About
Mission Statement
Softball Jobs Overseas (SBJO) is a hands-on service connecting female fastpitch players with clubs seeking imports players from around the world, mostly in Europe and New Zealand but also in Australia, Taiwan, Japan, South America and South Africa.
History
The origins of SBJO date back to 2013 when our parent company, Baseball Jobs Overseas started receiving fastpitch softball inquires and had its first signing, Lisa Maulden. At the time, the demand for import female fastpitch players was so minimal, that it did not warrant creating a second website.
In 2015, Lisa joined BBJO as our Recruitment Manager as we stepped up our efforts to grow the softball side of our company. There has been steady growth ever since, but mostly on the demand side, meaning the number of opportunities continued to grow as teams looked to bring over players and coaches, but our database of fastpitch players seemed to remain stagnant. Fast forward to 2021, with an expansion to our marketing team and Sarah Edwards taking over for a very busy Lisa as our Recruitment Manager, it was time to focus on growth for SBJO, starting with the launch of the SBJO Instagram account. Since these efforts, our database has doubled and we have launched this temporary website, which still links to the pre-filtered list of players and teams at BBJO, but is a big step in SBJO having its own identity as we work on the stand-alone website.
Today, there is still more demand than supply and a great opportunity for fastpitch players to extend their career professionally while travelling the world.
Our Team
Sarah Edwards
Softball Recruitment Manager
Sarah is a 2018 graduate of Hofstra University and has been overseas ever since, playing in Switzerland, New Zealand, the Netherlands and now going into her third season in Italy where she lives year-round and also plays for the Italian National Team. Sarah’s role is servicing our softball membership base while supporting clubs in their search for imports annually. She is also involved in softball content creation, working closely with our Social Media Manager.
David Burns
Founder / Chief Executive Officer
David has lived in Austria since 2004 and founded Baseball Jobs Overseas in 2012 to help connect players with the many opportunities across Europe and around the world. David is involved in many aspects of the business, but his primary day-to-day focus is on expansion projects and the ongoing support of both members and clubs.
Jimmy Jensen
Chief Operating Officer / Baseball Recruitment Manager
After five years of travelling the world playing baseball, Jimmy finally settled in Austria in 2020 with his fiance. Jimmy’s primary role has always been to work with both members and clubs in finding the right matches. Now settled in Austria and working side-by-side with David, Jimmy’s role has evolved to include supporting the day-to-day decisions of the business.
Lisa Maulden
Board of Directors
After traveling the world playing softball since 2015, Lisa has now settled in Japan where she plays and works, keeping a busy schedule. Lisa healed the position of Softball Recruitment Manager from 2015 until early 2021 and now remains in an advisory role with Softball Jobs Overseas.
Jake MacDonald
Media Manager
Jake wrapped up his college career at Texas A&M University-Texarkana in 2019 and has played overseas in Switzerland, Germany and shortly in the Czech Republic. In addition to his ability to showcase our members using his graphic design skills, Jake brings a lot of great ideas and energy to the weekly team meetings, getting involved in all aspects of our business.