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Congratulations to David Nilsson
Shayne Watson, Friday, 10 October 2008  
The Nilsson Boys with Allan Langer David Nilsson
Congratulations to David Nilsson on being inducted into Sports Australia Hall of Fame. The 24th Sports Australia Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction was held in Melbourne on Wednesday, 8th October 2008. Click here for Courier Mail online article.
 Milwaukee Brewers 1992- 1999  Queensland  Australia
Notable Stats: Major League Baseball (Once redirected type "Nilsson" in historical player section in the left column)
Australian Baseball League
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DRAWS ARE FINISHED
Peter McClenahan, Baseball Queensland, Wednesday, 8 October 2008Please ensure that you all check the draws that are now public. We believe that all club requests for games at or not at their fields have been fulfilled. There have been some minor changes to all draws, so please distribute these to all coaches, players, canteen personnel, scorers, umpires and don't forget the parents.
The junior draws have been done for the first six weeks and the Minor B and C grade are for 15 weeks. The remaining rounds will be finished in due course.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND INPUT.
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LAST CHANCE to gain Level 1 Coach Accreditation
Gareth Jones, Monday, 6 October 2008This will be the final Level 1 Coach Accreditation course conducted in 2008. If you require accreditation this is your last opportunity to get the required accreditation. If you coach without an appropriate accreditation you will incur a $100.00 fine payable by the club/region you represent. This fine will be incurred for each game non-accredited coaches participate in.
This course will take the following format:
Mon 27 Oct 2008 6:00pm - 9:00pm: General Principles Venue: BQ, Sportshouse Cnr. Castlemaine and Caxton St. Milton
Sat 1 Nov 2008 9:00am - 5:00pm On field Prac. Indians Baseball Club Dew St. Runcorn
Sat 8 Nov 2008 9:00am - 4:30pm On field prac and assessment Indians Baseball Club Dew St. Runcorn
Course fee of $110.00 inc. GST payable to Baseball QLD prior to attendance.
Candidates will need to attend ALL components of this course in order to achieve accreditation, unless they can prove current competency for each course outcome via the RCC process.
THIS COURSE IS NOT DESIGNED FOR TEEBALL AND ROOKIE BALL COACHES. TEEBALL AND ROOKIE BALL COACHES SHOULD ATTAIN LEVEL O CERTIFICATION.
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U14 Queensland Rams Squad Named
Gareth Jones, Sunday, 5 October 2008Your 2008 U14 Queensland Rams Squad
Kurtis FRAHM Brisbane North
Harry BAKER Brisbane Metro
Tom DYMALLA Brisbane Metro
Michael GAHAN Far North Coast
Cale WOOD Brisbane North
Zane GUESS Brisbane Metro
Chris KACIN Brisbane Metro
Sam BEATTIE Brisbane Metro
Zach MAGGS Brisbane Metro
Harrison BROWN Far North Coast
Ben McGRATH North Queensland
Ben SIMPSON Gold Coast
Ryan ERASMUS Brisbane South
Chris ISELE Brisbane Metro
Shawn MORRIS Brisbane South
Sam NEUFIELD Brisbane South
Bee BOWYER Far North Coast
Brayden CECCATO Gold Coast
Reed STEVENS Brisbane West
Dean GILLESPIE Far North Coast
Corey LYONS Gold Coast
Kane VERSTEEG Brisbane South
Todd MacDONALD Brisbane South
Joshua FRITSCH Brisbane North
Michael YOUNG Brisbane North
This Squad will be cut to a team of 16 players by 27 October 2008. The final team will compete at the "A" National Championships (U14) to be held at Albert Park in Lismore in January 2009.
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FNC 2008 Champions of the Ready Towing U14 State Championships
Gareth Jones, Sunday, 5 October 2008Far North Coast take out the Ready Towing U14 State Championships in an exciting game to round out a great weekend. Far North Coast take out the Ready Towing U14 State Championships in an exciting game against Brisbane Metro to round out a great weekend.
On one of the best manicured playing surfaces available to baseball in Queensland (and far northern NSW), the Far North Coast team clinched a come from behind win in one of the most exciting games of the tournament.
Congratulations to your 2008 Ready Towing U14 State Champion team :
Bee BOWYER, Christopher BOXSELL, Harrison BROWN, Daniel CROWTHER, Jordan GAHAN, Michael GAHAN, Dean GILLESPIE, Brodie GROTH, Samie JEFFERY, Lewis JOHNSON, Edward KELLY, Andrew MUSCAT, Callum RIORDAN, Corey WILFORD, Jayden WOODS, Jacob YOUNGBERRY.
Manager: Dave Youngberry
Asst. Coach: Brett Groth
Asst Coach: Brett Boxsell
EO: Emma Gahan
Scorer: Jill Groth
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A FEW CHANGES TO THE MAJORS
Peter McClenahan, Baseball Queensland, Friday, 3 October 2008There have been a few cosmetic changes to the Majors especially home and away games and venues with lights. Those clubs that were scheduled to have a home game on Fridays at Narangba are now playing at a new venue. Please check the full draw.
