Baseball Victoria is proud to continue our tradition of providing fantastic opportunities for our young players through our development pathway and beyond. Now, some of our top young talent are heading overseas to show off their skills at an international level.
As part of Baseball Australia’s long association with Major League Baseball, 12 of Australia’s best and brightest will join the World Select Team for October’s Arizona Fall Classic. This includes four Victorian representatives, including outfielders Jarrod Belbin and Brock Wells, catcher Chris Burke and left handed pitcher Liam Evans.
Current professional players Curtis Mead (Phillies) and Mitch Edwards (Phillies) attended the 2017 Arizona Fall Classic.
The group will arrive in Phoenix on October 2 to begin preparations for a number of games against professional organisations including the Arizona Diamondbacks and Kansas City Royals. The group will then prepare for the Arizona Fall Classic, where they will be viewed by hundreds of college and professional scouts.
Team Australia general manager Glenn Williams sees this as another opportunity for some of our top young prospects to match it with the best in the world.
“The experience of being able to compete against players from the US and all over the world has great development benefits for those on the trip,” Williams said.
“Our guys will have the opportunity to be able to showcase their abilities in front of professional and college programs in top level facilities. Over 90% of Australian athletes who have been to the Arizona Fall Classic have ended up in a college or professional program, and to have MLB covering all costs for this program is fantastic for all involved.”
Will Kortekaas (SA) has withdrawn due to injury. Will has been replaced by Raleigh Pelkonen (WA)
Baseball Victoria is proud to continue our tradition of providing fantastic opportunities for our young players through our development pathway and beyond. Now, some of our top young talent are heading overseas to show off their skills at an international level.
As part of Baseball Australia’s long association with Major League Baseball, 12 of Australia’s best and brightest will join the World Select Team for October’s Arizona Fall Classic. This includes four Victorian representatives, including outfielders Jarrod Belbin and Brock Wells, catcher Chris Burke and left handed pitcher Liam Evans.
Current professional players Curtis Mead (Phillies) and Mitch Edwards (Phillies) attended the 2017 Arizona Fall Classic.
The group will arrive in Phoenix on October 2 to begin preparations for a number of games against professional organisations including the Arizona Diamondbacks and Kansas City Royals. The group will then prepare for the Arizona Fall Classic, where they will be viewed by hundreds of college and professional scouts.
Team Australia general manager Glenn Williams sees this as another opportunity for some of our top young prospects to match it with the best in the world.
“The experience of being able to compete against players from the US and all over the world has great development benefits for those on the trip,” Williams said.
“Our guys will have the opportunity to be able to showcase their abilities in front of professional and college programs in top level facilities. Over 90% of Australian athletes who have been to the Arizona Fall Classic have ended up in a college or professional program, and to have MLB covering all costs for this program is fantastic for all involved.”
Will Kortekaas (SA) has withdrawn due to injury. Will has been replaced by Raleigh Pelkonen (WA)