Greater Brisbane League
The Greater Brisbane League (GBL) is the largest baseball league in Queensland, covering teams from Brisbane North, Metro, South, West and the Gold Coast from Little League (U12) through to seniors. The competition is managed by the GBL Competition Committee, a volunteer sub-committee of the Baseball Queensland Board elected by the GBL clubs.
All GBL Competitions are gender-inclusive.
The GBL season coincides with Queensland school terms 4 and 1, commencing in spring (October) and finishing before Easter, with a short break over the Christmas period. The season typically runs for around 20 rounds, with the Division 1 competition taking part in a two-game series each week.
Currently, the GBL Competition runs six divisions for Adult male or female Seniors (15+), three divisions for Little League (U12), two divisions for Junior League (U14) and Senior League (U16) and a standalone division for Women’s (15+), U20s, and Masters (35+).
Regions within the GBL run competitions for players under the Little League age bracket (ie, rookie ball and T-ball).
The rules of the competition are written in the GBL Bylaws which are set prior to the start of each season. These rules operate in conjunction with the Official Rules of Baseball and, for juniors, the Little League International Rules (“Little League App”).
Wet Weather Procedure
The GBL would like to remind all clubs that in instances of wet weather, clubs must communicate with each other via the inclement weather contacts. It is not appropriate for individual club members (including coaches) to contact the inclement weather contact of another club unless that person has advised them to do so. Please ensure your coaches refrain from doing so.
We also would like to remind clubs that, although social media is an important platform for communicating wet weather messages, it is still necessary to inform visiting club’s inclement weather contacts of any change in status as a matter of priority so they may contact club coaches directly.
For players and their families, please contact your club coach or club committee members for the most up-to-date information regarding inclement weather. Committee members have access to inclement weather contacts for each Club.
GBL Competition Committee Charter - GBL Version 3.6 August 2024
GBL Competition Rules VERSION 2024-25
GBL Forms
INCIDENTS OR INJURIES
Incident/Ejection Report: Online
Protest/Dispute Form:Download
Injury Report: Download MUST THEN BE LODGED INTO THE MEMBER PROFILE IN GAMEDAY
PLAYER MOVEMENT
PONAG – Playing Down Application (NOT FOR LEAGUE AGE 12): Download
Little League League Age 12 playing in Minors Regulation V (a) Waiver: Download
PONAG – Playing Up Consent (NOT FOR LEAGUE AGE 12): Download
Little League League Age 12 playing in Intermediate League Waiver: Download
GAME CHANGES
Rescheduling a Game: Download
COMMITTEE NOMINATION
GBL Committee Nomination Form Season 24-5: Download
GBL IMPORT REGISTER
| Club | Import Name | Exempted Imports |
|---|---|---|
| Beenleigh Hawks | Jimmy Yanow | |
| Beenleigh Hawks | Jackson Kantor | |
| Beenleigh Hawks | Dustyn Lucas | |
| Carina Redsox | Russell Stirlchuk | Kakei Ohba |
| Carina Redsox | Omoya Haru | Fumiya Shimamura |
| Carina Redsox | Haruto Okano | Masahiro Takahashi |
| Carina Redsox | Haruka Sakamoto | |
| Carina Redsox | Yusei Teraoka | |
| Coomera Cubs | Shotaro Usui | |
| Coomera Cubs | Rui Narasaki | |
| Coomera Cubs | Takashi Mizuno | |
| Pine Hills Lightning | Matt Malconian | |
| Pine Hills Lightning | ||
| Pine Hills Lightning | ||
| Pine Rivers Rapids | Mitsuhiro Watanabe | |
| Pine Rivers Rapids | Reiya Kami | |
| Pine Rivers Rapids | Jeff Costello | |
| Redcliffe Padres | Tosja Lesjak | Colton Beach |
| Redcliffe Padres | Ryan Bollinger | Spencer Muirhead |
| Redcliffe Padres | ||
| Redlands Rays | Andrew Semo | Yukin Takjahashi |
| Redlands Rays | Nick Michaels | |
| Redlands Rays | Garrett Crowley | |
| Surfers Paradise | Christian Dicochea | |
| Surfers Paradise | Jerry Lacayo | |
| Surfers Paradise | Rory Chandler | |
| Wests Bulldogs | Donald Goodes | |
| Wests Bulldogs | Moritz Koehler | |
| Wests Bulldogs | Luca Rammelmann | |
| Windsor Royals | Shawn Porthan | Omar Flores |
| Windsor Royals | Yusuke Nakano | |
| Windsor Royals | Andres Rios | |
| Updated 02/12/2024 |
PONAG AND WAIVER LIST
Updated 05/09
| Name | Waiver/PONAG | Playing in |
| Benjamin H | Waiver | Minor |
| Robbie K | Minor | |
| Rosie G | Minor | |
| Clodash C | Intermediate | |
| Eric I | Intermediate | |
| Fox Y | Intermediate | |
| Hannah M | Intermediate | |
| Jacob K | Intermediate | |
| Jaxon W | Intermediate | |
