Women's Baseball - The Inside Pitch

Stacey Saggus - 2012 - One World Cup Wonders For the fifth episode of this series, we hear the story of NSW's Stacey Saggus who made her Nationals debut at the age of 15 at the 2003 Australian Women's Championship where she won gold!  Stacey shares with us her journey in baseball in NSW and her progression to the 2012 Australian Team at the World Cup in Canada.  #womeninsport #womensbaseball #womensbaseball   

Part 2 - Kathy Welsh - 2010 - One World Cup Wonders For the fourth episode of this series, we hear the story of Victoria's Kathy Welsh who took up the sport in her early 20s, before making her Nationals debut at the 2005 Australian Women's Championship with Victoria Provincial, before graduating to the Victorian team where she was part of Victoria's three-peat in 2007-08-09.  Kathy shares with us the impact the Doncaster Baseball Club had on her career, in addition to her time in the Czech Republic, and her progression into the 2010 Australian Team where she won silver at the World Cup in Venezuela.  #womeninsport #womensbaseball #womensbaseball   

Part 1 - Kathy Welsh - 2010 - One World Cup Wonders For the fourth episode of this series, we hear the story of Victoria's Kathy Welsh who took up the sport in her early 20s, before making her Nationals debut at the 2005 Australian Women's Championship with Victoria Provincial, before graduating to the Victorian team where she was part of Victoria's three-peat in 2007-08-09.  Kathy shares with us the impact the Doncaster Baseball Club had on her career, in addition to her time in the Czech Republic, and her progression into the 2010 Australian Team where she won silver at the World Cup in Venezuela.  #womeninsport #womensbaseball #womensbaseball   

Ep3 - ‘One Cup Wonders' - Bec Crosby (2008) For the third episode of this series, sit back and travel to 2008, and to Matsuyama in Japan, for the third IBAF World Cup and a chat with WA's Bec Crosby. Making her Nationals debut in 2006 as a 15yo, Bec was part of WA's stunning 2010 and 2012 nationals winning outfits, before making her Team Australia debut at the 2008 World Cup in Japan.   #womeninsport #womensbaseball #womensbaseball   

For the second episode in the 'Oe Cup Wonders' Series, we go back to 2006 and to Taiwan for the second IBAF World Cup, for a chat with Victoria's Terina Stokes. Hailing from New Zealand, from making her baseball debut in a pair of trackies in the mid 90s, Terina's baseball career took her to the inaugural Victorian (1999) and Australian (2001) teams. And after becoming a mother of two, she made her World Cup debut at the age 37! #womeninsport #womensbaseball #womeninsbaseball

2023 will see the return of the WBSC women's baseball world cup for the first time since 2018, so to coincide with this, this season will focus on each of the eight World Cups held since 2004 …….. but with a twist!  A little background before we dive in. Less than 70 Australian women have donned the green and gold for Australia at a World Cup.  I was privileged and honoured to represent Australia at the first six World Cups between 2004 and 2014 and it got me thinking about all the great team mates I had, many of which played one World Cup.  Sometimes I hear people say “I only played one… they only played one….' And I figured we need to stop using the word ‘only'... cos I reckon that to reach the heights of national team selection, whether it is for one, or 6,  or eight World Cups, well, you can play!  So for this upcoming eight-episode series, I will be sharing the stories of some of Australia's One Cup Wonders. Eight amazing women who represented Australia at one of these World Cups!   For the first episode, we head back to the inaugural World Cup in Canada in 2004 to hear Kelly Gunn's story.  A right-handed pitcher from NSW, Kelly Gunn shares her baseball journey which took her from a 13-year-old playing with the boys in Sydney's Sutherland Shire to one of the country's leading pitchers in the early 2000s including being the winning pitcher in New South Wales' first ever Nationals victory in 2003 and on the mound when Australia recorded its first ever victory over Japan at World Cup.  #womensbaseball #womeninbaseball #insidepitch

In 1999 in the western suburbs of Melbourne, 20 of the best women's baseball players in Victoria would step onto the artificial turf at Melbourne Ballpark in Altona which would begin a legacy that remains unrivalled in the sport in Australia today.  The event - the inaugural Australian Women's Championships. The team - the Victorian Women's Team. The coach - Grant Weir.  Weir's squad reigned supreme with an unbeaten run across the first three Australian Championships held from 1999-2001 in Melbourne and Sydney's Blacktown Olympic Park. So how did it all begin?  

