The Australian Baseball Federation finalized and published the Olympic qualifier roster on their website. They are missing several of their biggest stars, as pitcher Travis BLACKLEY, infielder Brad HARMAN and outfielder Justin HUBER are currently in Major League Spring Training camps. 13 of the 24 players are younger than 25 years.
It is going to be a tough tournament for the silver medallist of Athens 2004. They finished in sixth place at Baseball World Cup in November. Their biggest rivals for one of the three spots should be South Korea, Canada and Mexico. They are facing Germany in the opener of the Qualifier on Friday.
Complete Roster:
Pitcher: Adam BLACKLEY, Adam BRIGHT, Liam HENDRICKS, Mark KELLY, Steve KENT, Paul MILDREN, Scott MITCHINSON, Chris MOWDAY, Brad TIPPETT, Greg WILTSHIRE, Brendan WISE
Catcher: Mat KENT, Joel NAUGHTON
Infielder: Brad DUTTON, Luke HUGHES, Brendan KINGMAN , Andrew UTTING, Glenn WILLIAMS
Outfielder: Tom BRICE, Brett RONEBERG, Paul WEICHARD, Ben RISINGER, James LINGER, Daniel BERG,
Head Coach: Jon DEEBLE
Assistant Coaches: Tony HARRIS, Phil DALE, Pat KELLY, Andy KYLE
It is great to see Paul Weichard doing so well. We met him in the US in 99 at Hickory NC and we just love him. Tell him hello for us and we are pulling for him. Also Ben R. Thanks Nancy Bryant
Please tell Paul Weichard and Ben Reisinger we are pulling for them We met them in 99 in Hickory NC and we just love them . Thanks Nancy Bryant