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Baseball Victoria will be once again sending four Victorian teams to Sydney for the Under 16 and Under 18 National Youth Championships to be held from 10-18 January 2016. Both tournaments will be held in Blacktown, New South Wales at the home of the Sydney Blue Sox. Victoria will be represented in both age groups with Victoria Blue and Victoria White, with the Under 16 Blue team looking to defend their title from last season. 

“Strong showings by all four teams—especially last year’s title by the Under 16 Blue squad—provide further evidence that Victoria’s high performance program is operating at a remarkably high level,” said Ashely Blair, Interim General Manager of Baseball Victoria. 

BV’s High Performance Manger Damian Shanahan sees more success on the horizon: 

“We are very pleased with our teams. The talent, depth, and overall competiveness will serve us well on the national level.” 

“Victorian Baseball has a long and proud history at the National Championships,” said Myles Foreman, President of Baseball Victoria. “For these young men the opportunity to represent Victoria and play for the “Big V” comes as a result of many hours of practice and dedication. It also comes thanks to the support of coaches and family who have all played a critical role in helping our State players’ journey in achieving their baseball goals. 

“On behalf of the Victorian baseball community: congratulations to all the players on their selection. We look forward to the Championships and the opportunities it provides for these young men to play the great game of baseball at a state level.” 

Supporters can follow the progress of the Victorian teams at the National Youth Championships with live scores, ladders, statistics and photographs on the Baseball Australia National Youth Championships website. 

The final squads of the respective teams are as follows: 

VICTORIA UNDER 18 BLUE

Name

Current Summer Club

Current Winter Club

Max Barrett

Cheltenham

Cheltenham

Matthew Beattie

Waverley

Forrest Hills

Steven Hughes

Springvale

Berwick

Jackson Boyd

Sandringham

Dingley

Jayson Arthur

Springvale

Dandenong

Mitchell Wicox

Sandringham

Dingley

Emerson Rickard

Geelong Baycats

East Belmont

Nicholas Mason

Blackburn

Ringwood

Oliver Dunn

Waverley

Ringwood

Cooper Goodman

Waverley

Heathmont

Jordan Barnett

Sandringham

Mornington

Liam Spence

Geelong Baycats

Guild Lions

Nathan Picchioni

Sandringham

Dingley

Luke Cartwright

Blackburn

Ringwood

Justin Burke

Waverley

North Balwyn

Chase Hodkinson

Waverley

GMBC

Aaron Ouwehand

Berwick

Berwick

Jamie Young

Sunshine

North Balwyn

Jordan Busch

Waverley

Forest Hill

VICTORIA UNDER 18 WHITE

 

Name

Current Summer Club

Current Winter Club

Andrew Di-Giovambattista

Springvale

Dingley

Jack Daniels

Cheltenham

Cheltenham

Rhys De Highden

Melbourne

North Balwyn

Jesse Hunter

Berwick City

Berwick

Oliver McMahon

Melbourne

North Balwyn

William Day

Berwick City

Berwick

Tim Lane

Sandringham

Dingley

Adam Pahos

Melbourne

North Balwyn

Warwick Purchase

Fitzroy

GMBC

Grant Svikulis

Doncaster

GMBC

Benjamin Wilson

Fitzroy

La Trobe University

Hamish Foreman

Preston

Greensborough

Tyson Cox

Essendon

Arncliffe Scots

Rydge Hogan

Springvale

Berwick

Mitchell Whiting

Blackburn

Ringwood

James Wolstencroft

Blackburn

Ringwood

Blake Hodgson

Blackburn

Ringwood

Jack Dunn

Cheltenham

North Balwyn

Malachi Kere

Waverley

Watsonia

Ayden Norman

Essendon

Essendon

 

VICTORIA UNDER 16 BLUE

Name

Current Summer Club

Current Winter Club

Alexander Barling

Melbourne

North Balwyn

Jarrod Belbin

Preston

Greensborough

John-Paul Callil

Cheltenham

N/A

Harvey Chinn

Waverley

Upwey Ferntree Gully

Jarryd Dale

Waverley

North Balwyn

David Hurley

Upwey Ferntree Gully

Knox

William Kline-Marantelli

Essendon

Essendon

Jai Lyttleton

Sandringham

Dingley

Liam Madden

Springvale Lions

Berwick

Joshua Meyer

Sandringham

Dandenong

Kyle Morrison

Newport

Bacchus Marsh

Conor Myles

Cheltenham

Frankston

Ciaran Palmer

Berwick

North Balwyn

Mackenzie Salmon

Waverly

North Balwyn

Kaioh Sato

Waverley

Waverley

Brian Smart

Waverley

Forest Hill

Blake Townsend

Waverley

Waverley and Traralgon

James Walshe

Newport

GMBC

Brock Wells

Geelong

Guild Baseball Geelong

Aidan Willis

Berwick

Dandenong

VICTORIA UNDER 16 WHITE

Name

Current Summer Club

Current Winter Club

Chris Burke

Waverley

North Balwyn

Curtis Cox

Preston

N/A

Declan Croker

Cheltenham

Cheltenham

Nicholas Dimitrakopoulos

Melbourne

North Balwyn

Liam Evans

Waverley

Waverley

Ben Fierenzi

Cheltenham

Cheltenham

Mohi Kahui

Waverley

N/A

Richard Kiel

Upwey Ferntree Gully

Knox

Cruiz Leech

Cheltenham

Cheltenham

Hugo Leropoulos

Essendon

Essendon

Maxwell Leuga

Newport

Newport

Daniel Ling

Melbourne

Forest Hill

Ryan Pahos

Melbourne

North Balwyn

Cody Rodwell

Essendon

Watsonia

River Stevens-Dobby

Upwey Ferntree Gully

Forest Hill

Anthony Tancredi

Berwick

Berwick

Lucas Taylor

Berwick

BonBeach

Julian Vance

Blackburn

N/A

Cooper Veal

Preston

Research Lower Plenty

Samuel Wild

Preston

Falcons


Scott Meager, switching white for blue, returns to manage again this year while Jordan Young takes his place helming the Under 16 White squad. Gavin Young will lead the U18 White team while Kerry Gassner assumes U18 Blue managerial duties. 

The Victorian coaches are: 

U16 Blue (Assistant): Jardy Rogers
U16 Blue (Pitching): Luke Abels  

U16 White (Assistant): Marshall Skinner 
U16 White (Pitching): Daniel Beattie                        

U18 Blue (Assistant): Andrew Hayes           
U18 Blue (Pitching): Tim Ballard                

U18 White (Assistant): To Be Announced
U18 White (Pitching): Tim O’Meara

And the roster of executive officers: 

U16 Blue:       Stuart Chinn
U16 White:     Graham Norman
U18 Blue:       Trevor Bird
U18 White:     Vacant (yet to be appointed)

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