08 September 2019
Team Australia was unable to cap off an impressive WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup with a bronze medal, falling to South Korea 6-5 in the third-place playoff on Sunday afternoon.
Australia fell behind early but bravely fought on, taking the lead in the eighth before succumbing to the hosts on a ninth-inning homer at Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark.
07 September 2019
Brisbane championship winner Donald Lutz headlines a strong contingent of Australian Baseball League talent that will line up at the 2019 European Baseball Championship when they get underway in Germany tonight.
The former big leaguer is one of three ABL experienced players on the host’s roster for the nine-day event, which will be held in Bonn and Solingen.
07 September 2019
Team Australia will play for bronze at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup after overcoming Japan 4-1 on Saturday afternoon to secure their place in the third-place playoff.
They will face South Korea, who they beat 1-0 last Saturday, at midday (local time) tomorrow after finishing the super round with an impressive victory at Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II.
07 September 2019
Helms Award winner Markus Solbach allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings as Tulsa took a 2-1 series lead in its best-of-five Texas League North Division playoff series against Arkansas.
The Adelaide Giants starter put the Drillers within a win of a third-straight trip to the Texas League Championship Series, helping lift them to a 6-1 win at ONEOK Field.
06 September 2019
Team Australia’s offence had no answers to Chinese Taipei starter Lin Yu-Min as it crashed to a 12-0 loss at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup on Friday afternoon.
Australia took until the fifth inning to notch its first hit against Lin as its super round record dropped to 2-2 ahead of tomorrow’s second round finale against Japan.
06 September 2019
It had been 36 days since Brandon Dixon last homered on 31 July, but on Friday morning (Australian time) he left the yard for the 15th time to spark the Detroit Tigers’ comeback win over the Royals in Kansas City.
Dixon, the former Adelaide outfielder, has had an up-and-down season for the Tigers. He finished the month of August hitting just .227 with 38 strikeouts; more than any other month this year.
06 September 2019
Sydney has re-signed 2018/19 Australian Baseball League Reliever of the Year Todd van Steensel for the upcoming season.
Van Steensel will front for a 10th season with the Blue Sox and become the first Sydney pitcher to 100 regular-season games in the modern-day ABL in his third outing of the campaign.
05 September 2019
Batavia’s Dwyer Stadium was recognised as the best field in New York-Penn League earlier today.
And Australian groundskeeper Cooper Thomson played a key role in the Muckdogs collecting the coveted award for the first time in their 80-year history.
05 September 2019
The US have been crowned champions at the past four WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cups but on Thursday afternoon Team Australia went toe-to-toe with the much vaunted junior program.
Australia took the US into the ninth all square before falling 2-1 in their opening game of the super round at Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II.
05 September 2019
The Adelaide Giants have re-signed 24-year-old starting pitcher Michael Gahan for the upcoming Australian Baseball League season.
Gahan made his ABL debut with Adelaide last summer, going 3-3 with a 4.22 ERA in 10 starts.
05 September 2019
Novocastrian Rixon Wingrove has been selected in the Gulf Coast League’s All-Star Team following a stellar season in the US.
The 19-year-old was named at first base in the All-Star Team after leading the rookie-level league with 37 RBIs in 48 games.
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