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.
We are pleased to announce the 2021 U16 & U18 National Showcase – Queensland Event schedule. The best U16 and U18 QLD players will go head to head in a series of games over two weeks. Each age group will play in a series of games 14th – 17th and 22nd – 23rd December. Following a new tradition set during last seasons Showcase Event, teams will be named after Baseball Queensland Hall of Fame Members and invited to be honorary coaches for their respective teams. High Performance Manager, Shayne Watson, says “Continuing this tradition has a significant impact on our up and coming developing and emerging athletes”. Watson continues, “With the success of our honorary HoF coaches in last seasons Showcase, our young players enjoy the company of QLD’s former State and National level players.” This years Showcase HoF honorary coaches are:
In addition to the Showcase games, every player will participate in a Showcase on field testing session using modern technology to assess arm velocity, bat exit velocity, running speed and defensive abilities.
This schedule completes an actioned packed two weeks of baseball which also includes the Brisbane Bandits three game series (17th, 19th and 21st December) and their ‘Fun in the Sun’ Camp along with Baseball Queensland Open, Youth Women and Girls State Titles (17th – 21st December). This results in over 60 games being played between 14th – 23rd December. Watson says “I am looking forward to a busy 10 days. There will be a great number of talented players on the field. Ranging from our Youth and Girls at the State Titles to our highest level athletes competing in the Brisbane Bandits three game series and everything in between. If you are a baseball fan, I am sure it won’t be difficult to catch a game over the next two weeks”
