SEGUIN, Texas — Following a ninth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, the Texas Lutheran softball team will head to Italy from October 6-13, competing and sightseeing in Rome and the Amalfi Coast featuring stops in Naples, Sorrento, and the Vatican City. The Bulldogs will play at least three games against teams from Italy.
The trip starts in Rome, a three-day stretch that includes two games against the Italian national team. From there, the Bulldogs will travel through Naples and Sorrento before playing one final game in Rome before returning home to Seguin.
This will be the first foreign trip in program history. Twenty-eight of 31 athletes on the 2023 fall roster will be traveling with the team, including eight newcomers and the TLU Softball coaches and support staff.
“The chance to take a group of college students to another country halfway across the world will be an adventure,” said head coach Wade Wilson. “We will have a chance to compete against Italian teams in their home country, which is a once in a lifetime opportunity. We are extremely excited!”
Streaming of the games is to be determined, but if the games are streamed all links will be available on tlubulldogs.com.
You can follow along on the program’s social media platforms as they compete against high-level teams, connect as a team, and experience different cultures throughout their travels:
Twitter: @TLUsoftball
Instagram: @tlu_softball
Facebook: /txlutheransoftball
For more information on Texas Lutheran softball, follow the Bulldogs on Facebook (@txlutheransoftball), Twitter (@TLUsoftball), and Instagram (@tlu_softball) and as always you can find updates on all Texas Lutheran athletics on tlubulldogs.com and all official TLU social media channels (@tluathletics on Twitter, @tlu_athletics on Instagram and TikTok, and @tlubulldogs on Facebook).