Queensland Triumph at Nationals
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).
Introducing the inaugural Women’s Futures League
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.
Cost: (TBD)
Register your interest as a player or coach today at : >>>>BASEBALL QUEENSLAND EVENTS<<<<
The 2022 Futures League is up and running on all cylinders across the Opens, Senior League and Junior League age groups. As the four Opens teams enter round seven in their pursuit of the Ash Anderson Cup, the Lumberjacks lead the pack with the Assassins close behind. The SL and JL groups are two games into the competition and the quality of play continues to improve with every game. All three levels are working toward the September 17 Futures League Playoff Carnival Day at Carina. All games that day will be live-streamed with the top two Opens teams playing in the nightcap to claim the 2022 Ash Anderson Cup Championship.
See the full Futures League draw for all levels at https://baseballqld.sportlomo.com/
>>>>Futures League Opens LIVE SCORE and STATISTICS<<<<<
Queensland Little League State and National champions, Brisbane North are set to take on the Little League World at the 2022 Little League World Series. A team of 12U mates from Brisbane North Region have won their way to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA (USA).
You can follow their progress and find out more about the teams they will play against via the Little League World Series website:
www.littleleague.org/world-series/2022/llbws/
Everyone at Baseball Queensland wish the team all the best for an action packed, enjoyable and safe experience.
The Queensland Baseball Umpires Association (QBUA) will hold a community and Little League Umpire seminar at the Redlands Rays Baseball Club, Duncan Road, Sheldon on Monday night 12th September 2022 from 6:30pm. (Check-in from 6:15pm).
In order for Candidates to complete the accreditation process to Community level umpire, attendees will need to complete a theory session consisting of a Community/Little League Exam plus the AIS General Principles questionnaire and the Practical session on Rules, and Umpire Mechanics. Candidates should bring a copy of their certificate of completion for the two linked courses, to the training night on 12 September.
Candidates are asked to register by completing the form available at this link>>> and returning the form to sdull@qbua.org by no later than 5pm Sunday 11 September.
For questions or wet weather advice please contact:
Barry Foat
M: 0410 615 851
E: sdull@qbua.org
