Team Australia secured its passage to the 2022 WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan on Saturday night.

Team Australia holds a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three 2022 WBSC Oceania U-23 World Cup Qualifier after taking down New Zealand in Canberra on Friday night.

Team Australia has finalised its roster for this weekend’s WBSC Oceania U-23 World Cup Qualifier against New Zealand in Canberra.

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Gonzalez had an extensive playing career, culminating with the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens before serving in various managing positions after his retirement.

“The focus of the DSX programme will be to create as many learning opportunities as possible both on and off the diamond for these young athletes to achieve their softball goals,” said head coach Anthea Stringer.

The list features Genevieve Beacom, the first-ever woman to appear in a professional baseball game Downunder.

"Baseball is coming back stronger than ever," commented head coach Roke Alcantare Jr, who is pictured above during tryouts held in December 2021.

The first girl to play professional baseball in Australia was born in October 2004 and is eligible for the top U-18 competition.

The Giants won the first series in January. Genevieve Beacom, the first woman to play professionally in Australia, made her debut in game two. The ABL cancelled the 2021-2022 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The seven participants are American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau and Solomon Islands.