New Zealand has announced its roster for the upcoming 21U Baseball World Cup in Taichung. The underdog has listed 22 players, which will be led by former Major League players Chris Woodward and Josh Bard, who lead the coaching staff. The Diamondblacks are facing Italy, the Czech Republic, Korea, Chinese Taipei and Mexico in Group A of the inaugural World Cup at this age category from November 7 to 16.
Roster:
Position Players:
1. Boss Moanaroa* – 1B
2. Daniel Bradley* – OF
3. Max Brown – OF
4. Pita Rona – 3B/UTL
5. Connar O’Gorman – C/UTL
6. Dewald Deklerk – UTL
7. Duncan Izaaks* – IF
8. Matt Reeves – IF/UTL
9. (Beau) Te Wera Bishop – C
10. Luke Hansen – IF/P
11. Quinten Niu – UTL
12. David (Cooper) Hutchinson – OF
Pitchers:
Roland Shaw* – RHP
Wayde Bremner* – RHP
Blair Johnstone* – RHP
Ben Thompson – RHP
Sam Harvey – RHP
James Boyce – RHP
Mitchell Gray – RHP
Mitch Austin-Watts – RHP
Brendan Jones – RHP
Mackenzie Quarterman – LHP
Coaching Staff:
Chris Woodward – Manager
Josh Bard – Coach
Riki Paewai – Coach
Cola Yeh – Coach
Naoyuki Shimizu – General Manager