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Queensland’s National Showcase Series teams have been named ahead of action getting underway on Thursday.

More than 65 players will be split into four teams across U16 and U18 age groups for the Showcase from January 14-19 at All Stars Baseball Club.

South Australian and Australian Capital Territory athletes have been named for next month’s National Showcase Series at West Beach in Adelaide’s west.

Eleven players from the ACT will join 42 from across SA at the Showcase for U16 and U18 age groups from January 5-11.

More than 60 athletes have been named by Baseball WA for its National Showcase Series next month.

WA’s showcase will take place from January 3-15 in partnership with the Tampa Bay Rays and focus on athlete development on and off the field.

Rosters for the New South Wales leg of the 2021 National Showcase Series have been announced.

More than 80 players will feature across four teams at U-16 and U-18 level from January 11-17.

Victoria’s rosters for next month’s National Showcase Series have been revealed.

A total of 80 players will be part of the Showcase, which is designed to give athletes extensive high performance and development opportunities and expose them to college and professional scouts, from January 5-13 at Melbourne Ballpark.

Baseball Queensland has announced details of its National Showcase Series, finalising the full slate for next January’s Australian Youth Championship replacement content.

Following the cancellation of the 2021 Australian Youth Championship the localised National Showcase Series content will provide an opportunity for U-16 and U-18 talent to go head-to-head and be profiled to ensure exposure to scouts.

The 2021 Australian Youth Championship has been cancelled and will be replaced with a range of localised content to ensure the development of the country’s up-and-coming talent is not negatively impacted.

Baseball Australia and the state and territory bodies have unanimously agreed to the move – which comes in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – following an extensive review which included consultation of athletes and teams that would likely have featured in the event.

Baseball Australia is on the search for hosts of the next four Australian Youth and Australian Senior League championships.

Expressions of interest to host the Australian Youth Championship and Australian Senior League Championship from 2021 to 2024 have now opened and will close on May 15.