Elisa Cecchetti
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Elisa Cecchetti (born 21 August 1995) is an Italian professional softball catcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican Softball League. She plays international softball for Italy and competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Early career
[edit]Cecchetti was born on 21 August 1995 in Bollate, Lombardy, Italy. She started practicing softball with her sister and cousins in the local softball club Bollate Softball 1969. She played and won several Italian titles with Bollate's U13, U15 and U21 teams. She made her Serie A1 Softball debut in 2011, aged 17.[1][2]
After finishing high school, she emigrated to the United States, where she played college softball for four years. In 2016 and 2017 she played for the Tallahassee Community College and later transferred to the University of South Carolina Upstate, playing in 2018 and 2019 for the USC Upstate Spartans.[3][4]
Professional career
[edit]On 27 November 2024, she was signed by the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican Softball League ahead of the 2025 season.[5][6]
International career
[edit]Cecchetti made her debut with the Italian national team during the 2013 ESF Women's Championship held in Prague, Czech Republic, where the Italian squad won the silver medal after the losing the final game against the Netherlands.[7] She was also part of the team that won the 2015 ESF Women's Championship held in Rosmalen, Netherlands.[8] In 2017 she participated in the 2017 ESF Women's Championship held in Bollate, where Italy won the silver medal.[9] She won the gold medal in the 2019 ESF Women's Championship held in Ostrava, Czech Republic and the 2021 ESF Women's Championship held in Italy.
She was part of the Italian team that competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021) in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3]
She recently competed in the 2022 Women's Softball European Championship held in Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain, where the Italian squad won the bronze medal.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Her sister Martina and cousins Greta and Lara are also softball players; Greta too represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elisa Cecchetti". fibs.it. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Elisa Cecchetti". bollatesoftball.it (in Italian). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ a b Sharrock, Rory (9 July 2021). "Former TCC softball star Elisa Cecchetti perseveres injuries, pandemic to play as an Olympian with Italy". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Elisa Cecchetti - 2019 - Softball". upstatespartans.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "LMS: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 27 de noviembre de 2024". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 28 November 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Gatti, Nicolò; Angotti, Roberto (3 December 2024). "Five softball players from Italy compete in Mexican Softball League". fibs.it. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "European Championships Women Prague '13 Italy Team Roster". europeansoftball.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "European Championships Women Rosmalen '15 Italy Team Roster". europeansoftball.org. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "European Championships Women Bollate '17 Italy Team Roster". europeansoftball.org. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Angotti, Roberto (30 July 2022). "Team Italy wins Women's European Softball Championship Bronze Medal and qualifies for WBSC World Cup". fibs.it. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Olympian Greta Cecchetti reaches 2,000 strikeout milestone in Italian Softball League". wbsc.org. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Elisa Cecchetti". Olimpiadi Tokyo 2020 - Italia Team. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Italian softball players
- Italian emigrants to the United States
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Junior college softball players in the United States
- Olympic softball players for Italy
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Milan
- Softball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- USC Upstate Spartans athletes
- 21st-century Italian sportswomen