Baseball NSW congratulates the Team Australia U15 squad for winning the U15 Oceania Championships in Hagatna, Guam, played last 28 November – 1 December 2025. With the win, the Australians have qualified for the 2026 U15 World Cup in Italy.
Still, the Australians didn’t have an easy road. With a 2-0 record heading into Game 3, the Aussies had to climb back from a three-run hole against Guam to capture a 13-7 victory. At the top of the first, Team Guam erupted early with three runs to force the Australians on the back foot for the first time in the tournament.
Team Australia proved their mettle, though, as they chipped away at the lead little by little, and they tied the game 3-3 in the second, thanks to Archer Petersen’s second homer of the tournament, and Aaron Hsieh’s game-tying RBI.
While Guam retook the lead in the fourth, the Aussies’ bats caught fire in the fifth, leading to four runs in the inning. Pinch-hitter Beau Stockdale dinged a 2-RBI triple while Rylan Ottaway smashed an RBI single to give their team a 7-4 advantage.
The Australians then followed up with six more runs in the sixth, blowing the game wide open. Besides Petersen and Ottaway adding to their RBIs, Jacob Tyler and Edison Bush also contributed with RBI singles.
Against the Northern Mariana Islands, the Australians won their seat at the 2026 World Cup through a dominating 17-2 victory.
Team Australia scored six runs in the second inning, and then added five more in the fourth to put away the game, invoking the run rule.
Their bats were hitting from up and down the lineup, with Finn Fuller and Zavier Leigh leading the charge. Fuller went 2-2 with 3 RBI, while Leigh went 2-3 with 3 RBI. Meanwhile, Cruize Chase-Tukapua went 2-4 with 2 RBI.
Likewise, the Aussies felt no pressure from their opponents, as both Cale Morries and James McCabe pitched for 2.0 innings each, striking out a combined seven and refusing to let the momentum slide.
While they had already punched their tickets to Italy in Game 4, Team Australia closed the Oceania Championships with an even more dominant performance, trouncing Guam 23-0 in a four-inning run-rule victory.
The Australians opened the scoring with an eight-run outburst in the third inning, then followed it up with an incredible thirteen-run explosion in the very next inning.
Harrison Thomas-McLean blasted a two-run homer in the third to put a cap in their astounding performance.
Every player in the lineup was hitting. Noah McCabe had three hits, while Zavier Leigh, Hugh Kelly, Benji Baitch, and Thomas-McLean all recorded two. Kelly and McCabe also had 4 RBI.
On the mound, the Aussies’ pitching staff held their own. Finn Fuller tossed for 2.0 innings and allowed one hit and zero runs. Then, Rylan Ottaway pitched 1.0 frames and allowed zero hits. Meanwhile, Aaron Hsieh closed the game out with a clean fourth.
Baseball NSW congratulates our boys for their staggering performance at this year’s Oceania Championships! We also congratulate Guam and Northern Mariana Islands for giving it their all in the tournament.
We wish you all the best as you head to Italy for the World Cup!
Photo from Team Australia Baseball