Congratulations to Josh Rawlinson who was selected to represent the U18's Australian team at the recent World Cup Qualifiers in New Zealand. Josh played in the WA team for the National Youth Tournament where they finished in second place after a narrow defeat in the Grand Final against NSW. The Perth team finished 6-1 after the round robin and beat QLD in the semi-final, but unfortunately dropped the Grand Final game 2-1.
The Australian Team was selected after the first few days of play and went on to New Zealand straight from the Youth Championships. The Oceanic Qualifier was played between Australia, New Zealand and Guam, with the winner qualifying for the World Cup laster this year in Osaka, Japan. Josh played mainly 3rd base and assisted team Australia to a 6-0 record, finishing on top of the pool.
We wish Josh all the best in his preparation for the MLB Academy in August, where the World Cup squad will be announced and prepare for the Tournament.
I was also fortunate enough to be asked to travel with the team to New Zealand as an assistant coach. I worked alongside the Australian Senior Manager Jon Deeble and pitching coach Graeme Lloyd. The intensity that was asked of the playing group was extremely high as the culture of Australian Baseball shifts towards training and playing like World Champions!
For more information and results follow the link below:
U18 Australian Baseball Team
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