Strike Zone Australia

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au  The official podcast of The Australian Baseball League.Player movement has been one of the big talking points for ABL fans in the off-season, and this one is one of the biggest. After 255 games for the Perth Heat since the ABL was reestablished, one of Perth's favourite sons, Luke Hughes has confirmed the whispers that he was moving east, and will turn out for the Melbourne Aces in season 2018-19 and beyond. In this edition of Strike Zone Australia, he details why he made the move and how hard it was for him to make the decision.@MelbourneAces @PerthHeat @ABL @BaseballAust @TeamAusBaseball  @CanberraCavalry @BrisbaneBandits @SydneyBlueSox @AdelaideBite @BaseballNZ @AucklandTuatara ‏@TwinsSubscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.FM  and all good podcatcher apps. Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com RSS fee

The official podcast of The Australian Baseball League.This is a king-size edition of Strike Zone Australia, but it's not every day a sporting competition gets to expand internationally. The New Zealand team in the Australian Baseball League has taken another step closer to becoming reality, with an official launch in New Zealand. But for people who couldn't get across the Tasman on a Monday, here's everything you need to know, with Baseball NZ CEO Ryan Flynn giving the good oil to our own Chris Coleman. Listen in for the team name, colours, some player signing news and the word on who will be coaching the side in its inaugural ABL season.@ABL @BaseballAust @TeamAusBaseball  @MelbourneAces @CanberraCavalry @BrisbaneBandits @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @BaseballNZ @aucklandtuataraSubscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.FM  and all good podcatcher apps. Stream on demand from

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au The official podcast of The Australian Baseball League.Ever since it was announced that there would be two new teams in the Australian Baseball League in the 2018-19 season, fans have been eagerly - even impatiently - waiting to find out who their team will play and when. Well, the schedule has finally arrived, and in what is becoming a Strike Zone Australia tradition, League GM Ben Foster joins Chris Coleman to talk about how it all came together, and discuss some other ABL news, including something about club ownership that might surprise a few people.@ABL @BaseballAust @TeamAusBaseball  @MelbourneAces @CanberraCavalry @BrisbaneBandits @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @BaseballNZSubscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.FM  and all good podcatcher apps. Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com RSS feed:&nbs

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au The official podcast of The Australian Baseball League.The latest big announcement about the Australian baseball scene was made this afternoon in Canberra and Yokohama, with the Canberra Cavalry and two-time NPB champions the Yokohama DeNA BayStars announcing that the clubs have entered into a strategic partnership.While there have been players sent from NPB clubs to play in the ABL in the past, this agreement is the first extensive one signed between clubs in the two leagues. It will give the Cavalry exposure in Japan, and BayStars personnel - both on and off the field) development opportunities in Australia during the ABL season.Some other ABL clubs have been reaping the benefits of overseas players and influence, so what can the Cavalry expect from an agreement like this? Australia's Micheal Nakamura played Major League Baseball in the USA, and in the NPB in Japan, and is one of the most-qualified people in Australia to say what thi

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au The official podcast of The Australian Baseball League.With the MLB All-Star Futures Game almost upon us, this is the second of Chris Coleman's chats with the Australian players taking part in the 2018 edition, which is the first in over a decade to feature two players from the land down under. Lewis Thorpe is Chris's guest this time around, and he's in the middle of a string season for the Chattanooga Lookouts this year, and is going well after illness and injury severely curtailed his 2015 and 2016 seasons.The MLB Futures Game is in Washington on Sunday July 15 at 4pm USET, 6am Monday July 16 Aus ET.@ABL @BaseballAust @TeamAusBaseball  @MelbourneAces @CanberraCavalry @BrisbaneBandits @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @MLB @MiLB  @ChattLookouts @SLeagueBaseballSubscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.fm 

The official podcast of The Australian Baseball League.There's been a lot of baseball buzz about the Wells twins for a while. Alex and Lachlan have both achieved plenty on the diamond, despite being just 21, and the latest accolade has come for Alex, with his selection in the 2018 MLB All-Star Futures game. And in a great moment for Aussie baseball, it's come alongside another Aussie young gun, in Lewis Thorpe.In this episode and the next, Chris Coleman will chat with the two young left-arm hurlers.Today, it's a quick chat with Alex about his season so far with the Frederick Keys in the Class A Advanced Carolina League, how he found out he'd been chosen, and how he feels about the prospect of playing for the legendary David Ortiz on the weekend.The MLB Futures Game is in Washington on Sunday July 15 at 4pm USET, which is 6am Monday July 16 Aus ET.@ABL @BaseballAust @TeamAusBaseball @CanberraCavalry @BrisbaneBandits @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @MelbourneAces @MLB @MiLB @carolina_league @FrederickKe

