Leigh Melissa Godfrey (born 26 April 1989) is an Australian softball player. She played softball for Radford University in the United States. In Australia, she represents Western Australia in national competitions. She has represented Australia on the junior and senior team. She is trying to earn a spot to compete at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championships.
 Godfrey in March 2012 during a photoshoot | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leigh Melissa Godfrey |
| Nickname | MSC Leigh (Big Spuds) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 26 April 1989 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Softball |
| Event | Women's team |
| College team | Radford University |
Personal
editGodfrey, full name Leigh Melissa Godfrey,[1] was born on 26 April 1989 in Melbourne, Victoria.[1][2] She is 160 centimetres (63 in) tall.[1] She is from Winthrop, Western Australia.[3][4][5] She has four siblings.[1]
Godfrey attended Seton Catholic College.[1] While there, she competed in swimming and Australian rules football.[1] As a member of her high school team's Australian rules team, she was named the team MVP in 2006.[1] She attended Radford University and was a freshman in 2009.[1]
Her family has been actively involved with softball since 1973. Her mother, Robyn Godfrey, represented Australia at the 1981 World Youth Championships, the first year the competition was held. Her aunt Sue represented Australia at the 1982 World Series.[1][6]
Softball
editGodfrey plays second base and shortstop.[1] In 2008, she played for a local side at the Northern Territory titles.[4] She played for Radford University's softball team in 2009.[1] She has represented Western Australia on the national level[4] on the Open Women's, U 23's, U 19's and Women's National League teams.[1]
Junior national team
editGodfrey represented Australia at the 2007 Junior World Championships in the Netherlands.[5][7][8][9] In 2007, as a member of the U19 national team, she also participated in a softball tour of the Netherlands.[10] She represented Australia on the junior national level in 2008.[4]
Senior national team
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Godfrey has represented Australia as a member of the senior national team. She was a member of the 2011 team and traveled with the team to North Carolina.[11] She is a member of the 2012 Australia women's national softball team and is trying to earn a spot to compete at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championships.[3]
Godfrey was selected for the Australian women's national softball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[12] 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.[13] Full details are in Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Radford University Athletics – 2009 Softball Roster". Ruhighlanders.com. 26 April 1989. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "AIS Softball — Leigh Godfrey". Bruce, Australian Capital Territory: Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Australian Open Women's Squad 2012". Australia: Softball Australia. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d Tiffen, Peter (1 August 2008). "Interstate quartet pitch in to bolster Darwin teams". Northern Territory News. Darwin, Australia. p. 30. NTN_T-20080801-1-030-238479. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Games berth". Melville Times. Perth, Australia. 15 May 2007. p. 59. CMF_T-20070515-059-159038. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ Schmidt, Emma. "Tireless helper at Syndal Softball Club — Local News — News — Waverley Leader". Waverley-leader.whereilive.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Verity proves her mettle". Western Suburbs Weekly. Perth, Australia. 8 May 2007. p. 79. CWS_T-20070508-079-179064. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "August games in sight". Eastern Reporter. Perth, Australia. 15 May 2007. p. 71. CES_T-20070515-071-171038. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Michelle in again". Stirling Times. Perth, Australia. 15 May 2007. p. 55. CST_T-20070515-055-155006. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Andrew picked for world event". Wanneroo Times. Perth, Australia. 15 May 2007. p. 71. CWT_T-20070515-071-171058. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ Cassandra Sedgman, Saturday, 30 April 2011 (30 April 2011). "2011 Women's Award Winners and National Squad". Dingley.baseball.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Colangelo, Anthony (30 May 2021). "'Not a sacrifice:' Long bubble stay in Japan no worry for softballers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 21 March 2022.