2017 Little League Baseball® World Series - August 17 - 27

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2017 Australia Region Participant

 

Team Representative: Hills Little League - Sydney, Australia

Team Record: 8-2

Visit the LLB Australia Region Tournament Page for more information.

Regional Tournament Results
Opponent
Score
Result
7/7 - Central Firebirds
11-0
W
7/8 - Ryde
20-1
W
7/8 - Gold Coast
13-0
W
7/9 - Adelaide Rays
12-8
W
8/8 - Southern Mariners
9-3
W
8/8 - Manly
13-0
W
8/9 - Swan Hills
8-4
W
LLBWS Tournament Results
Opponent
Score
Result
8/18 - Japan
0-8
L
8/19 - Caribbean
7-8
L
8/22 - Midwest
11-7
W
 

Team News

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Australia and Midwest Teams
LLBWS  |  Tuesday, August 22
Australia and Midwest traded the lead back-and-forth on Tuesday, but eventually Australia prevailed 11-7.
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Chris Cartnick CelebratingPitcher Jesus Chevalier
LLBWS  |  Saturday, August 19
Australia's effort to come back from down six runs in the fifth inning came up just short, as they fell 8-7 to Caribbean on Saturday.
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Keitaro Miyahara at Bat
LLBWS  |  Friday, August 18
Japan defeated Australia 8-0 on Friday as four pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Keitaro Miyahara struck out Tom Stancic to finish off the game.
Little League World Series
LLBWS  |  Thursday, August 17
The 71st Little League Baseball® World Series begins on Thursday, Aug. 17, in South Williamsport, Pa. There are 16 teams, eight U.S. Region teams and eight teams from International Regions, competing for this year’s Little League Baseball World Series Championship.
Australia Region Champs - Hills
LLBWS  |  Monday, July 10
For the second year in a row, Hills Little League from Sydney, Australia, will make the trip to Williamsport as the Australia Region representative after emerging victorious at the 2017 Little League Baseball® Australia Region Championship.

Team Roster

#1 Jett
Watson
Positions: SS, OF
Bats: L   |   Throws: L
Height: 5-1   |   Weight: 81lbs

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#2 Liam
Padovan
Positions: P, C, IF
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-0   |   Weight: 90lbs

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#3 Hayden
Purchase
Positions: C, IF
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-0   |   Weight: 83lbs

STATS   |   VIDEO

#4 Kaden
Ireland
Positions: P, C, IF, OF
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-0   |   Weight: 109lbs

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#5 Ethan
Treble
Positions: P, IF, OF
Bats: L   |   Throws: L
Height: 5-3   |   Weight: 99lbs

STATS   |   VIDEO

#6 Lachlan
Bojarski
Positions: IF, OF
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-2   |   Weight: 92lbs

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#7 Cody
Brian
Positions: C
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-8   |   Weight: 108lbs

STATS   |   VIDEO

#12 Yasiru
Jayawardene
Positions: P, OF
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-6   |   Weight: 109lbs

STATS   |   VIDEO

#15 Cole
Buck
Positions: C, P
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-4   |   Weight: 138lbs

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#16 Harrison
Wheeldon
Positions: P, IF
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-5   |   Weight: 127lbs

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#17 Tom
Stancic
Positions: P, IF
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-5   |   Weight: 158lbs

STATS   |   VIDEO

#18 Tyler
Spiteri
Positions: IF
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-11   |   Weight: 168lbs

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#19 Stephen
Courtney
Positions: P, IF, OF
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-9   |   Weight: 139lbs

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