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Australia women's national baseball team

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Australia women's national baseball team
Information
Country Australia
FederationAustralian Baseball Federation
ConfederationBaseball Confederation of Oceania
ManagerAustralia Jason Pospishil
WBSC ranking
Current 13 Decrease 5 (22 September 2023)[1]
Women's World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 2004)
Best result 2nd (1 time, in 2010)

The Australian women's national baseball team, nicknamed the Emeralds,[2] represents Australia in international women's baseball tournaments and competitions. The team is controlled by the Australian Baseball Federation,[3] which is represented in the Baseball Confederation of Oceania (BCO). They are the only team in Oceania to be formally ranked by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), and are the 3rd ranked women's baseball team in the world.[4][5] The Emeralds have been in existence since 2001, when the first ever squad was selected from the 2001 National Women’s Championships, held in Sydney.[6] They compete in the biennial IBAF Women’s Baseball World Cup.

The team has competed at all eight Women's Baseball World Cups, most recently finishing seventh in 2018. The next major tournament will be the 2020 Women's Baseball World Cup.

Roster

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2023 World Cup Roster

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Australia roster - 2023 Women's Baseball World Cup - Group A
Active Roster Coaching staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

  • Allie Bebbere
  • Maddison Erwin
  • Meaghan Haggart
  • Ashley Patton

Left-handed pitchers

 Catchers
  • Maddison Heath
  • Carly Moore

Infielders

  • Caitlin Eynon
  • Abbey Kelly
  • Shae Lillywhite
  • Abbey McLellan
  • Jordan Richardson
  • Maddison Tabrett

Outfielders

  • Kelsey Brennan
  • Lili Cavanagh
  • Morgan Doty
  • Ticara Geldenhuis
  • Claire O'Sullivan
 Manager
  • Jason Pospishil

Coaches

  • Samantha Hamilton
  • Lisa Norrie
  • Chris Oxspring


2020 World Cup Roster

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No Roster was named due to postponement of the World Cup due to the COVID pandemic. The World Cup was originally scheduled for Monterey, Mexico, and then changed to Tijuana, Mexico.

2018 World Cup Roster

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Australia roster - 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup
Active Roster Coaching staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

  • Kaila Borgomastro
  • Sinead Flanigan
  • Brittany Hepburn
  • Abbey Kelly
  • Kim McMillan
  • Laura Neads
  • Maddison Tabrett

Left-handed pitchers

  • Amy Collins
 Catchers
  • Tahnee Lovering
  • Abbey McLellan

Infielders

Outfielders

  • Leslie Anglin
  • Morgan Doty
  • Chelsea Forkin
  • Tammy McMillan
  • Elodie O'Sullivan
 Manager

Coaches

  • Risa Nakashima
  • Anthony Bennett
  • Lisa Norrie
25 February 2019

2016 World Cup Roster

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Australia roster - 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup
Active Roster Coaching staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

  • Jacinda Barclay
  • Tabatha Callander
  • Linda Gough
  • Brittany Hepburn
  • Abbey Kelly
  • Kim McMillan
  • Jordan Richardson

Left-handed pitchers

  • Amy Collins
 Catchers
  • Tahnee Lovering

Infielders

  • Olivia Bannon
  • Bronwyn Gell
  • Kim McMillan
  • Laura Neads
  • Claire O'Sullivan
  • Shae Lillywhite
  • Karina Connors

Outfielders

  • Leslie Anglin
  • Morgan Doty
  • Chelsea Forkin
  • Erin Fox
  • Tammy McMillan
 Manager

Coaches


2014 World Cup Roster

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Pitchers

  • Kim McMillan
  • Melinda Latimer
  • Stephanie Gaynor
  • Brittany Hepburn
  • Maddison Lenard
  • Lauren McGrath
  • Laura Neads
  • Jacinda Barclay
  • Georgia Blair
  • Taylah Welch
  • Amy Collins

Outfield

  • Amy McCann
  • Leigh Godfrey
  • Rachael Higgins

Infield

  • Shae Lillywhite
  • Christina Kreppold
  • Natalie Rawlings
  • Bronwyn Gell
  • Katie Gaynor

Catcher

  • Tahnee Lovering

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2012 World Cup Roster

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Australia roster - 2012 Women's Baseball World Cup
Active Roster
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

  • Jacinda Barclay
  • Stephanie Gaynor
  • Brittany Hepburn
  • Kim McMillan
  • Laura Neads
  • Maddison Lenard
  • Tayla Welch
  • Tahlia Wellington
  • Erin Collins

Left-handed pitchers

 Catchers
  • Tahnee Lovering
  • Amanda Torrington

Infielders

Outfielders

  • Sam Hamilton
  • Melinda Latimer
  • Amy McCann
  • Stacey Saggus
  • Lauren McGrath



2010 World Cup Roster

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Australia roster - 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup
Players Coaching staff
Pitchers
  • Western Australia
  • 17 Jacinda Barclay
  • Victoria (state)
  • 15 Sinead Flanigan
  • New South Wales
  • 44 Melinda Latimer
  • New South Wales
  • 32 Kim McMillan
  • New South Wales
  • 60 Lauren Murphy
  • New South Wales
  • 20 Laura Neads
  • Queensland
  • 22 Taylah Welch
  • Victoria (state)
  •  7 Kathy Welsh
 Catchers
  • New South Wales
  • 87 Tahnee Lovering
  • Victoria (state)
  • 47 Clare Whittam

