Baseball NSW congratulates the New South Wales players named to the Team Australia U23 squad who will play in the U23 Men’s Baseball WBSC Oceania Championships against Guam from 6-9 November!
These players are:
- Solomon Maguire (Castle Hill Knights/Baulkham Hills)
- Jake Burns (Taren Point Giants/Canterbury Vikings)
- Brad Griffin (Taren Point Giants/Canterbury Vikings)
- Damien Wilson (Taren Point Giants/Baulkham Hills)
- Josh Nati (Greenway Giants/Baulkham Hills)
- Lachlan Bojarski (Blacktown Workers)
- Lachlan Brook (Moore Bank Royals/Macarthur Orioles)
- Lachlan Vella (Taren Point Giants/Cronulla Sharks)
- Matthew Trainor (Taren Point Giants/Cronulla Sharks)
- Tom Stancic (Winston Hills Warriors/Blacktown Workers)
- Tyrone Fergie (Blacktown Workers)
Moreover, the best-of-five Oceania Championship series will be played at Blacktown International Sports Park. The games are free to attend, though they won’t be live-streamed. Interested viewers can check out the WBSC website to follow the games.
The stakes for these World Cup Qualifiers are high as well, for only one of the two competing teams can earn a spot to represent Oceania at the 2026 U23 World Cup to be played in Nicaragua from 6-15 November.
There will be 12 participating teams in next year’s World Cup, and Australia will duke it out with Guam to earn one of those spots.
- November 6 (Thursday): 2:00PM
- November 7 (Friday): 2:00PM
- November 8 (Saturday): 2:00PM
- November 9 (Sunday): 10:00AM and 2:00PM (both games if necessary)
Speaking to Baseball Australia, Team Australia U23 Manager Shayne Watson expressed confidence in his squad ahead of the games.
“It’s great to host Guam and prepare for what promises to be a competitive series,” Watson said. “We’re excited to bring our team together and every opportunity to unite this group is special. We’ve put a strong squad together and can’t wait to get to work.”
