Long-Droppert started playing softball when she was twelve years old,[3] and plays third base and outfield.[3] In 2007 and 2009, she had a scholarship with and played for the Australian Institute of Sport team.[3][4][5] She has also had a softball scholarship with and played for the Western Australian Institute of Sport in 2007.[1][3][5] She plays club softball for the Stirling Centrals.[3] She has represented Western Australia in national competitions, first making the junior state team when she was fifteen.[3]
Long-Droppert has been a member of Australia's junior national team. She represented Australia at the 2007 Junior World Championships in the Netherlands.[3][5][6][7] Her team took home a bronze medal. In the semi-final loss to Japan, she was the only player to score a run by crossing home plate.[8] In 2007, as a member of the U19 national team, she also participated in a softball tour of the Netherlands.[9]
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Long-Droppert has represented Australia as a member of the Australia women's national softball team.[10] In 2007, she represented Australia at the World University Games. It was her second time representing Australia at this event.[1][3] In March 2009, she participated in a Brisbane-based training camp.[4] In 2011, she was a member of the Australian side that competed at the World Cup of Softball. She was a member of the 2012 Australia women's national softball team and earned a spot to compete at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championships.[2] The team secured a bronze medal at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championship in July.[2][12]
Long-Droppert played professionally for Baseball Softball Club Legnano of the Italian Softball League in 2010 and 2011.[13][14]
