Erica Xerri Mallan, captain of the Malta national team and Mellieħa Tigers, will be playing in Italy this year.

The Polizzi Generosa club have strengthened their squad in their bid to win promotion to the Serie B championship with the signing of Xerri Mallan for the rest of the season.

Xerri Mallan covers two essential roles in the game of softball, that of pitcher and catcher. At the end of this month she will embark on her new adventure.

In a statement, the Mellieħa Tigers said: "We are proud that one of our players is going to represent us abroad. This is not the first time for Erica as last year she attended a training camp of 15 days with the team of Arezzo.

"She is a very promising athlete and we're confident she will do well in a challenging league like that of Italy."

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