A baseball journey

Thanks again to all of my new sponsors. You have made my trip to the US with the Australia Expos baseball team many steps closer.

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Playing in the US would be a great cultural learning experience as an Australian tries to get used to the way things happen in the US.

But what happens when the US tries to show how we eat and live.

In the US, there is a chain of restaurants called the “Outback Steakhouse”. The idea […]

I came across this post today about young Australians playing in the US. Spring training like a pre-season competition to test and select players for the main season (April-September). Old players prove themselves and new players get to show what they have.

Look for my photo and article in the future.

Yesterday marked the end of the 2006/2007 summer baseball season in Brisbane with the grand finals played at the home ground of my brisbane club, Redcliffe Padres.

Great games of baseball showed off the talent in our junior teams.

Dad umpired two games and then left his mask at the grounds!

After the games, the Padres […]

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Softball is an activity descended from baseball, using a ball eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30.5 centimeters) in circumference
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I have collected all the articles I can find on google about me (head getting swollen!)

2006 Inaugural National Regional Youth Baseball Championships

media report for Lismore, NSW media

Brisbane Club competition

Redcliffe Padres Under 16 div 1 final

NZ trip December 2006

Baseball Confederation Oceania

USA trip

March 2007

On Saturday, I played in the semi-final of the Brisbane Under 16 Division 1 competition for my club team, the Redcliffe Padres.
We played against my old team (2005-2006), the Pine River Rapids.
The final score was 19-3 to Rapids. The Rapids player were on the top of their game while the Padres had their backs to […]

In conjunction with my major sponsor (Mum and Dad), I am happy to announce a contest for all businesses and individuals looking to sponsor me.
All sponsorship amounts of more than $50 will go into a draw to win either a basic web site package or a computer maintenance support contract. The draw will take place […]

After 5 years and a whole lot of research and development money, an ex baseball player and the talent and dedication of an engineer have developed
“a batting […]

As you know, I am 14 years old and I am just starting out with this blog and with my life. My dad, Wayne Michel, has done most of the set up work for me, but I am keen to learn the ropes and go it alone as soon as possible.
To help me with this, […]

The Range News, our local weekly newspaper, has just done a story on me about my invitation to travel with the Australian Expos baseball team.
Dad took the photo (he caught me on a bad day)!
Please read the article and then help me out with a sponsorship. Sponsorship details here.

I got my Australian Expos baseball invitation in the mail today.
I am excited about this as it is now a reality not just a phone call to Dad seeing if it is OK.

Little League has been in the US since 1938 and is one of the major baseball programs for youth in America and the world.
Little League competitions are played in more than 80 countries around the world and has as its goals
“to give the children of the world a game that provides fundamental principles (sportsmanship, fair […]

It is hard enough to make a team in Major League Baseball, but to be the best of the best is harder still.
To find the answer to the question, go to Sports Trivia for the answer.
The MVP award is awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America each year to one player in each […]

I have added some information about my playing career up to today.

You can see it on my <about> page 

Thanks for visiting. As I start writing this, I am 14 1/2 years old with a dream to play professional baseball in the US.
This dream will take a lot of hard work and a lot of money to achieve.
Future posts will include a summary of my playing career and achievements so far, with a quick […]