Justine Smethurst

Smethurst was born in January 1987 in Melbourne, Victoria. She attended the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, While attending the university, she acquired an American accent. ==Softball==

Smethurst is a pitcher. While she started playing before she was twelve, she did not move into the pitching position until she was that age. State team Smethurst has represented Victoria on a variety of different teams. She has represented Victoria as a member of the U13, U14 and U16 teams at the national championships. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She represented Australia at the 2009 World Cup, where she pitched in the game against Italy that Australia won 8–0. She kept batters hitless until the fifth inning. In 2011, she was a member of the Australian side that competed at the World Cup of Softball. She played in game at the Cup against the United States where Australia lost 5–2. It was her second loss on the day, also having played in a game where Australia lost to Japan. She is a member of the 2012 Australia women's national softball team and is, playing in the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championships (1 July 2012). ==References==