Verity Long-Droppert

{{short description|Australian softball player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2012}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Verity Long-Droppert | image = Verity Long-Droppert.jpg | image_size =  | caption = Long-Droppert in March 2012 during a photoshoot | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date =  | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height =  | weight =  | website =  | country = Australia | sport = Softball | event = Women's team | collegeteam = | club = Stirling Centrals | team = Baseball Softball Club Legnano | turnedpro = 2010 | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = |medaltemplates={{MedalSport|Softball}} {{MedalCountry|Australia}} {{MedalCompetition|ISF Junior Women's World Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2007 Netherlands |Women's team}} }} '''Verity Long-Droppert''' is an Australian softball third base man and outfielder. She attended the University of Western Australia. She has held softball scholarships from the Australian Institute of Sport and the Western Australian Institute of Sport. She has represented Australia on the junior and senior levels, and won a bronze medal at the 2007 ISF Junior Women's World Championships. She played professional softball for Baseball Softball Club Legnano.

==Personal== Long-Droppert is from Claremont, Western Australia.<ref name=source2>{{cite news|title=Andrew picked for world event|newspaper=Wanneroo Times|location=Perth, Western Australia|date=15 May 2007|page=71|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AUNB:ZNAO&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11924072C6C12428&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=1053B823C33F21F9|access-date=25 March 2012}}</ref><ref name=softball-aus-site/><ref name=claremont>{{cite news|access-date=7 March 2012|title=Verity proves her mettle|newspaper=Western Suburbs Weekly|location=Perth, Western Australia|date=8 May 2007|page=79|id=CWS_T-20070508-079-179064|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AUNB:ZNAN&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12247174E104E180&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=1053B823C33F21F9}}</ref> She played teeball as a youngster.<ref name="claremont" /> She attended the University of Western Australia and was in her second year in 2007.<ref name="claremont" /> She majored in arts/law.<ref name="claremont" />

==Softball== Long-Droppert started playing softball when she was twelve years old,<ref name="claremont" /> and plays third base and outfield.<ref name="claremont"/> In 2007 and 2009, she had a scholarship with and played for the Australian Institute of Sport team.<ref name="claremont"/><ref name=ais-team>{{cite news|access-date=7 March 2012|title=Weaver out on high note|newspaper=The Northern Times|location=Brisbane|date=27 February 2009|first=Andre|last=Grimaux|page=64|id=TNT_T-20090227-1-064-931013|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AUNB:QGCBQ&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=126ADFC84D3A46B8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=1053B823C33F21F9}}</ref><ref name=more-jr-2007>{{cite news|access-date=7 March 2012|title=August games in sight|newspaper=Eastern Reporter|location=Perth, Western Australia|date=15 May 2007|page=71|id=CES_T-20070515-071-171038|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AUNB:ZNAC&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11924071826EBDE0&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=1053B823C33F21F9}}</ref> She has also had a softball scholarship with and played for the Western Australian Institute of Sport in 2007.<ref name="source2"/><ref name="claremont"/><ref name="more-jr-2007"/> She plays club softball for the Stirling Centrals.<ref name="claremont"/> She has represented Western Australia in national competitions, first making the junior state team when she was fifteen.<ref name="claremont" />

===Junior national team=== Long-Droppert has been a member of Australia's junior national team. She represented Australia at the 2007 Junior World Championships in the Netherlands.<ref name="claremont" /><ref name="more-jr-2007" /><ref name=third-source-lucky>{{Cite news|access-date=7 March 2012|title=Games berth|newspaper=Melville Times|location=Perth, Western Australia|date=15 May 2007|page=59|id=CMF_T-20070515-059-159038|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AUNB:ZNAH&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11924071F00B60A0&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=1053B823C33F21F9}}</ref><ref name=cite-4-for-gng>{{Cite news|access-date=7 March 2012|title=Michelle in again|newspaper=Stirling Times|location=Perth, Western Australia|date=15 May 2007|page=55|id=CST_T-20070515-055-155006|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AUNB:ZNAL&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=119240726E7693B8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=1053B823C33F21F9}}</ref> 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.<ref name=bronze-good>{{cite news|access-date=12 March 2012|title=Dominic continues|newspaper=South East Advertiser|location=Brisbane, Australia|date=4 July 2007|page=87|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AUNB:QGCBM&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11A31E943785E9B8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=1053B823C33F21F9}}</ref> In 2007, as a member of the U19 national team, she also participated in a softball tour of the Netherlands.<ref name=u19-tour>{{Cite news|access-date=7 March 2012|title=Andrew picked for world event|newspaper=Wanneroo Times|location=Perth, Western Australia|date=15 May 2007|page=71|id=CWT_T-20070515-071-171058|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AUNB:ZNAO&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11924072C6C12428&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=1053B823C33F21F9}}</ref>

===Senior national team=== {{Wikinews|Japan beats Aussie Spirit in first two games of series}} Long-Droppert has represented Australia as a member of the Australia women's national softball team.<ref name=another-loss>{{cite news|access-date=7 March 2012|title=Arioto's triple lifts US past Australia 5-2|newspaper=Associated Press Archive|date=23 July 2011|first=Jeff|last=Latzke|publisher=Associated Press|id=D9OL43D80|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AUNB:APAB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=138FA370CC3BF540&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=1053B823C33F21F9}}</ref><ref name=2011-comment>{{cite news|access-date=12 March 2012|title=BRIEFS|newspaper=The Sunday Age|location=Melbourne, Australia|date=24 July 2011|page=18|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AUNB:ASAB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=138AF8E779BB57B8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=1053B823C33F21F9}}</ref> In 2007, she represented Australia at the World University Games. It was her second time representing Australia at this event.<ref name="source2"/><ref name="claremont"/> In March 2009, she participated in a Brisbane-based training camp.<ref name=ais-team/> 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.<ref name=softball-aus-site>{{cite web|access-date=6 March 2012|publisher=Softball Australia|location=Australia|date=24 February 2012|title=Australian Open Women's Squad 2012|url=http://www.softball.org.au/extra.asp?ID=22086|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319021011/http://www.softball.org.au/extra.asp?ID=22086|archive-date=19 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The team secured a bronze medal at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championship in July.<ref name=softball-aus-site /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.softball.org.au/newsitem.asp?id=32414 |title=Aussie Spirit get Bronze at the ISF World Women's Championships |date= 23 July 2012 |access-date=15 September 2012}}</ref>

===Professional team=== Long-Droppert played professionally for Baseball Softball Club Legnano of the Italian Softball League in 2010 and 2011.<ref name=softball-taly>{{cite web|url=http://www.bsclegnano.eu/squadra_2010.html|title=Baseball Softball Club Legnano 2010 Roster|access-date=11 March 2012|archive-date=5 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005004221/http://www.bsclegnano.eu/squadra_2010.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=softball-taly2>{{cite web|url=http://www.bsclegnano.eu/squadra_2011.html|title=Baseball Softball Club Legnano 2011 Roster|access-date=11 March 2012|archive-date=4 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104235850/http://www.bsclegnano.eu/squadra_2011.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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