After a rigorous selection process, Quorra has been invited to play for the Belles under-12 all-girls charter team.
The Belles will represent Victoria at the upcoming Australian Little League Under-12 Girls Baseball Championships in May, which will see Quorra and her teammates pitted against the best players from across the country.
Quorra’s rise has been quick — she only picked up a ball for the first time close to a year ago when her parents decided to join local side the Mitchell Majors.
As the Majors aren’t able to field a junior side, Quorra plays at Essendon Baseball Club — and she’s not been messing around.
Quorra has taken on possibly the most technical position on the field as a catcher; however, she said picking it up was a natural progression.
“I started off on first base, and then I worked out I really liked catching,” Quorra said.
“I’ve been training up in Sandringham, then I’ve been training at Broadford and then at Essendon.
“It’s about three or four (nights a week).
“It’s (the Belles) a really nice team. I’m a bit nervous (for the tournament).”
Quorra said her passion for baseball was sparked by watching her mums play at the Majors.
Terri, one of Quorra’s parents, said the supportive nature of the club set her daughter off on the right foot.
“She came along to my training session and saw what the sport was all about, and she got really involved on the sidelines,” Terri said.
“She was throwing a ball, and before we knew it, she wanted to play.
“Unfortunately for Quorra, they (the Mitchell Majors) don’t have juniors, but she comes along and trains with the seniors.
“Quorra is only two years away from being able to play in the team, too, which is great, and we’re all excited to have three of the Ridds all playing.”
The Mitchell Majors is a community-based club, and everyone is excited to see where Qurroa goes with her baseball, including the coach, Corey Dennehy.
Dennehy, who has represented Australia in baseball, drives from Sunbury to coach the Majors, and Terri says he has taken Quorra under his wing.
Quorra and Terri are thankful for the support they’ve received from the club, without which they wouldn’t have known about the process for trying out for the state teams.
Now that Quorra has found her sport, she says she is telling all her friends at school that they should give it a go.
While some of them are surprised that the sport is played in the region, they’re all excited that she’s going to be competing for Victoria.
“Yeah, well, one of my best friends was really happy, and a lot of kids at school were like, baseball?” Quorra said.
“A lot of kids at school have already found their sport, but I’ve been telling a lot of people it’s a really fun sport, and maybe they’d like to play.”
The sky is the limit for Quorra, and her dream of becoming a professional player might be just around the corner if she continues progressing at her current rapid rate.
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