#AWBC2022 A recap of the final day's WA v NSW game, plus Christina Kreppold, Erin Fox, Laura Neads, Shae Lillywhite and Amy McCann remember Jacinda Barclay & preview the gold medal game. 

#AWBC2022 The first sisters to play for Australia in a World Cup together, Kim and Tammy McMillan join the show to recap the clash of QLD v NSW.   WATCH the episode here https://youtu.be/-E1aEw9guH8    Kim (2008-2018) and Tammy (2016-2018) are both Country NSW alumni, but the pair later moved to play for NSW and QLD respectively.   Hannah Marshall and Jordan Richardson drop in live from Adelaide to recap their games!   ------------------------------------------------------   Women's Baseball the Inside Pitch will be coming at you with daily video podcasts during the 2022 Aussie women's nationals!   A stellar lineup of the country's biggest names to ever take to a nationals diamond will feature across the 2022 Australian Women's Baseball Championships which are on in Adelaide from April 15-21.   We will chat about what nationals and repping their state means to them, we will relive glory days and best Nationals moments, plus we will discuss all the action from the champs at West Beach!  

#AWBC2022 WOW! Baseball WA walk it off for the second straight night in Adelaide! Joining us to recap a stunning two days for the Perth HEAT is team leader Kaila Borgomastro and team alumni Natalie House (nee Rawlings).   The episode can also be viewed on YouTube here https://youtu.be/LnOSSyEWfl4   Also, apologies for the slight audio lag on Borgs' video There was a lot going on at the ballpark last night! ****   #womensbaseball #womeninbaseball   ------------------------------------------------------   Women's Baseball the Inside Pitch will be coming at you with daily video podcasts during the 2022 Aussie women's nationals!   A stellar lineup of the country's biggest names to ever take to a nationals diamond will feature across the 2022 Australian Women's Baseball Championships which are on in Adelaide from April 15-21.   We will chat about what nationals and repping their state means to them, we will relive glory days and best Nationals moments, plus we will discuss all the action from the champs at West Beach!    

#AWBC2022 South Australia's Bianca Smith joins the show to chat about the rise of women's baseball in the state, her work developing the state league, repping the red and blue at Nationals and her work with the Grow Her Game initiative.   #womensbaseball  

#AWBC2022 I chat to 12x Nationals rep and 2012 Team Australia World Cup rep Amanda Torrington who is repping the maroon for Queensland at the 2022 Australian Women's Championships in Adelaide this week.   WATCH THE INTERVIEW https://youtu.be/WOAKf4lvNHc    Torro's nationals career started with Queensland in 2010, before she moved to Victoria where she pulled on the blue and claimed the national title in 2017.   Torro chats to us about providing leadership to the young Queensland team and what it is like being a mum at Nationals.   #WomensBaseball #WomenInBaseball #WomenInSport   The Inside Pitch #awbc2022 podcasts will be coming at ya daily from the 2022 Australian Women's Baseball Championship in Adelaide! 

#AWBC2022 Day 3 Victoria v NSW Game Recap with NSW duo Brooke Shiels and Tahnee Lovering plus special episode drop ins from Ticara Geldenhuis (NSW) and Morgan Doty (VIC)!   WATCH THE EPISODE https://fb.watch/csZhyG2FJL/    A dual Team Australia alumni (2006, 2010) Brooke Shiels was part of Australia's 2010 silver medal-winning outfit. A proud NSW team member, across multiple nationals, Brooke claimed the 2006 national title before moving on to become the team's pitching coach for three years from 2014-2016.   Since 2004, Tahnee Lovering has amassed one of world baseball's most stunning resumes including contesting seven World Cups for Australia, winning silver and bronze medals, selected to the 2016 All World Team, plus a host of national titles with New South Wales.   The Inside Pitch #awbc2022 podcasts will be coming at ya daily from the 2022 Australian Women's Baseball Championship in Adelaide!   #womeninbaseball #womeninsport #womensbaseball  

