Mellieħa Northenders player Michael Bartolo has signed a one-year contract with Parma baseball club Oltretorrente, who play in the Italian Serie B championship.
This will be Bartolo's first experience in the Italian League but his second successive season abroad after figuring for Jeka Baseball Club, in the Netherlands, last year.
The 2008 and 2009 seasons have already been eventful ones for Bartolo, as besides playing for Jeka, he also played for the national team in the European Championship qualifiers last summer.
Bartolo also had a major role in Mellieħa's memorable season in which they completed the campaign without losing a game.