Baseball Queensland, in cooperation with the Brisbane Bandits, is excited to announce the 2022 Futures League programs. Building off the success of last year’s JL, SL and Opens competitions, this year’s Futures League will be held in school term three and will have two games a week for six weeks. The twelve-game competitions will feature four teams selected through a draft format to be held in late July and early August. Look for more about the competitions, dates, eligibility and EOI schedule in the coming weeks.
In terms of previous updates about this event, Baseball Queensland (BQ) & Surfers Paradise Baseball Club now propose to complete the games on the following dates:
Sunday May 22nd & Sunday June 5th, 2022
May 22nd will be competition games and the Medal rounds will be played on 5th June.
We ask that team mangers advise all players and officials of these new dates and confirm team entries to Tony McPhail, (president@surfersbaseball.com) or (0411755776) by Monday 16th May at the latest.
Upon receipt of confirmation of all teams being starters, a new draw will be issued and published on the BQ competition pages thereafter.
Thank you for your co-operation during these uncertain times caused by the weather.
In preparation for the U16 National Youth Championships being held mid year this year, our Blackchrome supporters apparel store is now open at this link:
https://blackchrome.com.au/baseball-queensland-supporters/
The store is open for a limited time only so get in quick to avoid disappointment. Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery from date the online store closes.
In the interests of all concerned and to allow people to plan for the long weekend ahead, it has been agreed to postpone the Masters Tournament.
The rain on the Coast continues to impact and the Diamonds at Surfers are saturated and have not been accessible all week and are still wet today.
BQ has agreed to play the tournament over two DRY Sundays in late May/early June and further details of this proposed will issue in due course.
We ask that team managers advise all players and officials of today’s decision and the prospect to playing in a few weeks’ time.
Both BQ and the Surfers club will endeavour to keep everyone informed and we confirm that we all want the event to reach a result.
Thank you for your understanding.
This message is delivered in partnership with Earnshaw State College.
Earnshaw Showcase, our annual open day, is being held on Wednesday, 4 May from 3-7pm. Food and entertainment will start at 3pm and school tours, led by senior students start at 3:30. There will be three different tours available, the Prep area, the primary school and the secondary school. In the sandstone area there will be information stalls about different school and community programs.
Earnshaw State College deliver a Baseball School of Excellence as part of their offerings for students at the school.
The rain continues to impact on the summer of baseball and the Masters tournament now joins all the other competitions where games have been washed out.
Weather permitting, we are going to try and get this event completed this coming weekend.
A revised draw will be published before Friday 29th April, and we plan to recommence on Sunday 1st May with finals to be played on Monday 2nd May.
We ask that team managers seek their players commitment to this proposal as all teams will be playing on Sunday. If teams are unable to attend, please contact Tony McPhail 0411755776 or president@surfersbaseball.com before 5.00pm Thursday 28th April 2022.
Additionally, we are seeking umpires and scorers to make themselves available too.
Both Baseball Queensland and the Surfers Paradise Baseball Club look forward to making the event a feature on the annual baseball calendar.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