The Inside Pitch #awbc2022 podcasts will be coming at ya daily from the 2022 Australian Women's Baseball Championship in Adelaide!   Australian and Victorian alumni Kathy Welsh joins the show to chat about all things nationals, opening day, Victoria's double header and more! Plus Aussie and Vic star Bronwyn Gell drops in live from Adelaide following a huge double-header day for the Vics who took two wins.   WATCH THE EPISODE https://fb.watch/csZj8oAkqa/    (Please excuse the audio delay late in the episode, due to an Optus network shutdown in Victoria on Saturday, was a bit chaotic at the end!)   #womeninbaseball #womeninsport #womensbaseball  

  In an epic episode, I chat with Australian baseball history enthusiast Tanith Harley who takes us through the origins of baseball in Australia for girls and women which date back to 1909! In the second half of the episode, we bring to you a full rundown of the 1934 All-Australian Women's Baseball Interstate Series held at the University of Sydney including an in-depth discussion on the teams, players, uniforms, equipment and a game-by-game recap! Head to our socials for photos!   Facebook @WomensBaseballInsidePitch  Instagram @womensbaseballinsidepitch  Twitter @womens_baseball #womensbaseball #womeninbaseball #womeninsport #womenssport #sportshistory 

Karina Connors My guest today is Karina Connors, or Sexo, cos when I met her she was Karina Sexton so that is what so many of us still call her.  A born and bred Lismorian (Lismore is on the far north coast of New South Wales just 100km south of the NSW/QLD border), Karina first picked up a tee-ball bat in the 80s before then taking up softball. Once she switched to baseball as a teenager, Karina begin building one enviable resume which leaves her as the only far north coast baseballer to have been selected for the Australian women's baseball team and the longest-serving Queensland baseball team representative - male or female - with 17 years spent in the maroon!  But beneath the stats is a story of hard work, determination, heartbreak and joy, from three career-threatening injuries to the birth of her daughter in the middle of her career, to a long-awaited World Cup debut after she had officially retired.  Now Karina is still involved in coaching baseball, but more significantly, doing her part to help rebuild a local community and baseball family in her hometown of Lismore, which was recently devastated by the floods of February 2022. How you can help From a world-class baseball facility, home of the Australian Little League Championships and Timberjacks Friendship Series, to a disaster zone. Far North Coast Baseball is actively seeking support to help rebuild the Albert Park baseball complex following the devastating floods that have impacted our region. All proceeds will go to the restoration of the complex and the clubs that make up the Far North Coast Baseball Association under the guidance of the FNC Baseball Association board of management. Every $$ helps us get one step close to having kids playing baseball and bringing tournaments back to Lismore.   Far North Coast Baseball GoFundMe  Donations Register #WomensBaseballInsidePitch #Podcast #WomensBaseball #InsidePitch #WomenInBaseball #WomenInSport 

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day to celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness against gender bias, and take action for equality. The theme for 2022 International Women's Day (IWD) is #BreakTheBias. In baseball, many women have had to break bias at some point in their baseball journey, whether it has been as a player, an umpire, coach, scorer, in the media or management positions.  On 2022 International Women's Day, I have chosen to feature and celebrate three women in baseball in Victoria, Australia who are leading by example on and off the field.  Jennie Moloney is changing the game off the field from the scorer's box. A life member and member of the team of the century at the Williamstown Baseball Club, Jennie began her scoring career at her very first game of baseball in 1976. Jennie has since scored at three Olympic Games, is currently one of just five members of the WBSC Scoring Commission, was named the 2019 WBSC Scorer of the Year, and in 2021 was appointed to the Baseball Scoring Director for the Tokyo Olympic Games.  When Janine Thompson saw no women on a list of registered umpires in Melbourne in 2006, she thought would do something about it by umpiring herself. 15 years later, Janine is the only woman currently umpiring in the Baseball Victoria Victorian Summer Baseball League, has umpired countless Women's National Championships, and has also umpired in Hong Kong and the USA. She was part of an all-women's umpiring crew at the Baseball Australia Showcase in 2021 which she will do again in 2022.  Abbey McLellan's journey in baseball has been one of commitment and persistence. Bursting onto the scene as a 11yo playing in Footscray Baseball Club's Under 16 team, the hard hitting outfielder turned catcher's career was almost derailed at just 21 years of age when a knee reconstruction ended her 2016 National Championships and World Cup aspirations. However, in a story of never letting go of your dreams, Abbey came back to represent her country at the 2018 World Cup and is now a leader of the Victorian Women's Baseball team.  #IWD2022 #WomensBaseballInsidePitch #Podcast #WomensBaseball #InsidePitch

