Blackshaw plays several positions including pitcher, but has also played second baseman and center fielder. He currently plays for the Raiders in the Redland Softball Association. where his team went out in the semi-finals. He plays for the
Queensland Patriots in senior national competitions, and was a member in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Blackshaw is a member of
Australia men's national softball team. He made his senior national debut in 2010. He is a member of the 2012 team. Blackshaw was playing professional softball in
Wisconsin in 2009. In 2009, he participated in a battle of the sexes game between a men's minor league baseball team and a women's professional softball team, the
Chicago Bandits, where he was brought in the men's
Schaumburg Flyers specifically for the game. In 2009, he was honoured by being named the Keven Herlihy Newcomer of the Year award at the 2009
ISC World Tournament. ==References==