Australia and Chinese Taipei Come Head to Head 4-14 February 2006
The inaugural eight game series
is an initiative of the Australian Baseball Federation in conjunction
with the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association and will be utilized
as a preparation series for both teams in the lead up to the 2006
Inaugural World Baseball Classic which is to be held in Florida
in March
The World Baseball Classic, a 16-team tournament sanctioned by
the International BAseball Federation (IBAF), will feature players
from around the world competing for their home countries and territories
for the first time ever
The games will be played from March 3-20 at sites throughout the
United States as well as Tokyo, Japan and San Juan, Puerto Rico
Australian Baseball Federation High Performance Manager, Brett
Pickett, feels that the 2006 Financial Wealth Baseball Challenge
will be a great opportunity for Australian Baseball to strengthen
their ties with their Chinese counterparts
“This series is sure to be not only a great preparation exercise
for both teams in the lead up to the World Baseball Classic, but
it also provides us with the opportunity to form stronger relationships
with the Chinese Taipei fraternity”
The 2006 Australian National Team Roster will be announced
on January 30 upon completion of Australia’s Premier Senior
Baseball Championships, the 2006 Financial Wealth Claxton Shield
Selected players will receive a five day break upon completion
of the Claxton Shield before departing their home states for Perth
as they begin the most intensive domestic schedule the national
team has experienced in many years
“The Australian National Team has not played this many games
on Australian soil in a very long time
We anticipate that this series will help build team comaraderie
and synchronism before they go to Florida and compete against
some of the most elite baseball nations in the world” said
Pickett
”Being that the two teams have not competed against one another
since the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where Australia secured
a silver medal placing, it is sure to be an exciting event”
Games will be played in Perth on February 4, 5 and 6 before
both teams travel to Melbourne on the February 7
Games against Chinese Taipei commence in Melbourne on February
9 through 12
NOTE - Melbourne will then host a two game series between
Australia and the 2005 Nippon Professional Baseball Champions
(Japan), the Chiba Lotte Marines, on February 13 and 14
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---------------------------------------------Information and News
(01) Promotional
flyer from Baseball Western Australia - includes the ticket prices
(02) Promotional
flyer from Baseball Victoria - includes the ticket prices
(03) A
copy of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) newsletter
- week 7/2006/number 407 - mentions the following items - (1)
"Australia-Chinese Taipei Series" - (2) "Australia
beat Chiba Lotte from Japan" - (3) "One billion television
viewers for the Classic"
Schedule
The Australian Team
---Coaching Staff --- Player Roster
(01) Dozen
baseball spots up for grabs - Monday 30th January 2006
(02) 2006
Financial Wealth Baseball Challenge Team Announcement - Tuesday
31st January 2006
(03) Australian
National Squad - Brett's Player Profile
The Venues
Baseball Park Cnr Wilfred-Nicholson Roads Thornlie Perth Western Australia (six photos) |
Geelong Baseball Centre Pioneer Road Grovedale Melbourne Victoria (details and six photos) |
Melbourne Ball Park Merton Street Altona Meadows Melbourne Victoria (details and four photos) |
---------------------------------------------#01 - Australia v Chinese
Taipei - Saturday 4th February 2006
---------------Won by Australia - 9 runs to 0
----------Box
Score
----------'Play-by-Play'
Report
----------One
Game Report------(Brett mentioned)
----------"Aussies
down Taipei" - from the Cairns Post newspaper------(Brett
mentioned)
#02 - Australia v Chinese
Taipei - Sunday 5th February 2006
---------------Won by Australia - 1 run to 0
----------Box
Score
----------'Play-by-Play'
Report------(Brett drove in
the only run of the game in the top of the fourth innings!!!)
----------One
Game Report------(Brett mentioned)
----------"Roneberg
hits Aussies home" - from the Cairns Post newspaper------(Brett mentioned)
#03 - Australia v Chinese
Taipei - Monday 6th February 2006
---------------Won by Chinese Taipei - 5 runs to 2
----------Box
Score
----------'Play-by-Play'
Report
----------One
Game Report
----------"Taipei
up to the challenge" - from the Cairns Post newspaper------(Brett mentioned)
#04 - Australia v Chinese
Taipei - Wednesday 8th February 2006
---------------Won by Australia - 11 runs to 10
----------Box
Score
----------'Play-by-Play'
Report
----------Two
Game Reports------(Brett mentioned)
#05 - Australia v Chinese
Taipei - Thursday 9th February 2006
---------------Won by Chinese Taipei - 2 runs to 1
----------Box
Score
----------'Play-by-Play'
Report
----------One
Game Report
#06 - Australia v Chinese
Taipei - Friday 10th February 2006
---------------Won by Australia - 5 runs to 0
----------Box
Score
----------'Play-by-Play'
Report
----------Two
Game Reports
----------"Close
series" - from the Cairns Post newspaper------(Brett
mentioned)
#07 - Australia v Chinese
Taipei - Saturday 11th February 2006
---------------Won by Chinese Taipei - 8 runs to 1
----------Box
Score
----------'Play-by-Play'
Report
----------One
Game Report
----------"Close
series" - from the Cairns Post newspaper------(Brett
mentioned)
#08 - Australia v Chinese
Taipei - Sunday 12th February 2006
---------------Won by Chinese Taipei - 7 runs to 5
----------Pre-Game
Report - "Bases loaded with stars in Aussie line up"
- from the Geelong Advertiser------(Brett
mentioned)
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----------Box
Score
----------'Play-by-Play'
Report
----------Two
Game Reports------(Brett mentioned)
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#09 - Australia v The Chiba
Lotte Marines - Monday 13th February 2006
---------------Won by Australia - 14 runs to 6
----------Box
Score
----------'Play-by-Play'
Report
----------One
Game Report------(Brett mentioned)
#10 - Australia v The Chiba
Lotte Marines - Tuesday 14th February 2006
---------------Won by Australia - 8 runs to 5
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----------Box
Score
----------'Play-by-Play'
Report
----------Three
Game Reports------(Brett mentioned)
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