By Alesha Capone
Three youngsters from Tarneit have been selected to represent the state in a softball competition next month.
In November, twins Dallas and Violet, and their cousin Markus will head to a School Sport Australia competition in New South Wales.
The trio will represent School Sport Victoria (SSV) on 12-and-under teams. Violet will play for the girls’ team, while Dallas and Markus will play on the boys’ team.
Violet also represented SSV on the team last year, and was selected as an emergency player the year before.
She said that after playing in the two previous competitions, she hoped to be announced as a team captain or co-captain this year.
“For the upcoming competition, I’m looking forward to seeing friends I versed last year who are still old enough to play and hopefully leading the team,” she said.
Violet said is hoping to become a professional softball player in the future, following in the footsteps of her aunt Charelle, who attended the University of Las Vegas on a softball scholarship and played professionally in Italy.
Markus said he would also like to become a professional softball player.
“What I enjoy most is how it’s played, there are lots of people hitting the ball, you get to field and bat, and there are lots of people to make friends with,” he said.
The three young players all play for Deer Park Softball Club at the Sunshine Softball Association.
