49th U17 Girls’ National Softball Championship
| Event: | 49th U17 Girls’ National Softball Championship Playing for the Esther Deason Shield |
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| Date: | 6-12 January 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Venue/location: | Blacktown International Sportspark, NSW | |||||||||||||
| Draw: | Click here | |||||||||||||
| Teams: | Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Queensland South Australia Victoria Western Australia |
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| Team Lists: | Click here | |||||||||||||
| Defending Champions: | New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Officials: | Technical Delegate – Susan Rindfleish Tournament Convener – Cathy Kerr Tournament Chief Umpire – Scott Rindfleish Tournament Chief Statistician – Kaye Greggs |
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| 2018 Champions: | New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Award winners: | Most Valuable Player | Gemma Hooker (WA) | ||||||||||||
| Best Pitcher | Jacquelyn O’Connor (Qld) | |||||||||||||
| Best Batter | Sasha Willems (NSW) | |||||||||||||
| Player of the Grand Final | Emily Peters (NSW) | |||||||||||||
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| All Tournament Team: | Pitcher | Jacquelyn O’Connor (Qld) | ||||||||||||
| Catcher | Brooke Clappinson (WA) | |||||||||||||
| 1st base | Gemma Hooker (WA) | |||||||||||||
| 2nd base | Alannah Panza (Vic) | |||||||||||||
| 3rd base | Tamikah Turner-Hames (WA) | |||||||||||||
| Shortstop | Tahlia Anderson (Qld) | |||||||||||||
| Outfield | Layhnee Kearnes (NSW) | |||||||||||||
| Chloe Goodfellow (Vic) | ||||||||||||||
| Pihuka Duff (NSW) | ||||||||||||||
| Designated Player | Sasha Willems (NSW) | |||||||||||||
| Sponsors: | Australian Sports Commission, Easton, Greatrex | |||||||||||||