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day to celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness against gender bias, and take action for equality. The theme for 2022 International Women's Day (IWD) is #BreakTheBias. In baseball, many women have had to break bias at some point in their baseball journey, whether it has been as a player, an umpire, coach, scorer, in the media or management positions.  On 2022 International Women's Day, I have chosen to feature and celebrate three women in baseball in Victoria, Australia who are leading by example on and off the field.  Jennie Moloney is changing the game off the field from the scorer's box. A life member and member of the team of the century at the Williamstown Baseball Club, Jennie began her scoring career at her very first game of baseball in 1976. Jennie has since scored at three Olympic Games, is currently one of just five members of the WBSC Scoring Commission, was named the 2019 WBSC Scorer of the Year, and in 2021 was appointed to the Baseball Scoring Director for the Tokyo Olympic Games.  When Janine Thompson saw no women on a list of registered umpires in Melbourne in 2006, she thought would do something about it by umpiring herself. 15 years later, Janine is the only woman currently umpiring in the Baseball Victoria Victorian Summer Baseball League, has umpired countless Women's National Championships, and has also umpired in Hong Kong and the USA. She was part of an all-women's umpiring crew at the Baseball Australia Showcase in 2021 which she will do again in 2022.  Abbey McLellan's journey in baseball has been one of commitment and persistence. Bursting onto the scene as a 11yo playing in Footscray Baseball Club's Under 16 team, the hard-hitting outfielder turned catcher's career was almost derailed at just 21 years of age when a knee reconstruction ended her 2016 National Championships and World Cup aspirations. However, in a story of never letting go of your dreams, Abbey came back to represent her country at the 2018 World Cup and is now a leader of the Victorian Women's Baseball team.  You can find Women's Baseball - The Inside Pitch on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music/Audible, Google Podcasts, Podbean, or wherever you listen to your podcasts!   #IWD2022 #WomensBaseballInsidePitch #Podcast #WomensBaseball #InsidePitch

2022 International Women's Day:  International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day to celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness against gender bias, and take action for equality. The theme for 2022 International Women's Day (IWD) is #BreakTheBias. In baseball, many women have had to break bias at some point in their baseball journey, whether it has been as a player, an umpire, coach, scorer, in the media or management positions.  On 2022 International Women's Day, I have chosen to feature and celebrate three women in baseball in Victoria, Australia who are leading by example on and off the field.  Jennie Moloney is changing the game off the field from the scorer's box. A life member and member of the team of the century at the Williamstown Baseball Club, Jennie began her scoring career at her very first game of baseball in 1976. Jennie has since scored at three Olympic Games, is currently one of just five members of the WBSC Scoring Commission, was named the 2019 WBSC Scorer of the Year, and in 2021 was appointed to the Baseball Scoring Director for the Tokyo Olympic Games.  When Janine Thompson saw no women on a list of registered umpires in Melbourne in 2006, she thought would do something about it by umpiring herself. 15 years later, Janine is the only woman currently umpiring in the Baseball Victoria Victorian Summer Baseball League, has umpired countless Women's National Championships, and has also umpired in Hong Kong and the USA. She was part of an all-women's umpiring crew at the Baseball Australia Showcase in 2021 which she will do again in 2022.  Abbey McLellan's journey in baseball has been one of commitment and persistence. Bursting onto the scene as a 11yo playing in Footscray Baseball Club's Under 16 team, the hard hitting catcher's career was almost derailed at just 21 years of age after a knee reconstruction ended her 2016 World Cup campaign. However, in a story of never letting go of your dreams, Abbey came back to represent her country at the 2018 World Cup and is now a leader of the Victorian Women's Baseball team.  #IWD2022 #WomensBaseballInsidePitch #Podcast #WomensBaseball #InsidePitch

