Australia women's national baseball team

The Australian women's national baseball team, nicknamed the Emeralds,[1] represents Australia in international women's baseball tournaments and competitions. The team is controlled by the Australian Baseball Federation,[2] which is represented in the Baseball Confederation of Oceania (BCO). They are the only team in Oceania to be formally ranked by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), and are the 3rd ranked women's baseball team in the world.[3][4] The Emeralds have been in existence since 2001, when the first ever squad was selected from the 2001 National Women’s Championships, held in Sydney.[5] They compete in the biennial IBAF Women’s Baseball World Cup.

Australia women's national baseball team
Information
Country Australia
FederationAustralian Baseball Federation
ConfederationBaseball Confederation of Oceania
Manager Simone Wearne
Women's World Cup
Appearances8 (First in 2004)
Best result 2nd (1 time, in 2010)

The team has competed at all eight Women's Baseball World Cups, most recently finishing seventh in 2018. The next major tournament will be the 2020 Women's Baseball World Cup.

Roster

2018 World Cup Roster
Active RosterCoaching staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

  • Kaila Borgomastro
  • Sinead Flanigan
  • Brittany Hepburn
  • Abbey Kelly
  • Kim McMillan
  • Laura Neads
  • Maddison Tabrett

Left-handed pitchers

  • Amy Collins
 Catchers
  • Tahnee Lovering
  • Abbey McLellan

Infielders

Outfielders

  • Leslie Anglin
  • Morgan Doty
  • Chelsea Forkin
  • Tammy McMillan
  • Elodie O'Sullivan
 Manager

Coaches


25 February 2019

2014 World Cup Roster

Pitchers

  • Kim McMillan
  • Melinda Latimer
  • Stephanie Gaynor
  • Brittany Hepburn
  • Maddison Lenard
  • Lauren McGrath
  • Laura Neads
  • Jacinda Barclay
  • Georgia Blair
  • Taylah Welch
  • Amy Collins

Outfield

  • Amy McCann
  • Leigh Godfrey
  • Rachael Higgins

Infield

  • Shae Lillywhite
  • Christina Kreppold
  • Natalie Rawlings
  • Bronwyn Gell
  • Katie Gaynor

Catcher

  • Tahnee Lovering

[6]

2010 World Cup Roster
Australia roster - 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup
PlayersCoaching staff
Pitchers
  • 17 Jacinda Barclay
  • 15 Sinead Flanigan
  • 44 Melinda Latimer
  • 32 Kim McMillan
  • 60 Lauren Murphy
  • 20 Laura Neads
  • 22 Taylah Welch
  •  7 Kathy Welsh
 Catchers
  • 87 Tahnee Lovering
  • 47 Clare Whittam

Infielders

Outfielders

  • 12 Janna Loudoun
  •  2 Tahlia McDonald
  • 31 Amy McCann


Utility players

 Manager
  • John Gaynor

Coaches

  • Tim Ballard (Pitching Coach)
  • Dominic Ruggierio (Assistant Coach)

Other staff

  • Anne-Maree Adams (Executive Officer)
  • Joni Ralph-Wilkie (Physiotherapist)

Coaching staff

Head Coach – Simone Wearne
Assistant Coach – Dean White
Assistant Coach – Narelle Gosstray
Assistant Coach – Luke Hughes
Pitching Coach – Graeme Lloyd
Physio – Jonni Ralph
Executive Officer – David Nagy
Technical Analyst – Yasunori Sato
[1][7]

World ranking

In August 2009 the International Baseball Federation created a ranking system so that the nations involved in international competition could be compared independently. Teams receive points based on the position they finish at the end of World Cup tournaments. Only results at the previous three tournaments years are used, so points are added and removed over time. Points are also weighted so that more recent tournaments have a greater impact on the rankings.[8] Since the rankings were introduced, two editions have been released, the most recent released after the 2010 World Cup.

When the rankings were first introduced, Australia was listed at 4th position; their lowest since the rankings were introduced.[8] Their best position achieved to date is their current position of 3rd.[4]

Date
Released		 Tournament Tournament
Result		 Ranking Points Position Above Position Below
Rank Team Points
Difference		 Rank Team Points
Difference
4 September 2010[4] 2010 World Cup 2nd 3rd 140.00 2nd  United States +13.33 4th  Canada −6.67
13 August 2009[8] 2008 World Cup* 4th 4th 100.00 3rd  Canada +40.00 5th  Chinese Taipei −20.00

 * – When the rankings were first released, the 2008 World Cup was the most recent tournament completed that had any bearing on the rankings themselves.

Women's World Cup
See also: Women's Baseball World Cup
 Australia
Women's Baseball World Cup
Tournament Results
Canada, 20044th
Chinese Taipei, 20064th
Japan, 20084th
Venezuela, 20102nd
Canada, 20124th
Japan, 20143rd
South Korea, 20165th
USA, 20187th
Medal Tally
Gold		–
Silver		1
Bronze		1

Of the twelve nations to be represented at the IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup, Australia is one of five teams to have participated in all four of them. To date its best result was in the most recent tournament held in 2010, in which Australia placed 2nd. Previously, the team had finished fourth in each of the tournaments, with medals being shared between Canada, Japan and United States.[9]

At least one Australian has been named to each of the All-Star teams selected at the end of the respective tournaments.

Australian Women's Baseball World Cup Record by Opponent
Opponent Tournaments
Met		 W–L
Record		 Largest Victory Largest Defeat Current
Streak
ScoreTournament ScoreTournament
 Canada 4 2–3 9–4 2006 6–1 2010 L2
 Chinese Taipei 4 4–0 12–0 (F/6) 2008 – W4
 Cuba 2 2–0 6–2 2010 – W2
 Hong Kong 1 1–0 22–2 (F/5) 2006 – W1
 India 1 1–0 15–0 (F/5) 2008 – W1
 Japan 4 2–3 7–1 2004 13–3 (F/5) 2010 L1
 Netherlands 1 1–0 16–3 (F/5) 2010 – W1
 United States 4 1–5 19–6 (F/6) 2010 11–1 (F/6) 2008 W1
 Venezuela 1 1–1 12–2 2010 8–1 2010 W1
Overall 4 15–12 Against  HKG Against  USA &  JPN L1
22–2 (F/5) 2006 11–1 (F/6)
13–3 (F/5)		 2008
2010

See also

References
  1. http://baseball.com.au/News/Latest-News/emeralds-coaching-staff-finalised
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.wbsc.org/rankings/
  4. "IBAF Women's World Rankings - Sept. 2010" (PDF). International Baseball Federation. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  5. http://emeralds.baseball.com.au/History
  6. http://emeralds.baseball.com.au/The-Team/Players
  7. http://emeralds.baseball.com.au/The-Team/Coaching-Staff
  8. "IBAF Releases First-Ever Women's World Rankings". International Baseball Federation. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2009. Men’s rankings also updated, Venezuela enters the top-10
  9. Sedgman, Cassandra (23 August 2010). "Silver Medal for Australian Women and 3 named in All-Star Team". Australian Baseball Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
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