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Women’s Baseball - The Inside Pitch2025 Nationals Rewind - Kira Kuwamoto (VIC)We all want to be back in Melbourne for the 2025 Nationals.
Yes, Post Nationals Depression has hit hard.
So cure what ails ya with this series rewinding to all things April and Melbourne Ballpark.
In this episode, host Amy McCann interviews Kira Kuwamoto from Victoria.
In this engaging conversation, Kira Kumoto shares her journey from Japan to Australia, discussing the cultural differences in baseball, her experiences in state teams, and the joy of playing the sport.
She emphasizes the importance of mindset in performance and reflects on her role as a coach for youth base...2025-06-1619 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside Pitch2025 Nationals Rewind - Meaghan Haggart (WA)We all want to be back in Melbourne for the 2025 Nationals.
Yes, Post Nationals Depression has hit hard.
So cure what ails ya with this series rewinding to all things April and Melbourne Ballpark.
In this episode, host Amy McCann interviews Meaghan Haggart from WA. 2025-06-1022 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside Pitch2025 Nationals Rewind - Mackenzie Jackson (NSW)We all want to be back in Melbourne for the 2025 Nationals.
Yes, Post Nationals Depression has hit hard.
So cure what ails ya with this series rewinding to all things April and Melbourne Ballpark.
In this episode, host Amy McCann interviews Mackenzie Jackson from New South Wales. 2025-06-0325 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside Pitch2025 Nationals Rewind - Sarah McMahon (SA)We all want to be back in Melbourne for the 2025 Nationals.
Yes, Post Nationals Depression has hit hard.
So cure what ails ya with this series rewinding to all things April and Melbourne Ballpark.
In this episode, host Amy McCann interviews Sarah McMahon from South Australia.
We chat about her experiences in women's baseball, particularly focusing on her return to Nationals after a break, the dynamics of a young South Australian team, and the growth of women's baseball in the region.
We discuss the importance of community, leadership, and the excitement surrounding the future of...2025-05-2924 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside Pitch2025 Nationals Rewind - Charlotte Stokes - QLDWe all want to be back in Melbourne for the 2025 Nationals.
Yes, Post Nationals Depression has hit hard.
So cure what ails ya with this series rewinding to all things April and Melbourne Ballpark.
In this episode, host Amy McCann interviews Charlotte Stokes, a rising star in Queensland women's baseball.
Tune in to hear them discuss Charlotte's transition from youth baseball to competing at the national level, her memorable performances during the nationals, and the challenges she faced as a rookie.
Charlotte shares insights on team dynamics, her goals for the future, and highlights a promising player to watch...2025-05-2215 min
Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchGirls Are Players Too - Western Australia - Eynon and AtkinsonCaitlin Eynon and Chloe Atkinson join the show for the fifth and final episode in our Girls Are Players Too series.
Host Amy McCann and co-hosts Tahnee Lovering and Amy Cannington, chat all things the history of WA Women's Baseball, the grit and determination of the players, the emergence of new stars, and their fave WA players of all time.
Caitlin and Chloe share insights on training, the Elite Series and their 2023 National Championship win.
The discussion also touches on the lessons learned from international experiences, the significance of mindset in baseball, and the challenges faced by two-way pla...2025-04-0857 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchGirls Are Players Too - Queensland - Molly Paddison and Karina ConnorsIn episode four of the Girls Are Players Too series, we jump into the world of Queensland women's baseball and discuss all things maroon!
We hear from Queensland baseball legend Karina Connors, Head Coach of the Queensland White team in 2025, about what she has seen across her 25 years in maroon baseball, the excitement of winning the 2023 Youth Nationals gold, coaching male and female athletes, and more.
Molly “The Business” Paddison shares her journey from ballet to baseball, and through the ranks of junior Queensland baseball, about being the only female athlete in teams, winning the 2023 Yout...2025-04-021h 07Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchGirls Are Players Too - New South Wales Ticara Geldenhuis and Lisa NakashioWelcome to the "Girls are Players Too" Podcast, a special series brought to you by Women's Baseball The Inside Pitch.
