As CEO of Baseball Queensland, I would like to personally thank on behalf of the staff and the board all the players, officials, coaches, parents and families who made this year’s Women’s State Titles a fantastic event and thriving success.
It was a fantastic four days of baseball in Brisbane for the 2019 Little League Girl’s, Youth Women, and Open Women State Titles.
Baseball Queensland would also like to acknowledge and thank All Stars Baseball Club for helping to make the tournaments a rousing success.
Through the collective efforts of everyone involved women within the sport of baseball showcased their talents for all to see. Thank you to the 232 participants who graced us with your smiles, laughter and love for the game. You continue to pave the way for the future of women’s baseball in Queensland, and that future is very bright.
Some key milestones were the addition of Division 2 to the Open Women’s competition. This increased the opportunity for participants new and old to experience baseball and provided a positive entry into tournament baseball.
We would also like to thank the 4 NSW Country teams that travelled to participate in our tournament. We were thrilled to experience your level of play and spirit in which you played the game.
A special acknowledgement to the Director of the Participation Mr. Geoff Wade, through his initiatives and hard work with his elected sub-committee Baseball Queensland was successful in “Building a Better Future for Baseball”
To reiterate, thanks again to everyone involved in making these state titles such a memorable event for the players and fans alike. We would also like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and a happy and safe holiday season. We hope to see everyone back out on the field in 2020!
The 2020 Australian Little League calendar will start with Junior League in Adelaide and end with the Little League champion being crowned on the Queen’s Birthday public holiday in Lismore.
Baseball Australia has today confirmed the calendar for next year, which will see a rejig of the 2019 calendar with the Little League gold medal game on June 8 reinstated as the final game.
The Australian Junior League Championship will get the national Little League circuit underway from May 5-9 at West Beach in Adelaide’s western suburbs. It marks the fifth-straight year Adelaide has hosted the event.
The Australian Senior League Championship will be held in Lismore, NSW, for the the fifth time from May 17-21.
Mildura, in Victoria, will host the Australian Intermediate League Championship for a second-straight year with the event to be held in the earlier timeslot of May 26-30.
The move forward means the Australian Little League Championship in Lismore will close out the domestic calendar again.
Little League will start on June 4 with the champion to be crowned on the June 8 Queen’s Birthday public holiday.
All four champions will represent Australia Region at their respective World Series events in the US during August. Little League® Baseball announced dates for the four events last month. The Senior League World Series gets a month of baseball underway on August 1 with the Little League World Series championship game slated for August 30.
Australian Junior League Championship
• Dates: Tuesday 5 May – Saturday 9 May, 2020
• Venue: Diamond Sports, West Beach, SA
• Host Partner: Baseball South Australia
Australian Senior League Championship
• Dates: Sunday 17 May – Thursday 21 May 2020
• Venue: Albert Park, Lismore
• Host Partner: Far North Coast Baseball Association
Australian Intermediate League Championship
• Dates: Tuesday 26 May – Saturday 30 May, 2020
• Venue: Old Aerodrome Sports Park, Mildura, Vic
• Host Partner: Mildura Baseball Association
Australian Little League Championship
• Dates: Thursday 4 June – Monday 8 June, 2020
• Venue: Albert Park, Lismore
• Host Partner: Far North Coast Baseball Association
Sport and Recreation’s latest program to open as part of Activate! Queensland 2019-2029 is Active Community Infrastructure including Community Use of Schools.
The vision of the ten year sport and active recreation strategy is to get more Queenslanders moving more often by providing more opportunities, facilities and services to motivate communities.
Queensland has a proud history of success on the national and international stage, but it is a success we wouldn’t have if it wasn’t for our local clubs, organisations and schools.
Having great places and spaces to support physical activity for everyone is essential.
That is why the Queensland Government will continue its support of local communities by investing $52 million over three years to deliver around 150 projects that will:
improve accessibility and provide a greater range of functionality and adaptability of places and spaces
increase opportunities for individuals and communities to use places and spaces
provide places and spaces that support broader community social and wellbeing outcomes
inspire activity in high-need communities across Queensland
The investment will be considered against a range of principles which may include partnerships, collaboration, integration, inclusiveness and sustainability, as well as the community outcomes to be achieved by the project. Organisations can apply for projects of up to $1 million (GST exclusive).
Key Dates:
Friday 25 October 2019: Expressions of interest open
Friday 22 November 2019: Expressions of interest close
January 2020: Successful projects announced
Please contact your local Sport and Recreation Service Area Office for assistance with your project proposal.
On Saturday the 16th of November, Brisbane Metro Region will be hosting their first pilot Rookie Ball and T-Ball Single Site program, aimed at creating new entry level participation opportunities for Junior Baseball. All Metro games for T-ball and Rookie ball will be played at the same location, Bannister Park on Saturday the 16th of November. This will bring together over 160 players from across the region.
Brisbane Metro’s initiative to grow our entry level programs with the full support of Baseball Queensland, is the type of pilot program that has potential to support new growth across Queensland.
Supporting this great initiative, will be players from the four-time Claxton Shield winning Brisbane Bandits; helping with some tips on hitting and fundamentals to our juniors on the day. The Bandits acknowledge the importance of engaging with the youth within the sport.
”Having the Bandits engage with these 8-10 year olds is a great experience for the kids. Seeing the local stars come out and spend time with them, builds their passion for the game.” Says Morley Foster, Brisbane Metro President, “We want to thank Baseball Queensland and the Bandits for all their hard work and support of youth baseball across the region”
Games will be running at Bannister Park, Hendra from 8am on Saturday morning. The Brisbane Bandits players will provide support and encouragement, as well as opportunities for our young players to receive Bandits’ memorabilia.
Baseball Queensland CEO, Paul Gonzalez, would like to thank Brisbane Metro Region for their dedication to the sport and passion to work within the vision of Baseball Queensland in “Building a better future for Baseball.”
