James Beresford (baseball)

James Beresford
Minnesota Twins
Shortstop
Born: January 19, 1989 (1989-01-19) (age 23)
Monash, Australia
Bats: Left Throws: Right

James R. Beresford (born 19 January 1989, in Monash, Australia) is an Australian baseballer with the Minnesota Twins organisation. His prominent position is shortstop. He is also the younger brother of Simon Beresford, who played minor league baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers organisation.[1]

Beresford played with the Waverly Baseball Club where he was named as club MVP before being signed with the Twins organisation in 2005 at age 16.[2] He debuted for the Victoria Aces in Claxton Shield 2006 replacing Justin Huber after he withdrew. Due to a torn labrum, he missed the 2006 minor league season. In the 2007 Claxton Shield, he averaged .304 for Australian Provincial. He returned to the US in 2007 making his debut and hitting a .288/.349/.302 clip as the starting shortstop for the GCL Twins. He played again in Claxton Shield 2008 and went 2 from 7. In the 2008 minor league season, he batted a .246/.345/.285 clip for the Elizabethton Twins.[3] In 2009, he was named in the final Australia national baseball team squad for the 2009 World Baseball Classic in March,[4] and was again selected for the 2009 Baseball World Cup in September.[5]

In 2009, he was named Beloit Snappers player of the year.

References

  1. ^ Minor League Baseball Reference - Simon Beresford
  2. ^ Victorian Institute of Sport Profile - James Beresford
  3. ^ Minor League Baseball Reference - James Bereford
  4. ^ "WBC 2009 Roster". Major League Baseball. February 2009. http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2009/rosters/index.jsp?team=aus. Retrieved 30 June 2009. 
  5. ^ Sedgman, Cassandra (3 September 2009). "ABF Announce 2009 World Cup Team". Australian Baseball Federation. http://baseball.com.au/default.asp?Page=56950. Retrieved 3 September 2009. 

External links

5 Michael Collins | 6 James Beresford | 7 Craig Anderson | 8 Trent Oeltjen | 9 Andrew Graham | 11 Adam Bright | 12 Brad Harman | 13 Stefan Welch | 14 Chris Snelling | 15 Paul Mildren | 16 Justin Huber | 17 Brett Roneberg | 18 Mitch Dening | 19 Rich Thompson | 20 Luke Hughes | 21 Brendan Wise | 23 Travis Blackley | 25 Daniel Berg | 26 Brad Thomas | 28 Damian Moss | 29 Joel Naughton | 30 Liam Hendriks | 31 Tristan Crawford | 35 Chris Oxspring | 36 Ben Risinger | 37 Ryan Searle | 38 Joshua Hill | 40 Drew Naylor | 45 David Welch | -- Scott Mitchinson

Manager 24 Jon Deeble | Coach 33 Paul Elliot | Coach 10 Pat Kelly | Coach 27 Graeme Lloyd | Coach 2 Tony Harris | Coach 43 Philip Dale
Final roster

5 James Beresford | 6 Nick Kimpton | 7 Timothy Cox | 9 Andrew Graham | 11 Adam Bright | 12 Brad Harman | 13 Stefan Welch | 14 Chris Snelling | 15 Adam Blackley | 15 Paul Mildren | 16 James Linger | 20 Luke Hughes | 21 Brendan Wise | 23 Timothy Kennelly | 25 Daniel Berg | 29 Joel Naughton | 32 Dushan Ruzic | 34 Matthew Kennelly | 38 Joshua Hill | 40 Drew Naylor | 41 Bradley Tippett | 42 Matthew Williams | 45 David Welch | 47 Liam Hendriks
Originally selected
Coaching staff

Manager 24 Jon Deeble | Coach 43 Philip Dale | Coach 2 Tony Harris | Coach 27 Graeme Lloyd
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