Austrian Baseball Federation releases preliminary Roster for B-Level European Championship

By Austrian Baseball Federation

The Austrian Baseball Federation published the preliminary 30-man roster for the Championship 2015. A little bit more than four months to go and the host of the European Baseball Championship Qualifier 2015 already announced a preliminary 30-man roster. Head Coach Hiroyuki Sakanashi informed the players earlier this week. Until the final cut, shortly before tournament in July, the 30 Austrian national team players will work hard in order to get one of the 20 spots for the final roster.

Team Austria will prepare for the big event in July, participating at the Finkstonball-Tournament as well as at the Danube Cup, facing Hungary and Slovakia. Meanwhile regional workshops will be held by the coaching staff in order to see their players develop.

30-man Roster:

• Alteneder Jan (Wr. Neustadt Diving Ducks)
• Alzinger Richard (Vienna Homerunners)
• Astl Paul (Schwaz Tigers)
• Cichocki Clemens (Hard Bulls)
• Ferak Peter (Vienna Homerunners)
• Frick Joachim (Dornbirn Indians)
• Hackl Moritz (Stockerau Cubs)
• Hackl Samuel (Hrosi Brno)
• Hirnschal Fabian (Schwechat Blue Bats)
• Husty Benjamin (Vienna Wanderers)
• Köchl Jochen (Schwaz Tigers)
• Koller Michael (Traiskirchen Grasshoppers)
• Letouze Didier (Vienna Homerunners)
• Letouzé Thierry (Vienna Homerunners)
• Löffler Dominik (Vienna Homerunners)
• Ludescher Stefan (Vienna Homerunners)
• Many Amin (Vienna Wanderers)
• Obed Ferdinand (Wr. Neustadt Diving Ducks)
• Rupp Ryan (Hard Bulls)
• Salzmann Benjamin (Hrosi Brno)
• Scheicher Matthias (Wr. Neustadt Diving Ducks)
• Schermer Tobias (Kufstein Vikings)
• Schneider Michael (Stockerau Cubs)
• Seiser Claus (Wr. Neustadt Diving Ducks)
• Simonsen Jakob (Vienna Homerunners)
• Talir Dominik (Stockerau Cubs)
• Tomsich Christian (Vienna Wanderers)
• Weiser Hubert (Vienna Homerunners)
• Wolfmayr David (Gramastetten Highlanders)
• Zimmerle Felix (Vienna Wanderers)