Join Amy McCann, Team Australia alumni (2002-2014) and 6-time WBSC World Cup representative, for a trip around the bases with some of women’s baseball’s elite players and coaches, in addition to a host of trailblazing women making their way in baseball all across the world. Learn what got them into baseball, how and where they developed their passion for the game, about their challenges and motivations, and what drives them each day.
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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 preside…
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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 w…
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SZN5 Firsts - Laura Hirai (Great Britain)
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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 t…
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SZN5 Firsts - Morgan Doty (Australia)
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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 ga…
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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 …
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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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Stacey Saggus - 2012 - One World Cup Wonders
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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 Cu…
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Kathy Welsh - 2010 - Part 2 - One World Cup Wonders
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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'…
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Kathy Welsh - 2010 - Part 1 - One World Cup Wonders
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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'…
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Bec Crosby - 2008 - One World Cup Wonders
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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 …
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Terina Stokes - 2006 - One World Cup Wonders
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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) team…
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Kelly Gunn - 2004 - One World Cup Wonders
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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…
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Jason Pospishil - Australian Emeralds Manager
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🎧 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! 🎧 iTu…
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Grant Weir - Victorian Women’s Baseball Team 25th Anniversary
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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. Th…
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#AWBC2022 WA v NSW, Kreppold, Fox, Neads, Lillywhite and McCann remember Jacinda Barclay & preview gold medal game
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#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.By WomensBaseballInsidePitch
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#AWBC2022 NSW v QLD - Tammy & Kim McMillan + Hannah Marshall and Jordan Richardson
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#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 Jor…
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#AWBC2022 Baseball WA walk it off again - Kaila Borgomastro + Natalie House (nee Rawlings).
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#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’ vid…
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#AWBC2022 South Australia’s Bianca Smith drops in for a chat from Adelaide
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#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. #womensbaseballBy WomensBaseballInsidePitch
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#AWBC2022 2022 Queensland and former Victorian rep Amanda Torrington
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#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 p…
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#AWBC2022 Victoria V NSW battle recap with Tahnee Lovering, Brooke Shiels, Morgan Doty & Ticara Geldenhuis
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#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 m…
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#AWBC2022 Victorian opening day double header recap - Kathy Welsh & Bronwyn Gell
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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 …
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S02 E07 - Tanith Harley - History Of Australian Women’s Baseball including 1934 All-Australian Women’s Baseball Interstate Series
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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 i…
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S02 E06 - Karina Connors (nee Sexton) - Australia
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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. Onc…
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S02 E05 - Janine Thompson - Umpire - Australia - International Women’s Day 2022
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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 ump…
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S02 E04 - Abbey McLellan - Player - Australia - International Women’s Day 2022
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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 ump…
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