Ryan Battaglia - 2017-18 Brisbane Bandits

Bandits veteran Battaglia returned for his eighth ABL season with Brisbane during the 2017-18 ABL season. Having been only 25 years of age at the end of the 2017-18 season there are probably still a number of seasons ahead for him, age and form permitting.

2017-18 Brisbane Bandits Ryan Battaglia card front - ©2018 Adam East

Ryan Battaglia - 2018-19 [ABL Graphic] Brisbane Bandits

Another in the series of resized ABL social media images to make it look card like. This image is of Aussie player Ryan Battaglia announcing that he has signed on for a ninth season with the Brisbane Bandits for the 2018-19 ABL season and is heading towards the 200-game milestone.

Ryan Battaglia image from the Australian Baseball League Facebook page turned into a virtual card caption

Nathan Ven Der Linden - 2016-17 Adelaide Bite

Locally born Van Der Linden returned to the Adelaide Bite roster in 2016-17 having previously had cameo appearances for the Bite in 2012-13 and 2013-14 ABL seasons.  Part of his time in between was spent playing for Skokani Olomouc in the Czech Extraliga in 2016.

I can’t help but also mention that Van der Linden was  a part of the Drop Bears (USA) team that competed in the 2016 Prague Baseball Week. The team is described on the Prague Baseball Week website as a selection of mostly USA players, however with the name Drop Bears, and with the likes of Van Der Linden and other Aussies such as Mitch Nilsson, Ryan Battaglia and Scott Mulhearn, I suspect there was quite an Aussie influence on that team.

2016-17 Adelaide Bite Nathan Van Der Linden card front - ©2017 Adam East

Ryan Battaglia - 2016-17 Brisbane Bandits

Even at age 25 Battaglia is becoming a veteran Brisbane Bandits player, having played in all seven seasons since the start of the latest ABL incarnation, including the last 2016-17 ABL season.

2016-17 Brisbane Bandits Ryan Battaglia card front - ©2017 Adam East

Ryan Battaglia - 2015-16 Brisbane Bandits

Battaglia entered his sixth season with the Brisbane Bandits during the 2015-16 ABL season. Unfortunately for Battaglia, he was released by the Cleveland Indians organisation at the start of the 2015 season in the US, following 3 years in the minors.

2015-16 Brisbane Bandits Ryan Battaglia card front - ©2016 Adam East

2015-16 Brisbane Bandits Ryan Battaglia alternate card front - ©2016 Adam East

Ryan Battaglia - 2014-15 Brisbane Bandits

Brisbane regular Battaglia returned for his fifth season with the Bandits during the 2014-15 ABL season. Battaglia played for the Cleveland Indians' Single and HighA level farm teams in 2014 before being released in 2015, ending his 5 years playing in the minor leagues.

2014-15 Brisbane Bandits Ryan Battaglia card front - ©2015 Adam East 

Ryan Battaglia - 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits

Battaglia returns for his fourth season with the Brisbane Bandits in 2013-14. He spent 2013 split between the Cleveland Indians low and high A affiliates - the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and the Carolina Mudcats respectively.

2013-14 Brisbane Bandits Ryan Battaglia card front - © 2013 Adam East

Dingo 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits - Series One Checklist

No big writeup on the Dingo release as a whole - please check out my write up of the Adelaide Bites Series One checklists for a LONG blurb about the releases in general. But here's the checklist image for the 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits Series One set of cards.

Dingo 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits Series One Header/Checklist Card - front

Dingo 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits Series One Header/Checklist Card - back

Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Brisbane Bandits Series One set of cards:

Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)

009 Brad Dutton (Australia)

010 Josh Roberts (Australia, played 3 years in the Cleveland Indians organisation between 2004 - 2006)

011 Ryan Battaglia (Australia, played in Cleveland Indians organisation in 2013)

012 Jason Kilby (Australia, signed by Cincinnati Reds in 2013)

013 Ryan Searle (Australia, played in Chicago Cubs organisation in 2013)

014 Andrew Campbell  (Australia, played 2 years in the Cleveland Indians organisation between 2011 - 2012)

015 David Sutherland  (Australia, played 5 years in the Los Angeles Dodgers organisation between 2003 - 2007)

016 Josh Warner (Australia, played in Philadelphia Phillies organisation in 2013)

unnumbered - Header / Checklist card

unnumbered -  Release Schedule for Brisbane Bandits card sets

Ryan Battaglia - 2012-13 Brisbane Bandits

Following his third ABL season with the Brisbane Bandits during 2012-13, Battaglia has been elevated by the Cleveland Indians organisation in 2013 to play for the Carolina Mudcats in the high A level Carolina League.

2012-13 Brisbane Bandits Ryan Battaglia - © 2013 Adam East

Checklist - 2012 Brisbane Bandits Select

The official 2012 Brisbane Bandits baseball card set created by Select features cards of the following players:

2012 Brisbane Bandits Logo card by Select

• 13 Brisbane Bandits Logo
• 14 Ryan Battaglia
• 15 Andrew Campbell
• 16 Brad Dutton
• 17 Wade Dutton
• 18 Justin Erasmus
• 19 Chris Mowday
• 20 Rory Rhodes
• 21 Josh Roberts
• 22 Ryan Searle
• 23 David Sutherland
• 24 Mascot "Buster"

The Brisbane Bandits team set of 12 cards can be ordered from the ABL Online Store for $AU9.99.

Ryan Battaglia - 2011-12 Brisbane Bandits

Youngster Battaglia has been given playing time as Catcher for the Bandits across their first two seasons, playing 26 games. He debuted in the ABL at age eighteen and has signed with the Cleveland Indians and is playing Rookie level ball for the AZL Indians in 2012

2011-12 Brisbane Bandits Ryan Battaglia card front - ©  2012 Adam East

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