| Noah G | Intermediate | |
| Noah S | Intermediate | |
| Matthew R | Minor | |
| Bailey M | Minor | |
| Beau H | Minor | |
| Charlie C | Minor | |
| Elliot D | Minor | |
| Imogen P | Minor | |
| Isla M | Minor | |
| Jack E | Minor | |
| Jasper M | Minor | |
| Liam O | Minor | |
| Maisie K | Minor | |
| Michaela H | Minor | |
| Zara C | Minor | |
| Samuel S | Minor | |
| Oliver B | Intermediate | |
| Casey P | Minor | |
| Jacob C | Minor | |
| Louise H | Minor | |
| Sophia M | Minor | |
| Toby P | Minor | |
| Xander P | Minor | |
| Cooper R | Intermediate | |
| Kaeden P | Intermediate | |
| Joshua P | Minor | |
| Peyton L | Minor | |
| Cullen M | Minor | |
| Sebastian R | PONAG | Senior League Division 2 |
| Alex B | Minor | |
| Aydan I | Minor | |
| Baxter B | Minor | |
| Harrison F | Minor | |
| Laela C | Minor | |
| Texas B | Minor | |
CURRENT SUSPENSIONS
Current Suspensions:
| Club | Suspended Player/Official | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Wests Bulldogs | Gabriel Whitley | until 9th December 2024 |
| Updated 28/11/2024 |
GBL Game Balls
Below is a list of balls that meet the required specifications.
Considering the potential for different balls to end up in play in any given game, the BQ rules have been updated to include the requirement that only one type of ball may be used in any one game.
Page 9 – Baseballs
The baseballs for use in any game must be consistent in specification, make and model.
This means that if you start the game with Easton 777’s, only Easton 777’s can be used for the remainder of that game.
Clubs can purchase and use any one of the following ball types.
| Brand | Model # |
| Easton | 777 |
| Wilson | A1001FS, A1010 |
| Rawlings | ROLB, ROLB1 |
| Brett | BR-100 and BR-200 |
| Marucci | MBL9 and MBP9 |
| Mizuno | MB380 |
| MR Pro Stock | Div 1 Senior League and older: A100R, A085R Junior League and older: A050R, A050F Senior League and younger: B030, B015 |
Game Records in Game Day
2024-25 Season changes
- Injuries and Concussions are to be completed on a paper form and the club committee or authorised Admin User must enter this report into the member’s profile on GameDay.
- PONAG (Playing Outside Natural Age Group) and Little League Majors Waivers will be recorded and displayed in a list above. Any temporary fillins, must have the form sent to gblsecretary@baseballqld.asn.au by COB Monday.
- Scorers MUST only record the players who played in the Game in the Pre-Game Screen by either adding each player individually or adding via the Auto-Select Option but remembering to de-select players not in that game. PLEASE DO NOT USE THE TICKBOXES IN THE PLAYER STATS SCREEN IN POST-GAME.
Game Results, Player Eligibility etc will be entered into GameDay by Clubs by 7pm Tuesday each week.
NOTE: Games will automatically lock at this time and no results or eligibility will be able to be entered.
Home Team Responsibilities:
- Entering the Runs per innings and score
- Entering their player’s pitches thrown, innings caught, and for Juniors their defensive outs
- Completing their match day report for the Game
Away Team Responsibilities:
- Entering their player’s pitches thrown, innings caught, and for Juniors their defensive outs
- Completing their match day report
Umpire Responsibilities:
- Completing their match day report (Incidents or Ejection Checklist)
See below instruction guides:
Entering players to the Game Record
Computer Mobile
Confirming Players attendance and mandatory Stats
Computer Mobile
Entering Score / Results
Computer Mobile
Entering Game Officials
Computer Mobile
Match Day Report (checklist)
How-to
Gamechanger (Electronic Scoring) for GBL Seniors division 2 - 7 and u20s - Junior League
GBL have created the Gamechanger (Green version) leagues for all Divisions (Little League Division 1 up to Seniors Division 2).
Seniors Division 1 will be on Ballclubz (previously MyBallClub) again this year.
Clubs can assist GBL by creating their club teams within Gamechanger ASAP.
They can create a new team from scratch OR roll-over a previous season’s roster and select/deselect players to move into the new team.
The home team will be responsible for scoring the game HEAD-TO-HEAD on Gamechanger, to ensure only one record of the game exists.
During this transition year, home team scorers can choose whether to score:
- live at the game
- at the game but no internet (remember to connect to the internet BEFORE finalising the game to ensure it is saved)
- at home, entered from the book (while scorers are learning the system)
Download Gamechanger from the app store
Download Gamechanger from the google play store
How-to Guides and more information coming soon!