# Australia women's national baseball team

The Australian women's national baseball team, nicknamed the Emeralds, represents Australia in international women's baseball tournaments and competitions. The team is controlled by the Australian Baseball Federation, which is represented in the Baseball Confederation of Oceania (BCO). They are the only team in Oceania to be formally ranked by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), and are the 3rd ranked women's baseball team in the world. The Emeralds have been in existence since 2001, when the first ever squad was selected from the 2001 National Women’s Championships, held in Sydney. They compete in the biennial IBAF Women’s Baseball World Cup.
The team has competed at all eight Women's Baseball World Cups, most recently finishing seventh in 2018. The next major tournament will be the 2020 Women's Baseball World Cup.

## Roster
### 2020 World Cup Roster

No Roster was named due to postponement of the World Cup due to the COVID pandemic. The World Cup was originally scheduled for Monterey, Mexico, and then changed to Tijuana, Mexico.

### 2014 World Cup Roster

Pitchers
* Kim McMillan
* Melinda Latimer
* Stephanie Gaynor
* Brittany Hepburn
* Maddison Lenard
* Lauren McGrath
* Laura Neads
* Jacinda Barclay
* Georgia Blair
* Taylah Welch
* Amy Collins
Outfield
* Amy McCann
* Leigh Godfrey
* Rachael Higgins
Infield
* Shae Lillywhite
* Christina Kreppold
* Natalie Rawlings
* Bronwyn Gell
* Katie Gaynor
Catcher
* Tahnee Lovering

### 2010 World Cup Roster
## Coaching staff

* Head Coach – Simone Wearne
* Assistant Coach – Dean White
* Assistant Coach – Narelle Gosstray
* Assistant Coach – Luke Hughes
* Pitching Coach – Graeme Lloyd
* Physio – Joni Ralph-Wilkie
* Executive Officer – David Nagy
* Technical Analyst – Yasunori Sato

## World ranking

In August 2009 the International Baseball Federation created a ranking system so that the nations involved in international competition could be compared independently. Teams receive points based on the position they finish at the end of World Cup tournaments. Only results at the previous three tournaments years are used, so points are added and removed over time. Points are also weighted so that more recent tournaments have a greater impact on the rankings. Since the rankings were introduced, two editions have been released, the most recent released after the 2010 World Cup.
When the rankings were first introduced, Australia was listed at 4th position; their lowest since the rankings were introduced. Their best position achieved to date is their current position of 3rd.
| Date Released | Tournament | Tournament Result | Ranking | Ranking | Points | Points | Position Above | Position Above | Position Above | Position Below | Position Below | Position Below |
| Date Released | Tournament | Tournament Result | Ranking | Ranking | Points | Points | Rank | Team | Points Difference | Rank | Team | Points Difference |
| 4 September 2010 | 2010 World Cup | 2nd | 3rd | | 140.00 | | 2nd | United States | +13.33 | 4th | Canada | −6.67 |
| 13 August 2009 | 2008 World Cup$^*$ | 4th | 4th | | 100.00 | | 3rd | Canada | +40.00 | 5th | Chinese Taipei | −20.00 |
    * – When the rankings were first released, the 2008 World Cup was the most recent tournament completed that had any bearing on the rankings themselves.

## Women's World Cup

Of the twelve nations to be represented at the IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup, Australia is one of five teams to have participated in all four of them. To date its best result was in the most recent tournament held in 2010, in which Australia placed 2nd. Previously, the team had finished fourth in each of the tournaments, with medals being shared between Canada, Japan and United States.
At least one Australian has been named to each of the All-Star teams selected at the end of the respective tournaments.
* 2004: Chelsea Forkin and Katie Gaynor
* 2006: Simone Wearne, Shae Lillywhite and Amy McCann
* 2008: Angela Catford
* 2010: Laura Neads, Christina Kreppold and Kim McMillan
* 2016: Tahnee Lovering, Tammy McMillan
Women's Baseball World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
| 2004 | Semifinals | 4th | 2 | 4 | 25 | 31 |
| 2006 | Semifinals | 4th | 4 | 2 | – | – |
| 2008 | Group stage | 4th | 2 | 4 | 36 | 30 |
| 2010 | Finals | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 72 | 49 |
| 2012 | Semifinals | 4th | 4 | 5 | 82 | 64 |
| 2014 | Round 2 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 46 | 28 |
| 2016 | Round 2 | 5th | 3 | 4 | 47 | 36 |
| 2018 | Round 1 | 7th | 5 | 3 | – | – |
| 2024 | Group stage | 8th | 2 | 3 | 36 | 35 |
| Total | Finals | 9/9 | 32 | 30 | – | – |
Australian Women's Baseball World Cup Record by Opponent :
| Opponent | Tournaments Met | W–L Record | Largest Victory | Largest Victory | Largest Defeat | Largest Defeat | Current Streak |
| Opponent | Tournaments Met | W–L Record | Score | Tournament | Score | Tournament | Current Streak |
| Canada | 4 | 2–3 | 9–4 | 2006 | 6–1 | 2010 | L2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 4–0 | 12–0 (F/6) | 2008 | – | – | W4 |
| Cuba | 2 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2010 | – | – | W2 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1–0 | 22–2 (F/5) | 2006 | – | – | W1 |
| India | 1 | 1–0 | 15–0 (F/5) | 2008 | – | – | W1 |
| Japan | 4 | 2–3 | 7–1 | 2004 | 13–3 (F/5) | 2010 | L1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1–0 | 16–3 (F/5) | 2010 | – | – | W1 |
| United States | 4 | 1–5 | 19–6 (F/6) | 2010 | 11–1 (F/6) | 2008 | W1 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1–1 | 12–2 | 2010 | 8–1 | 2010 | W1 |
| Overall | 4 | 15–12 | Against HKG | Against HKG | Against USA & JPN | Against USA & JPN | L1 |
| Overall | 4 | 15–12 | 22–2 (F/5) | 2006 | 11–1 (F/6) 13–3 (F/5) | 2008 2010 | L1 |