The Austrian Baseball Federation (ABF) has released a preliminary roster for their participation at the U23 Baseball World Cup in Monterrey, Mexico. 40 players were nominated. For Austria it will be their first-time Baseball World Cup. The tournament will be played from October 28 to November 6. Austria qualified as runner-up at the U21 European Championship in 2014. The inaugural U21 Baseball World Cup got transformed into a U23 Baseball World Cup for its second edition.
Preliminary Roster for Austria:
Aicher Kai (Dornbirn Indians)
Alteneder Jan (Wr. Neustadt Diving Ducks)
Alzinger Richard (Vienna Homerunners)
Bickel Lukas (Feldkirch Cardinals)
Bleyer Adrian (Dornbirn Indians)
Cartes-Zumelzu Nicholas (Vienna Wanderers)
Ceska Marcel (Vienna Homerunners)
Duenas Hidalgo Omar Luis (Wels Jumpin’ Chickens)
Fürböck Sean (Baldham Boars (GER))
Gruber Martin (Attnang-Puchheim Athletics)
Hackl Samuel (Vienna Wanderers)
Hirnschal Fabian (Schwechat Blue Bats)
Jäger Marcel (Dornbirn Indians)
Jäger Michael (Dornbirn Indians)
Koller Michael (Traiskirchen Grasshoppers)
Kotrba Sascha (Vienna Wanderers)
Lambauer Alexander (Dornbirn Indians)
Ludescher Stefan (Vienna Homerunners)
Many Amin (Vienna Wanderers)
Mayr Raphael (Attnang-Puchheim Athletics)
Obed Ferdinand (Wr. Neustadt Diving Ducks)
Pammer Raphael (Vienna Homerunners)
Proksch Martin (Stockerau Cubs)
Reifmüller Richard (Gramastetten Highlanders)
Scheicher Moritz (Wr. Neustadt Diving Ducks)
Schneider Michael (Stockerau Cubs)
Schottenleitner Martin (Wr. Neustadt Diving Ducks)
Schütz Severin (Schwechat Blue Bats)
Seidl Alex (Stockerau Cubs)
Seidl Marc (Stockerau Cubs)
Seiser Claus (Wr. Neustadt Diving Ducks)
Teufel Matthias (Vienna Homerunners)
Theiner Marcel (Dornbirn Indians)
Valido Morrision Alessandro (Vienna Wanderers)
Walenta Daniel (Vienna Wanderers)
Weller Jacob (Schwechat Blue Bats)
Wenger-Oehn Maximilian (Vienna Wanderers)
Widemschek Moritz (Feldkirch Cardinals)
Wilhelm Felix (Attnang-Puchheim Athletics)
Zimmerle Felix (Vienna Wanderers)