Australia women's national baseball team
| Country |
 Australia |
|---|---|
| Federation | Australian Baseball Federation |
| Confederation | Baseball Confederation of Oceania |
| Manager |
John Gaynor |
| IBAF World Rank | 3rd |
| Women's World Cup | |
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2004) |
| Best result |
 2nd (1 time, in 2010) |
The Australian women's national baseball team represents Australia in international women's baseball tournaments and competitions. The team is controlled by the Australian Baseball Federation, 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.[1]
The team has competed at all four Women's Baseball World Cups, most recently finishing second in 2010. Prior to this, they had finished fourth in each of the three other World Cups.
2010 roster
| Australia roster - 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup | ||||
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| Players | Coaching staff | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
Other staff
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World ranking
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.[2] 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.[2] Their best position achieved to date is their current position of 3rd.[1]
| Date Released |
Tournament | Tournament Result |
Ranking | Points | Position Above | Position Below | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Points Difference |
Rank | Team | Points Difference | |||||||
| 4 September 2010[1] | 2010 World Cup | 2nd | 3rd |  |
140.00 | |
2nd |  United States |
+13.33 | 4th |  Canada |
-6.67 |
| 13 August 2009[2] | 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
| Australia Women's Baseball World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament Results | |
| Canada, 2004 | 4th |
| Chinese Taipei, 2006 | 4th |
 Japan, 2008 | 4th |
 Venezuela, 2010 | 2nd |
| Canada, 2012 | 4th |
| Japan, 2014 | 3rd |
| Medal Tally | |
 | – |
| 1 |
 | 1 |
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.[3]
At least one Australian has been named to each of the All-Star teams selected at the end of the respective tournaments.
- 2004: Chelsea Forkin and Katie Gaynor
- 2006: Simone Wearne, Shae Lillywhite and Amy McCann
- 2008: Angela Catford
- 2010: Laura Neads, Christina Kreppold and Kim McMillan
| Australian Women's Baseball World Cup Record by Opponent | |||||||
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| Opponent | Tournaments Met |
W–L Record |
Largest Victory | Largest Defeat | Current Streak | ||
| Score | Tournament | Score | Tournament | ||||
| Canada |
4 | 2–3 | 9–4 | 2006 |
6–1 | 2010 |
L2 |
| Chinese Taipei |
4 | 4–0 | 12–0 (F/6) | 2008 |
– | W4 | |
 Cuba |
2 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2010 |
– | W2 | |
 Hong Kong |
1 | 1–0 | 22–2 (F/5) | 2006 |
– | W1 | |
 India |
1 | 1–0 | 15–0 (F/5) | 2008 |
– | W1 | |
| Japan |
4 | 2–3 | 7–1 | 2004 |
13–3 (F/5) | 2010 |
L1 |
 Netherlands |
1 | 1–0 | 16–3 (F/5) | 2010 |
– | W1 | |
| United States |
4 | 1–5 | 19–6 (F/6) | 2010 |
11–1 (F/6) | 2008 |
W1 |
| Venezuela |
1 | 1–1 | 12–2 | 2010 |
8–1 | 2010 |
W1 |
| Overall | 4 | 15–12 | Against HKG |
Against USA & JPN |
L1 | ||
| 22–2 (F/5) | 2006 |
11–1 (F/6) 13–3 (F/5) | 2008 2010 | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 "IBAF Women's World Rankings - Sept. 2010" (PDF). International Baseball Federation. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- 1 2 3 "IBAF Releases First-Ever Women’s World Rankings". International Baseball Federation. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
Men’s rankings also updated, Venezuela enters the top-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.
External links
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