SEASIDE, Calif. — Cal State Monterey Bay baseball newcomer Will Page-Allen is making an impact on the international stage, helping Team Australia advance to the Super Round of the 2026 WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup in Nicaragua.
 
The 6-foot-5 right-handed pitcher from Canberra, Australia, has played a key role in the Australian pitching staff, which helped the team finish atop Pool A with a 4-1 record. Australia enters the Super Round with a 2-0 group record, tied with Venezuela atop the standings, and remains in contention for a World Cup medal.
 
"We are all excited for Will and this opportunity to represent his country and our program on the world stage," CSUMB head coach Walt White said. "Will is a phenomenal person, a great teammate, and he just happens to be really good at playing baseball. Will had a great fall with us prior to heading out, and no doubt he is ready to go for Team Australia. We look forward to having him in an Otter uniform this spring."
 
Page-Allen has been impressive in relief, recording a 0.00 ERA and holding opposing hitters to a .063 batting average during pool play.
 
His standout performance came in Australia's tournament-opening 3-0 victory over host Nicaragua. Entering in relief of starter Lachlan Brook, Page-Allen tossed three perfect innings, retiring all nine batters he faced while striking out two. The duo combined for a one-hit shutout and retired the final 16 Nicaragua batters.
 
Page-Allen also contributed to Australia's 4-0 shutout victory over world No. 2 Chinese Taipei. Working alongside Lachlan Rosser and Brook, he helped limit Chinese Taipei to four hits as Australia earned a crucial victory in pool play.
 
The Australians secured first place in Pool A with a 10-3 victory over Panama, completing the opening round with wins over Nicaragua (3-0), Puerto Rico (9-1), Chinese Taipei (4-0) and Panama (10-3).
 
Australia has been among the tournament's top-performing teams, outscoring opponents 32-13 during pool play. The pitching staff recorded a 2.06 ERA, second-best in the tournament.
 
Australia now advances to the six-team Super Round, where it will face Venezuela, Korea and Japan. The top two teams in the standings will advance to the gold medal game, while the third- and fourth-place finishers will compete for bronze.
 
Page-Allen's international success adds to an impressive collegiate résumé as he prepares to join the Otters for the 2027 season.
 
The 2026 Academic All-Mountain West honoree spent last season at Fresno State, making 23 relief appearances and logging 31 innings. He recorded three victories, two saves and 25 strikeouts for the Bulldogs.
 
Prior to Fresno State, Page-Allen enjoyed a decorated two-year career at Feather River College in Quincy, Calif., where he established himself as one of the top relief pitchers in junior college baseball.
 
In 2025, he earned ABCA/Rawlings Pacific Association Division First Team All-America and First Team All-Region honors as a relief pitcher.
 
Across two seasons at Feather River, Page-Allen made 38 appearances, compiling a 5-2 record with 14 saves and 89 strikeouts in 64.1 innings. He posted a 2.80 ERA and 0.92 WHIP while helping the Golden Eagles capture back-to-back Golden Valley Conference championships in 2024 and 2025.
 
A 2022 graduate of Erindale in Canberra, Page-Allen has also pitched for the Canberra Cavalry in the Australian Baseball League.
 
The Otters, who have claimed five straight CCAA regular season titles, open the 2027 season at home against West Region foe Point Loma for a three-game series set to begin on Friday, Jan. 29.