CECCHETTI Greta

24 Mar 1989
32
Female
1.83/6'0''
ITALY

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BSB Baseball/Softball Softball 6

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium
ITA
Italy
0
USA
United States
2
Finished
Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium
ITA
Italy
0
AUS
Australia
1
Finished
Yokohama Baseball Stadium
JPN
Japan
5
ITA
Italy
0
Finished
Yokohama Baseball Stadium
ITA
Italy
0
MEX
Mexico
5
Finished
Yokohama Baseball Stadium
CAN
Canada
8
ITA
Italy
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Softball World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
7Softball2018Chiba, JPN
9Softball2014Haarlem, NED
9Softball2012Whitehorse, YT, CAN
13Softball2016Surrey, BC, CAN

European Championship
RankEventYearLocation
1Softball2021
1Softball2019
2Softball2017Bollate, ITA

Australia Pacific Cup
RankEventYearLocation
4Softball2020Blacktown, NSW, AUS
6Softball2019Blacktown, NSW, AUS
6Softball2018Blacktown, NSW, AUS
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Athlete, Coach
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Psychology - Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, United States of America
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English, Italian
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Bollate Softball 1969 [Italy] since 2004
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Federico Pizzolini [national]
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Pitcher (olympicsoftball.wbsc.org, 27 Jul 2019)
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Bats right, throws right (olympicsoftball.wbsc.org, 27 Jul 2019)
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Her sister Lara and her cousin Elisa are also softballers who have played for the Italian national team. (fibs.it, 11 Aug 2011; sportface.it, 03 Jan 2020; mitomorrow.it, 05 Feb 2019)
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2006 for Italy (fibs.it, 01 Sep 2019)
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She began playing the sport at age eight. (sportdonna.it, 01 Jul 2019)
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"I grew up fast when I was a girl. I didn't have coordination and was slow. My parents made me try different sports but I liked none of them, also because I got tired very often. Then my aunt, who played softball, asked me one day if I wanted to try it. I haven't stopped since then." (sportdonna.it, 01 Jul 2019)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 06 Mar 2021)
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She wears lucky earrings during games. (sportdonna.it, 01 Jul 2019)
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In 2020 she was named Most Valuable Player in the Italian Serie A1 final series, as her club Bollate won the national championship. (wbsc.org, 12 Oct 2020)

While playing for Texas A&M University Corpus Christi in the United States of America she was named to the Southland Conference All-Championship Team in 2011. (caller.com, 14 Aug 2019)

General Interest

General
CLUB HISTORY
She has played with Italian side Bollate Softball 1969 since she made her debut in the Italian Serie A1 in 2004. She has also played with the ACT Diamonds and the Victorian Titans in Australia. "Playing in Australia is an amazing experience. There are a lot of differences from the Italian league, I think the biggest one is the level of the competition which is a lot better in Australia. This kind of experience allows players like me to play against some of the best players in the world and learn from them. In the Australian championship there aren't any weak teams as there are in European competitions. Any team can beat you, so you always have to be on top of your game, you can never relax and waste a pitch or waste an at bat. And this is what makes you improve." (mitomorrow.it, 05 Feb 2019; europeansoftball.org, 09 Jan 2016; fibs.it, 01 Sep 2019)

COACHING CLINICS
She and club and national teammate Marta Gasparotto co-founded GretaMarta Softball Clinics to train young softball players around Italy. "The idea was born from a need, as growing up we never had bigger players as points of reference. And this is where the idea of the clinics was born. We aim to make young players more passionate [about softball]. Sometimes just a word, or a piece of advice is enough. [We want] to make our experiences available to the youngsters and make them fall in love with this sport even more. Now [2020] we have obviously stopped due to the coronavirus. However, it is a long-term project." (milanosportiva.com, 02 Mar 2020)

STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES
She entered Polk State College in Winter Haven, FL, United States of America, in 2018. After two years she switched to Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, where she earned a degree in psychology. (goislanders.com, 2011)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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