03 August 2021
New South Welshman Jake Burns crushed his first professional homer to help the Cardinals to a 10-8 Florida Complex League win over the Nationals on Tuesday morning.
Burns blasted a two-run shot in the top of the first at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches to ignite a 16-hit outing for the Cardinals.
18 December 2020
Defending champion Melbourne dug deep late to open its 2020/21 Australian Baseball League account at Blacktown International Sportspark on Friday night.
Damek Tomscha blasted a go-ahead homer in the top of the eighth and the Aces added insurance on some small ball to prevail 4-2 over Sydney.
15 December 2020
Sydney field manager Shane Barclay is upbeat about his team’s chances entering the new Australian Baseball League season after a testing 2019/20 campaign.
The Blue Sox started 9-6 a season ago before going on to lose 17 of their next 22 – and along the way key pair Alex Maestri and Gift Ngoepe to injury – as they were unable to make a second-straight playoffs.
30 September 2019
Jake Burns was not born when now national team manager David Nilsson became the first Australian MLB All Star in 1999.
But it does not stop the former Milwaukee catcher serving as an inspiration to the 16-year-old New South Welshman, who last week put pen to paper with St. Louis.
27 September 2019
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New South Welshman Jake Burns has become the latest member of Team Australia’s 2019 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup campaign to sign with a MLB organisation.
The 16-year-old catcher overnight put pen to paper with St. Louis in the US and will report to spring training with the Cardinals in 2020.
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