Australia will take on the best Oceania has to offer this week in hope of qualifying for the 2019 U18 World Cup.
18 of Australia's best and brightest stars will travel to Guam to compete in the Oceania Qualifier, with the winning team earning their place at the U18 World Cup in Gijang, South Korea. This includes four Victorian representatives: Chris Burke, Liam Evans, Conor Myles and Blake Townsend, who will look to keep up their momentum just days after their amazing Gold Medal finish at the 2019 Australian Youth Championships.
The Australian squad will face Guam, American Samoa, New Zealand and Palau across the next six days at the Paseo Stadium in Agana, Guam.
AUSTRALIA'S U18 OCEANIA QUALIFIER SCHEDULE:
23 January
3 pm American Samoa vs. Australia
24 January
7 pm Australia vs. Guam
25 January
11 am Australia vs. New Zealand
3 pm Palau vs. Australia
26 January-semifinals
1 pm No 1 seed-No 2 seed (a)
6 pm No 3 seed-No 4 seed (b)
27 January-medal games
12 pm loser (a)-winner (b)-bronze medal game (c)
5 pm winner (a)-winner (c)-championship game
(all times local - UTC +10)
U18 OCEANIA QUALIFIER SQUAD:
Travis Bazzana (NSW)
Brandan Bidois (QLD)
Chris Burke (VIC)
Liam Evans (VIC)
Blake Farr (SA)
Jack Lee (NSW)
Liam MacDonald (QLD)
Liam McCallum (NSW)
Conor Myles (VIC)
Cayden Nicoletto (WA)
Jaylin Rae (NSW)
Nicholas Riley (WA)
Caleb Shepherd (NSW)
William Sherriff (WA)
Alex Skepton (QLD)
Aidan Torpey (NSW)
Blake Townsend (VIC)
Tristan Watts (NSW)
Steve Fish - Head Coach
Scott Mitchinson - Pitching Coach
Gareth Jones - Assistant Coach
Shaun Smith - Assistant Coach
Neil Barrowcliff - Executive Officer
Congratulations to the four Victorians who made the U18 World Cup Qualifier Team, and the rest of their talented peers!