Philippines national baseball team

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Philippines national baseball team
Country	Philippines
Federation	Philippine Amateur Baseball Association
Confederation	BFA

Philippine players walking off the field after their first ever game in the Intercontinental Cup in Taichung, Taiwan. They lost to South Korea 10-0

The Philippines National Baseball Team is the national team of the Philippines and competes in international matches and tournaments. It is organized by the Philippine Amateur Baseball Association.

They were the inaugural champions of the Asian Baseball Championships in 1954 but finished fourth in seven of the next eight editions of the biennial events.

Since their last fourth place finish in 1973, the national team has struggled in competing against top level Asian clubs such as Japan, Chinese Taipei, and Korea, among others.

They have recently participated in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup, and the 2006 Asian Games. They won the gold medal at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games when they hosted the biennial meet.

[edit] Results

• 1954 Asian Baseball Championships: 1st
• 1955 Asian Baseball Championships: 4th
• 1959 Asian Baseball Championships: 4th
• 1962 Asian Baseball Championships: 4th
• 1963 Asian Baseball Championships: 4th
• 1965 Asian Baseball Championships: 4th
• 1967 Asian Baseball Championships: 4th
• 1973 Asian Baseball Championships: 4th
• 2001 Asian Baseball Championships: 4th
• 2005 Southeast Asian Games: 1st
• 2006 Intercontinental Cup: 8th (last)
• 2006 Asian Games: 6th (last)
• 2007 Asian Baseball Championships: 4th
• 2007 Southeast Asian Games: 2nd

[edit] Roster

Most Recent Squad
Date announced	03 December 2007
Game(s)	South Korea, 03 December 2007
Venue{s}	Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taiwan
Competition	2007 Asian Baseball Championships

Player	Club
Pitchers
8 Roy Baclay	Marikina Shoemakers
16 Ernesto Binarao	Forward Taguig
42 Ruel Batuto	Marikina Shoemakers
45 Darwin Dela Calzada	Dumaguete Uni-Bikers
1 Charlie Labrador	Manila Sharks
30 Jon Jon Robles	Makati Mariners
Catchers
15 Wilfredo Hidalgo	Makati Mariners
2 Junnifer Pinero	Marikina Shoemakers
6 Rommel Roja	Manila Sharks
Infielders
13 Ruben Angeles	Cebu Dolphins
31 Christian Canlas	Makati Mariners
50 Edmer Del Socorro	Dumaguete Uni-Bikers
24 Christopher Jimenez	Makati Mariners
23 Mateo Laurel Fernando	Marikina Shoemakers
17 Virgilio Roxas	Manila Sharks
3 Alejandro Valasquez	Forward Taguig
Outfielders
51 Roel Empacis	Forward Taguig
11 Andro Cuyugan	Dumaguete Uni-Bikers
22 Joseph Orillana	Cebu Dolphins
18 Jonash Ponce	Cebu Dolphins
88 Fulgencio Rances Jr.	Cebu Dolphins
7 Ferdinand Recto	Forward Taguig
21 Nino Tator	Manila Sharks

[edit] Technical Staff

DELOS REYES, EDGAR (MANAGER) JIMENEZ, RICARDO (COACH) BARADAS, MARCELINA (COACH)

[edit] Famous Filipino players

The list are players with Filipino lineage who eventually got a stint in a Major League Baseball club, but never played for the national team.

• Benny Agbayani (New York Mets (1998-2001), Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox (2002))
• Chris Aguila (Florida Marlins (2004-2006))
• Bobby Balcena (Cincinnati Reds (1956))
• Bobby Chouinard (Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies)

[edit] External links

• Philippine Baseball Team Roster in the 2006 Asian Games

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