S02 E02 - Tahnee Lovering - Australia When you've spent 18 years at the highest level of any sport, one thing is clear, you must be one of the very best in the game.      And Sydney's Tahnee Lovering is just that.   Tahnee was hooked on baseball from the age of 6 and instantly fell in love with catching.  Selected to make her National Championships debut with New South Wales at 16 as a bullpen catcher, in a cinderella story, just six months later, Tahnee found herself in the green and gold of Australia, and one of the youngest players at the 2004 World Series and World Cup.  Since 2004, Tahnee has amassed one of world baseball's most stunning resumes including contesting seven World Cups for Australia, winning silver and bronze medals, being selected to the 2016 all-world team, plus a host of national titles with New South Wales. But between the list of accolades is one of the most inspirational stories of hard work and fierce determination. Tahnee discusses her start in the sport, setbacks, fightbacks, her favourite memories and just how she has spent 18 years at the top in one of the most brutal positions in all of world sport.  Full disclosure, I did put her on the spot by asking her to name the best pitcher she has ever caught too…. and I fully appreciate the magnitude of the question days later after she has messaged me asking me to read a long list of names of people she didn't say… so that's on me, I will apologize to everyone she has ever caught too!  Anyway, it was an absolute privilege to share the field with Tahnee at multiple world cups for Australia and be a part of her amazing career as a teammate and rival.  And it is my honour to share her story with you today.

17-year-old Australian Genevieve Beacom made history in January 2022 as the first female pitcher for an Australian professional baseball team.  Gen took to the mound in the sixth inning for the Melbourne Aces in the team's Melbourne Challenge Series game against the Adelaide Giants. She pitched a scoreless inning without giving up a hit at Melbourne Ballpark. It wasn't the first time however that Gen has become the first girl or woman to break a new barrier or set a new milestone in baseball with the Melbourne pitcher also boasting the honours of being the first woman to pitch in a Victorian Summer League division one game, the first girl selected to a Victorian U16 team and to play for Australia at the Cal Ripken Series. Listen to Gen's story about this memorable night, about why she chose baseball, why she loves the sport, and what the future holds!  #WomensBaseballInsidePitch #WomensBaseball #InsidePitch  

#WomensBaseballInsidePitch Up next on The Inside Pitch, I head to Europe, Rotterdam in The Netherlands to be specific, to chat with five-time World Cup veteran Loes Asmus. Loes chats about her start in baseball at seven years of age, before a switch her sport of choice to softball as there were no opportunities in the Netherlands for girls to keep playing baseball as a teenager.  Loes was part of the inaugural Dutch National Team in 2010, and her journey has included five World Cups, the first European Women's Championships and a trip to play ball down under.    Apple iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/womens-baseball-the-inside-pitch/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7JUNZohOnJcnPwblYtRpxV?si=P-76Qs_JQYGuO-pp1GKfXA Podbean https://womensbaseballinsidepitch.podbean.com/   #WomensBaseball #WomeninBaseball #WomenInSport 

2021 signifies the twentieth anniversary of the inaugural Women's World Series held in July of 2001. The World Series, which was won by the USA and featured games at the Toronto SkyDome, was the precursor of the Women's World Cup as we know it today. The first episode in a special three-part series on the World Series featured Donna Mills of the USA, with episode two featuring Canada's Kate Psota. At just 15 years of age, Kate was one of the youngest at the World Series, and credits the experience in launching her international career which boasts a record eight World Cup appearances including six medals!  Amy McCann caught up with Kate to talk all things World Series, World Cup, her move from player to coach and more!  Key Links Baseball Canada Women's National Team  Olympic Team Canada Kate Psota Women's Baseball World Series  Psota announces retirement from Canada Women's Baseball National Team  Don't forget to throw us a like on social media too at: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WomensBaseballInsidePitch  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womensbaseballinsidepitch/  Twitter https://twitter.com/womens_baseball #WomensBaseballInsidePitch #womeninbaseball #womensbaseball 

