06/03/2024 3 Minute Read

Team Europe suffers 5-0 shutout to Japan in Global Baseball Games opener

Samurai Japan pitchers limited Team Europe to six hits while the Samurai offense posted two runs in the first and fifth innings and added one more in the sixth inning to post a 5-0 shutout over the Europeans. The second contest of the two game Carnext Samurai Japan series takes place on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 7 pm (local time) and 5 am (ET)

05/03/2024 1 Minute Read

Team Italy clashes with the Netherlands in Haarlem Week 2024 debut

National Baseball Hall of Famer and Team Italy Elite manager Mike Piazza will prepare his Azzurri players and Club Italia LA28 Olympic prospects for the 135th showdown in history between the Italians and the Dutch hosts during Haarlem Week 2024 at Pim Mulier Stadion

05/03/2024 1 Minute Read

Team Italy U15 softball squad competes in Bollate Tournament from March 22-24, 2024

Team Italy U15 softball manager Maristella Perizzolo has selected 18 players for the Bollate Tournament from March 22-24, 2024

05/03/2024 2 Minute Read

Alessandro Maestri returns to Osaka for Global Baseball Games as Team Europe pitching coach

It is home away from home for former Team Italy ace Alessandro Maestri, who pitched in Japan for the Orix Buffaloes from 2012 to 2015. He makes a triumphant return to the city where enjoyed some of his favorite personal and professional memories as the pitching coach for Team Europe in the Global Baseball Games against Samurai Japan at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Wednesday, March 6th and Thursday, March 7th.

03/03/2024 1 Minute Read

Watch the Global Baseball Games livestream on GameTime

The two Carnext Samurai Japan Series games between Japan and Team Europe, which are scheduled on Wednesday, March 6th and Thursday, March 7th at 7 pm (local Osaka time) and 5 am (ET), will be streamed on the WBSC GameTime OTT platform

01/03/2024 1 Minute Read

Team Italy vies for third consecutive title at U22 Women's European Softball Championship in Kutno, Poland from August 5-10, 2024

After defeating host Czech Republic in the 2022 U22 Women's European Softball Championship final in Kunovice and Kingdom of the Netherlands in the 2018 U22 Women's European Softball Championship Gold Medal game in Trnava, Slovakia, Team Italy attempts to score its third consecutive title and fourth championship in history at the eight edition of the international competition in Kutro, Poland from August 5-10, 2024.

28/02/2024 1 Minute Read

Team Italy competes in Haarlem Baseball Week from July 12-19, 2024

The Azzurri participate in the historic Dutch event for the seventh time with an eye towards the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

27/02/2024 2 Minute Read

Team Italy U18 softball squad reunites in Bollate

Eighteen Italian players have been selected to participate in the first Team Italy U18 softball workout from March 15-17, 2024

22/02/2024 1 Minute Read

Team Italy competes in U12 European Baseball Championship in Paderborn from July 2-6, 2024

Team Italy manager Stefano Burato along with coaches Alessandro Rosa Colombo, Simona Conti, Christian Tosini and Deborah Zanetti go for the gold in the U12 European Baseball Championship in Paderborn, Germany from July 2-6, 2024

21/02/2024 1 Minute Read

Team Italy competes in U18 European Baseball Championship in Regensburg from July 8-14, 2024

Under the guidance and leadership of new manager Guglielmo Trinci, Team Italy hopes to rebound and secure a medal in the 2024 U18 European Baseball Championship in Regensburg, Germany after a fourth-place finish in 2022.