{"id":40292,"date":"2022-05-23T14:30:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T21:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=40292"},"modified":"2022-05-23T15:27:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T22:27:43","slug":"softball-australia-names-head-coach-prelim-roster-for-wbsc-mens-softball-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=40292","title":{"rendered":"Softball Australia names head coach, prelim roster for WBSC Men\u2019s Softball World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From the WBSC:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Australia head coach Laing Harrow will manage the men\u2019s side in the upcoming World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Softball Australia has announced that Tokyo 2020 Olympics head coach Laing Harrow will manage the National Team in the WBSC Men\u2019s Softball World Cup 2022<\/a><\/strong>, to be played at Rosedale Park in Auckland, New Zealand from 26 November to 4 December. Australia also announced a 29-athlete preliminary roster<\/strong><\/a> for the flagship men\u2019s softball competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Softball Australia CEO Rosie Williams<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLaing has demonstrated that he is the right coach for this team. He guided our women\u2019s program to the 2020 Olympics, and I\u2019m confident Laing will get the most out of this squad and the team he takes to New Zealand.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The roster includes\u00a0three\u00a0members of the 2009 national team<\/strong>, that claimed a historic World\u00a0Championship\u00a0in\u00a0Saskatoon, Canada:\u00a0Adam\u00a0Folkard<\/strong>,\u00a0Nick\u00a0Shailes<\/strong> and\u00a0Nick\u00a0Norton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the team also features 13 veterans from the 2019 Men\u2019s Softball World Championship<\/a><\/strong> Australian team that finished in seventh place in Prague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new blood in the team is brought by four from members of the 2018 Australia\u2019s Junior Men\u2019s Softball World Champion<\/a><\/strong> squad. The roster also named three players from the 2020 U-18 Men\u2019s Softball World Cup<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

World No. 3 Australia will compete in the upcoming WBSC Men\u2019s Softball World Cup against No. 2 and defending world champions Argentina, No. 4 Czech Republic, No. 5 New Zealand, No. 6 Canada, No. 7 USA, No. 9 Denmark, No. 10 South Africa and No. 18 Cuba. The remaining teams will be two squads from the Asian qualifier and a wild card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Softball Australia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Softball Australia is pleased to announce the 2022 Aussie Steelers squad, ahead of the Softball Men's World Cup in New Zealand in December: https:\/\/t.co\/VOsAO8keVe<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/NcqP25FXFp<\/a><\/p>— Softball Australia (@SoftballOz) May 17, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>