With the Team Italy women's softball squad heading to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the Italian softball revolution has just begun. In order to compete at a higher level than the European standard, more Italian women than ever from both sides of the Atlantic are playing at U.S. colleges and high schools.

Starting every game in the Europe-Africa Olympic Softball Qualifier at first base for Team Italy, Italian American Andrea Howard was dependable in the infield at first base with 32 put outs and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. She helped the Azzurre softball squad qualify for the Tokyo Games when going 1-for- 3 in the Team Italy 5-0 shutout over Great Britain in the Europe-Africa Olympic Softball Qualifier final game.