GRP2 will count down to the 2025 Australian Women’s and Australian Youth Women’s Championships which will take over Melbourne Ballpark from April 13-19.
WBIP founder Amy McCann teams up with fellow Emeralds alumni Tahnee Lovering and Amy Cannington and this trio knows their Nationals!McCann claimed seven national crowns with Victoria (2003-2014), Lovering five titles with New South Wales (2004-2018), while Cannington (née Collins) is one of the few to win gold in two states, representing both Victori...2025-03-261h 13Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchGirls Are Players Too - South Australia with Jess Maslin and Bianca RamseyWelcome to the "Girls are Players Too" Podcast, a special series brought to you by Women's Baseball The Inside Pitch.
GRP2 will count down to the 2025 Australian Women’s and Australian Youth Women’s Championships which will take over Melbourne Ballpark from April 13-19.
WBIP founder Amy McCann teams up with fellow Emeralds alumni Tahnee Lovering and Amy Cannington and this trio knows their Nationals!McCann claimed seven national crowns with Victoria (2003-2014), Lovering five titles with New South Wales (2004-2018), while Cannington (née Collins) is one of the few to win gold in two states, representing both Victori...2025-03-191h 02Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchGirls Are Players Too - Victoria with Belinda Cannington and Allie BebbereWelcome to the "Girls are Players Too" Podcast, a special series brought to you by Women's Baseball The Inside Pitch.
GRP2 will count down to the 2025 Australian Women’s and Australian Youth Women’s Championships which will take over Melbourne Ballpark from April 13-19.
WBIP founder Amy McCann teams up with fellow Emeralds alumni Tahnee Lovering and Amy Cannington and this trio knows their Nationals!
McCann claimed seven national crowns with Victoria (2003-2014), Lovering five titles with New South Wales (2004-2018), while Cannington (née Collins) is one of the few to win gold in two states, representing both...2025-03-121h 14
Women’s Baseball - The Inside Pitch2025 AWC + AYWC - Chat with Baseball Australia's Michael IbbotsonFrom April 13-19, six open women’s teams (16+) and five youth women’s sides (U16) from across the country will compete in Melbourne at the 2025 Australian Women’s and Youth Women’s Championships.
The schedules dropped earlier this week and in this conversation, Amy McCann invites Baseball Australia's National Tournament Director Michael Ibbotson discuss the upcoming Australian Women's and Youth Women's Nationals, exploring the intricacies of tournament management, scheduling challenges, and the importance of community engagement.
They delve into the evolution of tournament formats, the significance of having youth and women's gold medal games on the same...2025-03-0734 min
Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchBeyond the Bases - Townsville Women's BaseballWelcome to the second episode "Beyond the Bases which will hit up the grassroots of Australian baseball to hear from clubs doing great things for women and girls baseball all across the country.
Today we travel to Townsville to chat all things Townsville women's baseball and for a chat with Paula Doherty (1:43), Emma Reid (16:00) and Nicola Caldwell (26:42).
Plus remember to visit womensbaseball.me for all your women's baseball news and merch needs! Enjoy!
2025-02-2835 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchBeyond the Bases - Carine CatsWelcome to the first episode of a new season of Women's Baseball The Inside Pitch.
"Beyond the Bases" will hit up the grassroots of Australian baseball to hear from clubs doing great things for women and girls baseball all across the country.
For the inaugural episode, we visited the Carine Cats Baseball Club in Perth, Western Australia to hear about chat with President Craig Padifield, Junior Chair Kelly Wiersma and Junior Player Mylie Watt.
Visit https://carinecats.com.au/ today.
Plus remember to visit womensbaseball.me for all your women's baseball news...2025-01-161h 01Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchSZN6 Audrey CheungWhat a 2024 for Audrey Cheung!
Going yard at the world's first Little League Nationals in Lismore and then repping Team Australia at the U12 World Cup quallies in Guam.
