Italy women's national softball team
| Italy women's national softball team | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Country | Italy |
| Federation | Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball |
| Confederation | WBSC Europe |
| WBSC World Rank | 7 (31 December 2024)[1] |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2000) |
| Best result | 5th |
| Women's Softball World Cup | |
| Appearances | 13 (First in 1974) |
| Best result | 6th |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Italy | ||
| European Championship | ||
| 1986 Antwerp | ||
| 1992 Bussum | ||
| 1995 Settimo Torinese | ||
| 1997 Prague | ||
| 1999 Antwerp | ||
| 2001 Prague | ||
| 2003 Saronno | ||
| 2005 Prague | ||
| 2007 Amsterdam | ||
| 2015 Rosmalen | ||
| 2019 Ostrava | ||
| 2021 Friuli Venezia Giulia | ||
| 1979 Rovereto | ||
| 1981 Haarlem | ||
| 1983 Parma | ||
| 1984 Antwerp | ||
| 1988 Hørsholm | ||
| 2011 Ronchi dei Legionari | ||
| 2013 Prague | ||
| 2017 Bollate | ||
| 1990 Genoa | ||
| 2022 Sant Boi | ||
Italy women's national softball team is one of the top-ranked softball teams in Europe.
The Italian team has won the Women's Softball European Championship and record twelve times. Their latest European title came in 2021. In 2019, the Italian team won the WBSC Olympic Softball Qualifier by beating all five opponents and eventually qualified for the Olympic tournament in Tokyo.
History
The first participation in the World Championships took place in 1974, where Italy finished in 7th place. The team competed at the 1990 ISF Women's World Championship in Normal, Illinois where they finished with 6 wins and 3 losses.[2] The team competed at the 1994 ISF Women's World Championship in St. John's, Newfoundland where they finished eleventh.[3] The team competed at the 1998 ISF Women's World Championship in Fujinomiya City, Japan where they finished sixth.[4]
The team competed at the 2002 ISF Women's World Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where they finished seventh.[5][6] The team competed at the 2006 ISF Women's World Championship in Beijing, China where they finished sixth.[7][8] After finishing out of the top 8 in the three following World Championship editions, Italy came back in 2018, in Chiba, and took seventh place thanks to a four-game winning streak that eliminated, among others, China from the medal contention. In the fight for sixth place, Italy was beaten by Mexico in a tight 1–0 loss after two extra-innings.
The team's slogan (also the official hashtag) is the Latin aphorism "hic et nunc" (here and now). Here and now, sisters! (Qui e ora, sorelle!) is the official history book of the Italy women's national softball team, written by Luca Farinotti and published by Italia sul podio and Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball.[9] It was the first italian sports book in which the technical lexicon has been completely reinvented according to the female gender. The book was presented before the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10]
Palmarès
| Competition | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| European Championship | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| Universiade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
Current roster
| Italy roster – 2024 Women's Softball European Championship | ||||
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| Players | Coaches | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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See also
- Women's Softball European Championship
- Softball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
References
- ^ "The WBSC Women's World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "1990 ISF Women's World Championship". United States: International Softball Federation. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "1994 ISF Women's World Championship". United States: International Softball Federation. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "1998 ISF Women's World Championship". United States: International Softball Federation. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "2002 ISF Women's World Championship – Final Standings". United States: International Softball Federation. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "FOUR TEAMS QUALIFY FOR 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES". United States: International Softball Federation. 4 August 2002. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "2006 ISF Women's World Championship – Final Standings". United States: International Softball Federation. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "USA WINS 2006 WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". United States: International Softball Federation. 5 September 2006. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Qui e ora, sorelle - Luca Farinotti - Libro - Italia sul podio - | IBS". www.ibs.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Italia Softball si presenta a Cervignano e accoglie il nuovo sponsor tecnico Erreà". Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.