Mitch Dening
Encyclopedia
Mitchell John Dening is an Australia
n professional baseball
outfielder
in the Boston Red Sox
organization.
Dening started his overseas baseball career by touring South Africa
with the Australian Schoolboys team in 2005. He then signed with the Red Sox in 2005 after being scouted by Jon Deeble
at the MLB Academy on the Gold Coast
, Australia
. In the 2007 Claxton Shield, he averaged .316 for Australian Provincial in a fine debut. He then travelled to the US for the first time, hitting a .301/.372/.375 clip as a OF/1B for the GCL Red Sox.
In 2008, Dening hit.409/.458/.545 in the 2008 Claxton Shield. In the US, he hit .321/.375/.471 with the Lowell Spinners
, coached by Australia national baseball team
coach Jon Deeble
. Dening was fifth in the New York-Penn League in batting average. He then made the Australia roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic
. He went 0-1 in the Classic.
In Australia, he plays for the Auburn Orioles and Belmont Baseball Club in the New South Wales Major League
and Newcastle Baseball League respectively. He won MVP whilst at the New South Wales Institute of Sport in 2005.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
in the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
organization.
Dening started his overseas baseball career by touring South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
with the Australian Schoolboys team in 2005. He then signed with the Red Sox in 2005 after being scouted by Jon Deeble
Jon Deeble
Jon Deeble is currently the head coach of the Australia national baseball team.Deeble was a pitcher on the national team he now coaches from 1983 to 1995, a playing career which included the 1988 Olympics and an Australian Baseball League championship with the Melbourne Monarchs in 1993...
at the MLB Academy on the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. In the 2007 Claxton Shield, he averaged .316 for Australian Provincial in a fine debut. He then travelled to the US for the first time, hitting a .301/.372/.375 clip as a OF/1B for the GCL Red Sox.
In 2008, Dening hit.409/.458/.545 in the 2008 Claxton Shield. In the US, he hit .321/.375/.471 with the Lowell Spinners
Lowell Spinners
The Lowell Spinners are a Short-Season A minor league baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.-History:Founded in 1996 after Clyde Smoll moved the Elmira Pioneers to Lowell, Massachusetts, the Spinners play in the New York - Penn League, which has a Short-Season A classification with 76 games a...
, coached by Australia national baseball team
Australia national baseball team
The Australian national baseball team represents Australia in international baseball tournaments and competitions. They are ranked as the top team in Oceania, and are the Oceanian Champions, having been awarded the title in 2007 when New Zealand withdrew from the Oceania Baseball Championship. They...
coach Jon Deeble
Jon Deeble
Jon Deeble is currently the head coach of the Australia national baseball team.Deeble was a pitcher on the national team he now coaches from 1983 to 1995, a playing career which included the 1988 Olympics and an Australian Baseball League championship with the Melbourne Monarchs in 1993...
. Dening was fifth in the New York-Penn League in batting average. He then made the Australia roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic
2009 World Baseball Classic
The 2009 World Baseball Classic was an international baseball competition. It is the only international baseball tournament to feature a large number of players from the major leagues of North America and Asia. It began on March 5, 2009, and finished March 23, 2009.Japan emerged victorious for the...
. He went 0-1 in the Classic.
In Australia, he plays for the Auburn Orioles and Belmont Baseball Club in the New South Wales Major League
New South Wales Major League
The New South Wales Major League is the highest level of play for the sport of baseball in New South Wales. It is currently composed of clubs predominantly from Sydney, with one club from the Central Coast...
and Newcastle Baseball League respectively. He won MVP whilst at the New South Wales Institute of Sport in 2005.