In this episode, Amy McCann interviews Audrey Cheung from Victoria, Australia. Audrey shares her journey in baseball, starting from her early days playing t-ball to her experiences in the Australian Little League Championships and her recent selection for the Australian team. The conversation highlights the challenges and joys of being a female athlete in a male-dominated sport, her memorable moments on and off the field, and h...2024-12-2021 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchSZN6 Claire O'SullivanIn Season 6, travel around Australia's diamonds to hear from the people, clubs, organisations and players doing great things down under for Aussie women's baseball.
Episode 3 features dual World Cup Emerald Claire O'Sullivan, a legend of New South Wales Baseball. Hear about Claire's start in regional NSW, her time with Country NSW, her Emeralds debut and that seven year gap between time in the green and gold, plus her recent stint with the Kyushu Honeys in Japan.
Also remember to head to womensbaseball.me :)
2024-11-2438 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchSZN6 - Baseball NT - Kai Meuronen, Gemma Scales, Templar MurrellIn Season 6, we travel around Australia's diamonds chatting to the people, clubs, organisations and players doing great things down under for Aussie women's baseball.
For episode 3, we hit the top end to hear about all things Northern Territory women's baseball, significantly the Darwin Women's League.
Listen to Kai Meuronen, Participation & Pathways Manager at Baseball NT, Head Coach of the Stingers Gemma Scales (16:50), and Cyclones player Templar Murrell (29:55).
2024-11-1248 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchSZN6 - Baseball WA - Lachlan Dale, Ava Tyson, Chloe AtkinsonIn Season 6, travel around Australia's diamonds chatting to the people, clubs, organisations and players doing great things down under for Aussie women's baseball.
For episode 2, we travel to Perth, Western Australia, to speak with Baseball WA CEO Lachlan Dale about the new WA Elite Women's Series, and all things WA Women's Baseball.
We also have a chat to rising stars Ava Tyson (23:46) and Chloe Atkinson (34:51) who featured in the opening game for the Melville Braves and Wanneroo Giants.
2024-10-2344 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchSZN6 - 2024 Barclay CupIn Season 6, we travel around Australia's diamonds chatting to the people, clubs, organisations and players doing great things down under for Aussie women's baseball.
For episode 2, we talk all things The Barclay Cup, which is an epic week of baseball honouring Jacinda Barclay, a standout Australian athlete, one heck of a ballplayer, and an even better person off the field, who sadly passed away in 2020.
The Cup brings together female ballers aged 13-16 for a week of fun on and off the field from September 29th to October 5th with teams from Victoria, New South W...2024-09-2822 min
Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchSZN5 Firsts - Maddi Erwin (AUS)
Welcome to Season 5 Episode 8 of Women's Baseball the Inside Pitch.
Season 5 is all about 'Firsts' and in the eighth and final episode for the season, we chat with Maddi Erwin from Canberra who became the first Canberran female to play in a World Cup game for the Australian Emeralds.
2024-09-2445 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchSZN5 Firsts - Emma Gainsford (AUS)
Welcome to Season 5 Episode 7 of Women's Baseball the Inside Pitch.
This season is all about 'Firsts' and in this episode we chat with 12-year-old Emma Gainsford from Sydney, Australia, who in July 2024 became the first Australian female to participate in the Little League World Series in the USA!
2024-09-1618 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchSZN5 Firsts - Jean Fruth (USA)
Welcome to Season 5 Episode 6 of Women's Baseball the Inside Pitch.
This season is all about 'Firsts' and today's episode talks all things about the first major documentary on the modern-day international women's baseball community.
In this episode, Amy McCann chats with acclaimed sports photographer Jean Fruth who with Jeff Idelson, former president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum, has directed and produced See Her Be Her, a documentary on women’s baseball around the globe.
The story follows the lives of seven women baseball stars who are at the pinnacle of their game and represent the United States...2024-08-2342 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchSZN5 Firsts - Amy Collins (AUS)
Welcome to Season 5 of Women's Baseball the Inside Pitch, “Firsts”, where a host of trailblazing players from around the world share their stories about how and when they became the first woman to…….
