| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Edward Besgrove |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 17 December 2003 [1] Bathurst, Australia |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Softball |
| Club | New South Wales Softball Association |
Medal record | |
Jack Edward Besgrove (born 17 December 2003) is an Australian softball player who is a left handed pitcher for the Australia men's national softball team.
Jack Besgrove was born on 17 December 2003 in Bathurst, New South Wales where he attended St Stanislaus' College. [2]
Besgrove plays for both Southern Districts Softball Association and New South Wales Softball Association. [3] [4] [5] In 2023 he played for the New York Gremlins, winning both the USA Softball National Championship and the International Softball Congress. [6]
In 2020, Besgrove was selected for Australia U-18 at the 2020 U-18 Men's Softball World Cup in Palmerston North. He took part in 4 games with Australia finishing 2nd. [7] [8] Besgrove was selected as part of the 2022 Men's Softball World Championship squad for Australia. He played 8 games as Australia won their second title with Besgrove playing the entire of the final. [9] [10] [11] In 2023 he was selected for the 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup in Paraná. [10] Australia won the tournament and Besgrove was selected MVP and in the All World Team. [12] [13]
| National team | Year | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia U-18 | 2020 [14] | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 1.40 |
| Australia U-23 | 2023 [15] | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 48.0 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 82 | 1.17 |
| Australia | 2022 [16] | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34.2 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 2.02 |
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