Amy McCann
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | A-Mac, Mudguts, Muddie[1] |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born |
19 December 1978 North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Website | ABF profile |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Event(s) | Women's World Series, Women's Baseball World Cup |
| Club | Doncaster Dragons BC |
| Team | Doncaster, Victoria, Australia |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 2002,2004,2006,2008,2010 |
| National finals | 2002–2012 (current) |
Amy McCann (born 19 December 1978) is a centre-fielder for the Australia women's national baseball team. She also plays for the Victorian women's baseball team. In the 2006 Women's Baseball World Cup, she was named in the All-Star team as an outfielder and was also named in the 2004 Women's World Series All World Team. In 2006, she was named Baseball Australia's Female Player of the Year.
Career
McCann began playing baseball at age 12,[1] after being turned down by five clubs across Sydney before being accepted by the Kissing Point Angels, because at the time there was no women's baseball league in Sydney.[1] After graduating from university in Canberra in 1999, she moved to Melbourne, and began playing in the Baseball Victoria state women's league. She has been involved with her local club, the Doncaster Dragons, since 2002.[2][3]
Since 2002, McCann has played for the Australian women's baseball team.[1] She began playing for the Victorian women's baseball team in 2003.[1]
Her career achievements include:
- 2010 IBAF Women's World Cup silver medal
- 2006 ABF Female Player of the Year
- 2006 World Cup All Star Team
- 2004 World Series All Star team
- Member of 2002 World Series Champion – Team Australia
- 2x Victorian State League Batting Champion
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Whitelaw, Anna (4 May 2010). "Champion for a cause". Melbourne Weekly Eastern 4 (17). pp. 12–13.
- ↑ "DBC – Senior Womens Program History". Doncaster Baseball Club. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ "Rep Players Women". Doncaster Dragons. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
External links
- Amy McCann – Australian Baseball Federation profile