Adrian Mark Burnside (born 15 March 1977) is an Australian former

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. He was a member of the Australian Olympic baseball team, which achieved a silver medal in the baseball tournament at the

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in Athens. He later played for the

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in the

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Early years

In 1995, Burnside was selected for the Australian national junior baseball team to compete in the

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held in

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. There he helped his team to win its fifth bronze medal, racking up three wins.

Minor league career

During his

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career he played under the

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at Rookie, A-A and AA level,

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at AA level,

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AA and AAA level,

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at AAA level, and the

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at AA and AAA level.

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* * * 1977 births Living people Adelaide Bite players Altoona Curve players Australian expatriate baseball players in Japan Australian expatriate baseball players in Mexico Australian expatriate baseball players in South Korea Australian expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Erie SeaWolves players Great Falls Dodgers players Jacksonville Suns players KBO League pitchers Lamigo Monkeys players Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Mexican League baseball pitchers Kiwoom Heroes players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Olympic baseball players for Australia Olympic medalists in baseball Olympic silver medalists for Australia Petroleros de Minatitlán players Sportspeople from Alice Springs Portland Beavers players San Bernardino Stampede players San Antonio Missions players Sportsmen from the Northern Territory Syracuse SkyChiefs players Toledo Mud Hens players Yomiuri Giants players Yakima Bears players 2005 Baseball World Cup players 2006 World Baseball Classic players {{Australia-baseball-bio-stub