61:. They finally won in 1969, repeating their first-place finish again in 1973, 1981 when they shared the title with Victoria, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. The state hosted the Mack Gilley Shield in Sydney in 1950, 1955, 1961,1968, 1975, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017. Women's open team members who represented New South Wales at the 2007 Mack Gilley Shield include
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University of Hawaii starting in 2009. Ellen Roberts who played for Memphis University from 2011. Georgia Casey at Oklahoma University from 2012. Simone Freeman at Oklahoma State University from 2011. Tahli Moore at James Madison University from 2014. Michelle Cox at San Jose University from
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On 23 March 2012, a youth girls aboriginal team from the state participated in an exhibition match against the
Australian Capital Territory before the announcement of a national programme to increase aboriginal participation in the sport of softball.
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Victoria participated in the first interstate softball competition in the country. The competition was eventually called the Mack Gilley Shield. Between 1947 and 1968, New South Wales did not win a single
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Zealand national team in Melbourne. Team members from New South Wales included E. Wulf, D. Cullen, and R. Richardson.
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