06 October 2020
Australia will host the first-ever Oceania Baseball5 Qualifier in 2021.
The event – which will feature mixed-gender open and youth divisions – will decide Oceania’s representatives at the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup and Youth Baseball5 World Cup slated for next June in Mexico.
05 October 2020
Brisbane Metro withstood a late rally from Gold Coast to prevail 4-2 in the 2020 Queensland U16 State Titles gold medal game at Darra on Sunday.
Metro broke a deadlock with a four-run fourth but the Cougars scored a run in the sixth and seventh but were unable to pull any closer.
03 October 2020
- Team Australia Community Local Baseball
Queenslander Kai-Noa Wynyard has become the latest young Australian to sign with an MLB organisation after inking a deal with Texas yesterday.
The 18-year-old pitcher is a product of the Redcliffe Padres and has represented both Queensland and Boral Team Australia during his junior years.
02 October 2020
Left-handed starter Gunnar Kines is on the move to Melbourne after impressing in his first ABL season with Adelaide last summer.
The 27-year-old went 3-2 with a 1.50 ERA in nine regular-season starts, striking out 42 in in 42 innings and recording a WHIP of 1.17.
02 October 2020
Perth has secured the signature of Boral Team Australia infielder Robbie Glendinning ahead of the upcoming season.
The 24-year-old Pittsburgh prospect is a career .343 hitter 89 regular-season ABL games and averaged .335 with seven homers and 35 RBIs last season.
02 October 2020
Community PTP Hero of the Week
Julie Jones has lost count of how many times she has completed the trip from home in Bendigo to Essendon Baseball Club and back again in the past 20-plus years.
The club’s long-time secretary has been a prominent figure in Victorian baseball not only at the Bombers but in Bendigo and beyond, helping run and grow the Winter Championships over more than a decade.
02 October 2020
- Team Australia ABL Left Field
Liam Hendriks collected the first postseason save of his Major League career to propel Oakland into an American League Division Series against fierce rivals Houston.
The A’s topped the Chicago White Sox 6-4 at the Coliseum on Friday morning (Australian time) to complete a comeback 2-1 series win – their first in the playoffs since 2006 – in the best-of-three AL Wild Card matchup.
01 October 2020
Baseball Australia has released its new National Junior Selection Policy.
The policy, which comes into immediate effect, outlines the manner in which Baseball Australia will select all national junior squads, including under-age World Cup teams.
01 October 2020
Ryde opened the NSW State Baseball League season with an impressive 10-0 win over newcomers Greater Western at Blacktown International Sportspark on Wednesday night.
Last season’s grand finalists opened the scoring with a three-run first and produced regular offence to back strong pitching in a shutout win.
01 October 2020
Blacktown will host the inaugural National Masters Baseball Championships next January.
Baseball New South Wales yesterday announced it would host the event – which will feature an over-35, over-45 and over-55 division – from January 4-8.
01 October 2020
- Team Australia ABL Left Field
Oakland has set up a winner-take all game three after fighting back to level its American League Wild Card Series against the Chicago White Sox this morning.
West Australian Liam Hendriks struck out five as the A’s survived a late scare to prevail 5-3 at the Coliseum and snap a franchise worst six-game playoff losing streak.
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