World #1 ranked Japan will be the toughest opponent for Australia in the upcoming 2016 U-15 Baseball World Cup.
Australia, the 13th ranked U-15 nation in the world has a tough road to qualification for the next stage, after being grouped with three of the top five countries in the world in Japan (1), Korea (4) and Cuba (5).
This will be the second time Australia has been involved in the U-15 Baseball World Cup, after debuting in the 2014 edition with four wins and a ninth place finish. There is no doubt the team will be looking to improve after a strong performance at the 2014 edition of the U-15 World Cup.
There will be a national selection camp taking place on the Gold Coast in July where the team will be finalised for the upcoming U-15 World Cup. The final team will be selected from a 40-player squad of invited attendees that have already received notification of their invitation.
| GROUP A | GROUP B |
| Japan | USA |
| Korea | Chinese Taipei |
| Cuba | Venezuela |
| Australia | Mexico |
| Czech Republic | Panama |
| Colombia | New Zealand |
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