Geelong-Korea
{{short description|Australian professional baseball team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{primary sources|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox baseball team
| logo =Geelong-Korea.png
| league = Australian Baseball League
| ballpark = Geelong Baseball Park
| founded = 2018
| folded = 2023
| uniform =
| colours = {{Color box|#123478|border=darkgray}} Indigo
{{Color box|#000000|border=darkgray}} Black
| owner = ABL
| general_manager = Chung-Sik Park
| manager = Byung-kyu Lee
}}
The Geelong-Korea were a professional baseball team in the Australian Baseball League. One of two expansion teams added to the ABL for the 2018–19 season,{{cite news|url=https://www.bay939.com.au/news/local-news/99351-geelong-s-pro-baseball-team-ready-for-launch|title=Geelong's pro baseball team ready for launch|work=Bay 93.9|date=8 November 2018|access-date=27 November 2018}} the team was based in the city of Geelong, Victoria and played its home games at Geelong Baseball Park. All professional members of the team were Korean.{{cite web|url=http://web.theabl.com.au/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180614&content_id=281217956&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_abl|title=Geelong to base Korean team|website=theabl.com.au|date=14 June 2018|accessdate=25 July 2019}}
Geelong-Korea played in only three of their five seasons in the league, having sat out the 2020–21 and 2021–22 Australian Baseball League seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team folded following the 2022–2023 season.{{cite web |title=Geelong-Korea exits the Australian Baseball League ahead of 2023/24 season |url=https://theabl.com.au/news/gk-departs-abl/ |website=ABL.com.au |access-date=4 November 2023 |date=14 August 2023}}
Regular season record-by-year
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" |
| scope="col"|Season
!scope="col"|Finish !scope="col"|Wins !scope="col"|Losses !scope="col"|Win% !scope="col"|GB |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2018–2019{{cite web |title=2018-19 Geelong-Korea |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=ea56268e |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=4 November 2023}}
|4th (Southwest Division) |7 |33 |{{winpct|7|33}} |17.0 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2019–2020{{cite web |title=2019-20 Geelong-Korea |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=0b675b55 |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=4 November 2023}}
|4th (Southwest Division) |12 |28 |{{winpct|12|28}} |11.0 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2020–2021
| colspan=5 | Did not participate |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2021–2022
| colspan=5 | Did not participate |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2022–2023{{cite web |title=2022-23 Geelong-Korea |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=d5602f1f |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=4 November 2023}}
|4th (Southwest Division) |13 |27 |{{winpct|13|27}} |12.0 |
| colspan=2|Totals
!32 !88 !{{winpct|32|88}} | |
See also
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.geelongkorea.com.au|Geelong-Korea official website}}{{dead link|date=November 2023}}
- [http://www.theabl.com.au Australian Baseball League website]
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