FILLER Andrea

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 8 Feb 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of birth: FORT WAYNE, IN

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : CHICAGO, IL

Residence Country:

United States of America

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

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Softball	2021

Australia Pacific Cup

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

Music. (tokyo2020.coni.it, 04 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Media and Communications - Northwestern University, United States of America

Husband Kyle Ruchim

Languages spoken:

Saronno Softball ASD [Italy]

Federico Pizzolini [national]

Position style:

Infield (tokyo2020.coni.it, 04 Jul 2021)

She broke her wrist in her sophomore year at Boston College in the United States of America, ruling her out of action for a year. (seniorclassaward.com, 01 Jan 2017)

She took up the sport in her back yard with her brothers while growing up in the United States of America. (journalgazette.net, 01 Nov 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Twitter profile, 09 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
DUAL CITIZENSHIP DUEL
She won a court appeal to earn Italian citizenship, for which she is eligible through her great-grandmother, challenging an Italian law that stated that citizenship could only be passed down the male side of the family. The case took almost three years to reach its outcome. "It was very hard mentally to maintain a positive attitude because I felt like the future of my softball career was entirely dependent on the Italian court's ruling. The process to get dual citizenship was long, confusing and felt like a roller coaster. Playing in the Olympics would be a culmination of 18 years of dedication and sacrifice to become the best softball player I can be. I feel even more proud to possibly represent Italy because I would be honouring the heritage of my family." (journalgazette.net, 01 Nov 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
After beginning her studies in media and communications at Boston College in the United States of America, she transferred to Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, to complete her degree, before studying towards a master's in sports administration from the same university. She has served as director of operations for Northwestern University women's field hockey and softball. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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