Team Italy U15 softball: roster revealed for Bollate tourney and European Softball Championship

Team Italy U15 softball: roster revealed for Bollate tourney and European Softball Championship
23/06/2022
With less than a month to prepare for the U15 European Softball Championship in the Netherlands, U15 manager Maristella Perizzolo has selected 17 players to participate in the upcoming U16 Bollate tournament from July 1-3, 2022

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)