Australia women's national baseball team
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.
| Australia women's national baseball team | |
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| Information | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Federation | Australian Baseball Federation |
| Confederation | Baseball Confederation of Oceania |
| Manager | Jason Pospishil |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 13  5 (22 September 2023)[1] |
| Women's World Cup | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2004) |
| Best result |  2nd (1 time, in 2010) |
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
2023 World Cup Roster
| Australia roster - 2023 Women's Baseball World Cup - Group A | ||||
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| Active Roster | Coaching staff | |||
| Pitchers Right-handed pitchers
Left-handed pitchers |
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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2020 World Cup Roster
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
| Australia roster - 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup | ||||
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| Active Roster | Coaching staff | |||
| Pitchers Right-handed pitchers
Left-handed pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager Coaches
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| 25 February 2019 | ||||
2016 World Cup Roster
| Australia roster - 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup | ||||
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| Active Roster | Coaching staff | |||
| Pitchers Right-handed pitchers
Left-handed pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager Coaches
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2014 World Cup Roster
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
2012 World Cup Roster
| Australia roster - 2012 Women's Baseball World Cup | |||
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| Active Roster | |||
| Pitchers Right-handed pitchers
Left-handed pitchers |
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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2010 World Cup 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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Coaching staff
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
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
| 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 |
 South Korea, 2016 | 5th |
| USA, 2018 | 7th |
| 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.[10]
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
- 2016: Tahnee Lovering, Tammy 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 | ||||
See also
References
- "The WBSC Women's Baseball World Ranking". WBSC. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- "Baseball Australia".
- "Federations | WBSC". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- "WBSC - World Baseball Softball Confederation". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- "IBAF Women's World Rankings - Sept. 2010" (PDF). International Baseball Federation. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- http://emeralds.baseball.com.au/History
- http://emeralds.baseball.com.au/The-Team/Players
- http://emeralds.baseball.com.au/The-Team/Coaching-Staff
- "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
- 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
- Emeralds Official Site Archived 21 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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