Wembley Baseball Club has announced the appointment of Nick Alexiou as State League head coach for the 2023/24 season.
A well-known player and coach at the club and around the league, Alexiou has served as Wembley's junior development coach for the past three seasons and most recently coached State League Reserves. He previously coached Pro League, West Coast Rays, and Senior League Charter. Alexiou has regularly played State League and has had selections with Perth Heat. Early in his career, he was selected to represent British Columbia in a tournament of the best-on-best U18 players in Canada. “It’s an honour and privilege to be given the reigns to our State League program next year," Alexiou said. "I’m extremely excited to start laying the foundation for what it means to be a Magpie and to compete at the highest level at our club. I’d like to thank Reed Morris, Joris van Ballegooy, Shane Warner and the rest of the committee for believing in my ability to take our club to the next level.” Stay up-to-date with more Wembley news HERE. Baseball Australia has confirmed the Emeralds squad for the 2023 World Cup, with five WA Women's State Team players set to represent Australia on the world stage. Congratulations to WA's very own Kelsey Brennan, Leah Cornish, Caitlin Eynon, Meaghan Haggart, and Elodie O'Sullivan on this amazing accomplishment off the back of a gold medal finish at the Australian Women's Championship last month. Australia will be one of six teams placed in Group A with Canada, USA, Mexico and two qualifiers coming from the upcoming Asian Women’s Baseball Championship. The Emeralds will battle the competition in Group A action in Thunder Bay, Canada in August 2023.
Group B will take part in Japan in September. Unlike other years and editions of the World Cup, this competition will take place over two years. The top two teams from each group, plus two wild cards, will advance to the final group stage in August 2024 where the competition will return to Thunder Bay to determine the World Champion. The 2024 tournament will be the ninth edition of the Women’s Baseball World Cup. Australia has traditionally fared well at the World Cup, finishing in the top 4 on six occasions with their best result being a silver medal in 2010. Read the full Emeralds announcement HERE. Stay up to date with all the Women’s World Cup Baseball preparation on baseball.com.au and the newly launched A League of Her Own Website https://www.aleagueofherown.com.au/. Baseball Australia and host Blacktown International Sportspark are proud to announce the 2023 Australian Little League Championship in Blacktown, supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW.
The event will run from 7-12 of June 2023 and will host Little League Majors and Division II participants in what is going to be an action-packed six-day event. Baseball Australia CEO Glenn Williams acknowledges the huge support both on and off the field by everyone involved. “The Little League tournament in 2023 has the continued support from the NSW Government through Destination NSW to provide participants with a wonderful opportunity to come together as a community and play baseball.” The Champion team will head to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA for the Little League World Series in mid-August. The 2023 Australia Junior League Championship will be held at Barratt Reserve in West Beach, South Australia.
Baseball Australia today confirmed the five-day event will be hosted in conjunction with Baseball South Australia and will run 29 May to 2 June. Baseball Australia chief executive Glenn Williams says it’s an action-packed time for Baseball with another key event locked away in the calendar. “I am excited for baseball around Australia as we lock in another baseball highlight on the calendar.” “Giving emerging baseballers the opportunity to play in a national event, with their friends who they compete with locally is a great feature of Junior League. West Beach is a great place to run the event and I am sure the players and their families will enjoy the experience.” “Bringing together kids from across the country who have a common love of baseball is always a great site. I am sure the teams will compete hard for the chance to head to the USA, but regardless of the end result come away with some lifelong friendships”. The Junior League champions will earn the right to represent Australia Region at the 2023 Junior League Baseball® World Series in Taylor Michigan, USA from mid-August. Eastern Phantoms won the 2022 Junior League Championship.
The 2023 Australian Intermediate League Championship will be held in Mildura from 19-23 May this year.
The Old Aerodrome Sporting Complex will host the event, which is supported by the Victorian Government through its Significant Sporting Event Program and Mildura Rural City Council, across five days in May. It will be the fourth time Mildura has hosted the event and fifth national championship since Intermediate League launched in 2018. Mildura Mayor Liam Wood is looking forward to continuing the long-standing partnership. “It’s a partnership that has helped raise the profile of baseball in our region, as well as introduce our district to thousands of potential return visitors as we welcome players and teams from across the country each year.” “I look forward to once again taking in the action and meeting the players when they return in May.” Sunraysia Baseball League has hosted the Intermediate division for the past couple of years, and it was Western Australia's Wanneroo Giants who took out the Championship in 2022. Sunraysia Baseball League Secretary Nick Carroll is thrilled to welcome teams and their supporters to the district. “Along with our partners – Baseball Australia, the Victorian Government, Baseball Victoria, and the Mildura Rural City Council – we look forward to hosting another great tournament as the kids battle it out to represent Australia”. Baseball Australia chief executive Glenn Williams is looking forward to showcasing baseball in Mildura. “Showcasing our sport across the country and into the regions is important, and the Old Aerodrome Sporting Complex in Mildura is becoming the Intermediate league home away from home." “With the support of the Victorian Government and local community, it is becoming a highly-anticipated event on our calendar each year.” The 2023 championships will head to Livermore, California for the Intermediate League World Series in late July. |
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