STATE DEVELOPMENT CAMP

Baseball SA invites all eligible prospective state team athletes to showcase their skills at our State Development Camp on 28 - 30 September 2021.

With the current COVID-19 situation in the Eastern states, it is expected that the Australian Youth Championships may be postponed which will also cause our official state trials to be delayed. However, we would like to use this opportunity to showcase your talent to all prospective State Coaches prior to the trials, test your skills and seek guidance from coaching staff on what to work on in the lead up to the team trials. 

Players must be registered with their club prior to the development camp.

To be eligible for this age category, players must be born between the below dates:

Under 16: 1 January 2006 - 31 December 2008
Under 18: 1 January 2004 - 31 December 2005

Camp Format:
Day 1 - Testing
Day 2/3 - Games

Click 'read more' to register.

CHALLENGER DIVISION

We are excited to be hosting our first Challenger Division come and try on Tuesday, 5 October at West Beach with plans for a tournament to begin November/December 2021.

Challenger Division is an adaptive baseball program for individuals with physical or intellectual challenges.

The division accommodates players ages 4-18yrs, or up to age 22 if still enrolled in school.

Flexibility and adaptability are key during Challenger games, involving the use of buddies to assist Challenger athletes in the areas of batting, base running and defence as needed.

We will be holding 2 come and try sessions for any interested participants on Tuesday 5 October.

Morning session: 10:00am - 11:30am
Afternoon session: 1:00pm - 2:30pm

If you have any questions regarding these sessions or eligibility, please get in touch with the Baseball SA office on (08) 8331 2675.

Click 'read more' for more information and registration links.

Photo credit: Challenger Division Wanneroo Giants

SUPER LEAGUE BASEBALL

The Super League Baseball season, brought to you by Just The Thing Furniture Warehouse, is fast approaching and we are thrilled to announce your 2021 General Managers and Coaching Staff.

Northern Marlins

General Manager - Michael Dunn
Head Coach - Tamara Harkin

Southern Seahawks

General Manager - Scott Pratt
Head Coach - Mark Haylock

Western Rays

General Manager - Chris Lawson
Head Coach - Chris Sims

Registrations have been extended to Wednesday 22 September so click 'read more' to make sure you're registered to play this season.

REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN

ICYMI, registrations for the Baseball SA 2021/22 season are now open!

When registering a junior please enter the child’s name - not your name. Utilising the auto fill function can override entered details, so please be careful.

If you are also playing, volunteering, etc, you will require your own membership.

Should you have any questions about registering for this season, please get in touch with your club.

COMMUNITY ACCREDITATION UMPIRE PRACTICAL

Baseball SA are running a practical session at West Beach from 10:00am to 12:30pm on Saturday 18 September for all those needing to complete their club umpire accreditation.

This session has been incorporated into Baseball SA's Pre-Season Umpiring Seminar, so feel free to stick around and listen and learn with our Association Umpires.

Click 'read more' to register for this session (before or on the day) as we need to capture your attendance.

Please email Officiating Officer, Neil Poulton if you have any questions regarding the session - officiating@baseballsa.org.au

CHARTER DATES

Looking to be involved with this season's charter teams?

Make sure you save these important dates in your diary!

20 September - Coaching expressions of interest open
1 October - Coaching expressions of interest close
18 October - Player registrations open
29 October - Player registrations close
November - Team trials
21 - 25 April - State Charter Championships

LITTLE LEAGUE DIVISION 2

This year we will see our Development competition at State Charter Championships dissolve and we will now be following Baseball Australia's Little League Division 2 competition. We will still have our three charter teams (Marlins, Rays and Seahawks) and will still be played at State Charter Championships where one team will be entered into the Australian Little League Division 2 Championships. 

To qualify for these charter teams, a player must participate in 60% or more of the games scheduled in the SABL Little League Division 2 competition - this means that a club must have an LLD2 team entered in SABL competition to qualify.

More information from Baseball Australia on LLD2 is being released mid to late October.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Giang - pathways@baseballsa.org.au

UNISA BIOMECHANICS STUDY

UniSA are looking for pitchers to participate in a PhD student's biomechanical study.

Athletes will be asked to visit UniSA east campus twice, participate  in a 30-min assessment of flexibilty/strength and a 1hr assessment for mechanics/performance. 

Follow this link for more information & eligibility

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

Check out this special offer to all Baseball SA members!

Join Peak 24 Fitness & PT in September and receive their special corporate rate AND NO JOINING FEE!

Contact Peak24 via their socials or info@peak24.com.au - just mention the club you are associated with!