FUTURES LEAGUE (OPENS)

Baseball Queensland in partnership with the Brisbane Bandits is seeking expressions of interest for players to compete in the 2023 Futures League “Ash Anderson Cup”

This is a draft based competition played throughout August and into early September.

There will be three teams with each team playing six games over four weeks prior to the top two teams playing off for the Ash Anderson Cup.

Commencing on August 1st and finishing in the first week of September, teams will go head to head with two games a week being played on Tuesday and Friday nights at Carina Red Sox Baseball Club. Games will be streamed live and broadcast to YouTube (link to come).

The overall cost for each player is expected to be no more than $90.

Registrations for the draft will be open until the day of the draft which is planned to be held on Wednesday 26th of July with teams to be named shortly after.

Rosters will be made up by players predominantly 16 to 26 years of age with each team also being allowed to draft three overage players if they choose.

After the first two seasons of the Futures League there have been six players go on to make their ABL debut, three sign professional contracts with MLB organisations and sixteen commit to colleges in the USA.

To be eligible to be added to a team roster you must register for the draft using the link below. There is no cost for players to enter the draft.

To view 2022 stats and results, click the button below:

Futures League Sponsorship Opportunities

With EOFY fast approaching, it’s a great time to sponsor the 2023 Futures League! Futures League is looking for sponsors to help reduce direct costs for players and families in the Juniors, Womens and Opens competitions. If you’d like to support the more than 300 players, coaches and other volunteers participating in this year’s program, please contact Futures League Sponsorship Coordinator David Badke for more information and the 2023 sponsorship pack.