Benoni Indians players to represent Gauteng at NBC
They are among the players selected to represent the province at the tournament to be hosted in Cape Town.
Over 30 Benoni Indians junior players will represent the Gauteng Province Baseball Council (GPBC) during the national baseball championships in Cape Town from April 1 to 7.
A mixture of U10, U12 and U15 players and U15 girls’ players were selected by the GPBC to try to improve the province’s fortunes after their struggles at last year’s edition of the annual tournament.
The competition will be hosted at the VOB Macaw Baseball and Softball Club.
The youngsters will attempt to help the province get one over arch-rivals, Western Cape, who clinched the U12A, U15A and U18A boys’ trophies at last year’s championships in Gqeberha.
Gauteng’s only gold was won by the U10 boys’ A team while the U15A were runners-up after losing their final to the Western Cape 8-0.
Among the Indians contingent, Kimberly Dowling, Lucy Miller and Carly Steyn as well as Emma Lake, Persephone Schoeman and Cailyn Smit, selected in the U15A and U15B girls’ teams, will try to help the GPBC defend its title from last year.
The Indians players in the GPBC squad:
U10
- Luhan Fourie
- Kayden Metzer
- Joshua Westoby
- Reece Schonken
- Riley Roux
U12
- James Hennessy
- Nate Lerwill
- Jarred Long
- Luke de Lange
- Adrian Erasmus
- Jonathan Stacey
- Sebastien Savides
- Logan Clark
- Kemsley Kirk
- Tariro Mutseka
- Jordan Roux
- Carly Steyn
U15
- Riley Long
- Joshua Cook
- Tatum White
- Logan Gardner
- Joshua Long
- Keagan Merifield
- Jordan Cope
- Oakley Brooklyn
- Ashton Devy
- Leandro do Nascimento
- Tinashe Mutseka
- Lucy Miller
- Tyler Smithen
U18
- John Adams
- Kyan Botwood
- Keano do Nascimento
- Ryan McAllister
- Tommy Miller
- Liam Pieterse
- Connor Steyn
- Caelum Stroberg
Girls
U15
- Kimberly Dowling
- Emma Lake
- Persephone Schoeman
- Cailyn Smit
Coaches and officials
U10
- Sivan Schafer
Liam Pieterse of the Benoni Indians.
U12
- Angela Duke
- Anita Hains
- Brandon Jooste
- Alroy Savides
- Shawn Schwartz
- Christopher Steyn
U15
- David Lake
- Gareth Long
- Lionel Long
- David Pingo
- Clifford White
- Linda Miller
U18
- Jerry Pieterse
- Kevin Schoeman
- Aiden Schwartz
Scorers
- Sharon Schwartz
- Jo-Anne Lowry
Umpires
- Denzil Meredith
- David Stacey
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