At Bat Flips & Nerds, our mission is to help fans back home get to know the players, so that baseball supporters in the UK feel more connected to the Great Britain national team.
In the absence of a proper media guide—and with only scattered information available online—we’ve put together a series of “Meet the Players” pages: one each for infielders, outfielders, catcher/DH, and pitchers. It’s not perfect, but it’s a step toward shining more light on the roster.
Looking ahead to the 2026 World Baseball Classic and the 2027 European Championships, we hope to gain access to more detailed information. That way, we can continue growing the profile of these players and strengthening support for the GB national team.
Dynamic outfielder from the British Virgin Islands, Kennard is a GB veteran from the last two European Championship rosters.
This season, the 25-year-old played for the Brewton-Parker Barons in the Southern States Athletic Conference League.
Watch him when he gets on base. He is mesmerisingly good at getting into the pitcher’s head.
Nickname: KD
Jersey number: 11
Insta: kennard.dawson
Eurobaseball 2025: Featured in all three games, going 0-for-4 with one run scored
London-born outfielder who glides across centre field with effortless ease.
Charlie is already a gold medallist this year, helping guide the U23’s to victory in August, where he went 4-for-13 with one run, three RBI, and two stolen bases.
The 22-year-old spent the season with the Southeastern Fire in the Sun Conference League.
Fun fact: He has represented Australia at baseball
Nickname: Chazza
Jersey number: 26
Insta: CharlieJCollinsSS
Eurobaseball 2025: Starting CF in all three pool games, scoring three runs while going 5-for-11 with a 1.116 OPS
No relation to GB’s co-Captain Nick Ward, but equally as dangerous to opposing pitchers.
Primarily a catcher, but has manned left field for all three pool games of the 2025 European Championship, where he is making his debut for the GB senior team
Nickname: It’s got to be “Matty” – surely it’s Matty
Jersey number: 28
Insta: Matthewward1001
Eurobaseball 2025: Featured in all three games, scoring four runs for GB, while going 2-for-9 with a walk, an RBI, and a stolen base.
Powerful right fielder with a cannon for an arm, Julian is one of the star performers in the Round Robin stage of the 2025 European Championship.
The 23-year-old played for the Washington Huskies this season in the Big Ten Conference, with a .733 OPS and striking out only three times in 70 plate apperances.
You may remember that we last saw Julian in a GB jersey scoring four runs in the 2023 Euros in Czechia.
Nickname: Charlie (XCX) – Hit Machine
Jersey number: 19
Insta: Julian_Sanders24
Eurobaseball 2025: Starting RF in all three pool games. Leads the tournament with 10 hits, and a staggering 1.571 OPS
Great Britain plays Spain in the Quarter Finals of the 2025 European Championship on Thursday 25 September at 5:00pm (UK Time). Follow the team live on Baseballeurope.tv, or play-by-play coverage on the WBSC Europe website. Or you can follow Gav’s inane Insta posts from Rotterdam.
Featured image photo by @honkbalsoftbalnl
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