A direct link to the interview with Shae is here.
2014 marks the 14th year that Shae Lillywhite will pull on the Australian jersey and represent her country. We would forgive people who thought that this was the same article that gets pumped out once or twice a year when Shae is selected to an Aussie Squad or Team – but what we wouldn’t forgive is anyone believing that making an Australian Team is just something that ‘happens all the time’.
Lillywhite lives in Somerville on the Mornington Peninsula and at 29 she is now the most capped female player to have represented Australia. Standing at a mere 158cm tall, at first glance she doesn’t look like the type of hitter who would win Women’s World Cup hitting titles, play herself onto World All-Star Teams, or make an impact as one of the best gloves in the middle infield for over a decade. But that’s exactly what she has done
Springvale Baseball club is Shae's home and they alone have produced 7 Australian representatives over the past 14 years – Ella Holien, Jade Hough, Shae Lillywhite, Kellie Manzie, Shandelle Ross, Cat Row and Simone Wearne – but it is Lillywhite who has taken women's baseball to the next level.
It’s fantastic every time you get to earn your place on an Australian Team”, she said. “But we have a great team, and a really good program at the moment that is looking for success. We certainly aren’t going to Japan just to make up the numbers. It’s time we challenged with the best”.
This article is a shorter version of the original article, written by Simone Wearne,which appears on the Springvale Lions Baseball website and can be linked to here.
More information about the World Cup Tournament can be found here.