Andrew Riddell, National Player Development Manager for Baseball Australia

This week's ABCA Podcast features Andrew Riddell, National Player Development Director for Baseball Australia. Riddell grew up in Sydney, Australia and picked up the game of baseball at 14 years old and fulfilled his dream of playing in the United States by cold emailing 200 schools. He ended up at Dodge City Community College and finished his undergraduate and master's degrees at Nebraska-Kearney. He interned with USA baseball after college, working with the top 80 18U players in the U.S. Riddell is now back in Australia overseeing the development and transition of their players from 16U to their pathway to college. In this episode, we discuss Riddell's time in the U.S., how they are setting up the National Player Development Program, preparing for the 2028 Olympics, how they are helping players get to colleges in the U.S. and Baseball Australia’s partnerships with the ABCA, Blast and Driveline. The ABCA Podcast is presented by Netting Pros. Netting Professionals are improving programs one facility at a time, specializing in the design, fabrication and installation of custom netting for backstops, batting cages, dugouts, bp screens and ball carts. They also design and install digital graphic wall padding windscreen, turf, turf protectors, dugout benches, dugout cubbies and more.