Baseball Australia in conjunction with Team Australia
Baseball is proud to announce the 28-man roster that will represent Australia
at the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC).
Team Australia Manager Jon Deeble is excited by the squad put together for the WBC.
“This selection process was by far the most extensive we’ve ever conducted,” Deeble said.
“We’re really happy with how the team has ended up, it’s a great blend of maturity and youth. It was a tough situation, we were torn between wanting to take youth, but also having guys that won’t be overawed on the biggest stage.”
The Australian team travels to Seoul, South Korea on 24 February for a pre-tournament tour, then moves to Osaka and finally Tokyo for their first game on the 8 March.
After the recent increase of Australia’s world ranking, Jon Deeble is setting the bar high both on and off the field.
“We’ve had guys come from all over the world to prepare for this, the commitment is first class,” Deeble said.
“When we get over there, rules will be followed and a system put in place, we’re not going over to make up the numbers and have high expectations of our performance.”
Team Australia Manager Jon Deeble is excited by the squad put together for the WBC.
“This selection process was by far the most extensive we’ve ever conducted,” Deeble said.
“We’re really happy with how the team has ended up, it’s a great blend of maturity and youth. It was a tough situation, we were torn between wanting to take youth, but also having guys that won’t be overawed on the biggest stage.”
The Australian team travels to Seoul, South Korea on 24 February for a pre-tournament tour, then moves to Osaka and finally Tokyo for their first game on the 8 March.
After the recent increase of Australia’s world ranking, Jon Deeble is setting the bar high both on and off the field.
“We’ve had guys come from all over the world to prepare for this, the commitment is first class,” Deeble said.
“When we get over there, rules will be followed and a system put in place, we’re not going over to make up the numbers and have high expectations of our performance.”
Tim Atherton (CAN)
James Beresford (MEL)
Travis Blackley (BRI)
Allan de San Miguel (MEL)
Mitch Dening (ADE)
Brad Harman (MEL)
Liam Hendriks (PER)
Luke Hughes (PER)
David Kandilas (CAN)
Jon Kennedy (MEL)
Tim Kennelly (PER)
Steven Kent (CAN)
Peter Moylan (MEL)
Mitch Nilsson (BRI)
Trent Oeltjen (BRI)
Robbie Perkins (CAN)
Ryan Rowland-Smith (BRI)
Dushan Ruzic (MEL)
Warwick Saupold (PER)
Ryan Searle (BRI)
Josh Tols (MEL)
Todd Van Steensel (SYD)
Logan Wade (BRI)
Stefan Welch (ADE)
Lachlan Wells (SYD)
Aaron Whitefield (BRI)
Matthew Williams (ADE)
Mike Walker (MEL)
*ABL affiliation in
brackets
Support Staff
Glenn Williams – Head of Delegation
David Nagy – Travel Manager
Robert Moden – Equipment Manager
Todd Hutcheson – Head Trainer
Jason Roberts – Assistant Trainer
Clinton Bown – Media Manager
Sam Finn – Digital Content Manager
The 28-man squad will travel to Seoul, South Korea for a
pre-WBC tour on the 24 February before heading to Japan on 1 March.
See below schedule for Australia’s first round of the World Baseball Classic.
Australia (10) vs. Japan (1)
Tokyo Dome
7pm (local)
Wednesday 8 March
2017
Australia (10) vs. China (18)
Tokyo Dome
7pm (local)
Thursday 9 March 2017
Australia (10) vs. Cuba (5)
Tokyo Dome
12pm (local)
Friday 10 March 2017
*numbers in brackets
denote World Baseball Softball Confederation World Ranking