Baseball Queensland is excited to present the 2022 JL and SL Futures League competitions.
Available to all Queensland players in the JL and SL age group, the 44-player, four-team competition runs for six weeks ( 9 Games Total ) . 1 game a week for 3 weeks then 2 games a week for 3 weeks and finishing Saturday, 10 September. Wednesday games start at 7pm and will rotate across four venues spread out across the Brisbane and Northern Gold Coast areas. Saturday games will start at 9am for JL and SL and will also rotate venues.
Futures League: Junior League Division
JL Age Group According to BQ Age Matrix
Born between Sept 1, 2008 and August 31, 2010
Futures League: Senior League Division
SL Age Group According to BQ Age Matrix
Born between Sept 1, 2006 and August 31, 2008
Structure:
4 teams of 11 players in each comp, two coaches per team.
Venues:
EOIs being received now, but plan is to have games rotate across Brisbane and Northern Gold Coast.
Process:
Observation and Draft: 30/31 July (TBD)
Players notified of selection: August 1-2
First game: Saturday, August 6 :
Six Saturday games (including the Futures League Carnival on September 10th) and three Wednesday night games (in the last three weeks there are two games a week.)
Uniforms:
This year, FL jerseys and hats for the JL and SL competitions will be supplied with costs built into player fees and partially offset by sponsorships.
Cost:
(TBD) Likely between $150 and $200 for jersey, hat and 9 games.
Other:
Players may PONAG up to JL from the LL age group or JL to SL Futures with permission of Baseball Queensland and competition coordinators. However, natural-age players will have first priority.
Pitchers limited to 40 pitches, six outs or 2 innings.
Single-inning batter limit of 7 batters (same as last year).
Please note: As these competitions finish after the current BA/BQ Membership expires on 31 August, 2022, players must be registered for 2022-2023 and paid with BA/BQ by September 1, 2022 to be eligible to play in the last three rounds of the comp (3, 7, 10 Sept), including the championship and third-place games. This is for insurance reasons
Baseball Queensland is calling for Expressions of Interest for Sponsors for the 2022 Futures League competitions ( Opens, Senior League, Junior League )
You, your company or organisation will play a critical role in building Queensland’s baseball future by helping make the programs accessible to all players and families. To find out more about sponsorship opportunities and levels, Please email your EOI to Glen Long at [email protected]
Assets available for Futures League Sponsors:
Social media campaigns
Signage at Facilities during games
Promotional offers announced via broadcast
Logo patch sewn onto uniform (define size and location)
Recognition on website and program related correspondence.
Diamond #2 at Surfers Paradise remains unfit for play and therefore the games scheduled for the +45’s are cancelled and will be rescheduled for Sunday 5 June 2022
Games for the +35’s will be played on Diamond #1 as scheduled for this Sunday, 22 May 2022 – subject to the forecast rain. Teams will be notified Saturday afternoon or as soon as possible if the forecast rain eventuates precluding games from being played on Sunday.
We ask that team managers advise all players and officials of the above at your earliest convenience.
Again, thank you for your co-operation during these uncertain times caused by the weather.
Baseball Queensland, in cooperation with the Brisbane Bandits, is excited to announce the 2022 Futures League programs. Building off the success of last year’s JL, SL and Opens competitions, this year’s Futures League will be held in school term three and will have two games a week for six weeks. The twelve-game competitions will feature four teams selected through a draft format to be held in late July and early August. Look for more about the competitions, dates, eligibility and EOI schedule in the coming weeks.
Congratulations to all the players selected in each Team. The successful 2021 State Titles has been used a platform to kick start a revamped Female Performance Pathway framework. Throughout 2022 we will see several programs being delivered for our Open and Junior Female players.
We will be entering two teams in the Open Australian Women Championships (15th – 21st April) with a vision of development towards all aspects of baseball whilst offering additional playing opportunities for our players. This year we will be entering a QLD Maroon Team and a QLD Development Team. The Maroon Team is the final 18 player roster, with our Development Team selected as a squad initially and will be finalised throughout February.
In addition to this is identifying juniors (Little League to Senior League) earlier in the year and inviting players into our BQ Girls Development Program. The first event in the calendar for our BQ Girls Development Program will be the Baseball QLD Div II State Titles (Easter School Holidays).
Additional information will be sent to the selected Open Women’s (Maroon and Development Squad) players shortly.
Information for our BQ Junior Girls Development Programs will be sent early January.
