Ellen Roberts (softball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 1992 Westleigh, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | 5'9" |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Softball |
| Event(s) | Women's team |
| College team | University of Memphis |
| Club | Loreto Normanhurst |
Ellen Roberts (born 1992)[1] is an Australian, former collegiate, right-handed professional softball pitcher. She has played professionally for 6 years in 9 different countries. Ellen was selected for the Australia women's national softball team, and competed at Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
She is originally from Westleigh, New South Wales. She played for University of Memphis.[3][4] In 2017, she played for Chicago Bandits.[5]
Coached by Les Roberts and Bill Holland
North Shore Representative from 2006–present winning multiple state championship competitions and state league
School Girls NSW and Australian teams. National Champions. 2007-2009
New South Wales State Representative 2003(junior)2008,2009,2010,2011,2014,2015,2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
National Champions each year
2014 National Championship- 19 innings pitched ERA of 0.00.
2015 National Champions and player of the final. ERA under 1.
2016 Nationals runners up, pitched the National final for the third year in a row.
2017 National Champions ERA below 0.5
2018 National Champions ERA below 1
2019 National Champions ERA of 0
2020 National Champions ERA 2nd best of tournament
Australian Under 19 World championship team 2011
USA Division 1 College Softball at The University of Memphis Tigers- 2010-2014
Undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Science in Health and Education
Setting and breaking 25 school records, including Strike outs and game wins
Conference USA Pitcher of the Week- 4 times
Tennessee Sports Writer Pitcher of the Week Award- 3 times
USA Coaches select 3rd team 2014
Australian National Open Women's World Championship team 2014 The Netherlands- Bronze Medal Winner
2 games with ERA 0.00
2014 New South Wales State Female Athlete of the Year Finalist
2015 New South Wales State Female Athlete of the Year Finalist
2015 Gilleys Shield Champions-Player of the Final
2015 Australian Open Women's Squad
Competed in Down Under Series vs Team Japan and Team New Zealand
Australian National team Vs Japanese Toyota Professional Team
2015 Bollate Softball Div1 ISL League 10/11regular season wins
Finals, one shut out
2015 Italian All Star Team- vs Italy, Czech Republic, France, Germany. Finished First
2x pitcher of the tournament, Italy
Finished with ERA under 1
2015 Prague National Championships with Storms
2016 Australian Open Women's Squad
Competed in Down Under Series vs Team Japan and Team New Zealand
2016 La Loggia Softball Div1 ISL League
Made play offs. Finished with ERA under 1.5
2016 European Cup with Prague, Czech Republic-Tempo Titans
2016 Italian All Star Team vs Italy, Porto Rico. Finished 1st
2016 New Zealand Club Mount Albert Ramblers ERA under 0
2017 New South Wales State Open Women's State Team
2017 Australian Open Women's Squad- Down Under Series vs Japan, NZ- Japan April Tour, North America Tour, Japan Cup Tour, September Japan Tour.
2017 New Zealand Ramblers. ERA under 0
2017 NPF Chicago Bandits
2017 Dutch Professional League, Netherlands- Dutch National Champions and Championship MVP
2017 Waitakere Tournament Champions, NZ
2017 Bev Smith Howick Tournament Champions, NZ + Best Pitcher of the tournament award ERA under 1.5
2018 Australian National Champions
2018 Australian Open Women's National Squad
2018 Asia Pacific Cup, Australia
2018 Bev Chote Champions
2018 Bev Chote Best Best Pitcher
2018 National Pro Fastpitch USA League
2018 Japan Softball Professional League- Ogaki Minamo ERA 1.9
2019 Australian National Champions
2019 Australian Best Pitcher Award
2019 Asia Pacific Cup
2019 Summer Slam
2019 Japan Softball Professional League- Ogaki Minamo ERA 0.5
2019 National Pro Fastpitch USA League Aussie Peppers
2019 Australian Olympic Qualifier Squad
2020 Australian National Champions
-closing pitcher in the final, into a breaker for the win
2020 New South Wales Open Women's State Team
2020 Australian Olympic Squad
2020 Australia Pacific Cup
2020 Japan Softball Professional League- Ogaki Minamo
2020 Kissing Point A grade MVP
2020 North Shore A grade champions
2020 North Shore Competition most K2's award
2021 Japan Softball Professional League- Ogaki Minamo
2021 Australian Olympic Squad
2021 Tokyo Olympics
References[]
- ^ "Ellen Roberts". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Australian softball team arrives in Japan". NewsComAu. 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Former U of M softball player makes Australia's Olympic team". Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Ellen Roberts - 2014 - Softball". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Former Tiger named a finalist for Australian Olympic Softball Team". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
External links[]
- ELLEN ROBERTS ON HER LIFE BEYOND SOFTBALL, June 10, 2021
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Australian softball players
- Memphis Tigers athletes
- Olympic softball players of Australia
- Softball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 1992 births
- Living people