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CHANGES TO MINORS
Peter McClenahan, Baseball Queensland, Friday, 3 October 2008There have been some slight amendments to the Minors draws, especially A and C grade. Please take note of all draws in Competitions so that there is no confusion.
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SENIOR DRAWS ARE NOW COMPLETE
Peter McClenahan, Baseball Queensland, Thursday, 2 October 2008To go to the draws for the Major and Minor Leagues Senior's comp, click on the link below
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2008 U16 State Champions & 2008 U16 Queensland Rams state squad
Shayne Watson, Monday, 29 September 2008Congratulations to Gold Coast on winning the 2008 State Championships held at Redcliffe Padres. Gold Coast finished the Championships with an impressive 6-0 result.
An U16 Queensland Rams State squad was selected and the end of the Championships.
This Squad will be cut to a final roster of 19 players by November 2008. The team will compete at the AA National Championships to be held in Geelong in January 2009.
2008 U16 QUEENSLAND RAMS SQUAD
Shannon Mills Brisbane North
James Osborn Brisbane North
Selwyn Eather Brisbane South
Dylan McDonald Brisbane West
Sam Holland Brisbane North
Nathan Hass Brisbane North
Josh Torr Gold Coast
Luke Poulsen Gold Coast
Sho Akamine North Queensland
Myles Wesener Gold Coast
Jake Price Brisbane North
Ryan Schoenberger Brisbane Metro
Jin Kubo Brisbane South
Luke ORouke Gold Coast
Connor OGorman Gold Coast
AJ Elderkin Brisbane West
James Baker Brisbane Metro
Scott Hillier Gold Coast
Daniel Nilsson Brisbane North
Aaron Sewter Brisbane West
Nicholas Paine North Queensland
Norton Bolt Far North Coast
Beau Rohweder Gold Coast
Lachlan Clink Noth Queensland
Mitch Daly Brisbane South
John Franklin Gold Coast
Rory Rohweder Brisbane South
Sam Grima Gold Coast
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OVER 18,000 STUDENTS EXPERIENCED BASEBALL IN 2008 'BATTER UP' PROGRAM
Shayne Watson, Thursday, 25 September 2008
Congratulations to all clubs who played an active role in their 2008 "Batter Up" program. Over 18,000 students in 740 classes and 110 schools experienced Baseball in the last three months. Baseball Queensland are waiting on final figures from clubs in South East Queensland to finalise the review for 2008.
Club who were heavily involved in 2008:
Redlands
Carina Redsox
Pine Hills Lightning
Redcliffe Padres
Narangba Demons
Toowoomba Rangers
Windsor Royals
Mount Gravatt Eagles
Surfers Paradise
Wests
Pine Rivers
Allstars
Mudgeeraba Redsox
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2008 Rams Testing Day- final results
Shayne Watson, Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Congratulations and thank you to all players who participated in the 2008 Rams Open Testing Day. There was a huge turn out (approx. 137 players) on the day and Baseball Queensland would like to thank Luke Prokopec (QAS Head Coach) for conducting the day and all other coaches who were involved to help out prior to and during the day.
Any feedback about the day is greatly appreciated. Please send your feedback to Shayne Watson: email pcdo@baseballqld.asn.au or phone 3876 2222. Or feel free to visit our Message Board. It is located in the sub menu bar at the top of the page.
The link below are the final results for all participants on the day. Hope you all enjoyed the day and good luck for the up and coming season.
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NORTH BRISBANE BASEBALL ACADEMY
Peter McClenahan, Monday, 25 August 2008Pine Rivers Rapids have formed a baseball academy as a division of their club. For more information click on the link below.
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STATE COACHES ANNOUNCED
Peter McClenahan, Baseball Queensland, Tuesday, 19 August 2008The following coaches have been appointed as coaches of the state teams:
U14
Manager Murray Hopley
Asst Coach Anthony Kennedy
Pitching Coach Jacob Reust
EO/Coach Keith Land
U16
Manager Shayne Watson
Pitching Coach Ron Nilsson
Asst Coach Phil Mehlhose
EO/Coach Matt Martin
U18
Manager Luke Prokopec
Pitching Coach Chris Mowday
Asst Coach Keith Suthers
EO/Coach Gareth Jones
Claxton Shield
Manager Peter Yates
Pitching Coach Bob Nilsson
Asst Coach Peter Vogler
Asst Coach Paul Gonzalez
EO Rob Moden
Women
Manager Peter Marriott
Asst Coach Daniel Almond
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REGISTRATION AND TOURNAMENT AGE DATES FOR 2008 & 2009
Peter McClenahan, Baseball Queensland, Friday, 8 August 2008Anyone born during these dates are to be registered in the respective age group, not in the age group that they may play due to playing up or down.
