Canberra Cavalry
Current season: 2016–17 Australian Baseball League season
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| Team Details | |
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| League | Australian Baseball League |
| City | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Ballpark | Narrabundah Ballpark |
| Year founded | 2010 |
| Inaugural season | 2010–11 |
| Postseason | |
| Asia Series Championships | 1 (2013) |
| ABL Championships | 1 (2012–13) |
| Minor premierships | 1 (2012–13) |
| Uniforms | |
| Colours |
Orange Black White |
| Management | |
| Manager |
 Michael Collins
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| Owner | ABL |
| General Manager |
Donn McMichael |
| Assistant GM |
Anthony Cangelosi |
The Canberra Cavalry (nicknamed Cavs) is a professional baseball team in the Australian Baseball League. The team is based in the capital city of Canberra, Australia and the team's home ground is Narrabundah Ballpark.
Originally to be called the Colts, the team faced legal issues with the ACT Brumbies that uses the same name for a local Rugby Union team.
In the 2012–13 season, the Cavalry won the Claxton Shield, having defeated the Perth Heat in the Championship Series in Canberra over 8/9 February 2013. In November 2013, the Cavalry won the 2013 Asia Series resoundingly (14-4), becoming the first non- Japanese or Korean side to do so.
Score: Canberra Cavalry wins 6-4 over Perth Heat
Score: Canberra Cavalry wins 7-6. Takes Championship and Claxton Shield.
2nd place out of 6. W:22, L:24. Cavalry defeated the Sydney Blue Sox in the Preliminary Final, held in Sydney, before losing to Perth Heat in the Final series.
As December 2014 drew to a close, the Cavalry was equal second on the ABL standings. Cavalry finished fourth in the regular season with a win-loss record of 22-24 (.478) but the home-away record favoured the equally scored Sydney team.
On the opening weekend (23–25 October 2015), the Cavalry won the first three of four games against Brisbane.
Players with the Cavalry who play, or have played, for a United States Major League Baseball (MLB) team include:
On 8 September 2010 former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher and Lakewood BlueClaws pitching coach, Steve Schrenk, was announced head coach.
Since 2012-13, former Cavalry player, Michael Collins has been the coach.
The Cavs play home matches at Narrabundah Ballpark, located in the south-central Canberra suburb of Narrabundah, ACT, Australia. The fans nicknamed the venue "The Fort", which the Cavs management has embraced. The ballpark received a major renovation upgrade in 2010 with a second stage of upgrades planned for 2017.
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