Ryan Battaglia
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Ryan John Battaglia nicknamed Boof (born 29 June 1992) is an Australia
n baseball player who plays catcher
and is currently with the Brisbane Bandits
and the Cleveland Indians
organisation.
Battaglia has played for Australian junior teams and in 2010, starred for the Australia national under-19 baseball team
where they finished second in the World AAA Championships. He was awarded the tournament Home Run Award and named as the catcher in the All-Star team.
Ryan was reassigned from the Bandits 22-man roster for the start of the season, but was called up later in the season due to the injury of Joel Naughton
. He made his debut as a defensive substitution on 26 November 2010 against the Sydney Blue Sox
, being the youngest player to play for the Bandits. It took until his seventh game before Battaglia got his first hit, going 3/6 against the Canberra Cavalry
. Ryan's only other hit that season would be a home-run against the Adelaide Bite
finishing the season only above Daniel Lamb-Hunt
in average with .143
He plays for the Pine Hills Lightning
in the Greater Brisbane League
where he led the league in home-runs (8) for the 2009-10 season.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n baseball player who plays catcher
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
and is currently with the Brisbane Bandits
Brisbane Bandits
The Brisbane Bandits were a foundation team in the Australian Baseball League which was bought by a private owner and shut down in 1999. The Bandits have now been resurrected as a team in the new Australian Baseball League which is due to start in November 2010...
and the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
organisation.
Battaglia has played for Australian junior teams and in 2010, starred for the Australia national under-19 baseball team
Australia national under-19 baseball team
The Australian U-19 baseball team or National AAA represents Australia on a national level at baseball at an under-19 year old age. The team has competed at the IBAF 'AAA' World Championships, and in the 2008 Canada Championship, the team finished 4th overall, losing to Cuba in the Bronze Medal...
where they finished second in the World AAA Championships. He was awarded the tournament Home Run Award and named as the catcher in the All-Star team.
Ryan was reassigned from the Bandits 22-man roster for the start of the season, but was called up later in the season due to the injury of Joel Naughton
Joel Naughton
Joel Matthew Naughton is an Australian catcher for the Brisbane Bandits.-Philadelphia Phillies:...
. He made his debut as a defensive substitution on 26 November 2010 against the Sydney Blue Sox
Sydney Blue Sox
The Sydney Blue Sox are a professional baseball team, and one of six foundation teams in the re-formed Australian Baseball League . The team plays their home games at Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney , one of the two venues for used for baseball at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when it was...
, being the youngest player to play for the Bandits. It took until his seventh game before Battaglia got his first hit, going 3/6 against the Canberra Cavalry
Canberra Cavalry
The Canberra UberGlobal Cavalry is a professional baseball team in the Australian Baseball League. The team is based in the city of Canberra, Australia...
. Ryan's only other hit that season would be a home-run against the Adelaide Bite
Adelaide Bite
The Adelaide Bite are a professional baseball team who plays in the Australian Baseball League and is one of the six founding teams of the league. Their home ballpark is Coopers Stadium at Norwood Oval which is based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia...
finishing the season only above Daniel Lamb-Hunt
Daniel Lamb-Hunt
Daniel Edward Lamb-Hunt is a professional baseball player who plays as a utility infielder for the Brisbane Bandits in the Australian Baseball League and the Pulheim Gophers in the German Bundesliga....
in average with .143
He plays for the Pine Hills Lightning
Pine Hills Lightning
The Pine Hills Lightning Baseball Club is a baseball club that participates in the Greater Brisbane League competition and Brisbane Metropolitan Region competition...
in the Greater Brisbane League
Greater Brisbane League
The Greater Brisbane League or formerly the Greater Brisbane Baseball Board league is the largest baseball league in the Australian state of Queensland and covers all teams from Brisbane North, South, West, Metro as well as two Gold Coast teams. These are from age groups Little League through to...
where he led the league in home-runs (8) for the 2009-10 season.