last updated 20 July 1998 11 AM South Australian Time

this page is in memory of Leigh Neuage's first international trip with the Australian National team.

A virtual memorial for Leigh is at http://www.neuage.org/leigh.htm

(page updated January 8, 2004)

Australian U16 National Team

more soon including photos

player	State	Position
LEIGH NEUAGE	South Australia	Pitcher
BEN WIGMORE	South Australia	Catcher
GREG PATTON
CHRIS STEPHENS
WAYNE LUNDGREN
CHRIS GOODWIN
STEVE ROBINSON
DAVID CASSIDY
CHAD EDWARDS
JARROD HODGES
JUSTIN HUBER
MICHAEL LEGG
MATHEW TREVEAR
BLAKE KEARNEY
SAM NILSON
RYAN KELLY
CHRIS INNES
DANIEL FLOYD
STEPHEN TOPE
ASHLEY RIDDIFORD
TREVAUR SCHUMM		HEAD COACH
DON KYLE		ASSIT. COACH
GRANT WEIR		PITCHING COACH
NEIL PULTON		UMPIRE
LES FLOWER		EXEC. OFFICER

AUSTRALIAN AA COLTS - AA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS ILLINOIS USA

GAME 1 - SATURDAY 11 JULY - V VENEZUALA

AUSTRALIA	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		3R	7H	3E	3LOB
VENEZULA	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0		6R	6H	1E	6LOB

PITCHING:

BLAKE KEARNEY	7IP	3H	14S0	1BB
CHAD EDWARDS	1IP	3H	0SO	1BB

CATCHER: HUBER
There is a photo from this game at http://www.slfp.com/FVHgtsNews.htm
HITS: TOPE 3,EDWARDS,WIGMORE,HUBER,PATTON
COMMENTS: AA COLTS BEAT THEMSELVES TODAY. GOOD PITCHING PERFORMANCE BY KEARNEY BUT FIELD MADE 3 ERRORS WHICH WAS A DISSAPOINTING WAY TO LOSE. HUGE ZONE BY UMPIRE HELPED PITCHERS HOWEVER AUSTRALIA'S BATTERS DID NOT ADJUST VERY WELL.

AUSTRALIA V USA TUESDAY 14 JULY (CONT)

AUSTRALIA	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0		4R	9H	0E	9LOB
USA	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	1		6R	14H	2E	8LOB

PITCHING:

L NEUAGE	7IP	12H	2S0	1BB
C EDWARDS	1IP	1H	0SO	0BB
C INNES	0.2IP	1H	0SO	0BB

CATCHER : HUBER

HITS; HUBER 3,STEPHENS 2,TOPE 2, INNES 2

COMMENT: EXCELLENT PERFORMACE. GREAT PITCHING FROM

NEUAGE AND BATTED REAL WELL DESPITE COMING UP THAT BIT

SHORT.

 

AUSTRALIA V CZECH REPUBLIC

WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 1998.

AUSTRALIA	4	8	2	3	5		22R	19H	0E	7LOB
CZECH REP	0	0	0	0	1		1R	4H	0E	0LOB

PITCHING:

MATT TREAVEN	3IP	1H	3SO	OBB
RYAN KELLY	2IP	3H	4SO	0BB

CATCHER : WIGMORE

HITS: HODGES 3,FLOYD 3,GOODWIN 4,TRVEAN 3, WIGMORE

2, STEPHENS, HUBER, PATTON, RIDDIFORD

COMMENTS: AUSTRALIA DID WHAT WAS REQUIRED AND TOOK

OPPORTUNITY TO REST SOME PLAYERS PRIOR TO QUARTER FINAL

GAME.

THIS WIN PLACED AUSTRALIA IN THIRD PLACE IN THEIR POOL AND

WILL NOW PLAY MEXICO (2ND IN OTHER POOL) IN QUARTER FINAL.

 

*********LATE NEWS***************

QUARTER FINAL GAME

AUSTRALIA	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	1		9R	11H	0E
MEXICO	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0		8R	9H

PITCHING:

KEARNY	4.1IP	5H
ROBINSON	4.2IP	4H

CATCHER: HUBER

HITS: HUBER 4(HR), TOPE 2,FLOYD 2, STEPHENS,

EDWARDS, PATTON

COMMENTS: PLAYED CATCH UP MOST OF THE GAME AND GOT IN

FRONT IN EIGHTH TO ONLY LET MEXICO DRAW LEVEL AT 8-8. IN

NINTH INNINGS HUBER SINGLED AND WAS BUNTED THROUGH TO SECOND

BY FLOYD. PATTON WALKED AND MADE 1ST AND 2ND OCCUPIED WITH

ONE OUT. HODGES HIT A GROUND BALL TO SECOND AND PATTON WHILE

GIVEN OUT AT SECOND BROKE UP THE DOUBLE WITH MEXICO THROWING

WILD TO FIRST BASE TO ALLOW HUBER TO SCORE FROM SECOND.

BRONZE MEDAL GAME

PITCHING

NEUAGE	3IP	4H	1SO	2 RUNS
KEARNEY	2.2IP	7H	3SO	7 RUNS	6 EARNED
EDWARDS	3IP	1H	2 RUNS	2 EARNED
TREVEAN	0.1IP

HITS HUBER 4,INNES 3,TOPE 2(HR),EDWARDS 2, ROBINSON 2,STEPHENS 2,WIGMORE

AUSTRALIA NOW FINISHES IN 4TH PLACE AND LOOKING AT THE STANDARD OF THE OPPOSITION IN THIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP THIS IS A GREAT EFFORT BY OUR TEAM. A TOP FOUR SPOT IN THE WORLD IS TREMENDOUS AND PROVES THAT OUR THIRD PLACE IN 1997 WAS NO FLUKE.