Gianni Falchi Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Bologna, Italy.[1][2][3] It is the home ballpark of Fortitudo Baseball Bologna in the Italian Baseball League.[1][4]
History
editThe baseball stadium was opened in 1969, becoming the new home of Fortitudo Bologna.[5] The stadium was named after Gianni Falchi, an Italian baseball journalist.[5][6]
The stadium on four occasions (1978, 1988, 1998, and 2009) hosted the games of the Baseball World Cup, and the European Baseball Championship and two editions of the Intercontinental Cup (1973 and 1993) were also played at the stadium.[7][8]
From September 18–22, 2019, it hosted games of the WBSC Baseball Europe/Africa Olympic qualifier.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Fortitudo Baseball Bologna - Stadio Gianni Falchi". www.fortitudobaseball.com.
- ^ "Welcome to Italy," ESPN.
- ^ "Punk Hits: Baseball in the Old Country". Baseball Prospectus. July 18, 2012.
- ^ "Baseball Qualifier Europe/Africa dal 18 al 22 Settembre a Bologna e Parma #RoadToTokyo"
- ^ a b "Stadio di baseball Gianni Falchi". Bologna Welcome.
- ^ Gmelch, George (2006). Baseball Without Borders: The International Pastime. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 9780803256064 – via Google Books.
- ^ "European Champions Cup between Unipol Bologna and Curacao Neptunus | CEB". www.baseballeurope.com.
- ^ "Il Gianni Falchi pronto per l'Europa!". Baseballmania.eu.
- ^ "Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier - The official site - WBSC". olympicsoftball.wbsc.org.
- ^ "Europe/Africa Qualifier - "Road to Tokyo"". wbsc.