David Kandilas
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David Nicholas Kandilas (born 14 September 1990) is an Australian professional baseball outfielder for the Ehime Mandarin Pirates of the Shikoku Island League. He has played for the Sydney Blue Sox and Canberra Cavalry in the Australian Baseball League (ABL).
Career
Kandilas hit for the cycle in Ogden, Utah on 25 June 2011 whilst playing for the Colorado Rockies Rookie+ level affiliate, Casper Ghosts (Pioneer League). Hitting for the cycle entails a single, double and triple base hit and a home run in the same game. This was the first cycle hit in the Pioneer League since 2007. Kandilas hit for the cycle again in 2011 in Melbourne, Australia on 30 December playing for the Sydney Blue Sox against the Melbourne Aces. He is the first player in the newly reformed (2010) Australian Baseball League to hit for the cycle. Also in 2011, Kandilas earned five (5) consecutive unintentional walks in a single nine inning game playing for the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League. This is an ABL record.
While playing for the Modesto Nuts in 2014, Kandilas led the entire California League in outfield assists. He was promoted to Colorado affiliate the Class AA Tulsa Drillers (Texas League) in 2014 and finished the 2014 US Minor League season with the AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Pacific Coast League). Playing for the Canberra Cavalry in the 2017/18 season, Kandilas had an ABL best year, hitting .380 and scorring 44 RBI (runs batterd in) in addition to 12 home runs during the season. He played Centerfield for Team Australia v World All-Stars in the Australian Baseball League 2014, 2016 and 2017 All-Star Games.
Kandilas was signed by Niigata Albirex in 2015 and played in the Baseball Challenge League in Japan as an outfielder. In 2016 he represented Team Australia at the Honkbal Tournament in Haarlem, Netherlands. He played as an outfielder for the Canberra Cavalry in the Australian Baseball League, season 2016/17; being then selected to represent Australia in the 2017 World Baseball Classic in Japan. His batting average for the tournament was .400 and second overall for Team Australia. He returned to the Canberra Cavalry for the 2017-18 ABL season and had a batting average of .380 for the season, being the highest batting average for an Australian (non import) player. He also hit 12 home runs, including a grand slam, and 44 RBI (runs batted in) which was equal 1st in the league and highest for an Australian (non import) player.
On May 13, 2018, Kandilas heads back to Japan for the 2018 season, having signed with Ehime Mandarin Pirates of the Shikoku Island League.[1]
Australian National Team
In 2009, he was selected 2009 World Baseball Classic.
In 2013, he was selected 2013 World Baseball Classic.
In 2016, he was selected 2016 Haarlem Baseball Week.
In 2017, he was selected 2017 World Baseball Classic.
In 2018, he was selected for exhibition series against Japan.[2]
References
- ↑ "新入団選手のお知らせ【チームからのお知らせ】". 愛媛マンダリンパイレーツ公式サイト (in Japanese). May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ↑ Baseball Australia Media (February 20, 2018). "Team Australia Roster Announced". Baseball Australia Southern Thunder. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)