16 July 2020
The Australian Baseball League was still in its infancy on February 4, 2011, when it saw its historic first no-hitter – in the postseason of all places – as Sydney moved within a win of the Championship Series.
David Welch starred for the Blue Sox in an 8-0 win over Adelaide at Blacktown Olympic Park, striking out 10 and issuing just three walks without a hit in nine outstanding innings.
15 July 2020
Two-time Helms Award winner Aaron Whitefield has become the fourth Australian named to a 60-man MLB player pool.
Whitefield was this week added to Minnesota’s player pool and will join the Twins – and fellow Aussie Lewis Thorpe – at Summer Camp ahead of the MLB season starting next week.
14 July 2020
Boral Team Australia reliever Todd van Steensel will join Adelaide for the 2020/21 Australian Baseball League season.
The Giants announced earlier today van Steensel, 29, would link up with the 2019/20 runner-up after 120 ABL appearances with Sydney.
14 July 2020
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13 July 2020
Red-hot Tracy Village kept its record perfect with a pair of Darwin Baseball League wins on Sunday.
The Rebels took down Nightcliff 7-2 ahead of overpowering Palmerston 12-3 at Tracy Village Baseball Fields as they improved to 7-0 after five rounds.
10 July 2020
The Sydney Blue Sox have penned 23-year-old Newcastle native Lachlan Wells ahead of the 2020 ABL season.
The left hander previously played for the Blue Sox across three different season from 2013-2015. He was also a member of Team Australia for the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
10 July 2020
Veteran catcher Allan de San Miguel has become the third Australian to link up with a Major League organisation at their Summer Camp, ahead of the season starting on July 23.
De San Miguel, who announced his ABL retirement earlier this year before bowing out with a title with Melbourne, joins Liam Hendriks and Lewis Thorpe on 60-man player pool lists.
09 July 2020
- Team Australia ABL Community
The 2020 Australian Women’s and Youth Women’s Baseball Championships have been cancelled as the COVID-19 crisis escalates.
Baseball Australia today confirmed it had made the difficult decision to call off the tournament, originally slated for Canberra in April, after the Victorian border was this week closed and other states reconsider easing their restrictions.
08 July 2020
Baseball Australia performance pathways & player development general manager Michael Crooks says the new coaching certification at the participation level of the sport will significantly advance the development of young players across the country.
On Monday it was announced Baseball Australia had adopted the USA Baseball coaches certification program as its recognised qualification at the participation level of the sport following a review of its existing coaching accreditation.
07 July 2020
Major League Baseball unveiled its 2020 regular-season schedule earlier this morning, locking in 60-game slates for each of its 30 teams.
Washington will open its title defence – and the season – at home to the New York Yankees in one of two games on July 23.
06 July 2020
Nightcliff secured its first win of the Darwin Baseball League season on Sunday but was unable to convert it into a doubleheader sweep.
The Tigers rode early runs to a hard-fought 9-7 win over Palmerston ahead of falling to undefeated Tracy Village at Tracy Village Baseball Fields.
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