Four months from the start of the new competitive season, Saronno Softball, one of the protagonist teams of recent seasons, with the victory of the scudetto and the 2022 Cup Winners’ Cup, two Italian cups and with a silver on their debut in the Champions Cup, he has already laid the foundations for a team that can repeat itself at the top.
President Massimo Rotondo first announced the new manager for the A1 series, Zuleyma Cirimele, born in 1967, originally from San Mateo in the Aragua region of Venezuela. Cirimele was a star player for her national team, with which she also played in the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Subsequently she began a career as a coach in her homeland and in the United States.
«I am very happy to become part of the big Saronno family – these are Cirimele’s first words – I want to thank the president Massimo Rotondo and all the staff enormously. I can’t wait to get to Italy to be able to work together with the girls and contribute to their growth as well as that of society.”
«We are really happy to welcome Zuleyma – adds Massimo Rotondo – Her CV as a player speaks for itself, as does that of a coach. You impressed us a lot with your idea of play and your skills at a managerial level in managing the group.”
He will still be part of the Venezuelan coach’s staff, the confirmed one Pedro Gonzalez, who said he was “very happy with the trust of Saronno who wanted me to continue working together in 2024. “I feel very comfortable and I can’t wait to continue this splendid experience that began in 2021.” Pedro will also be the manager of the under 15 team.
Instead, it will enrich the technical park Wilmer “Willy” Pino, who will be the other coach of the first softball team and will replace Francisco Fernandez, at the helm of the C baseball series. He will also help the development of the entire youth sector. «I am very excited to be able to work with Zuleyma and Pedro – says the new coach – We have a powerful and fast team with young but very high level players. I will give all my experience and preparation to ensure that 2024 is a great year for us.”
«I want to thank Saronno and its president Massimo Rotondo for the opportunity to be part of this prestigious club, covering various roles of great prestige and importance – comments Pino – Coaching a young group with a great desire to grow both as athletes and as human beings like the Serie C baseball is very stimulating for myself. The idea is to be competitive and that each match is one more step towards achieving our team goals”
“We are very happy to welcome Willy to Saronno – adds Massimo Rotondo – who we had already had the opportunity to know and appreciate his qualities in his previous adventures in Nuoro and Bologna».
After five years of great results and mutual satisfaction, the collaboration relationship with Giovanna Palermi.
THE RENEWAL OF FABRIZIA. Saronno Softball also thought about the first team, announcing the contract renewal of Fabrizia Marrone. The player from Abruzzo will thus wear the black and blue uniform for the sixth consecutive year, becoming even more one of the pillars of the team. Last season Marrone finished in the league with a .398 batting average with 16 runs batted in, 34 runs scored and 22 stolen bases. In the Champions Cup, however, she was among the best players of the tournament with a batting average of .583 thanks to 9 stolen bases.
«I’m very excited for next year – says Fabrizia – I really want to share my time and a softball field with my teammates. I have already activated the countdown to be able to take the field.”
«Being able to have Fabrizia with us again for next season is truly something important for what she represents on and off the pitch», according to president Massimo Rotondo.
«The team we are setting up wants to compete and achieve good results both in Italy and in Europe, where we will be involved in the Cup Winners’ Cup which will be played in Haarlem, Holland. Marrone’s confirmation is the first sign that Saronno wants to continue to shine for this year and for those to come”, he says Michele Leonellogeneral manager of Inox Team Saronno.
GREETINGS FROM ALICE AND GIULIA. In the Saronno Softball roster that will play the 2024 season there will not be two players, who have actively contributed to the growth and national and international successes of the Lombards, the pitcher Alice Nicolini and third base Giulia Longhiwho have decided to continue their career away from the Nerazzurri club.
2023-12-08 18:45:39
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