Leigh Neuage   |   A

Leigh Neuage grew up in Adelaide, South Australia. From the age of eight he wanted to play pro-ball in the States. He worked very hard and represented Australia on a record eight international teams. He started at age 13 playing for Australia, playing at the Under-16 World Series in St. Louis: http://www.angelfire.com/hi/U16/WorldSeries.html

He played senior ball at the World Cup, November 7, 2001 - Taiwan. He was the Channel 7 South Australia Junior Sports Star of the Year 2002. Leigh was signed by the Dodgers in 2001. He last played for the South Georgia Waves. Leigh decided to end his life, falling from his 15-floor balcony, on August 16, 2003, when he was unable to patch up a relationship with his girlfriend of three years. Leigh was an inspiration to many and his virtual memory has been added to in a guestbook by those who knew him http://www.theguestbook.com/read.php/593867 A memorial for Leigh is at http://neuage.org/leigh.htm A book, "Leaving Australia" is being written about his life.