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au The official podcast of The Australian Baseball League. While there's been plenty of focus on the Australian Baseball League recently, and the announcement that Dave Nilsson will take charge of our national team as it embarks on the journey to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, there's another Australian baseball team, and it's getting set for a World Cup. It's our national women's team, The Emeralds, and in August, they'll take to the diamond in Florida. They'll do so under the guiding hand of Simone Wearne, a legend of the game in Australia in her own right and manager of the women's national team since 2013\. In this edition of Strike Zone Australia, she chats with Chris Coleman about the squad selected for this, her third World Cup in charge of The Emeralds. @ABL @BaseballAust @TeamAusBaseball @WBSC @WBSCBaseball @CanberraCavalry @BrisbaneBandits @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @MelbourneAces @baseballexis @auswomensport @sport

Strike Zone Australia Show Notes Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au The official podcast of The Australian Baseball League. With the confirmation of who will own the licences for four of the Australian Baseball League's six foundation clubs, and that there will be two new teams in the league next season, there's a lot to talk about with ABL CEO Cam Vale. In this chat with Chris Coleman, there's plenty of information about where things stand for all the teams, and a heads-up about more news still to come. @ABL @BaseballAust @TeamAusBaseball @CanberraCavalry @BrisbaneBandits @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @MelbourneAces Subscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.fm and all good podcatcher apps. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4861692.rss Follow Strike Zone Australia on our Facebook Page. Enjoying the podcast? Then please share and tell your friends. Tha

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au The official podcast of The Australian Baseball League. Strike Zone Australia, and the eyes of Australian baseball have moved on to Adelaide, where the interesting announcement has been made that the licence to operate the Adelaide Bite in the Australian Baseball League has been purchased by the Adelaide Crows AFL club. Shane Smallacombe, the Crows Chief Financial Officer now finds himself as the project leader for this venture and in this episode he chats with Chris Coleman about how the deal came to pass, will the Bite become the Crows, and how the Crows-owned baseball team will make fans of their AFL Rivals Port Adelaide feel welcome. @ABL @BaseballAust @TeamAusBaseball @CanberraCavalry @BrisbaneBandits @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @MelbourneAces Subscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.fm and all good podcatcher apps. RS

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au The official podcast of The Australian Baseball League. Another piece of the Australian Baseball League puzzle for season 2018-19 is now in place with the announcement that Mark Ready will become the licence holder for the Brisbane Bandits. While this announcement won't surprise many, in this edition, he tells Chris Coleman that it wasn't always going to be him running the show. @ABL @BaseballAust @TeamAusBaseball @CanberraCavalry @BrisbaneBandits @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @MelbourneAces Subscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.fm and all good podcatcher apps. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4861692.rss Follow Strike Zone Australia on our Facebook Page. Enjoying the podcast? Then please share and tell your friends. Thanks… #sport #baseball #Australia #abl #2018 #strikezone #strikezoneaustralia  #brisbane #band

Strike Zone Australia Show Notes Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au The official podcast of The Australian Baseball League. The 2018-19 Australian Baseball League season is now less than six months away and next week we're likely to learn a lot about it. While we already know there will be a 'Korean Winterball' team playing in the ABL and we've met the new owners of the Sydney Blue Sox and the Canberra Cavalry, what really should we expect from next week, with the Baseball Australia board about to sit? ABL General Manager Ben Foster is with Chris Coleman to bring us up to date - and Chris tries to squeeze a few other bits of news out of him. Enjoy! @ABL @BaseballAust @TeamAusBaseball @CanberraCavalry @BrisbaneBandits @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @MelbourneAces Subscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.fm and all good podcatcher apps. RSS feed: https://audiob

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au The makeup of the Australian Baseball League for the 2018-19 season will be known by the end of May, so between now and then, the picture will become clearer piece by piece. The second piece to fall into place is who will hold the ownership reins in Canberra. It turns out that the Cavalry will become a community-owned club. Who in the Canberra community will buy in? How will it work? And is there enough demand for shares in the club? Chris Coleman sat down with the spearheads of the successful bid, Current Cavalry CEO Donn McMichael and CM Dan Amodio, to discuss the project. *Disclosure: Chris Coleman will be purchasing a minor shareholding in the Canberra Cavalry. Subscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.fm and all good podcatcher apps. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4861692.rss Follow Strike Zone Australia on our Facebook

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au The seismic shift in the ABL ahead of the 2018-19 season is underway with Adam Dobb announced as the first owner of a licence. He’ll be in charge of the Sydney Blue Sox and is already putting his plans in place. But who is he? Why is he buying the Sox? Is it true he paid a dollar for the licence? And what can he tell fans about next season at this early stage of his ownership? All this and more from Adam Dobb in this in-depth interview with Chris Coleman. Subscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.fm and all good podcatcher apps. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4861692.rss Follow Strike Zone Australia on our Facebook Page. @ABL @BaseballAust @TeamAusBaseball @AUSOlympicteam @CanberraCavalry @BrisbaneBandits @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @MelbourneAces Enjoying the podcast? Then please share and tell your friends. Thanks… #s

