After spending four seasons with the IU softball team, CaraMia Tsirigos will continue her playing career at the international level.
On Monday, the Greek Softball Federation announced that Tsirigos was named to the Greek National Team roster for the European Softball Championship in late June. The tournament will take place in Bollate, Italy.
“I look forward to honoring my father’s heritage and the nation of Greece in the best way I know,” Tsirigos said through an IU Athletics release. “It is a once in a lifetime opportunity to have the chance to one day maybe compete for the Olympics.”
Tsirigos had a distinguished career at IU, playing primarily at the designated player position. Her 25 career home runs are fifth all-time in program history and her 117 walks drawn are second all-time.
This past season, Tsirigos earned First Team All-Big Ten honors and also received the Big Ten Medal of Honor for IU.
Greece will be one of 23 nations represented at the European Softball Championship. The tournament is the first part of the qualification process required for a European nation to reach the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. This will be the first Olympics since 2008 to feature softball.
Cameron Drummond
