The Australia national Baseball5 team represents Australia in international Baseball5 competitions.
 Australia | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Country | Australia |
| Confederation | WBSC Oceania |
| Manager | Adrián Medina |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 39  (9 August 2024)[1] |
| Baseball5 World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) |
| Best result | 12th (1 time, in 2024) |
History
editAustralia was scheduled to take part in the inaugural Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City in November 2022.[2] However, the team did not participate and was replaced by Hong Kong less than one month before the beginning of the tournament.[3]
Australia made its Baseball5 World Cup debut in 2024 in Hong Kong.[4] Trials were held in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland to determine the squad that would play in the World Cup.[5] Australia debuted with two defeats on the first day of the tournament against Mexico and Japan. The team finished last in Group B in the Opening Round, losing their remaining games against China, Tunisia and France.
Current roster
edit- As of 7 October 2024[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTL | Jamie Bastian | F |
| 15 | UTL | Jonah Grey | M |
| 14 | UTL | Chase Karn | M |
| 30 | UTL | Jay Myers | M |
| 6 | UTL | José Rodríguez Naranjo | M |
| 9 | P | Allison Steane | F |
| 5 | UTL | Ebony Sutherland | F |
| 54 | UTL | Amelia Wright | F |
Staff
edit| No. | Pos. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| -- | Manager | Adrián Medina |
Tournament record
editBaseball5 World Cup
edit| Baseball5 World Cup record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
 2022
|
Did not enter | |||||
 2024
|
Placement round | 12th | 0 | 8 | 24 | 128 |
| Total | 1/2 | – | 0 | 8 | 24 | 128 |
References
edit- ^ "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Bring on the B5 World Cup". Baseball Australia. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Act Now! Inaugural WBSC Baseball5 World Cup (Open) - Player Recruitment". Hong Kong Baseball Association. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia to debut in WBSC Baseball5 World Cup, include Women's Baseball World Cup star Allie Bebbere in roster". wbsc.org. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia announces roster for 2024 Baseball5 World Cup in Hong Kong". Baseball Australia. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Australia - WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 8 October 2024.