Strike Zone Australia Show Notes Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au Ever since it was announced that baseball would be played at the Olympics in 2020, fans the world over have been waiting for how the six teams to play in the tournament would be chosen.  That wait is now over, and Australia (and many other countries) will get two bites of the cherry. Chris Coleman and Brisbane Bandits Manager Dave Nilsson discuss the process in this special edition of Strike Zone Australia. Subscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.fm and all good podcatcher apps. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4861692.rss Follow Strike Zone Australia on our Facebook Page. @ABL @BaseballAust @TeamAusBaseball @AUSOlympicteam @CanberraCavalry @BrisbaneBandits @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @MelbourneAces Enjoying the podcast? Then please share and tell your friends. Thanks… #sport #baseball #

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au It takes two to tango, and in our second Australian Baseball League 2017-18 Championship Series preview, Chris Coleman catches up with the man who'll be managing the Canberra Cavalry against the Brisbane Bandits this weekend, Keith Ward, who takes the step up as Michael Collins has had to leave for the US with Major League Baseball commitments. How does he plan to bring the Claxton Shield back to the A.C.T.? Subscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.fm and all good podcatcher apps. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4861692.rss Follow Strike Zone Australia on our new Facebook Page @strikezoneaustralia and twitter @CJCau, @StrikeZoneAU,@ABL @CanberraCavalry @BrisbaneBandits @BaseballAust @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @MelbourneAces Enjoying the podcast? Then please share and tell your friends. Thanks… #sport #baseball #Australia

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au In just a few days, the 2017-18 Australian Baseball League Season will be over. The Championship series is an intriguing battle between the two-time defending champion Brisbane Bandits, and the Canberra Cavalry. Bandits' Manager David Nilsson speaks with Chris Coleman about last weekend's dramatic semi-final weekend and about the prospect of a Brisbane 'threepeat' in this epiosde. Subscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.fm and all good podcatcher apps. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4861692.rss Follow Strike Zone Australia on our new Facebook Page @strikezoneaustralia and twitter @CJCau, @StrikeZoneAU,@ABL @BrisbaneBandits @CanberraCavalry @BaseballAust @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @MelbourneAces Enjoying the podcast? Then please share and tell your friends. Thanks… #sport #baseball #Australia #abl #2017 #strikezone #st

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au The Melbourne Aces only locked in their participation in the Australian Baseball League postseason last weekend, and should they win the Claxton Shield, they may do it by racking up a lot of frequent flyer miles.   Their Manager Jon Deeble joins Chris Coleman on this podcast to discuss their finals campaign. Subscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.fm and all good podcatcher apps. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4861692.rss Follow Strike Zone Australia on our new Facebook Page @strikezoneaustralia and twitter @CJCau, @StrikeZoneAU,@ABL @BaseballAust @CanberraCavalry @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @BrisbaneBandits @MelbourneAces Enjoying the podcast? Then please share and tell your friends. Thanks… #sport #baseball #Australia #abl #2017 #strikezone #strikezoneaustraliaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au What do the Canberra Cavalry have up their sleeve for their return to the Australian Baseball League post-season?   While the road trip to Perth is always a challenge, one thing is certain, Cavalry Manager Michael Collins always has something. He joins Chris Coleman for this preview. Subscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.fm and all good podcatcher apps. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4861692.rss Follow Strike Zone Australia on our new Facebook Page @strikezoneaustralia and twitter @CJCau, @StrikeZoneAU,@ABL @BaseballAust @CanberraCavalry @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @BrisbaneBandits @MelbourneAces Enjoying the podcast? Then please share and tell your friends. Thanks… #sport #baseball #Australia #abl #2017 #strikezone #strikezoneaustraliaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au The Sydney Blue Sox brought in Tony Harris to take charge at the start of the 2017-18 Australian Baseball League season.   It proved to be a challenging assignment for him as the Sox had a season with more player turnover than anyone could have expected. Despite that, they remained in contention for the postseason until the final weekend of the regular season. Harris reviews the Sox season with Chris Coleman in this episode. Subscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.fm and all good podcatcher apps. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4861692.rss Follow Strike Zone Australia on our new Facebook Page @strikezoneaustralia and twitter @CJCau, @StrikeZoneAU,@ABL @BaseballAust @CanberraCavalry @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @BrisbaneBandits @MelbourneAces Enjoying the podcast? Then please share and tell your friends. Thanks… #sport

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com or www.theabl.com.au For the first few seasons of the Australian Baseball League, the Brisbane Bandits found themselves on the outside looking in when the finals started. Today, the picture could hardly be more different. They go into the 2017-18 postseason as two-time defending champions, and the man who took them to the mountain-top for those titles is still there to pilot their quest for a third. Dave Nilsson looks at the Bandits' semi-finals with Chris Coleman in this episode. Subscribe to Strike Zone Australia at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom, Podbean, Radio Public, CastBox.fm and all good podcatcher apps. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4861692.rss Follow Strike Zone Australia on our new Facebook Page @strikezoneaustralia and twitter @CJCau, @StrikeZoneAU, @ABL @BaseballAust @CanberraCavalry @SydneyBlueSox @PerthHeat @AdelaideBite @BrisbaneBandits @MelbourneAces Enjoying the podcast? Then please share and