In Episode 5, I chat with Amy Collins, now Cannington, from Australia.
One half of the first sister duo to play for Australia, Amy has won nationals with Victoria and NSW and has played three World Cups for Australia.
Enjoy!
2024-08-021h 16Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchSZN5 Firsts - Laura Hirai (Great Britain)
Welcome to Season 5 of Women's Baseball the Inside Pitch, “Firsts”, where a host of trailblazing players from around the world share their stories about how and when they became the first woman to…….
In Episode 4, I chat with Laura Hirai from London, England!
Laura has etched her name into the history books as the first women to play baseball for the Great Britain U16/U18 (boys) National teams, the first woman to represent both the Great Britain women's baseball and softball teams, the first ball girl for the New York Yankees, yes the Yankees, at the UK Series in London... a...2024-07-2058 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchSZN5 Firsts - Morgan Doty (Australia)
Welcome to Season 5 of Women's Baseball the Inside Pitch, “Firsts”, where a host of trailblazing players from around the world share their stories about how and when they became the first woman to…….
In Episode 3, I chat with Morgan Doty, who launched herself onto the women's baseball world in a big way in 2010 with an epic walk-off double which gave WA their first National Championship victory.
That just got Doty's career started, with the Perth-native going on to star for two states - WA and VIC - while also shining for Australia at three World Cups.
2024-07-041h 26Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchSZN5 "Firsts" Isobel Lambert (Australia)
Welcome to Season 5 of Women's Baseball the Inside Pitch, “Firsts”
Join me as a host of trailblazing players from around the world share their stories about how and when they became the first woman to…….
In Episode 2, I chat with 17yo Isobel Lambert from New South Wales who in 2023 became the first Australian woman to play at a Senior League World Series.
In 2024, Isobel was also a coach of the NSW team which became the inaugural champions of the Australian Little League Girls National Championships - the world's first national title for girls!
2024-06-1235 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchSZN5 "Firsts" Carly Moore (Australia)
Welcome to Season 5 of Women's Baseball the Inside Pitch, “Firsts”
Join me as a host of trailblazing players from around the world share their stories about how and when they became the first woman to…….
First up is Carly Moore, the first South Australian woman to represent Team Australia Baseball at a WBSC World Cup.
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Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchStacey Saggus - 2012 - One World Cup WondersStacey 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
2023-08-011h 08
Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchKathy Welsh - 2010 - Part 2 - One World Cup WondersPart 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 a...2023-07-2357 min
Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchKathy Welsh - 2010 - Part 1 - One World Cup WondersPart 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 a...2023-07-1338 min
Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchBec Crosby - 2008 - One World Cup Wonders
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
2023-07-0940 min
Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchTerina Stokes - 2006 - One World Cup WondersFor 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
2023-06-231h 06
Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchKelly Gunn - 2004 - One World Cup Wonders2023 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 Worl...2023-06-1158 min
Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchJason Pospishil - Australian Emeralds Manager
🎧 New Episode Alert 👉 Jason Pospishil - Team Australia Baseball Emeralds Manager.
From how Jason started playing baseball in Sydney, his move into coaching and across to the Emeralds, his coaching philosophies and of course the shaping of the Australian Squad for the 2023 WBSC World Cup, this episode sure has a lot packed into an hour!
Enjoy!
