2017 Cal Ripken World Series Team Australia

Final Game v Puerto Rico

Good Bye Branson... plenty of tears and emotion from our Japanese World Champion mates!! We built a wonderful connection with this team!

Brayden Moyle capped off a wonderful tournament being selected in the World All Star Defensive Team. The team and coaching staff are so proud of his achievement!

Post Tournament

Australia v Puerto Rico

Australia took an early lead courtesy of a walk and a hit by Jordon Hodges. Genevieve Beacom started well on the mound going two innings giving up one run for two hits, and three strike-outs. The team lapsed in the 4th with Puerto Rico putting on 6 runs in the frame.
Hits were recorded to Jordan Hodges (2) and Genevieve Beacom(1).
The team played 10 games and finished on a 400 win record!

Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
Puerto Rico 0 1 1 6 0 0 8
Australia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Post tournament
Stating Lineup -Australia v Puerto Rico

Australia v Kansas

Australia v Mexico

Game 4 Cal Ripken World Series

Australia v Kansas

Australia pushed out to a 2-1 lead through to the bottom of the 3rd. Bayley Stevens produced a quality start for the team on the mound not allowing any earnt runs..

Top of 4 and the Aussies bunched multiple hits, to tally up four runs in the frame with Kansas adding a further run to their total.

Relief pitcher Peter Bae was efficient in his two innings, only conceding a run and picking up three strike outs. Jordon Hodges closed out the game sitting down the last 3 batters in order.

The five hits were shared amongst the team: Elijah Hewett (double) and singles to Bayley Stevens, Genevieve Beacom, Wilson Spinks and Jackson Grounds.

Always nice to get a win!

Elijah Hewett was awarded Tellefsen Medal.

Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
Australia 2 0 0 4 0 0 6
Kansas 1 0 0 1 0 0 2

Starting Lineup v Kansas

The Australian Baseball fraternity keep on supporting our young talent. When Allan De San Miguel was in town with the Arkansas Naturals, he invited us to visit him at Hammond Field in Springfield 50 minutes from Branson. De San plays in the AA Texas League and is our highest ranked field position player currently playing in either Minor or Major League Baseball. He not only ensured we had free tickets, he went two from two, with his first Home Run of the season. We caught up with him after the game and he wished our young Aussie fans could come to all his games!

It is so refreshing to have our own Aussie Pro Ballers, give our young players the time and passion to follow their dreams.

Game 3 Cal Ripken World Series

Australia v Mexico

The Australian team started strongly picking hits from Brayden Moyle and Elijah Hewett. We held good defence and with Jude Barker on the mound and keeping Mexico to a 3-1 lead going into the 4th. The Mexican bats then fired and they ended the game with a three run shot over centerfield.

Elijah Hewett was awarded Tellefsen Medal.

Innings 1 2 3 4 Total
Australia 0 0 0 1 1
Mexico 1 2 0 8 11

Starting Lineup v Mexico 🇲🇽