PIANCASTELLI Erika

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 20 Jun 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.75/5'8''

Place of birth: MODENA

Birth Country:

Italy

Place of residence : ROME

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Softball ITA Italy	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #2 ITA Italy 0 USA United States 2	Finished
	Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #6 ITA Italy 0 AUS Australia 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #9 JPN Japan 5 ITA Italy 0	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #12 ITA Italy 0 MEX Mexico 5	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #14 CAN Canada 8 ITA Italy 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Softball World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Softball	2018	Chiba, JPN
13	Softball	2016	Surrey, BC, CAN

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Softball	2021
1	Softball	2019
2	Softball	2017	Bollate, ITA

USA Softball International Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Softball	2019	Columbus, GA, USA

Australia Pacific Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Softball	2020	Blacktown, NSW, AUS
6	Softball	2019	Blacktown, NSW, AUS

Riding her bike, going for walks outdoors. (sportdonna.it, 24 Mar 2020)

Exercise Science - McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA, USA

Languages spoken:

English, Italian

Centro Sportivo Esercito [Italy] since 2021

Federico Pizzolini [national]

Position style:

Catcher, Infield (olympicsoftball.wbsc.org, 27 Jul 2019)

Bats right, throws right (olympicsoftball.wbsc.org, 27 Jul 2019)

Sporting relatives:

Her mother Loredana Auletta represented Italy in softball at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Her father Pier Piancastelli played professional baseball in Italy. (fibs.it, 01 Sep 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 03 Feb 2020)

2015 for Italy (fibs.it, 01 Sep 2019)

She began playing the sport at age seven. (grandeslam.net, 28 May 2018)

She comes from a family of softball and baseball players. (fibs.it, 01 Sep 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (mcneesesports.com, 30 Jul 2019)

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games. (wbsc.org, 27 Jul 2020)

Her mother Loredana Auletta. (sportdonna.it, 24 Mar 2020)

"I am superstitious, but I will not reveal my secret." (sportdonna.it, 24 Mar 2020)

Philosophy:

"Play to your best ability, give 100% effort every single day and really strive to be the best athlete every single day, not just when it's an important game or when you're going to a championship." (wbsc.org, 27 Jul 2020)

She was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2019 European Championships in Czech Republic and Poland. (mcneesesports.com, 09 Jul 2019)

While playing for McNeese State University in the United States of America she was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the Southland Conference [SLC] in 2016 and 2017, and was named SLC Player of the Year in 2015, 2016 and 2017. She was also named SLC Softball Student-Athlete of the Year in 2016 and 2017, and in 2015 she was named SLC Freshman of the Year and Louisiana state Freshman of the Year. The jersey with the number 16, which she played in for McNeese State University, was officially retired in 2019. (fibs.it, 16 Mar 2019; mcneesesports.com, 01 Sep 2017)

General Interest

General
LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER
She says competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo is the fulfilment of a dream, after her mother, Loredana Auletta, competed for Italy at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. "I feel like this has always been my destiny. Going to the Olympics exactly 20 years after my mum went is unreal. The number 20 is a very important number to my family and I get goosebumps every time I think about it. This is the best team Italy has ever had. We're not just going to the Olympics to participate, we're going to win a medal." (mcneesesports.com, 30 Jul 2019)

FROM ITALY TO THE UNITED STATES
She was born in Modena, Italy. Her family relocated to Carlsberg, CA, United States of America, when she was age five. (fibs.it, 01 Sep 2019; mcneesesports.com, 30 Jul 2019; modenaindiretta.it, 30 Jul 2019; piazzaledellavittoria.it, 23 Jul 2019)

PLAYING IN THE UNITED STATES
In 2018 she played with independent league team the Scrap Yard Dawgs, based in Conroe, TX, United States of America. (grandeslam.net, 25 May 2018; piazzaledellavittoria.it, 23 Jul 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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