Natalie Titcume (NSW and Vic) Player number # 174 334 games for Australia One of Australia’s toughest players, Natalie Titcume played 334 games over 16 years and was Australia’s 3rd most capped player behind Stacey Porter and Natalie Ward. The consummate professional who represented her country with distinction, each time Natalie stepped out on the diamond she strove to become a better player. She was respected throughout world softball as a power-hitter capable of hitting a homerun at any time off the best pitchers the game had to offer. She illustrated this at the Beijing Olympic Games, hitting a two run homerun off Olympic Gold Medal pitcher Yukiko Ueno. Natalie’s was a dominant catcher who worked hard to get the best out of her pitchers as well as shutting down opposition running games with her strong arm. She also played a good 3rd base and would regularly display her courage by crowding the hitters to challenge them to hit past, or through her. AWARDS 2000 Best Batter, Open Women’s National Championship 2004 Best Batter, Open Women’s National Championship 2005 Most Valuable Player, Open Women’s National Championship 2012 Softball Australia Hall of Fame TOURNAMENTS 1994 Japan Tournament South Pacific Classic, Sydney 1995 USA Series 1996 Chinese Taipei Series Four Nations series Asian Tour Los Angeles Tour 1997 New Zealand v Australia Test Series Qantas International Challenge Haarlem Series, Netherlands Wei Wei Cup, China 1998 South Pacific Classic Japan v Australia Tests Series Canada Cup IX Women’s Softball World Championship, Fujinomiya City, Japan 1999 Qantas Challenge DeBilt Series, Netherlands Canada Cup USA Olympic Cup Trans-Tasman Challenge 2000 Millennium Cup Brisbane International Challenge Sydney International Challenge Tri-Nations Challenge Canada Cup Athens Olympic Games 2003 Japan v Australia Test Series Hobart International 2004 Blacktown International Canada Cup Champions Cup Italy Tour Atlanta Olympic Games 2005 Blacktown International Chula Vista International Tournament Canada Cup World Cup of Softball, USA Japan Cup 2006 Canada Cup World Cup of Softball, USA XI Women’s Softball World Championship, Beijing, China 2007 China Cup Japan Cup 2008 International Challenge Canada Tour Beijing Olympic Games .