Australia women's national baseball team

Australia women's national baseball team

Country	Australia
Federation	Australian Baseball Federation
Confederation	Baseball Confederation of Oceania
Manager	Simone Wearne
Uniforms
Women's World Cup
Appearances	6 (First in 2004)
Best result	2nd (1 time, in 2010)

The Australian women's national baseball team, also known as 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.

The team has competed at all six Women's Baseball World Cups, most recently finishing third in 2014.^[6] The next major tournament will be the 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup, which will be held in Gijang City, South Korea in September.^[7]

2010 World Cup Roster

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

^[8]

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][9]

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.^[10] 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.^[10] 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[10]	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

Australia Women's Baseball World Cup
Tournament Results
Canada, 2004	4th
Chinese Taipei, 2006	4th
Japan, 2008	4th
Venezuela, 2010	2nd
Canada, 2012	4th
Japan, 2014	3rd
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.^[11]

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

• 2004: Chelsea Forkin and Katie Gaynor
• 2006: Simone Wearne, Shae Lillywhite and Amy McCann
• 2008: Angela Catford
• 2010: Laura Neads, Christina Kreppold and Kim McMillan

Australian Women's Baseball World Cup Record by Opponent
Opponent	Tournaments Met	W–L Record	Largest Victory		Largest Defeat		Current Streak
			Score	Tournament	Score	Tournament
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

• Women's baseball in Australia

References

External links

• Emeralds Official Site

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