Aussie Steelers set for Commonwealth Championship

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 07:38:47 -0800

Subject: Aussie Steelers set for Commonwealth Championship
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:56:40 +1100
From: "DiAnne Lilburn" <dianne.lilburn(at)softball.org.au>


Media Release
25 January 2006
 
Aussie Steelers set for Commonwealth Championship
 

The Australian Open Men’s softball team, Aussie Steelers, will face some of their toughest challenges during the Men’s Commonwealth Championship which takes place today.

 

Coming off a bronze medal win at the last World Series, the Aussie Steelers are taking a strong side with a mixture of experience and youth to compete against New Zealand, Samoa and South Africa.

 

“One of our major strengths is the diversity in our team. We have athletes that have been in the team for 12 or so years and juniors who are coming through the ranks after demonstrating their capabilities winning gold at last year’s Junior Men’s World Softball Championship,” said Mike Titheradge, Australian Open Men’s Team Manager.

 

Over the last five years, Softball Australia has redeveloped the men’s program which has seen a significant increase in Australia’s performance in the international arena. With the success of our junior program and the influx of younger players coming into the program, athletes such as Andrew Kirkpatrick (ACT), Jeff Goolagong (ACT) and Kris Kiefel (VIC) have been achieving great results on the world stage.

 

The squad of 20 who were selected during a national training camp in December 2005, have been undertaking an intense strength and conditioning program which will given them a significant advantage from previous competitions.

 

The championship, which runs from 25-29 January at Altona in Victoria, will see the world's best, the New Zealand Black Sox, Samoa, South Africa and Australia ranked third. Spectators can look forward to seeing some of the hardest hitting and the fastest pitching (over 120kms) Australia has seen for years. 

 

“Although New Zealand have been the ranked one in the world for many years, we are very mindful of the strengths of Samoa and also South Africa going into the championship.” concluded Mr Titheradge.

 

Australia is set to take on Samoa tonight at 8pm (AEST).

 

Results and play-by-play reports will be emailed out after each Australian match and will also be available on the Softball Australia website www.softball.org.au

 

AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW

 

Mike Titheradge – Australian Open Men’s Team Manager

Susan Crow – Chief Executive Officer, Softball Australia

 
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DiAnne Lilburn
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Softball Australia
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Did you know that Australia is the world's number one softball nation? 
World number two - Open Women's team (Aussie Spirit), Silver Medallist (Athens, 2004), Bronze Medallists (Sydney 2000 and Atlanta 1996).
World number one - Under 19 Men's team (Aussie Colts), three consecutive World Championship titles.
World number three - Open Men's team (Aussie Steelers) and Under 19 Women's team (Aussie Pride).
 
From: "DiAnne Lilburn" <dianne.lilburn(at)softball.org.au>


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