A breakout ABL season for the Canberra Cavalry has turned Cam Warner into an Olympic Games bolter.
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The second base was one of four Cavalrymen named in David Nilsson's 24-man squad to face Korean champions Doosan Bears in Geelong next week.
Cavalry pitcher-of-the-year Steve Kent, catcher Robbie Perkins and relief-pitcher Josh Warner were also named on Wednesday, while David Kandilas was unavailable due to injury.
It's a good time to come on the Australian radar as they push for qualification for the Tokyo Olympics later this year.
Kent and Perkins are regulars in Australian squads, while the two Warners have thrust themselves into the spotlight this season.
Cam Warner finished with a batting average of .328, the best of his three ABL seasons, and established himself as a crucial cog at the top of the Cavalry's line-up, while Josh Warner had an earned-run average of 3.46 coming out the bullpen.
They'll have the chance to play two games against Doosan on February 16 and 18.
That will be a chance to stake a claim for the last-chance Olympic qualifier in Taiwan in April.
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"Just trying to introduce them to the environment is the main objective," Nilsson said.
"Obviously I like the team to play well ... but the main thing is an introduction to the environment and how we operate and do things."
Both Kent and Perkins were part of a 22-man Cavalry team of the decade that was announced at their MVP awards on Tuesday night.
Perkins shared the catching duties with Jack Murphy, while Kent was named as part of the starting rotation.
Not surprisingly there were nine players from their historic Claxton Shield win in 2013, and six from the team that won the Asia Series the following season.
Canberra manager Michael Collins was named manager of the decade after being in charge of both of those wins, while his right-hand man and current manager Keith Ward was named as his assistant.
Cavalry chief executive Donn McMichael was especially pleased by the six Australians that made the squad.
"It's an exciting team, but the good thing about it is the number of Australians that are in it," he said.
"It just goes to show the [development system in Canberra] is working."
Cavalry team of the decade - Positional players: Jack Murphy, Robbie Perkins, Zach Wilson, Adam Buschini, Jeremy Barnes, Jay Baum, Bryan Pounds, David Kandilas, Brian Burgamy, Boss Moanaroa; Starting pitchers: Brian Grening, Steve Kent, Shota Imanaga, Frank Gailey; Relief pitchers: Michael Click, Hayden Beard, Lake Bachar, Tomoya Mikami, Sean Toler; Utilities: Kyle Perkins, Kody Hightower, Mike Fransoso; Manager and coach: Michael Collins, Keith Ward.