Francesca Francolini

Francesca Francolini was a former Italian softball player who competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. She followed in the footsteps of her brother Federico who started playing baseball with the Fano club as a child. Francesca started playing baseball at age nine, taught by her father. She later played for Pianoro, Bologna, and finally Macerata. Her début with the national team came at the 1998 World Championships. A left-handed first baseman, she won five European Championships from 1999-2007.