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                            2006
 
         International Baseball Challenge

Tuesday 31st January 2006

2006 Financial Wealth Baseball Challenge Team Announcement

The Australian Baseball Federation is pleased to announce the 2006 National Senior Squad who will compete in the 2006 Financial Wealth Baseball Challenge between the Australian and Chinese Taipei Senior National Teams on February 4 through 14 in Perth and Melbourne

See the complete roster below

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 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 2005 World Cup in Holland, where Chinese Taipei defeated Australia 11-4, 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

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

           AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL NATIONAL SQUAD
                                      
 Players to both Perth & Melbourne           

FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

STATE

DOB

POS.

Craig

ANDERSON

NSW

30/10/80

LHP

Philip

BRASSINGTON

ACT

19/04/70

RHP

Tom

BRICE

SA

24/08/81

OF

Adam

BRIGHT

VIC

11/08/84

LHP

Michael

COLLINS

ACT

18/07/84

C

Alan

DE SAN MIGUEL

WA

01/02/88

C

Trent

DURRINGTON

QLD

27/08/75

INF

Gavin

FINGLESON

NSW

5/08/76

INF

Matthew

GAHAN

QLD

26/11/75

RHP

Andrew

GRAHAM

NSW

22/04/82

C

Brad

HARMAN

VIC

19/11/85

INF

Justin

HUBER

VIC

01/07/82

INF

Luke

HUGHES

WA

2/08/84

INF

Justin

HUMPHRIES

ACT

24/02/83

INF

Brendan

KINGMAN

NSW

22/05/73

INF

Craig

LEWIS

NSW

30/12/76

INF

Wayne

LUNDGREN

NSW

21/04/82

RHP

Paul

MILDREN

SA

3/05/84

LHP

Peter

MOYLAN

VIC

02/12/76

RHP

Trent

OELTJEN

NSW

28/02/83

OF

Brett

RONEBERG

QLD

5/02/79

OF

Ryan

ROWLAND SMITH

NSW

26/01/83

LHP

Richard

THOMPSON

NSW

01/07/84

RHP

Rod

VAN BUIZEN

NSW

25/09/80

INF

Dean

WHITE

WA

12/02/83

INF

        Players for only Perth

FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

STATE

DATE OF BIRTH

POS.

Mark

KELLY

WA

18/04/84

RHP

Tim

KENNELLY

WA

05/12/86

UTE

Scott

MITCHINSON

WA

28/04/84

RHP

Mark

KELLY,

WA

18/04/84

RHP

        Players for only Melbourne

FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

STATE

DATE OF BIRTH

POS.

Tim

COX

NSW

08/07/86

LHP

Tristan

CRAWFORD

QLD

22/07/82

RHP

Kyle

EDLICH

VIC

09/03/86

LHP

Donovan

HENDRICKS

VIC

09/03/86

INF

Matthew

KENT

VIC

17/02/80

C

Glen

RICHARDS

VIC

27/10/84

LHP

Paul

RUTGERS

VIC

17/01/84

OF

Andrew

UTTING

QLD

09/09/77

C

Phil

STOCKMAN

QLD

25/01/80

RHP

Team Officials

Jon

DEEBLE

VIC

National Head Coach

Perth & Melbourne

Tony

HARRIS

SA

National On-Field Coordinator

Perth & Melbourne

Phil

DALE

VIC

National Pitching Coach

Perth & Melbourne

Paul

ELLIOTT

NSW

National Coach

Melbourne

Pat

KELLY

SA

Infield Coach

Perth & Melbourne

Bruce

RAWSON

QLD

Sports Medicine Manager / Physiotherapist

Perth

Hardy

SATTLER

QLD

Physiotherapist

Melbourne

Tony

WILSON

QLD

Performance Manager

Melbourne

Phil

JAUNCEY

QLD

Sports Psychologist

TBC

David

NAGY

NSW

Executive Officer

Perth & Melbourne