Erica Xerri Mallan, the team captain of the Tigers Softball Club, has accepted an offer to play for Italian Serie A1 league side Macerata Softball. Xerri Mallan will join the team ahead of the 2010 Italian league which commences on April 3 and runs until July.

Macerata will kick off their league campaign with a match against former champions Fiorini Forli, who finished runners-up last year. The target of Macerata this season is to qualify for the play-offs.

Macerata are a popular team in the European softball scene as they have won several honours, namely the Italian league title in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004 and the European Cup in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2006.

Roberto Andolfi, the Tigers' coach and manager, was in charge of Macerata in 2005.

"The club is very proud of Xerri Mallan's success and would like to congratulate her for earning the opportunity to join such a renowned team," Tigers said in statement.

For more information on the Tigers Softball Club visit the website www.freewebs.com/melliehatigers/ or send an email to tigersoftballmalta@gmail.com.

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