Baseball Australia is pleased to announce the 2015 Australian women’s team that will compete in the Asia Insurance Phoenix Cup from 6 to 9 February in Hong Kong.
The Phoenix Cup is a women’s baseball development tournament for the Asia-Pacific region. Hosted this year for the seventh time by the Hong Kong Baseball Association, ten teams will compete from the regions of Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Australia.
This is the third year Australia has competed in the event, placing a competitive second in 2013 and third in 2014.
The 2015 Australian roster boast five tournament awards from the January Under 15 and Open Women’s National Championships: Under 15 MVP and Golden Arm Kelsey Brennan (WA), Golden Bat Jordan Richardson (NSW), and Open Women’s Golden Glove Georgia Jones (QLD) and MVP Olivia Bannon (NSW).
PHOENIX CUP AUSTRALIAN ROSTER
|
Surname |
First Name |
DOB |
Bats |
Throws |
Position |
State |
|
Bannon |
Olivia |
5/1/99 |
R |
R |
Inf/C |
NSW |
|
Barnes |
Kaitlin |
20/8/96 |
R |
R |
RHP |
WA |
|
Bower |
Georgia |
13/9/97 |
R |
R |
OF |
NSW |
|
Brennan |
Kelsey |
17/1/00 |
R |
R |
Ut |
WA |
|
Clifford |
Vanessa |
15/7/97 |
R |
R |
Inf |
VIC |
|
De Gruchy |
Olivia |
4/1/98 |
R |
R |
Inf/OF |
ACT |
|
Donnellen |
Lauren |
17/6/98 |
R |
R |
OF/RHP |
NSW |
|
French |
Emma |
26/9/96 |
R |
R |
RHP |
VIC |
|
Jones |
Georgia |
27/9/95 |
R |
R |
RHP/Inf |
QLD |
|
Kelly |
Abbey |
22/10/98 |
R |
R |
Ut |
VIC |
|
Molles |
Megan |
12/4/96 |
R |
R |
3rd/Util |
NSW |
|
Penny |
Paris |
27/2/98 |
R |
R |
C |
VIC |
|
Richardson |
Jordan |
16/6/00 |
R |
R |
Inf |
NSW |
|
Spinks |
Alarna |
28/10/99 |
R |
R |
RHP/Inf |
NSW |
|
West |
Amy |
8/6/97 |
R |
R |
Inf/RHP |
QLD |
|
Zylstra |
Grace |
8/10/97 |
R |
R |
OF/RHP |
QLD |
|
|
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|
Coaching Staff |
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|
Dan Hayes |
Manager |
|||||
|
Samantha Hamilton |
Assistant Coach |
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|
Lisa Norrie |
EO/Assistant Coach |
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The team will travel to Hong Kong on Tuesday 3 February.
Tournament Schedule, Results and Rosters will be released at hkphoenixcup.com
Follow the team on Facebook/baseballaustralia, Instagram @BaseballAustralia and Twitter @AUSTbaseball
Baseball Australia is pleased to announce the 2015 Australian women’s team that will compete in the Asia Insurance Phoenix Cup from 6 to 9 February in Hong Kong.
The Phoenix Cup is a women’s baseball development tournament for the Asia-Pacific region. Hosted this year for the seventh time by the Hong Kong Baseball Association, ten teams will compete from the regions of Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Australia.
This is the third year Australia has competed in the event, placing a competitive second in 2013 and third in 2014.
The 2015 Australian roster boast five tournament awards from the January Under 15 and Open Women’s National Championships: Under 15 MVP and Golden Arm Kelsey Brennan (WA), Golden Bat Jordan Richardson (NSW), and Open Women’s Golden Glove Georgia Jones (QLD) and MVP Olivia Bannon (NSW).
PHOENIX CUP AUSTRALIAN ROSTER
|
Surname |
First Name |
DOB |
Bats |
Throws |
Position |
State |
|
Bannon |
Olivia |
5/1/99 |
R |
R |
Inf/C |
NSW |
|
Barnes |
Kaitlin |
20/8/96 |
R |
R |
RHP |
WA |
|
Bower |
Georgia |
13/9/97 |
R |
R |
OF |
NSW |
|
Brennan |
Kelsey |
17/1/00 |
R |
R |
Ut |
WA |
|
Clifford |
Vanessa |
15/7/97 |
R |
R |
Inf |
VIC |
|
De Gruchy |
Olivia |
4/1/98 |
R |
R |
Inf/OF |
ACT |
|
Donnellen |
Lauren |
17/6/98 |
R |
R |
OF/RHP |
NSW |
|
French |
Emma |
26/9/96 |
R |
R |
RHP |
VIC |
|
Jones |
Georgia |
27/9/95 |
R |
R |
RHP/Inf |
QLD |
|
Kelly |
Abbey |
22/10/98 |
R |
R |
Ut |
VIC |
|
Molles |
Megan |
12/4/96 |
R |
R |
3rd/Util |
NSW |
|
Penny |
Paris |
27/2/98 |
R |
R |
C |
VIC |
|
Richardson |
Jordan |
16/6/00 |
R |
R |
Inf |
NSW |
|
Spinks |
Alarna |
28/10/99 |
R |
R |
RHP/Inf |
NSW |
|
West |
Amy |
8/6/97 |
R |
R |
Inf/RHP |
QLD |
|
Zylstra |
Grace |
8/10/97 |
R |
R |
OF/RHP |
QLD |
|
|
||||||
|
Coaching Staff |
||||||
|
Dan Hayes |
Manager |
|||||
|
Samantha Hamilton |
Assistant Coach |
|||||
|
Lisa Norrie |
EO/Assistant Coach |
|||||
The team will travel to Hong Kong on Tuesday 3 February.
Tournament Schedule, Results and Rosters will be released at hkphoenixcup.com
Follow the team on Facebook/baseballaustralia, Instagram @BaseballAustralia and Twitter @AUSTbaseball
Surname
First Name
DOB
Bats
Throws
Position
State
Bannon
Olivia
5/1/99
R
R
Inf/C
NSW
Barnes
Kaitlin
20/8/96
R
R
RHP
WA
Bower
Georgia
13/9/97
R
R
OF
NSW
Brennan
Kelsey
17/1/00
R
R
Ut
WA
Clifford
Vanessa
15/7/97
R
R
Inf
VIC
De Gruchy
Olivia
4/1/98
R
R
Inf/OF
ACT
Donnellen
Lauren
17/6/98
R
R
OF/RHP
NSW
French
Emma
26/9/96
R
R
RHP
VIC
Jones
Georgia
27/9/95
R
R
RHP/Inf
QLD
Kelly
Abbey
22/10/98
R
R
Ut
VIC
Molles
Megan
12/4/96
R
R
3rd/Util
NSW
Penny
Paris
27/2/98
R
R
C
VIC
Richardson
Jordan
16/6/00
R
R
Inf
NSW
Spinks
Alarna
28/10/99
R
R
RHP/Inf
NSW
West
Amy
8/6/97
R
R
Inf/RHP
QLD
Zylstra
Grace
8/10/97
R
R
OF/RHP
QLD
Coaching Staff
Dan Hayes
Manager
Samantha Hamilton
Assistant Coach
Lisa Norrie
EO/Assistant Coach