Stacey McManus (born 12 April 1989 in Sydney) is an Australian softball player. She is a shortstop and second baseman, plays club softball and has represented New South Wales in national competitions. She is a member of Australia women's national softball team and competed at the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Series and the

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. She is trying to earn a spot on the team that will compete at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championships.

Personal

Stacey McManus was born in April 1989 in Sydney, New South Wales. Both of her parents and uncle played softball. She has 2 sisters Kristen and Brooke that both play. Brooke McManus, plays for

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. In 2011, her sister was playing for the New South Wales team. She attended

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Softball

McManus plays shortstop and second base. She started playing softball when she was four years old. In 2004, she was named to the New South Wales U16 team. In 2005, she represented Endeavour Sports High School in the NSW CHS girls baseball knockout final. While she hit a home run, her team lost 7-2 and finished second in the competition. She made her first New South Wales open representative team when she was sixteen years old. In 2006, she played for the New South Wales side that won the Australian All Schools Softball Championship. In 2009, she has a scholarship with and played for the

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team.

National team

McManus is a member of Australia's women national softball team. In March 2009, she participated in a Brisbane-based training camp. In July 2011, she accompanied the team on a tour of North America, the only national team player from her part of New South Wales selected for the team. During the tour, she represented Australia at the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Series and the

. In January 2012, she played against her sister and New Zealand in a three-game test series that Australia won every game of. She is a member of the 2012 Australia women's national softball team and is trying to earn a spot on the team that will compete at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championships. McManus was selected for the Australian women's national softball team at the

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. The team came away with one win out of five, beating Italy 1-0 in their second match of the Round Robin and finished fifth overall. Full details are in

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Recognition

In January 2012, McManus and her sister were named 2012 monthly Leader-Tynan Honda Sportstar of the Year.

References

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