The largest series of youth baseball and fastpitch softball tournaments in Europe, the annual Tuscany Series in Italy, has announced dates and venues for 2012.
Altogether, there will be 15 tournaments in six categories, each lasting four days, hosted by the historic Tuscan cities of Florence, Grosseto, Antella, Arezzo, Siena and San Casciano, surrounded by the beautiful countryside of Tuscany and not far from the beaches of Maremma.
Teams are encouraged to enter as many tournaments as they like, and individual players can also come and be assigned to teams.
Tournaments
Tournament dates and locations are as follows:
U-16 Softball (girls aged 13-16)
August 2-5 in Arezzo
Seniores Softball (girls aged 14 and up)
July 26-29 in Grosseto
August 2-5 in Arezzo
Ragazzi Baseball (boys and girls aged 9-12)
July 5-8 in Florence
July 19-22 in Grosseto
July 26-29 in Arezzo
Allievi Baseball (boys and girls aged 12-14)
July 5-8 in Grosseto
July 12-15 in Antella
August 23-26 in Siena
Cadetti Baseball (boys and girls aged 14-16)
July 5-8 in Florence
July 12-15 in Grosseto
July 26-29 in Arezzo
August 2-5 in San Casciano
U-21 Baseball (boys and girls aged 16-21)
July 26-29 in Grosseto
August 2-5 in Arezzo
U-16 Softball (girls aged 13-16)
August 2-5 in Arezzo
Registration
The deadline for registration for any of these events is February 29, 2012, and teams can sign up for more than one event in the relevant age group.
Volunteers to help with the tournaments are also welcome.
Registration details and more information are on: www.tuscanyseries.it.