{"id":18796,"date":"2012-11-01T13:45:48","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T20:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=18796"},"modified":"2012-11-01T13:48:10","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T20:48:10","slug":"aussie-colts-primed-for-title-defence-in-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=18796","title":{"rendered":"Aussie Colts primed for title defence in Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Click helmet for official press release from Softball Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>Four years preparation is over and the Aussie Colts are ready to win their unprecedented 5th consecutive World title on the eve of the ISF IX Junior Men\u2019s World Championships in Paran\u00e1, Argentina from 1-10 November 2012.<\/p>\n

Last night marked the end of the preparation, as the Aussie Colts played two played games against Japan winning both games. The team played in front of the large group of Australian supporters \u2013 who are converging on Argentina to support the Aussie Colts in their challenge for another title.<\/p>\n

Head Coach Gary Butler summarised the leadup to the World Championships….
\n\u201cThe teams\u2019 preparations have come along nicely, with our hitters having the opportunity to face some quality Argentinean pitchers. Our discipline in the box has been a large focus and this resulted in a strong performance in our final games. Our defence is set, so we are looking forward to our first game \u2013 the lads are ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Aussie Colts arrived in Argentina on 20th October, and as a group they have worked together both on and off the field with the main focus on developing tenacity and mental toughness for their first pitch of their World Championship opening game against India and beyond. First stop for the Aussie Colts was Bahia Blanc then they moved to Paran\u00e1 to play practice matches against the local teams.<\/p>\n

The Aussie Colts were guest of the The Asociacion Bahiense de Softbol. They were the crowd favourites in Bahia Blanca, with a number of television media interviews, autograph sessions, and in turn the team provided coaching and player clinics during their time in the City. At a final farewell dinner, Aussie Colts Head Coach Gary Butler paid tribute to Edgardo Solis and his support team from Bahia Blanca Softbol as our hosts, for making the stay a most memorable and valuable pre-world’s training opportunity. <\/p>\n

The Aussie Colts then moved into Paran\u00e1 – having left behind a lot of honorary “Aussies” in Bahia Blanca. There, the team was welcomed with open arms and provided the opportunity to play some outstanding softball, experience the warm hospitality of a wonderful group of softball people, and of course, partake in the culinary delights of the region. The grandstands were at capacity to see some great softball against local teams Liniers, a representative Association team from Bahia Blanca, El Nacional and Los Indios. At the conclusion of each game the crowds surged to meet the players and get some photo opportunities with the most successful Junior Men\u2019s softball nation.<\/p>\n

The Aussie Colts were the only team to make use of opportunities to play local Argentinean clubs, and this has provided a great opportunity for Butler to work his team across a range of defensive and offensive combinations.<\/p>\n

The final results from the pre worlds games:
\nAussie Colts 4 v ATSA 2
\nAussie Colts 4 v ATSA 1
\nAussie Colts 4 v Patronato1
\nAussie Colts 5 v Don Bosco 4
\nAussie Colts 1 v Estuduantes1
\nAussie Colts 0 v Estuduantes 3
\nAussie Colts 2 v Japan 1
\nAussie Colts 8 v Japan2<\/p>\n

For detailed play by play on the pre-World games please click here<\/p>\n

The ultimate challenge begins in 24 hours \u2013 with the Opening Ceremony for the games tomorrow evening. In their first game, the Aussie Colts take to the diamonds against India at 6pm on 2 November.<\/p>\n

The full World Championship schedule is as follows:
\n2 November Aussie Colts vs India 6.00pm (new time)
\n3 November Aussie Colts vs Singapore 6:00pm
\n4 November Aussie Colts vs Denmark 1:00pm
\n5 November Aussie Colts vs New Zealand 8:30pm
\n6 November Aussie Colts vs Venezuela 6:00pm
\n7 November Aussie Colts vs USA 8.30pm (new time)<\/p>\n

For all the information on the Aussie Colts team click here<\/a><\/p>\n

To follow the team on facebook click here<\/a><\/p>\n

To send a message of support to the team click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Four years preparation is over and the Aussie Colts are ready to win their unprecedented 5th consecutive World title on the eve of the ISF IX Junior Men\u2019s World Championships in Paran\u00e1, Argentina from 1-10 November 2012. Last night marked the end of the preparation, as the Aussie Colts played two played games against Japan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,12,38,35,23,27],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18796","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-international","8":"category-isf","9":"category-latinamerica","10":"category-oceania","11":"category-tournaments","12":"category-youth","13":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18796"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18799,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18796\/revisions\/18799"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}