Timothy Ian Atherton (born 7 November 1989) is an Australian professional baseball player for the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League.

Tim Atherton
Brisbane Bandits – No. 27
Pitcher
Born: (1989-11-07) 7 November 1989 (age 34)[1]
Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men’s Baseball
Representing  Australia
Haarlem Baseball Week
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Haarlem National team

Career edit

Atherton has played four seasons with the Canberra Cavalry, one season for the Sydney Blue Sox and the two most recent seasons with the Brisbane Bandits.

He was a part of the Bandits 2017-18 and 2018-19 championships, becoming the first player to be named twice ABLCS MVP.

International career edit

He was a member of the Australia national baseball team in the Australia Series, Australian Challenge,[2] 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week,[3] 2017 World Baseball Classic, 2018 exhibition series against Japan,[4] and 2019 WBSC Premier12.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tim Atherton Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
  2. ^ "AUSTRALIA RELEASES FINAL ROSTER TO FACE DODGERS AND DIAMONDBACKS". Baseball Australia. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Team Australia squad announced for Honkbal". Baseball Australia Southern Thunder. 6 June 2006. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  4. ^ Baseball Australia Media (20 February 2018). "Team Australia Roster Announced". Baseball Australia Southern Thunder. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. ^ DAVID PENROSE (8 October 2019). "BORAL TEAM AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER12 ROSTER ANNOUNCED". baseball.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

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