#WomensBaseballInsidePitch In celebration of the 2021 Women In Baseball Week which runs July 25-31, and in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the inaugural Women's World Series held in July 2001, we bring to you a special three-part mini-podcast series! The theme of Women In Baseball Week in 2021 is 'Breaking Barriers: Women in Baseball Around the World' and the 2001 Women's World Series did just that! In 2000, American Jim Glennie made a call to Japanese, Canadian and Australian baseball representatives asking them to travel to Canada to play an international women's tournament.  The World Series, which was won by the USA and featured games at the Toronto SkyDome, was the precursor of the Women's World Cup as we know it today. The first episode in this series features Donna Mills of the USA. Donna took part in the 2001 World Series and credits the tournament for launching her baseball career that boasts dual World Cup gold in 2004 and 2006, in addition to World Cup MVP honours in 2006. Amy McCann caught up with Donna to discuss her beginnings in the game, breaking college softball records, her World Cup feats and what she remembers of that first World Series all these years later! #womeninbaseballweek  

For Episode 6, we travelled to Ota City, Gunma prefecture, about 80 kilometres outside of Tokyo, to chat with Chelsea Forkin!   From her start as the 2003 Baseball.com.au Women's Nationals batgirl to the 2004 World Cup Baseball All-World Team, onto numerous World Championships with Softball Australia and a USA Pro Softball career, before returning to the Team Australia Baseball in 2016, Chelsea's resume with either bat and ball is one to be envied.   And on July 1, she was named to the Australian Olympic Team 15-woman softball squad for Tokyo 2020!    #WomensBaseballInsidePitch #WomensBaseball #WomenInSport #womeninbaseball #Softball #Tokyo2020

#WomensBaseballInsidePitch Episode 5 has dropped! After travelling from Australia to the USA, over to the UK, back across to Canada, this week we are off to the land of the rising sun - Japan! We chat with five-time World Cup rep Risa Nakashima who started her Team Japan playing career in 2002 before going on to win four world titles between 2008 and 2014. Moving into the coaching ranks, Risa was an assistant coach for Team Japan in 2016 and Team Australia in 2018. For the 2020/21 World Cup (fingers crossed we see it played soon) Risa will aim to lead Japan to a seventh straight World Cup gold as the Women's National Team Head Coach. Enjoy!  Search "Women's Baseball - The Inside Pitch" or visit:

#WomensBaseballInsidePitch Episode 4 - Bonjour fans!  Bienvenue to episode four of Women's Baseball, The Inside Pitch which features Canadian National Women's Team member Daphnee Gelinas. 24yo Daphnee, who hails from Canada's mostly French-speaking Québec province, talks with us about how she got started in the sport in Canada (teaser - she is actually a leftie who decided to switch so she could catch!), juggling training in sub-zero degree temperatures, her rise through the ranks of the national team, her amazing performance at the 2018 World Cup and a whole lot more women's baseball!!  #WomensBaseball #InsidePitch Links USA v Canada 2018 World Cup Bronze medal Game  Canadian Girls Baseball  Don't forget to throw us a like on social media too at: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WomensBaseballInsidePitch  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womensbaseballinsidepitch/  Twitter https://twitter.com/womens_baseball  

For episode three of women's baseball the inside pitch, we travel to Cornwall, a town located on England's most southwestern tip to catch up with Amanda, Doris, Hocking.  It was pretty obvious to most who knew her that Amanda was destined to make a difference in the world of baseball.  After getting her first baseball ball and glove at age 7, she took it to school and convinced them to switch from rounders to baseball.  And from little things, big things grow. Over the last few years, Amanda founded Women's Baseball UK (WB-UK), was named first General Manager of the GB Women's Team and has overseen the development of the Women's Baseball UK League which begins May 22!  Amanda also shares with us how she credits baseball with saving her life, and we discuss the aftermath of “that post” that dominated social media.  So sit back, grab a cup of tea, and enjoy episode three of women's baseball the inside pitch.  Links  Women's Baseball UK https://www.wbuk.co.uk/ British Federation launches Women's Baseball league, names Amanda Hocking first National Team manager https://www.wbsc.org/news/historic-british-federation-launches-womens-baseball-league-names-amanda-hocking-first-national-team-manager British Baseball Federation apologises for "pain and distress" caused by Women's Baseball League image https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1107399/british-baseball-federation-apologises  Baseball in Britain Confronts Issues With Sexism https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/sports/baseball/britain-amanda-doris-hocking.html #WomensBaseballInsidePitch #WomensBaseball #WomenInSport #InsidePitch

