Alan Schoenberger (born 19 January 1989 in
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
, Australia) is an
Australian
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* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
** European Australians
** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
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infielder
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Standard arrangement of positions
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who had played for the
Queensland Rams
Queensland Rams compete in the Claxton Shield Baseball Championship in Australia. The Rams were one of the founding teams of the Claxton Shield in 1934 and competed as ''Queensland'' until 1988. Between 1988 and 1999, the Claxton Shield was awar ...
and with the
Lakewood BlueClaws
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of the
Philadelphia Phillies
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organisation.
In the
2010 Claxton Shield, Schoenberger was a regular starter in an under-performing Queensland Rams and batted with a .284 average and slugged .481 including three
home run
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s.
He also played for
New Zealand
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in the 2012 qualifier for the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
Reviewed 18 November 2012.
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States
Baseball players from Brisbane
Baseball outfielders
Baseball second basemen
Baseball shortstops
Baseball third basemen
Brisbane Bandits players
Clearwater Threshers players
Florida Complex League Phillies players
Lakewood BlueClaws players
Williamsport Crosscutters players
Sportsmen from Queensland