It is with great pleasure Baseball Queensland announces the addition of three new staff members to help the organisation deliver more for the sport and our members.
After completing extensive consultation to develop the Strategic Plan; working to develop the foundation of an operations plan and detailing a budget to achieve the planned outcomes, Baseball Queensland have welcomed additional staff in the following roles:
Akane brings a wealth of experience growing audience engagement via a variety of platforms and will be responsible for managing Baseball Queensland’s website, socials and digital communications platforms. Akane is a passionate and skilled story teller.
Danica has extensive experience managing the of offices of professionals in the finance and legal industries including sensitive document controls, client management and general office leadership. Danica will be responsible for the day-to-day administration requirements of the organisation and will likely be your first point of contact when reaching out to Baseball Queensland.
Nick has experience coordinating player development programs at a club and regional level as well as coaching experience with the Queensland State program and Women’s ABL. Under the direction of Performance Program Manager Shayne Watson, Nick will be responsible for coordinating programs targeting T5 – T4 athletes, touring team programs and player and coach development initiatives. Together, Shayne and Nick will be responsible for the programs Baseball Queensland delivers in the Performance or Sports Excellence Stream of the Participation Pathway.
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Additional staff will be added in the near future to deliver on Game Development and Club Support outcomes identified as priorities by our members and stakeholders throughout the strategic planning consultation stages. Further capacity may also be added through partnerships with other organisations to grow our ability to deliver programs and participation opportunities.
The first-ever Barclay Cup will be taking place at Surfers Paradise Baseball Club, Benowa from the 25th September until the 1st October 2022.
Baseball Queensland will have two teams representing the state, Queensland White and Queensland Grey with players being announced this week. NSW, WA, Vic and SA team rosters also announced (see below).
Baseball Queensland are pleased to announce a new partnership with Leading Edge Sports being recognised as BQ’s preferred equipment supplier. The partnership will see Leading Edge Sports provided vending access to all Baseball Queensland events ensuring participants have access to top quality equipment onsite.
Leading Edge Sports, located in Redcliffe QLD has over 23 years experience in the sporting industry and are a specialty baseball and softball store. They are excited for the future of baseball in QLD, and are excited to be a part of the journey with Baseball Queensland.
“Leading Edge Sports have been long term supporters of baseball in Queensland so it’s great to be able to provide Lisa and her team the opportunity to showcase Leading Edge Sports at Baseball Queensland events.” – Gareth Jones, CEO, BQ
The 2022 Ash Anderson Cup championship game is this Saturday night at Carina.
In what is sure to be a strong matchup, the league-leading Lumberjacks will host the second-place Assassins at 7pm.
Carina will have the canteen open from 4pm, so come down and enjoy some top-quality baseball featuring some of Queensland’s brightest young stars.
There will also be a SL Futures League game from 4pm-6pm.
Location: Carina Leagues Red Sox Baseball Club Time: 4pm (Championship Game at 7pm)
Last month the Queensland Open Team brought home the gold medal at the School Sport Australia National Championships at Olympic Park in Blacktown, Sydney.
It has been 15 years since their last first-place finish.
From the start of the week-long event, it was clear that NSW and Queensland were the teams to beat, with the Blues progressing undefeated into the final, and Queensland losing only to NSW.
But, after a gritty 7-4 loss to NSW on the last day of the round robin format, the Queensland crew agreed that they had NSW’s number.
The final was a terrific testament to this self-belief, with Queensland running out victors in a come-from-behind 8-6 performance.
Queensland Coach Chris Norrie praised the determination of the team: “We had done the work,” he said after the game, “and we were riding high from some great individual and team performances all week. It’s like it just clicked. We hit the seventh inning, and we just rolled over them.”
And roll they did, following a strong start by Beau Allsworth, the team notched up 15 hits to NSW’s 7, rotated three well-rested relief pitchers over five innings, and played flawless defence.
Assistant coach Jared Long: “I think there’s a lot to be said about the grit of these guys. They have been helped by recent involvement in the Futures League, for sure, but they walked onto that field today determined that if NSW were to beat them, they would have to really earn it.”
Following the historic win, six Queenslanders were named in the All-Australia squad: Jake Calver (OF), Damien Feagaiga (2B), Joshua Marshall (DH; also Tournament Silver Slugger), Edmund Crotty (C), Kylan Pearce (OF, Final MVP), and Tom Chessell (3B; Tournament MVP).
Baseball Queensland, in cooperation with the Brisbane Bandits, is excited to present the 2022 Women’s Futures League competition.
Available to all Queensland female players aged 15-30 years old with an allowance for up to three 30+ players on each team, the 44-player, four-team, draft-based competition runs for six weeks.
Games will be played on Wednesday nights at 7pm starting October 19th.
Structure:
A draft-based competition, a determination will be made based on EOIs whether the competition will be 4 teams of 11 players or limited to 2 teams of 11. Each team will have two coaches selected through an EOI process.
Process:
Coach EOIs close Sept 30 (Friday)
Player EOIs close Oct 5 (Wednesday)
Observation and draft: Oct 9 (Sunday)
Players notified of selection: Week of Oct 10
First games: Wednesday night, October 19.
Wednesday nights, October 19, 26, Nov 2, 9, 16, 23
All games start at 7pm.
Venues:
An EOI announcement for all clubs in SE Queensland will go out in early September.
