Amy McCann (baseball)

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Nickname(s)
A-Mac, Mudguts, Muddie[1]
NationalityAustralian
Born (1978-12-19) 19 December 1978 (age 47)
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Amy McCann
Personal information
Nickname(s)
A-Mac, Mudguts, Muddie[1]
NationalityAustralian
Born (1978-12-19) 19 December 1978 (age 47)
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
WebsiteABF profile
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportBaseball
Event(s)
Women's World Series, Women's Baseball World Cup
College teamWellness College (Tokyo)
ClubDoncaster Dragons BC
TeamDoncaster, Victoria, Australia
Turned pro2002
Retired2014
Achievements and titles
World finals2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
National finals2002–2013

Amy McCann (born 19 December 1978) is an Australian former baseball player who was a centre-fielder for the Australia women's national baseball team for over a decade.

McCann first was selected to the Australian team in 2002, where she won gold at the 2002 World Series in Florida.

From 2004 to 2014, McCann became one of just five players in the world who contested all of the first six IBAF World Cups).

McCann was a member of the Australian team which memorably claimed silver at the 2010 IBAF Women's World Cup in Venezuela - Australia's first ever World Cup medal and best ever World Cup result. She then claimed a second medal when she won bronze in 2014 at her sixth World Cup.

She was twice named to the All World Team as an outfielder during her career - at the 2006 Women's Baseball World Cup and the 2004 Women's World Series.

In 2006, she was named Baseball Australia's Female Player of the Year.

McCann played for 12 years on the Victorian women's baseball team winning seven national titles in 2004,05,07,08,09,11,13. She was named to the Australian All Star Team in her twelfth and final nationals in 2013.

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