Baseball Victoria would like to extend their congratulations to the five Victorians selected to the Under 15 National team; Jacob Bald, Charlie Collins, Blake Holding, Nikau Pouaka-Grego and Matthew West.
After a lengthy selection process, today Baseball Australia announced the 20 young men selected for the WBSC U15 World Cup in Panama next month.
The Australian U15 team earned a place at the World Cup following a hard-fought qualifier against New Zealand in January, with a number of stars from that qualifier booking their tickets to Panama.
Australian U15 World Cup manager Andy Kyle believes this was one of the most difficult selection processes he’s been a part of.
“We’ve been collecting data from state high performance managers for a long time,” Kyle said.
“The overall quality of the squad was excellent, and the coaching group were challenged throughout the selection process.
“We are excited to begin our World Cup campaign against Japan, and look forward to improving on our 2016 performance.”
Australia will look to improve on their 11th place finish in the 2016 World Cup, where they claimed two wins from eight games.
General Manager - Team Australia, Glenn Williams is excited to put this team on the field in Panama.
"We've been gathering information on these players for a long time which we have used to select the final team," Williams said.
"It’s never easy to make these decisions but we feel we have the right 20 players for this tournament and can't wait to see them in action in August."
Joining Australia and Japan in Group B are The Netherlands, Cuba, The Dominican Republic and South Africa.
Three Group B teams will qualify for the Super Round, with Australia’s opening game taking place on August 10 against Japan at Estadio Rico Cedeño.
Click here for a full schedule, and stay tuned to the World Baseball Softball Confederation for broadcast information.
Australia will look to improve on their 11th place finish in the 2016 World Cup, where they claimed two wins from eight games.
General Manager - Team Australia, Glenn Williams is excited to put this team on the field in Panama.
"We've been gathering information on these players for a long time which we have used to select the final team," Williams said.
"It’s never easy to make these decisions but we feel we have the right 20 players for this tournament and can't wait to see them in action in August."
Joining Australia and Japan in Group B are The Netherlands, Cuba, The Dominican Republic and South Africa.
Three Group B teams will qualify for the Super Round, with Australia’s opening game taking place on August 10 against Japan at Estadio Rico Cedeño.
Click here for a full schedule, and stay tuned to the World Baseball Softball Confederation for broadcast information.