Baseball Queensland is excited to join fellow States in announcing the launch of a new event for youth female participants. State and Territory Associations have been invited to enter up to two teams in the 2022 Barclay Cup, which will take place at Surfers Paradise Baseball Club on the Gold Coast from 25 September through 1 October 2022.
A combined group of State participation managers created the Barclay Cup as a brand new national event for youth girls in honour of Jacinda Barclay, who sadly passed away in 2020.
Jacinda’s mother, Deb Barclay, says her daughter would be so proud of this tournament and the continued success of women’s baseball in Australia.
“Jacinda lived her life with an open heart. She would be tickled pink and absolutely humbled by this auspicious honour bestowed upon her. Jacinda always strived to inspire girls and women from all walks of life to participate in one of the sports she loved, that being baseball.”
“What made a tournament stand out next to none for her was the desire to challenge yourself, weaving in camaraderie, friendships and creating incredible memories. Something Jacinda would live by is it’s better to look back on life and say, ‘I can’t believe I did that’ than to look back and say, ‘I wish I did that'”.
Rather than a state team v state team event, this tournament will encourage participation by welcoming multiple teams from each state depending on interest levels – each State and Territory Association is invited to send two teams.
State participation managers are working to confirm the finer details, however the total cost per player is expected to fall within the $300-$400 range (plus uniforms). Coaching staff and training schedules will be confirmed in the coming months, too.
All female players who are currently League Age 13 through 16yo are eligible. Each State/Territory will seek expression of interest to participate. We will communicate directly with those who have registered, including information on tryouts.
“This is an exciting opportunity to provide more female youth participation opportunities while honouring an exceptional international athlete in Jacinda Barclay,” Baseball Queensland CEO Gareth Jones said. “We hope this event inspires and engages the next generation of female athletes and contributes to a bright future for women’s baseball.”
Baseball Queensland have begun the search for staff to take on some of the roles identified as required to achieve the organisation’s strategic outcomes determined by the recently released Strategic Plan.
Clubs and Regions are asked to please promote these roles through their media channels.
Applications for the these roles will close on 18 July 2022.
The Board plan to meet with the Regional Representatives on 16 July to further detail the Strategic Plan and aligned Organisational Structure, including additional roles that will be released shortly.
Queensland Schools Baseball will hold their U18 and U14 State Championships this weekend (9-12 June 2022) at Indians Baseball Club – Wakerley Park, Dew St. Runcorn.
An U18 and an U14 Schools Baseball State Team will be identified on Sunday at the conclusion of the event with the U18 team set to compete at the U18 National Schools Baseball Championships in August.
Registrations are OPEN. Click on the link at the bottom of this page to register online.
Baseball QLD will open registrations for 2022 Athlete Development Program. This program is designed and delivered for players of all abilities in the up and coming 2022/ 23 Little League, Junior League and U16/ U18 Age Groups. This 7 week program will commence 30th July and will be delivered in two locations – Brisbane and Gold Coast.
Gold Coast will be similar to last year and delivered on Sunday’s. However, times and locations are yet to be confirmed.
Brisbane will be split over two locations and scheduled for Saturday’s. Times are listed below with sessions being held at Indians Baseball Club for the first 3 weeks followed by All Stars Baseball Club for the last 4 weeks.
Baseball QLD High Performance Manager, Shayne Watson says “Following the success of last years program, I am expecting another big year for this program”. He continues “This program is affordable and convenient for any member who wishes to participate”. This Program will be delivered at two centres located at Gold Coast and Brisbane (Venues to be confirmed shortly) and will be delivered by Region coaches. Watson says “Baseball QLD has an enormous depth of coaching and coordination with our Regional Directors of Coaching is strong within our community”.
The Athlete Development Program is the foundation level of our Performance Pathway framework. Below is a quick overview:
Congratulations to the 20 players selected in the U16 QLD Team. This team will compete at the up and coming U16 Australian Youth Championships, 4th – 9th July hosted by Redcliffe Leagues Padres Baseball Club.
Albury, Ethan
Amiet, Cooper
Blackman, Logan
Dingli, Hayden
Duke, Caleb
Durrington, Max
Iddon, Ty
Jones, Lachlan
Kiddle, Liam
Komene, Rodney
Leggett, Zac
Maher, Michael
Mochizuki, Riku
Pietsch, Charlie
Polidano, Will
Ramirez, Juan
Romero, Rubens
Scott, Jake
Strickland, Max
Wise, Tyler
