Baseball Queensland on behalf of the GBL Committee would like to promote the two end of competition surveys.
GBL 19-20 Season Survey
This survey aims to get a holistic view of the season from the members perspective
Estimated survey time: 3 min
Fill the survey our here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GBL201920
GBL Competition Specific Survey
This survey aims to explore specific aspects of the GBL competition and invites members to share their insight into those specifics.
Estimated survey time: 5 min
Fill the survey out here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GBLcomp202021
Consistent with Baseball Queensland’s (BQ) decision to postpone all Queensland Baseball activity from Wednesday, 18 March 2020 until Wednesday, 8 April 2020, the GBL Competition Committee has advised Baseball Queensland that the GBL summer baseball competition should now conclude prior to the finals series commencing.
Considering the advice received to date, the precautions taken by Baseball Queensland and time required for athletes to prepare after the resumption of regular activities the GBL Committee has assessed that few opportunities exist to reschedule games.
Therefore pursuant to the following By-Laws 5.20.8 (for senior competition); 6.19.9 (for Masters) and 7.19.6 (for juniors), the GBL Competition Committee congratulates the following teams for winning their respective Division Premiership by virtue of finishing on top of their Division ladder. View the graphic below for the Division Premiers.
Winners of the various GBL awards will be announced in due course over the next week or so.
The GBL Competition Committee would like to thank and congratulate all GBL Clubs on a very successful summer season where our sport has continued to grow. The GBL Competition Committee would also like to thank the hard-working Club Committees, Presidents and Secretaries. We also appreciate the BQ Board and the BQ staff for their support and assistance.
The GBL Competition Committee would also like to acknowledge Glen Long, our GBL Competition Administrator for all his hard work and commitment to our sport.
Baseball Queensland would like to thank the GBL Competition Committee members who continue to demonstrate their passion and commitment to making our sport better every season.
Baseball Queensland is more grateful than ever for the dedicated commitment of our community. We acknowledge your sacrifices and share your passions for our great game.
Like you, we look forward to getting back to playing, administering, coaching, umpiring, scoring, groundskeeping for, and watching the game we all love.
The GBL Committee is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the GBL FInals for the senior and junior divisions.
The GBL Committee would like to thank all the clubs who had submitted expressions of interest to host this year’s finals.
We are expecting to see some high-quality baseball to be played across the 4th, 5th, 6th and possibly 8th of April.
| GBL Seniors |
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| DIVISION |
Venue |
Date |
Start Time |
Event |
| Division 1 G1 |
Pine Hills |
Friday 3 April |
7:30pm |
GF Game 1 |
| Division 1 G2 |
Pine Hills |
Sunday 5 April |
2.00pm |
GF Game 2 |
| Division 1 G3 |
Pine Hills |
Wednesday 8 April |
7:30pm |
GF Game 3 (if required) |
| Division 2 |
Pine Hills |
Sunday 5 April |
11.00am |
Grand Final |
| Division 3 |
Pine Hills |
Sunday 5 April |
8.30am |
Grand Final |
| Division 4 |
Redlands |
Sunday 5 April |
2.00pm |
Grand Final |
| Division 5 |
Redlands |
Sunday 5 April |
11.00am |
Grand Final |
| Division 6 |
Redlands |
Sunday 5 April |
8.30am |
Grand Final |
| MASTERS |
Rapids |
Monday 6 April |
7.00pm |
Winners North v South |
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| GBL Juniors |
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| DIVISION |
Venue |
Date |
Start Time |
Event |
| Under 20’s |
Ipswich |
Saturday 4th April |
TBA |
Grand Final |
| Senior League Bandits |
Ipswich |
Saturday 4th April |
TBA |
Grand Final |
| Junior League Bandits |
Ipswich |
Saturday 4th April |
TBA |
Grand Final |
| Little League Bandits |
Ipswich |
Saturday 4th April |
TBA |
Grand Final |
| Senior League Rams |
Ipswich |
Saturday 4th April |
TBA |
Grand Final |
| Junior League Rams |
Ipswich |
Saturday 4th April |
TBA |
Grand Final |
| Little League Rams North |
Redcliffe |
Saturday 4th April |
TBA |
Grand Final |
| Little League Rams South |
Ipswich |
Saturday 4th April |
TBA |
Grand Final |
| Little League Rams Central |
Ipswich |
Saturday 4th April |
TBA |
Grand Final |
For more information please follow the GBL Facebook page: Click here.
Please be advised the GBL Women’s finals series will be hosted as per the following details:-
• Week 1 Semi-Finals – to be held at Western Districts Baseball Club – all teams to play – Saturday, 30th November
• Week 2 Grand Finals – to be held at Redcliffe Padres Baseball Club – all teams to play, Saturday, 7th December
Game details will be posted on the GBL Women’s draw on the BQ website once game times at Redcliffe are confirmed.
https://baseballqld.sportlomo.com/league/145444/
The Grand final winners and runners up players will be presented with awards at the conclusion of the Grand Final game.
To all GBL Clubs as addressed:
We have received replies back from 15 GBL Clubs and the following has been decided
Please be advised the GBL Competition Committee will be holding a GBL Club meeting to review the 2018/2019 season as follows:-
- Wednesday, 26th June 2019 : GBL Yearly Club Meeting : Sports House Room 1 and 2 : 6.30PM ( No Suncorp Stadium Event that Night )
We invite Club Presidents and Club Coaches to attend with the Agenda attached to be discussed including the attached supporting documentation.
Please note, where we need a show of hands to indicate how the majority of Clubs attending feel on a particular matter, we necessarily can only accept one vote per Club. As such, we will be providing one vote paddle for each Club to use in order for the Club vote to be clear and transparent.
Please confirm your attendance by COB Friday, 14th June 2019
Click here for agenda.
The GBL Competition Committee would like to thank all Clubs and players who participated in
sharing feedback for the GBL 2018/2019 summer junior baseball competition.
We have analysed the feedback and please find following a summary of that information.
OVERALL
We received 116 replies – which comprised mix of mainly parents (67%), volunteers (41%) and
coaches (26%). With 31% of the respondents having at least two family members involved in our
sport.
SEASON
Most respondents want a single season (82%) with respondents playing across all age groups Under
20’s through to Little League.
NUMBER OF GAMES
The majority of respondents were satisfied with the number of games and the number of home
games provided (score of 7 out of 10).
MID WEEK GAMES
Half the respondents were in favour of mid-week games and half the respondents were against
mid-week games.
DOUBLE HEADER GAMES
55% of the respondents were in favour of double header games while 45% of respondents were
against double header games.
SHOULD THE GBL JUNIOR COMPETITION HAVE MORE THAN 2 DIVISIONS?
65% of the respondents were against the GBL junior competition having more than 2 divisions.
BIGGEST CHALLENGE
The greater majority of respondents thought timely scheduling was the greatest challenge last
season (35%) closely followed by recruitment of umpires (25%).
Individual comments highlighted clashed between the GBL competition and the Gold Coast junior
competition.
RULES REVIEW
60% of the respondents replied they did not think any rules needed to be reviewed.
Multiple comments regarding the PONAG system, Regions not fielding teams at the State Titles,
Finals wash outs, maximum fielders allowed on field to be 9, and comments relating to pitchers and
catchers playing restrictions
