Wayne Ough (born 27 November 1978) is an Australian former professional baseball pitcher who also competed in the Olympics. Listed at 1.88 metres (6 ft 2 in) and 93 kilograms (205 lb), he threw and batted right-handed.

Wayne Ough
Pitcher
Born: (1978-11-27) 27 November 1978 (age 45)
Werribee, Victoria, Australia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Olympic medal record
Men's Baseball
Silver medal – second place Athens 2004 Team Competition

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 15th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft,[1] Ough spent five seasons in the minor leagues, from 2000 to 2004. He then competed in the Can-Am League, an independent baseball league, during 2005 and 2006, and in the Australian Baseball League in 2010, 2011, and 2014.[citation needed]

Ough played in the Czech Baseball Extraliga during three seasons. In 2009 and 2010 for Draci Brno and in 2011 for Technika Brno.[2]

In 2004, Ough was part of the Australian Olympic baseball team that earned a silver medal in the baseball tournament at the Athens Olympics. He pitched in three games without allowing an earned run.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Baseball statistics at The Baseball Cube
  2. ^ "Ough Wayne Daniel". baseball-stat.cz (in Czech).
  3. ^ Olympic statistics from Sports Reference
  4. ^ Australian Olympic profile
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