My next guest for episode two needs no introduction, mainly because to do so would take longer than the podcast interview! But I wanted to provide a snapshot of what is fast becoming of the most impressive baseball resumes going around, and it is not even close to being complete.  To summarise, as a player she was a collegiate softball player with Villanova, a 4 time World Cup representative for USA Baseball Women's National Team & won two medals. As a coach, she took over the Head Coach role of the USA Women's National Team Coach in 2019 and has been a member of the Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball coaching staff since 2019. And of course, because she is simply a superwoman, she is a firefighter by trade!  I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did with Veronica Alvarez.  Links USA Baseball usabaseball.com 2019 Pan Pacific Gold usabaseball.com/news/topic/womens/team-usa-wins-gold-at-copabe-pan-american-championships Alvarez Oakland Athletics mlb.com/news/veronica-alvarez-coaching-in-athletics-camp  A game of their own - Jennifer Ring booktopia.com.au/a-game-of-their-own-jennifer-ring/book Stolen Bases - Jennifer Ring https://www.amazon.com.au/Stolen-Bases-American-Girls-Baseball MLB Trailblazer mlb.com/trailblazer-series  MLB Breakthrough Series mlb.com/breakthrough-series Don't forget to throw us a like on social media too at: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WomensBaseballInsidePitch  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womensbaseballinsidepitch/  Twitter https://twitter.com/womens_baseball #WomensBaseballInsidePitch  #Podcast  #WomensBaseball  #InsidePitch

G'Day! Welcome to Women's Baseball - The Inside Pitch.  In the leadoff spot is Australia's Laura Neads, or Lulu as she is known to most! Lulu, 31, has been playing baseball for nearly 25 years, with half of it spent in the Australian squad. In this episode, she tells us about her journey through the sport from a seven-year-old in teeball, to her national team debut, pitching for Australia in a World Cup final, overcoming injuries, and she talks openly about the tragic loss of her best mate, and friend to many of us, Jacinda Barclay. LINKS  Greenway Giants BC - Sydney greenwaygiants.org.au/  Baseball NSW Women - baseballnsw.com.au/womens Baseball Australia Jacinda Barclay Vale - baseball.com.au/news/jacinda-barclay-passes-away/  Baseball Australia Women's Showcase News - baseball.com.au/news/massive-weekend-locked-in-for-womens-showcase/  Baseball Australia "A league of their own" - aleagueofherown.com.au/  WBSC World Cups - wbwc.wbsc.org/en/WorldCup/editions Don't forget to throw us a like on social media too at: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WomensBaseballInsidePitch  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womensbaseballinsidepitch/  Twitter https://twitter.com/womens_baseball #WomensBaseballInsidePitch  #Podcast  #WomensBaseball  #InsidePitch

G'day everyone, and welcome to the very first episode of Women's Baseball - The Inside Pitch! Join host and six-time World Cup representative Amy McCann, for some of the inside stories of the elite players and coaches and a host of trailblazing women making their way in baseball all across the world. Through in-depth interviews, we will learn how they got into the sport, where their passion lies, honed their skills. We will also hear about their challenges and motivations and what drives them each day. So if you're a fan of baseball, women's baseball, women's sports or simply are looking for a unique podcast where you will meet some amazing people, then grab a hotdog and drink, and join me for a trip around the bases in Women's Baseball - The Inside Pitch. Tune in on Wednesdays, with the first one dropping on April 21 and featuring Australia's World Cup legend Laura Neads!  You can find us on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music/Audible, Google Podcasts, Podbean, or wherever you listen to your podcasts!   Search Women's Baseball - The Inside Pitch!  Don't forget to throw us a like on social media too at: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WomensBaseballInsidePitch  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womensbaseballinsidepitch/  Twitter https://twitter.com/womens_baseball #WomensBaseballInsidePitch  #Podcast  #WomensBaseball  #InsidePitch