14 April 2020
Owners of the eight Australian Baseball League clubs will meet via a videoconference this week to discuss the impact of the coronavirus on the 2020/21 season.
The virus has halted most professional sporting leagues around the world, including Major League Baseball, NPB and the KBO, as well as grassroots baseball across Australia.
06 April 2020
Expressions of interest to host the first-ever Australian Baseball5 Championships close on Friday so what better time to look at the perfect venues for the sport’s newest discipline.
And due to its play everywhere nature the options for venues are pretty much limitless.
02 April 2020
This year’s WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup has become the latest event postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The WBSC overnight announced the Women’s World Cup, slated for Mexico in September, was one three global baseball or softball events to be postponed until further notice.
31 March 2020
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan today agreed new dates for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in 2021.
26 March 2020
The World Baseball Softball Confederation has postponed the Final Olympic Qualifier for a second time due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
WBSC overnight confirmed the event, which was originally scheduled for April 1-5 in Taiwan, will no longer take place from June 17-21.
25 March 2020
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been postponed and will take place no later than the northern hemisphere summer of 2021.
The International Olympic Committee overnight announced it had decided, in consultation with the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and Japan Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, to postpone the games to safeguard the health of the athletes and the community.
23 March 2020
The Australian Olympic Committee has told athletes they should prepare for the Tokyo Olympic Games to be pushed back to 2021.
It comes after the International Olympic Committee earlier today revealed that it was considering postponing the games because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
23 March 2020
- Little League Community Corporate News
Australia’s four 2020 Little League national championships have been postponed following the introduction of further restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus over the weekend.
Baseball Australia made the decision to postpone the Little League, Intermediate League, Junior League and Senior League national championships after the Federal Government yesterday announced restrictions on non-essential interstate travel would be implemented.
20 March 2020
Minor premiers Kensington have been crowned South Australian Baseball League champions.
Baseball South Australia on Friday confirmed the Cardinals were 2019/20 premiers under rule 8.3.3.1 following the cancellation of the SABL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
20 March 2020
Pine Hills has been crowned the Greater Brisbane League champions after it was decided the competition’s finals series will not go ahead when baseball activity in Queensland resumes.
Baseball Queensland today confirmed the GBL competition committee had decided its season should conclude prior to the finals series commencing following a 21-day cease on baseball activity in the state being introduced earlier in the week.
19 March 2020
- Little League Community Corporate News
Baseball Australia is on the search for hosts of the next four Australian Youth and Australian Senior League championships.
Expressions of interest to host the Australian Youth Championship and Australian Senior League Championship from 2021 to 2024 have now opened and will close on May 15.
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