Baseball Queensland is excited to announce the opportunity for young men 18 years and under to have the ultimate baseball experience in Japan. The tour will take place from Sunday the 30th June to Wednesday the 10th of July. Included in the tour are eight (8) games vs Japanese High School Baseball teams, attending three (3) Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) games and a multitude of cultural experiences including sightseeing and traditional events.
If you or your child is interested in being part of the tour please contact Shayne Watson. There are limited spots available for the tour so we encourage those interested to be prompt in contacting Shayne.
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Baseball Queensland’s Girls Development Program will be entering Teams into the Little League, Junior League and Senior League Division II State Titles. The Program is seeking expressions of interest from players and coaches for each age group.
Program details
Tournament: 11th to 14th April
Location: TBA (South East QLD)
Cost: Approx. $160 (tournament Levy is yet to be finalised)
Apparel: Shirt and Cap
Program: 1-2 practice session in the weeks leading up to State Titles
Online Expression of Interest (both Players and Coaches): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BQ_Girls_Dev_DivII_ST
If you have any questions or require additional information please contact Shayne Watson, Junior Elite Pathway Manager, shayne@baseballqld.asn.au
Given the success of the recent Youth Women’s Queensland State Titles, the interest in participation in the female pathways has grown leading to more players than ever before competing for a chance to wear the Queensland uniform. Geoff Wade, Manager of the 2019 Queensland Youth Women’s Team and his coaching staff had their work cut out for them in selecting a final team from the growing talent pool available. Congratulations to the following players selected to play for the Queensland Youth Women’s team in 2019:
Mia BENDER
Mila BENDER
Leah CLEMENTS
Georgina DAY
Kya FOXWELL
Hannah GRAHAM
Soraya HAMSON
Riley HAUWAI
Caydence LARMON
Hannah MARSHALL
Brianna RAGAU
Isabella RAMIREZ
Samantha SULLIVAN
Hope VANKAN
Allie VAN PEPPEN
Tamika ZAMORA
The Following Players have been named as Shadow Players:
Paris BASTOW
Paris MORROW
Hazel NAPIER
Isabella PICKFORD
Congratulations to all those players selected.
A quality crowd rolled into Holloway field for the annual Paul Mutch Cup held on Friday night, the 8th of February. With both Pine Hills and Windsor looking to cement their postseason spots this game was significant in the result and the cup itself. This annual fixture holds significance for both teams as they honour the life of Paul Mutch who played for both the Pine Hills Lightning and the Windsor Royals.
The Windsor Royals got off to a flying lead in the first innings with the bats in full swing. This would secure the home win for the Royals and winning the Paul Mutch Cup for 2019.
We would like to thank both teams for the spirit the game was played in and for all the fans for supporting both teams and the annual event.
This Friday night the Windsor Royals will host Pine Hills Lightning for the Annual Paul Mutch Cup.
The Mutch Cup has been a regular fixture annually within the GBL season between Windsor and Pine Hills. It is a game of significance as both teams honour Paul Mutch as a player and a person. Paul passed away from a heart condition in 2004. Mutch played his junior years of baseball for Pine Hills and then moved to Windsor as a senior as at the time Pine Hills did not have senior baseball.
Mutch’s talent was identified as a junior and was named in the Australian under 17 side for a tour of South Africa. In 2004 Mutch was part of the starting pitching rotations for the Queensland in the Claxton Shield competition and was a member of the 2004 Olympic Shadow Squad. A highlight was Paul being signed to the Minnesota Twins.
“The Mutch Cup game has been a standing fixture annually between Windsor and Pine Hills,’’ explained Windsor Royals coach Jamie Knight. “It is a game on the calendar of each team where both sides are desperate to win.”
First pitch on Friday will be at 7 pm at Holloway Field, Newmarket.
There will be free hot dogs for juniors wearing either Pine Hills or Royals club colours or hats.
