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Nationality | Australian |
Born | New South Wales, Australia |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
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Country | Australia |
Sport | Softball |
Event | Women's team |
College team | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
Club | North Shore District Softball Association |
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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]