Following the rousing success of Aussie A’s Balfour and Blackley this season, Australia’s best baseball talent will don the Green and Gold vs. Sydney Blue Sox for the Australia Series from 26-28 October.
Team Australia announces Roster for Australia Series
Balfour earns 1st Postseason Save by Australian
New South Wales native Grant Balfour earned the save in game three of the Oakland Athletics postseason series against the Detroit Tigers, becoming the first Australian to ever record a save in the Major League Baseball postseason.
Australian Baseball League Games to Air on National TV
The Australian Baseball League has announced a new television partnership that will see Fox Sports show a ‘Game of the Week’ throughout the 2012-13 ABL season.
Australia opens 2013 WBC Preparations with Series in Sydney
Team Australia will open preparations for the 2013 World Baseball Classic at home with a series against the Australian Baseball League club Sydney Blue Sox. Three exhibition games are scheduled for October 26 to 28, 2012. Games will be played at Blue Sox Stadium in Blacktown International Sportspark in Sydney.
Giants’ Skeels to lead New Zealand in WBC Qualifier
Kiwi-born San Jose Giants Manager returns to fulfil dream of leading Diamondblacks in World Baseball Classic.
Which Teams will reach Gold Medal Game in Seoul?
Seoul (Korea). The second round at the XXV IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship in Seoul, Korea will end on Friday with three games. Five teams are still in the race to reach the Gold Medal Game. Except for host Korea, which lost the evening game to Japan on Thursday. In the pole position to reach the Gold Medal Game is Canada, which ended the streak of Colombia in the morning. In the afternoon Team USA had beaten defending champion Chinese Taipei.
18U BWC: Australia ninth, Italy tenth
Seoul (Korea). Italy stayed in competition for half of the game against Australia, then the guys from Down Under took a forceful lead and won with a score of 11-2 to end in ninth in the 18U Baseball World Championship in Seoul, Korea, leaving the Europeans the 10th position.
New Favourites for Medals after exciting Wednesday
Seoul (Korea). If people are talking about favorites at the XXV IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship, the teams from the United States, host Korea and fellow baseball powerhouse Japan were named among the first. At the start of the second round on Wednesday, they all lost. It was already obvious that this tournament features a high competitiveness, also indicated by the fact that all six advancing teams begin the second round with 1-1 records.
18U BWC: USA sends Australia into Classification Round
Seoul (Korea). The United States concluded the first round on Wednesday morning with a 6-2 victory over Australia. Playing in sunny conditions at Jamsil Stadium a strong start by Ryan Olson and timely hits between the fifth and eighth inning laid the foundation for the win.
Which Teams reach Second Round at XXV IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship?
Seoul (Korea). The fourth day of the XXV IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship provided more excitement at Jamsil and Mokdong Stadiums in Seoul, Korea on Monday. With the exception of the easy wins by Australia and Japan over the Netherlands respective Italy, all games went down to the wire.