2005 Baseball World Cup

Friday 2nd to Saturday 17th September 2005

2005 Baseball World Cup

......being held in Holland

Click on the above logo to go to the World Cup's Official Web Site

"From 2-17 September 2005 eighteen countries
will be contending in five Dutch cities for the World Title"

Participating Countries

Pool "A"	Pool "B"
Cuba	Japan
Canada	United States of America
South Korea	Australia
China	Puerto Rico
Panama	Chinese Taipei
The Netherlands	Nicaragua
Brazil	Greece
Sweden	Colombia
South Africa	Spain

NOTE - Czech Republic to replace Greece - Colombia arrives late
Greece is not taking part in the World Baseball Championships
The country has informed the organisers of the event of its withdrawal
without as yet advancing any reasons
The IBAF (International Baseball Federation) and the World Championships organisation
are happy to announce that the Czech Republic is more than willing to accept the invitation
to replace Greece
In the mean time the organisation is also facing difficulties with the Colombian team arriving
late due to visa issues
For this reason the match scheduled for September 3rd in Amsterdam has been rescheduled
for September 8th, also in Amsterdam at 18.00 hours
As the Colombian team will not arrive earlier than Sunday morning the match in Eindhoven
will not start at 13.00 hours but at 18.30 hours to give the team time for preparation

Notes from The Australian Baseball Federation
(simply click on the dates to read the information)

Wednesday 6th July	Selected into the initial 60-man squad Date the final team members will be announced Date of departure from Australia Team Officials and Staff Random drug testing ------National Registered Testing Pool of Athletes

Wednesday 27th July	Congratulations! Selected into the National team Flight details Uniforms

Thursday 11th August	2005 Senior National Team Announcement Brett listed as an "Outfielder"

Friday 19th August	Travel and Tournament Information Luggage - Travel Shirt - Airport Transfer - Accommodation, Meals and Per diems - Footwear - Equipment and Apparel - Tickets - Passport

Flights and Accommodation

Tuesday 23rd August	Flights - Complete Itinerary (1) Cairns - Sydney - Bangkok - London - Amsterdam (2) Amsterdam - London - Singapore - Brisbane - Cairns

Accommodation Rotterdam	Novotel Rotterdam Brainpark Complete information on the hotel, including contact details ......and fifteen photos

Australia's Games
NOTE - click here for the complete day-by-day schedule for all teams

Date	Venue	Time	Opponent	Notes
Frid 2nd Sept	Rotterdam	18:30	Opening Ceremony
Sat 3rd Sept	Haarlem	19:00	Puerto Rico
Sun 4th Sept	Almere	19:00	Nicaragua
Mon 5th Sept	Haarlem	19:00	United States
Tues 6th Sept				No Game
Wed 7th Sept	Almere	19:00	Greece
Thurs 8th Sept				Rest Day
Frid 9th Sept	Amsterdam	18:00	Japan
Sat 10th Sept	Rotterdam	13:00	Chinese Taipei
Sun 11th Sept	Eindhoven	19:00	Spain
Mon 12th Sept	Haarlem	19:00	Colombia
Tues 13th Sept				No Game
Wed 14th Sept				Quarter Finals
Thurs 15th Sept				Quarter Finals
Frid 16th Sept				5-6-7-8th Place
Frid 16th Sept				Semi Finals
Sat 17th Sept	Haarlem	13:00		3-4th Place
Sat 17th Sept	Rotterdam	19:00		FINAL

The Stadiums

Rotterdam - Neptunus Family Stadium

Haarlem - Pim Mulier Stadium

Almere - Fanny Blankers-Koen Sportspark

Amsterdam - Sportspark Ookmeer

Eindhoven - Sportspark 'De Heihoef'

CLICK HERE

The page includes:-
the details on each of the Stadiums, and
the facilities it has for the World Cup matches,
......and eighteen photos

AUSTRALIA ---- The Games - Results - Statistics

Game One v Puerto Rico Won - 4 runs to 2 Brett - Designated Hitter Batting at #3 Game Statistics - 0 from 4 ------fly out to third base ------ground out to second base ------fly out to shortstop ------reached on error by first base	"Play-by-Play" Report Box Score - Game Statistics

Game Two v Nicaragua Lost - 2 runs to 0 Brett - Designated Hitter Batting at #3 Game Statistics - 0 from 4 ------2 x K	Box Score - Game Statistics

Game Three v USA Lost - 6 runs to 4 Brett - Designated Hitter Batting at #5 Game Statistics - 2 from 3 ------single and home run ------RBI - 2 x R - BB - SB - GIDP	"Play-by-Play" Report Box Score - Game Statistics Game Report Home run - Details and Distance

Game Four v The Czech Republic Won - 14 runs to 0 Brett - Designated Hitter Batting at #3 Game Statistics - 2 from 4 ------2 x doubles ------2 x RBI - 2 x R - BB - K ------fly out to leftfield	"Play-by-Play" Report Box Score - Game Statistics

Game Five v Japan Lost - 4 runs to 2 Brett - Designated Hitter Batting at #3 Game Statistics - 1 from 4 ------single ------BB - K ------ground out to second base ------fly out to leftfield	"Play-by-Play" Report Box Score - Game Statistics

Game Six v Chinese Taipei Lost - 11 runs to 4 Brett - Designated Hitter Batting at #3 Game Statistics - 1 from 4 ------single ------R ------ground out to shortstop ------fly out to rightfield ------ground out to second base	"Play-by-Play" Report Box Score - Game Statistics

Game Seven v Spain Won - 8 runs to 0 Brett - Designated Hitter Batting at #3 Game Statistics - 0 from 3 ------R - BB - 2 x K ------ground out to shortstop	"Play-by-Play" Report Box Score - Game Statistics

Game Eight v Columbia Won - 5 runs to 1 Brett - Designated Hitter Batting at #3 Game Statistics - 1 from 4 ------single ------R - BB - 2 x K ------fly out to leftfield	"Play-by-Play" Report Box Score - Game Statistics

......and CLICK HERE to read reports on the eight games,
plus a summary of Australia's performance at these Championships

Result

With 4 wins and 4 losses, Australia finished in 5th position in Pool "B"
Only the top four teams in each Pool went on to the Play-offs

World Champion 2005 - Cuba

Cuba - Gold Medal
Korea - Silver Medal
Panama - Bronze Medal

Photo Albumns

Photo Albumn Index Page

Albumns include:-
(1) Brett during the Games (two photos)
......and
(2) Promotional Banners and Signs (four photos)
(3) The Tournament Mascot (two photos)
(4) The Opening Ceremony (four photos)
......plus
(5) Stella and Simone arranged to meet Brett (thirteen photos)
(6) Brett, Stella and Simone out to lunch (fifteen photos)

From Brett's Desk......

Thursday 1st September to Thursday 8th September	The news from Brett Including:- ----training and preparations ----the games so far ----his batting performance ----the first few days of the Championships

Thursday 8th September	The news from Brett Including:- ----the games so far ----his batting performance ----shoulder injury - it's okay!!! ----nightlife in Amsterdam - drugs, she-men, and sex shows!!!

Sunday 11th September	The news from Brett Including:- ----the games so far ----Australia did not reach the playoffs!!

Other Notes and Information

Sunday 28th August 2005
The Portland Press Herald

The Portland Sea Dogs Minor League Team
This article is about the Sea Dogs and Raul Nieves, Brett's Minor League team and team-mate during the 2004 season
Raul is also playing in The World Cup
Brett is mentioned at the end of the article