 |
Italy – Czech Republic | 9 pm (local time) | Field 1 |
Bollate – Caronno | June 24, 2022 6:30 pm (local time) |
Saturday, July 2, 2022
Caronno – Italy | 11 am (local time) | Field 1 |
Czech Republic – La Loggia | 11 am (local time) | Field 2 |
Czech Republic – Parma | 1 pm (local time) | Field 2 |
La Loggia – Italy | 2 pm (local time) | Field 1 |
Parma – Caronno | 5 pm (local time) | Field 2 |
Bollate – La Loggia | 7 pm (local time) | Field 4 |
Italy – Parma | 7 pm (local time) | Field 2 |
Sunday, July 2, 2022 Playoffs
3^-4^ | 11 am (local time) | Field 1 |
5^-6^ | 11 am (local time) | Field 4 |
1^-2^ | 2 pm (local time) | Field 1 |
After the international softball tourney in Bollate, the Team Italy U15 squad will continue to train until Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Then the players will return to Bollate from July 14-16 for the last training session before leaving for Enschede in the Netherlands for the U15 European Softball Championship
The following players are expected to report in Bollate:
Last Name | First Name | Position | B-T | Club Affiliation | |
1 | Anselmi | Mirta | IF | R-R | Saronno Softball ASD |
2 | Campioni | Alida | C | R-R | Bollate Softball 1969 |
3 | Cesena | Eleonora | P | R-R | AB Caronno Softball ASD |
4 | Colino | Giulia | P | R-L | Bollate Softball 1969 |
5 | Cortesi | Noemi | SS | R-R | Softball Club Forlì |
6 | Forlani | Federica | P | L-L | Giovanili Collecchio US |
7 | Girardi | Anita | C | R-R | Aosta Bugs |
8 | Milano | Kylie | P | R-L | New Bologna Softball |
9 | Moggi | Sveva | OF | R-L | New Bologna Softball |
10 | Polini | Lucia | C | R-R | Bollate Softball 1969 |
11 | Ravasio | Cecilia | IF | R-R | Saronno Softball ASD |
12 | Russo | Leila | C | R-R | Bollate Softball 1969 |
13 | Silva | Emma | P | R-L | Bollate Softball 1969 |
14 | Squalizza | Giulia | P | R-R | Bollate Softball 1969 |
15 | Vescovo | Greta | OF | R-R | ASD BSC Rovigo |
16 | Zanolla | Elisa | C | R-R | New Bologna Softball |
17 | Zumerle | Vittoria | P | R-L | Bussolengo 2.0 |
Team Italy U15 softball manager Maristella Perizzolo will be assisted by pitching coach Stefano Filippini, coaches Dante Di Lauro and Paolo Verrecchia, athletic trainer Riccardo Leonesio, team physician Dr. Margherita Rigillo, physiotherapist Federica Frediani and delegation manager Claudio Marinelli. Forza #Italia!
2022 U15 EURO SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
by Roberto Angotti
(Photo of Team Italy celebrating after defeating Czech Republic in the 2019 U16 European Softball Championship semifinal by Gatti/FIBS)