11 June 2020
Baseball Australia chief executive Cam Vale says he is confident the 2020/21 Australian Baseball League season will go ahead as COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease across Australia and New Zealand.
All eight clubs have signalled they intend to compete and have been convening weekly via videoconference to plan for the league’s 11th season since an owners meeting in April to discuss the impact of COVID-19.
09 June 2020
- Team Australia Community Corporate News
Australian players and coaches will have access to increased development opportunities under a partnership between Baseball Australia and Driveline Baseball.
As part of the partnership Driveline will help Baseball Australia deliver Performance Pathway athlete training management and coach education.
04 June 2020
Baseball Australia chief executive Cam Vale has released a letter to the baseball family following the cancellation of Australia’s national Little League tournaments earlier this week.
Read the full letter below:
03 June 2020
Last week ABC Grandstand replayed the epic 2012 ABL Championship Series between Perth and Melbourne which included two 13-inning battles, including in game three as the Heat claimed a second-straight title.
It reconfirmed, at least in our minds, that it was the best ABLCS in the modern-day league’s 10-year history but left us thinking, how have the other season-ending deciders ranked?
03 June 2020
The World Baseball Softball Confederation overnight set new dates for this year’s Women’s Baseball World Cup.
WBSC has rescheduled the 12-team tournament for November 12-21 in Tijuana, Mexico.
02 June 2020
Australia’s four 2020 Little League national tournaments have been cancelled.
Baseball Australia today confirmed the 2020 Little League, Intermediate League, Junior League and Senior League national tournaments would not go ahead due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions.
29 May 2020
- Team Australia Corporate News
Baseball Australia has secured a $180,000 investment from the Australian Institute of Sport over the next 12 months to help establish its new Performance Pathway Program.
The AIS investment will help provide a strong platform for Boral Team Australia to achieve its goal of producing a team capable of returning from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics with a medal around their neck.
26 May 2020
We might be slightly biased, but a Minor League team in the US might just have the best listing on Airbnb.
Minnesota Twins’ affiliate Pensacola Blue Wahoos have listed their Florida home, Blue Wahoos Stadium, which is currently vacant due to COVID-19 shutting down baseball in the US.
26 May 2020
Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball has announced its season will start on June 19, joining the Chinese Professional Baseball League and Korea Baseball Organisation in making a return since COVID-19 forced their suspension.
The league’s 12 teams will be able to begin practice games on June 2 and an abbreviated season, down to 120 games from the original 143 regular season games on the schedule, will start on June 19.
22 May 2020
Warwick Saupold tossed six strong innings as Hanhwa Eagles took down KBO leaders NC Dinos in Changwon on Friday night.
The West Australian allowed three runs on six hits and three walks, striking out four in a 5-3 win, the Eagles’ second-straight and seventh of the season.
18 May 2020
Have you ever seen a finish like this?
Hanwha Eagles clinched a 2-1 series win over Lotte Giants in the KBO on Sunday in dramatic fashion, claiming game three on a walk-off balk in the 11th inning.
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