Softball in Western Australia
Softball is played in Western Australia.
History and governance
Softball saw a "benefit" in the bombing of Darwin and the inclusion of Australia in
Participation
The state association is involved with Softball Australia's Play Ball programme and is working to increase junior participation in the sport in their state.
National championships
Gilleys Shield
Western Australia won the Mack Gilley Shield in 1952 and 1953. They did not win in 1954 but won it again in 1955. They missed out in winning from 1956 to 1958, before winning again in 1959.[2][8] They did not win another championship between 1960 and 1994.[8] The state hosted the Mack Gilley Shield in Perth in 1952, 1957, and 1963.[2]
Elinor McKenzie Shield
At the 2007 Australian U-19 Women's Fastpitch Championship, Western Australia lost to New South Wales in the finals. Western Australian Chelsea Forkin was named the competition's most valuable player and best batter.[9]
Players
National team representatives
Members of the 2012 Australia women's national softball team from Western Australia include Verity Long-Droppert, Chelsea Forkin and Leigh Godfrey.[10]
American university players
Some softball players from this state have played softball for American universities, which depleted the level of high quality players available for local, state and international competitions.[11] They include Leigh Godfrey who attended Radford University in starting in 2009.[12]
Men's softball
In 1982, there were 208 men's open teams and 22 junior teams in Western Australia.[13] In 1985, Australia had an unofficial men's test team of all stars who played against the New Zealand national team in Melbourne. Team members from Western Australia included L. Anderson, T. Bull, D. Rector, and G. Knight.[14] In 1991, the Australia men's national softball team played four games of an eight-game test series against the New Zealand team in Perth.[15]
See also
References
- ^ a b Embrey, Lynn; Australian Softball Federation (1995). "Hits and Bunts". Batter up! : the history of softball in Australia. Bayswater, Vic.: Australian Softball Federation. pp. 69–127.
- ^ OCLC 71140.
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- ^ Embrey, Lynn; Australian Softball Federation (1995). "The Olympics". Batter up! : the history of softball in Australia. Bayswater, Vic.: Australian Softball Federation. pp. 152–156.
- ^ Embrey, Lynn; Australian Softball Federation (1995). "Appendix H". Batter up! : the history of softball in Australia. Bayswater, Vic.: Australian Softball Federation. p. 170.
- ^ "Softball: Softball Australia". A survey of cultural diversity and racism in Australian sport (PDF). Australia: Australian Human Rights Commission. p. 10. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Softball: Softball Australia". A survey of cultural diversity and racism in Australian sport (PDF). Australia: Australian Human Rights Commission. p. 162. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ OCLC 27509815.
- ^ "NSW too strong for gutsy WA". Eastern Reporter. Perth, Australia. 30 January 2007. p. 50. CES_T-20070130-050-150031. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Australian Open Women's Squad 2012". Australia: Softball Australia. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ Embrey, Lynn; Australian Softball Federation (1995). "Scholarships: Softball's "Brain Drain"". Batter up! : the history of softball in Australia. Bayswater, Vic.: Australian Softball Federation. p. 136.
- ^ "Radford University Athletics – 2009 Softball Roster". Ruhighlanders.com. 26 April 1989. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Embrey, Lynn; Australian Softball Federation (1995). "Hits and Bunts". Batter up! : the history of softball in Australia. Bayswater, Vic.: Australian Softball Federation. pp. 69–127 [124].
- ^ Embrey, Lynn; Australian Softball Federation (1995). "Appendix R". Batter up! : the history of softball in Australia. Bayswater, Vic.: Australian Softball Federation. pp. 214–215.
- ^ Embrey, Lynn; Australian Softball Federation (1995). "Appendix N". Batter up! : the history of softball in Australia. Bayswater, Vic.: Australian Softball Federation. pp. 194–195.