12 November 2019
Boral Team Australia went behind early and was unable to recover in a Premier12 super round loss to Mexico at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday afternoon.
Mexico started with a bang, going deep on the first pitch it faced, ahead of recording a 3-0 victory to send Australia crashing to an 0-3 record in the super round.
11 November 2019
Boral Team Australia led world number one Japan through six innings before falling late at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba on Monday night.
Australia opened the scoring in the third and took a one-run lead into the seventh before going down 3-2 in their opening Premier12 super round game.
11 November 2019
New South Welshman Liam McCallum has committed to Division I Gonzaga University.
The 17-year-old two-way player will head over to the US in June 2021 and link up with the Bulldogs after committing earlier this month.
11 November 2019
Boral Team Australia will aim to end Japan’s perfect start to Premier12 when they get their super round campaign underway at Chiba’s ZOZO Marine Stadium tonight.
Japan enters the clash with a 3-0 record after collecting opening round wins over Chinese Taipei, Venezuela and Puerto Rico in Taiwan.
10 November 2019
Dushan Ruzic will start on the mound in Boral Team Australia’s opening Premier12 super round game against Japan at Chiba’s ZOZO Marine Stadium tomorrow night.
Manager David Nilsson confirmed at a press conference in Tokyo this evening the right-hander would make his first appearance of the tournament against world number one Japan.
09 November 2019
Canberra has added its second big leaguer in the past week with Gavin Cecchini set to link up with the Cavalry for the upcoming Australian Baseball League season.
The 25-year-old infielder joins Canberra after electing free agency earlier this month following eight seasons in the New York Mets’ system, including two at MLB level.
09 November 2019
The dates for all four Little League® Baseball World Series events have been locked in for the next three years, with the 2020 calendar set to start on August 1 next year.
Little League International’s Board of Directors approved the calendar during their annual fall meeting overnight.
09 November 2019
Boral Team Australia will face host Japan in its opening game of the Premier12 super round as its chases a first medal at a major event since claiming silver at the 2004 Olympics.
Australia and Japan will square off at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba from 7pm local time on Monday, the WBSC confirmed last night.
08 November 2019
Boral Team Australia manager David Nilsson has praised his squad after they kept alive their hopes of advancing to the Premier12 super round on Friday afternoon.
Australia scored two late runs to edge Canada 3-1 at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome and put one foot into the super round in Tokyo.
08 November 2019
Boral Team Australia has one foot in the Premier12 super round after downing Canada 3-1 at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday afternoon.
Australia must now hope Korea defeats Cuba in the Group C finale tonight to confirm its spot in the tournament’s final six teams.
08 November 2019
Let’s talk about TQB.
What is that, we hear you collectively ask.
“Team Quality Balance” is the formula the WBSC uses to break three way ties in Premier12 pool play, and you might be surprised at just how well that formula positions Australia in terms of qualifying for the Super Round.
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