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2023-05-0357 min
Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchGrant Weir - Victorian Women’s Baseball Team 25th AnniversaryIn 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 a...2023-03-3149 min
A League of Their Own Recaps | LezCast: Queer & Lesbian PodcastA League of Their Own | Season 1 Episode 4 Recap with Amy McCannA League of Their Own | Season 1 Episode 4 Recap with Amy McCann
Host Amanda Costner and guest host, professional baseball player Amy McCann dive into episode four of Amazon Prime's A League of Their Own. Amy goes into personal detail about what it was like growing up in Australia as a girl who wants to play baseball, finding the characters of A League of Their Own relatable in their desire to play ball as well as their struggle to find a way to play. Amy gives a unique point of view--she's lived the experience the series is portraying...2022-08-251h 13
LezCast: Queer & Lesbian PodcastA League of Their Own | Season 1 Episode 4 Recap with Amy McCannA League of Their Own | Season 1 Episode 4 Recap with Amy McCann
Host Amanda Costner and guest host, professional baseball player Amy McCann dive into episode four of Amazon Prime's A League of Their Own. Amy goes into personal detail about what it was like growing up in Australia as a girl who wants to play baseball, finding the characters of A League of Their Own relatable in their desire to play ball as well as their struggle to find a way to play. Amy gives a unique point of view--she's lived the experience the series is portraying...2022-08-251h 13Women’s Baseball - The Inside Pitch#AWBC2022 WA v NSW, Kreppold, Fox, Neads, Lillywhite and McCann remember Jacinda Barclay & preview gold medal game#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.
2022-04-201h 24Women’s Baseball - The Inside Pitch#AWBC2022 NSW v QLD - Tammy & Kim McMillan + Hannah Marshall and Jordan Richardson
#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!
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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...2022-04-201h 21Women’s Baseball - The Inside Pitch#AWBC2022 Baseball WA walk it off again - Kaila Borgomastro + Natalie House (nee Rawlings).
#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! ****
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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...2022-04-2035 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside Pitch#AWBC2022 South Australia’s Bianca Smith drops in for a chat from Adelaide
#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
2022-04-1820 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside Pitch#AWBC2022 2022 Queensland and former Victorian rep Amanda Torrington
#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 t...2022-04-1830 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside Pitch#AWBC2022 Victoria V NSW battle recap with Tahnee Lovering, Brooke Shiels, Morgan Doty & Ticara Geldenhuis
#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...2022-04-181h 09Women’s Baseball - The Inside Pitch#AWBC2022 Victorian opening day double header recap - Kathy Welsh & Bronwyn Gell
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!)
#womenin...2022-04-161h 01Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS02 E07 - Tanith Harley - History Of Australian Women’s Baseball including 1934 All-Australian Women’s Baseball Interstate Series
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!
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#womensbaseball #womeninbaseball #womeninsport #womenssport #sportshistory 2022-04-081h 40Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS02 E06 - Karina Connors (nee Sexton) - AustraliaKarina 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 t...2022-03-241h 27Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS02 E05 - Janine Thompson - Umpire - Australia - International Women’s Day 2022International 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.
Jenn...2022-03-0737 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS02 E04 - Abbey McLellan - Player - Australia - International Women’s Day 2022International 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.
Jenn...2022-03-0750 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS02 E03 - Jennie Moloney - Scorer - Australia - 2022 International Women’s Day2022 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 of...2022-03-0738 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS02 E02 - Tahnee Lovering - AustraliaS02 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...2022-02-041h 20
Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS02 E01 - Genevieve Beacom - Australia17-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 wom...2022-01-2054 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS01 E09 - Loes Asmus (NED)#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. 2021-09-2746 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS01 E08 - Kate Psota (CAN)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 wh...2021-08-171h 00Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS01 E07 - Donna Mills (USA)#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, whi...2021-07-271h 14Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS01 E06 - Chelsea Forkin (AUS)
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!
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2021-07-061h 09Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS01 E05 - Risa Nakashima (JPN)#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 a...2021-06-1654 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS01 E04 - Daphnee Gelinas (CAN)#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!!
#Wome...2021-06-011h 19Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS01 E03 - Amanda ‘Doris‘ Hocking (UK)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...2021-05-1857 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS01 E02 - Veronica Alvarez (USA)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 Natio...2021-05-041h 19Women’s Baseball - The Inside PitchS01 E01 - Laura Neads (AUS)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, J...2021-04-2051 minWomen’s Baseball - The Inside PitchWelcome to the The Inside Pitch!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 b...2021-04-1203 min