Gavin Fingleson

Gavin Fingleson (born 5 August 1976) is a South African born-Australian switch-hitting former professional baseball player.

[3][4] He played six years for Ku-Ring-gai Stealers Baseball Club youth teams as a teenager.

Had he qualified, he would have led the IBLA in average; he made the All-Star team as the top designated hitter.

[1] The Cougars were loaded with Australians as teammates, including Greg Jelks and Brendan Kingman.

[1] He then went to the Taiwan Major League to play for the Chiayi-Tainan Luka, hitting .369 in 26 games.

In the 2001 Baseball World Cup, Fingleson batted .269 as Australia's primary second baseman.

Fingleson went 12-for-29 with five doubles, three walks, five runs, and seven RBIs for the New South Wales Patriots in the 2004 Claxton Shield.

[10] In 2017, at the age of 41 after having been retired for eight years, he played second base for the Sydney Blue Sox of the Australian Baseball League, and hit .208 in 14 games.