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Australia's softball history began in 1939 when Gordon Young, Director of Physical Education in NSW, began to promote the game in schools and colleges. [1] In 1942, during World War II , US army sergeant William Duvernet organised softball as a recreation for US nurses stationed in Victoria.
A national men's association for softball was created in 1949 and was the first of its kind for men's softball in Australia. The organisation folded within the year because men's softball could not compete for participation with other popular Australian sports like Australian rules football, rugby league, cricket and baseball.
The Australia women's national softball team, also known as the Aussie Spirit, [2] is the national softball team of Australia. It is governed by Softball Australia and takes part in international softball competitions. They are one of Australia's most successful women's sporting teams on the world stage, and they have achieved outstanding ...
Tanya Victoria Harding (born 23 January 1972 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian softball player, who has competed for Australia at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Three times she claimed a bronze medal (1996, 2000, 2008), and once a silver medal (2004).
In other match in the qualifiers, Australia beat Papua New Guinea 8–0, Guam 16–0, Guam 15–0, and Papua New Guinea 5–0. Australia also lost to New Zealand a second time 5–3. In the qualifying finals, New Zealand again beat Australia 5–0. [6] Australia competed in the 2009 Men's World Softball Championship, with fifteen other teams.
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Marjorie Eileen "Midge" Nelson BEM (born 1937) is a former softball player from Australia. She is considered one of the greatest softball players from Australia, competing in the Women's Softball World Cup four times. She was the first Australian softball player to be inducted into the International Softball Federation Hall of Fame. She also ...
ACT Softball logo. The Australian Capital Territory Softball Association is a regional sports body in Australia. It was founded in 1959 as the Federal Districts Women's Softball Association, a group under the New South Wales Softball Association until it became an independent state body in 1961.