69th Women’s National Softball Championship
Event: | 69th Women’s National Softball Championship Playing for the Gilley’s Shield |
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Date: | 3-9 January 2016 | |||||||||||||
Venue/location: | Blacktown International Sportspark, Blacktown, NSW | |||||||||||||
Final Placings: |
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2016 Champions: | Qld Heat | |||||||||||||
Defending Champions: | NSW Firestars | |||||||||||||
Draw/Results: | Click here for competition statistics, draws and results | |||||||||||||
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Teams: | Australian Capital Territory Diamonds New South Wales Firestars Queensland Heat South Australia Starz Victoria Titans Western Australia Flames |
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View all 2016 team lists here | ||||||||||||||
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Officials: | Technical Delegate – Kylie Bloodworth Tournament Convenor – Cathy Kerr Tournament Chief Umpire – Patricia Sibraa Tournament Chief Statistician – Chris Trengove |
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Award winners: | Sybil Turner Medal – Best Batter | Brittany Vonk (Qld) | ||||||||||||
Lorraine Woolley Medal – Best Pitcher | Justine Smethurst (Qld) | |||||||||||||
Midge Nelson Medal – Most Valuable Player | Brenda De Blaes (Qld) | |||||||||||||
Rosemary Adey Medal – Rookie of the Year | Ameila Cudicio (NSW) | |||||||||||||
Player of the Grand Final | Jade Wall (Qld) | |||||||||||||
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All Tournament Team: | Pitcher | Justine Smethurst (Qld) | ||||||||||||
Catcher | Rachel Lack (NSW) | |||||||||||||
1st Base | Jessica Muller (Qld) | |||||||||||||
2nd Base | Brenda De Blaes (Qld) | |||||||||||||
3rd Base | Tara Speakman (Qld) | |||||||||||||
Shortstop | Brittany Vonk (Qld) | |||||||||||||
Outfielders | Samantha Poole (NSW) | |||||||||||||
Janice Blackman (Qld) | ||||||||||||||
Chelsea Forkin (Qld) | ||||||||||||||
Designated Player | Clare Warwick (ACT) | |||||||||||||
Sponsors: | Australian Sports Commission, Easton, Greatrex |