Jodie Bowering

Jodie Bowering is an Australian softball player born in Queensland in 1982, who is also a physical education and health teacher. She took up tee-ball at six, following her mother, and went on to represent Queensland in national competitions, including the 2007 Gilleys Shield, and to hold a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport team in 2008 and 2009. She joined the Australian women's national softball team in 2007 for a six-game test series against China, her first international competition, and as a member of Australia's 2008 team she won a bronze medal in Beijing. She was also on the national team at the 2012 and 2014 Women's Softball World Championships.