義大利棒壘協會(FIBS - Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball)宣布在美國佛州兩周的移訓,包括與美國及加拿大奧運壘球代表隊的友誼賽。義大利將以維洛海灘與麥爾斯堡的Jackie Robinson園區為基地。比賽明確日期將待稍晚確定。
一共十九位選手將前往佛州移訓:
- Brittany Abacherli - IF
- Priscila Brandi - IF
- Ilaria Cacciamani - P
- Emily Carosone - IF
- Greta Ceccheti - P
- Amanda Fama - IF
- Andrea Filler - IF
- Marta Gasparotto - C/IF
- Giulia Longhi - IF
- Elisa Grifagno - IF
- Andrea Howard - IF/OF
- Alexia Lacatena - P
- Fabrizia Marrone - OF
- Alice Nicolini - P
- Beatrice Ricchi - OF
- Melany Sheldon - IF
- Silvia Torre - IF
- Laura Vigna - OF
- Erika Piancastelli - C/OF
這將是Federico Pizzolini做為球隊新任總教練的第一次體驗,他接替了二月離世的Enrico Obletter。三月份在 Friuli Venezia-Giulia的集訓他因為COVID-19而被隔離。
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義大利這個夏天的兩個主要目標, FIBS說分別是留住歐洲壘球錦標賽的冠軍,還有在2020東京奧運獲得這個國家的首面奧運壘球獎牌。世界排名第十的義大利七月21日將在福島面對第一的美國作為奧運初登場。這將是這個歐洲國家第三次進入奧運。
六月27日到七月3日義大利將主辦壘球歐錦賽。