Infielders

Outfielders

  • New South Wales
  • 12 Janna Loudoun
  • New South Wales
  •  2 Tahlia McDonald
  • Victoria (state)
  • 31 Amy McCann


Utility players

 Manager
  • John Gaynor

Coaches

  • Tim Ballard (pitching coach)
  • Dominic Ruggierio (assistant coach)

Other staff

  • Anne-Maree Adams (Executive Officer)
  • Joni Ralph-Wilkie (Best Mum Ever!!<3) (physiotherapist)


Coaching staff

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  • Head Coach – Simone Wearne
  • Assistant Coach – Dean White
  • Assistant Coach – Narelle Gosstray
  • Assistant Coach – Luke Hughes
  • Pitching Coach – Graeme Lloyd
  • Physio – Joni Ralph-Wilkie
  • Executive Officer – David Nagy
  • Technical Analyst – Yasunori Sato[2][8]

World ranking

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See also: IBAF World Rankings

In August 2009 the International Baseball Federation created a ranking system so that the nations involved in international competition could be compared independently. Teams receive points based on the position they finish at the end of World Cup tournaments. Only results at the previous three tournaments years are used, so points are added and removed over time. Points are also weighted so that more recent tournaments have a greater impact on the rankings.[9] Since the rankings were introduced, two editions have been released, the most recent released after the 2010 World Cup.

When the rankings were first introduced, Australia was listed at 4th position; their lowest since the rankings were introduced.[9] Their best position achieved to date is their current position of 3rd.[5]

Date
Released 		Tournament Tournament
Result 		Ranking Points Position Above Position Below
Rank Team Points
Difference 		Rank Team Points
Difference
4 September 2010[5] 2010 World Cup 2nd 3rd 140.00 2nd  United States +13.33 4th  Canada −6.67
13 August 2009[9] 2008 World Cup* 4th 4th 100.00 3rd  Canada +40.00 5th  Chinese Taipei −20.00
 * – When the rankings were first released, the 2008 World Cup was the most recent tournament completed that had any bearing on the rankings themselves.

Women's World Cup

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See also: Women's Baseball World Cup

Of the twelve nations to be represented at the IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup, Australia is one of five teams to have participated in all four of them. To date its best result was in the most recent tournament held in 2010, in which Australia placed 2nd. Previously, the team had finished fourth in each of the tournaments, with medals being shared between Canada, Japan and United States.[10]

At least one Australian has been named to each of the All-Star teams selected at the end of the respective tournaments.

Women's Baseball World Cup record
Year Round Position W L RS RA
Canada 2004 Semifinals 4th 2 4 25 31
Taiwan 2006 Semifinals 4th 4 2 – –
Japan 2008 Group stage 4th 2 4 36 30
Venezuela 2010 Finals 2nd 6 3 72 49
Canada 2012 Semifinals 4th 4 5 82 64
Japan 2014 Round 2 3rd 4 2 46 28
South Korea 2016 Round 2 5th 3 4 47 36
United States 2018 Round 1 7th 5 3 – –
Canada 2024 Group stage 8th 2 3 36 35
Total Finals 9/9 32 30 – –
Australian Women's Baseball World Cup Record by Opponent
Opponent Tournaments
Met 		W–L
Record 		Largest Victory Largest Defeat Current
Streak
Score Tournament Score Tournament
 Canada 4 2–3 9–4 Chinese Taipei 2006 6–1 Venezuela 2010 L2
 Chinese Taipei 4 4–0 12–0 (F/6) Japan 2008 – W4
 Cuba 2 2–0 6–2 Venezuela 2010 – W2
 Hong Kong 1 1–0 22–2 (F/5) Chinese Taipei 2006 – W1
 India 1 1–0 15–0 (F/5) Japan 2008 – W1
 Japan 4 2–3 7–1 Canada 2004 13–3 (F/5) Venezuela 2010 L1
 Netherlands 1 1–0 16–3 (F/5) Venezuela 2010 – W1
 United States 4 1–5 19–6 (F/6) Venezuela 2010 11–1 (F/6) Japan 2008 W1
 Venezuela 1 1–1 12–2 Venezuela 2010 8–1 Venezuela 2010 W1
Overall 4 15–12 Against  HKG Against  USA &  JPN L1
22–2 (F/5) Chinese Taipei 2006 11–1 (F/6)
13–3 (F/5)		 Japan 2008
Venezuela 2010

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The WBSC Women's Baseball World Ranking". WBSC. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Baseball Australia".
  3. ^ "Federations | WBSC". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ "WBSC - World Baseball Softball Confederation". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "IBAF Women's World Rankings - Sept. 2010" (PDF). International Baseball Federation. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  6. ^ "History".
  7. ^ "The Team Players".
  8. ^ "Coaching Staff".
  9. ^ a b c "IBAF Releases First-Ever Women's World Rankings". International Baseball Federation. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2009. Men's rankings also updated, Venezuela enters the top-10
  10. ^ Sedgman, Cassandra (23 August 2010). "Silver Medal for Australian Women and 3 named in All-Star Team". Australian Baseball Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
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