The ABF and ABL together with Baseball NSW and the Sydney Blue Sox are pleased to announce the first ever ABL Women’s All Star Game, a combined initiative of Australian Baseball to harness the future development of Women’s Baseball.

SYDNEY, 3 December – The official Team Australia and World All-Stars rosters have been named for the 2012 ConocoPhillips ABL All-Star Game presented by ‘Be the Influence: Tackling Binge Drinking’ in Melbourne on Sunday, 16 December at 2pm.

SYDNEY. The 2012 ConocoPhillips ABL All-Star Game presented by Be the Influence: Tackling Binge Drinking will be hosted by Victoria at the newly refurbished Melbourne Ballpark, home to the Jet Couriers Melbourne Aces, on Sunday, 16 December.

Chinese Taipei wins World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Taipei City after shutout over New Zealand

New Taipei City. New Zeland beat (10-6) error (7) plagued Philippines and advanced to the final in the New Taipei City World Baseball Classic Qualifier. The all black kiwis will now contend a spot in the main tournament to the hosts Chinese Taipei on Sunday 11/18 at 1 pm US ET (7 pm CET).

Taipei City. The World Baseball Classic Qualifier at Xinzhuang Stadium in Taipei City continued on Friday with game day number two. New Zealand made a statement, crushing Thailand 12-2 in eight innings.

Taipei City. Chinese Taipei has made a first step toward returning to the World Baseball Classic main event with a 10-0 shutout over New Zealand on Thursday. They needed just seven innings to beat the Kiwis en route to their first victory, highlighted by an eight-run rally in the fifth. They will face the Philippines on Friday, while the Diamondblacks are facing elimination against Thailand.

With an off season development program and the decision to enter a mixed team into the local Logan Softball competition, the development and the confidence of the children involved improved and they went on to the win the Grand Final of their age division in the softball competition.

With the Australian Baseball League opening day right around the corner the Australian national team used the opportunity and played the Sydney Blue Sox in a three-game exhibition series this week.

Some of the world’s best professional baseball players will showcase their skills on Australian soil this summer when the Major League Baseball backed Australian Baseball League (ABL) returns for its third season on 1st November.