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Katie Gaynor

  
   Katie Gaynor
    NSW              #8
 

Name 

Katie Gaynor

Nickname/s 

Rana

Date of birth

30.8.77

Height 

1.74m

Weight 

90kg

Occupation

Home duties

Home town & State

Sydney, NSW

Club/team 

North Shore

Playing # 

8

Playing position 

1B

Throws

R

Bats

R

National Team Debut

2002 – Geelong

No of World Cups played

2

Age you began competing 

24

Where did you begin competing?

Sydney

What made you choose baseball?

My husband played

Best baseball moment?

Making 2004 World Cup All Star Team

Why do you keep playing baseball?

Cos I love it!

Major achievements/awards 

Named in 2004 World Cup All Star Team

Baseball ambition?

Win a few more Australian women’s nationals

Best Baseball Advice received

You’re only as good as you train

Most influential person in your career?

John Gaynor

Baseball superstitions?

None

Relatives/spouses in baseball

Husband and son

Favourite baseball ground?

BOP Blacktown

Hobbies 

Any other sport I can play

Any other sport played?

Softball – NSW, Netball reps

Favourite sport outside baseball?  

Softball

Sporting hero? Why? 

Laurie Daley – superb sportsman

AFL/NRL team

Parramatta Eels / Sydney Swans

Fav MLB team

New York Yankees

Favourite Food 

Good old Aussie Barbie

Favourite Drink 

Coke

Favourite TV Show 

Two and a half men

Favourite Band/Music

Greenday, Guns N Roses

First car

VW Beetle

What’s on your I-Pod?

Don’t have time to listen to one

Pets

Jet – Dog

Top 3 dinner guests?

John Gaynor, Laurie Daley, Barry Bonds

Motto for life/favourite saying?

If at first you don’t succeed, destroy any evidence you tried.