Kaia Parnaby

Kaia Parnaby
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
BornNew South Wales, Australia
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportSoftball
EventWomen's team
College teamUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
ClubNorth Shore District Softball Association
Team
Parnaby with the Australia national team in 2012
Parnaby and Porter with the Galaxy Stars in 2023

Kaia Parnaby (born July 14, 1990) is an Australian, former collegiate All-American, 2020 Olympian, left-handed professional softball pitcher, originally from Sydney.[1] She is a pitcher and earned a scholarship to and played for the Australian Institute of Sport. She played university softball for the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine team in the Big West Conference where she was recognized as all-conference and the 2013 Pitcher of The Year.[2][3] She also helped them to their first-ever appearance at the 2010 Women's College World Series.[4] She also played for the Aussie Peppers, a traveling team affiliate in the National Pro Fastpitch. She is a member of the senior Australia women's national softball team and played in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

  1. ^ "2013 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 Rainbow Wahine Softball Record Book" (PDF). Hawaiiathletics.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Big West Softball Record Book" (PDF). Bigwest.org. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Hawaii WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Kaia Parnaby". Hawaiiathletics.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  6. ^ "OLYMPIC SELECTION RE-STARTS AT AIS IN 2021". Softball.org. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.