David Kandilas

Medal record
Men’s Baseball
Representing  Australia
Haarlem Baseball Week
	2016 Haarlem	National team

David Nicholas Kandilas (born 14 September 1990) is an Australian professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has played for the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) and the Australia national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

Career

Kandilas hit for the cycle in Ogden, Utah on 25 June 2011 whilst playing for the Colorado Rockies Rookie+ level affiliate, Casper Ghosts (Pioneer League). Hitting for the cycle entails a single, double and triple base hit and a home run in the same game. This was the first cycle hit in the Pioneer League since 2007. Kandilas hit for the cycle again in 2011 in Melbourne, Australia on 30 December playing for the Sydney Blue Sox against the Melbourne Aces. He is the first player in the newly reformed (2010) Australian Baseball League to hit for the cycle. Also in 2011, Kandilas earned five (5) consecutive unintentional walks in a single nine inning game playing for the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League. This is an ABL record.

While playing for the Modesto Nuts in 2014, Kandilas led the entire California League in outfield assists. He was promoted to Colorado affiliate the Class AA Tulsa Drillers (Texas League) in 2014 and finished the 2014 US Minor League season with the AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Pacific Coast League). Kandilas is playing for the Sydney Blue Sox in the 2014/2015 Australian Baseball League season. As at December 17, 2014 Kandilas led the entire Australian Baseball League in RBI's (20) and played Centerfield for Team Australia v World All-Stars in the Australian Baseball League 2014 All-Star Game.

Following the Australian Baseball League, Kandilas was signed by Niigata Albirex who play in the Baseball Challenge League, a Japanese independent league.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)