At just 21 years old , Corie List already brings veteran poise and international experience to the field. As a pitcher and utility player wearing #14 , he’ll be taking the mound—and a leadership role—for the Southside Stingers in their ISC debut. Based out of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia , Corie has grown up immersed in fastpitch softball, and now he’s set to guide a young and ambitious team through one of the sport’s toughest stages. Fastpitch in the Blood Corie’s journey began at age 5 with T-ball , and he was playing U12 by the time he was 8. “I’ve played every year since,” he says proudly. His biggest inspiration? His mum . “She coached all my junior club teams right up to Open Men’s. We’ve got a batting cage in our backyard that our whole club used to use. She even organizes teams to travel overseas—and has done so since before I was born.” That early exposure to travel and competition left an imprint. Corie’s first trip to the USA came at just 2½ years old , with one of his mum’s teams. And while his path wasn’t always easy—having to switch associations because boys couldn’t play past U14 in his original league—he never stopped pursuing the game he loved.