Dates for registration age groups are as follows
SENIOR 1990 & before
U18 1st January 1991 & 31st December 1992
U16 1st January 1993 & 31st December 1994
U14 1st January 1995 to 31st December 1996
LITTLE LEAGUE 1st January 1997 to 31st December 1998
U10 1st January 1999 to 31st December 2000
U8 1st January 2001 to 31st December 2002
To qualify for regional teams and state teams players must be born between the following dates:
U18/AAA 1/1/91 to 31/12/92
U16/AA 1/1/93 to 31/12/94
U14/A 1/1/95 to 31/12/96
Little League 1/05/96 to 30/04/99
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PLAYER CLEARANCES
Peter McClenahan, Baseball Queensland, Friday, 8 August 2008When clubs wish to approach players to transfer between clubs a little bit of courtesy and integrity must be considered. It is unfair to the losing club to have talks going on without their knowledge. Especially if the gaining club is offering a financial consideration even as minor as free or reduced fees, or even a free cap and playing top.
ABF CLEARANCE FORMS ARE TO BE USED AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN A PLAYER HAS BEEN PLAYING WITH ANOTHER CLUB IN THE OFF SEASON. THESE ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ABF WEBSITE, www.baseball.com.au THEN CLICK ON "Policies" THEN "Sanctioning" or Click here.
To alleviate the possible intimidation and loss of good relations between clubs the following process should be followed:
Gaining Club
Write a letter to the losing club and outline the player/s that you wish to approach. A 'cc' should be sent to Baseball Queensland in case of appeal or disharmony.
Set out the terms of the transfer to allow the losing club to match or better the terms.
DO NOT KEEP SECRETS - Keep everything above board and in the open. You will only harm the integrity of your club.
HAVE THE NEW PLAYER COMPLETE AN ABF CLEARANCE FORM AND SEND IT TO THE LOSING CLUB. DON'T FORGET THE PLAYER'S ABF NUMBER
Losing Club
Approach the player in question and ascertain why the player wishes to transfer. Make an offer to the player to match or better the gaining club's offer, if you wish to do this.
Write to the gaining club stating whether or not the player will be released and include your reasons. A 'cc' should be sent to Baseball Queensland stating your reasons for release or non-release.
COMPLETE THE CLEARANCE FORM IF THERE IS NO INCUMBERANCE. IF THERE IS, THEN STIPULATE CLEARLY WHAT THIS IS. TURN AROUND FOR CLEARANCES SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN SEVEN DAYS.
If you are willing to release the player, then your MyClub TCO is to "Move" the player to the new club within the database within the seven day period.
NO CLUB SHOULD APPROACH A JUNIOR PLAYER WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE PARENTS.
NO CLUB SHOULD APPROACH A PLAYER ON THE GROUNDS THAT THEY HAVE BETTER COACHING, BETTER FACILITIES ETC.
NO CLUB SHOULD APPROACH A JUNIOR PLAYER ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE MOVE WILL ENSURE OR ASSIST THEM IN BEING SELECTED TO REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS.
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Get paid to Coach kids in Oz!!!
Gareth Jones, Baseball Queensland, Thursday, 24 July 2008Active After-School Communities Program can pay you to conduct Baseball clinics for children after school hours. Baseball Queensland are looking for people to conduct Baseball clinics as part of the Australian Sports Commission's Active After-School Communities Program. You don't need to be an expert coach or a professional baseball player. If you are looking for ways to make some additional money or would like to gain more experience as a coach, this program is for you. All the training you will require will take approximately three to four hours and is provided free of charge by the Australian Sports Commission, so you don't need to hold a baseball coach accreditation to get involved.
The program can benefit baseball clubs also, as it can provide you with the means to pay a club recruitment officer to conduct additional recruitment and promotional clinics to compliment the Batter Up recruitment program offered by Baseball Queensland.
If you would like to find out more about this program and how it can benefit you or your club please contact Gareth Jones at Baseball Queensland.
Ph: 3876 2222
Email: do@baseballqld.asn.au
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Coloured Shirts For All Umpires
Peter McClenahan, Baseball Queensland, Wednesday, 9 July 2008In the new By-Laws for the 2008/09 summer season, Greater Brisbane Leagues (previously known as the GBBB) clubs should take note of the requirements for umpires to be Queensland Baseball Umpires Association (QBUA) trained. Where there are no "Blues" appointed to a game, the umpires need to be trained and wearing either a Gold or Green shirt. The "Gold Shirt" program will be expanded to include "Green Shirt" umpires. The Gold Shirt will be the minimum for all Major League A Grade games and will be worn by those umpires who have done the Level 1 training course and are in their first 12 months of officiating. The Green Shirt will be the minimum required for all other senior grades and junior games and will be worn by those umpires who have done the Level 0 training course. The Gold and Green shirts will be supplied by Baseball Queensland.
The Green and Gold Shirt program is part of Baseball Queensland's adoption of the State Government's "True Sport Lives Here" program. The Green and Gold Shirt program is in place to provide new umpires with a visible statement of their status as newly accredited umpires. This initiative is intended to provide recently accredited umpires with the support of the baseball community. Baseball Queensland and the Queensland Baseball Umpires Association would appreciate the baseball community's support of the Green and Gold Shirt program. How can you help? There are two ways; 1. Make sure everyone within your club is aware that Green and Gold shirt umpires may not have the same level of experience as Blue shirt umpires and as such must be afforded more room for error. 2. If you witness anyone abusing an umpire make that person aware of the Green and Gold Shirt policy and its objectives or report any such cases to Baseball Queensland. So be a True Sport and let everyone know - Abuse of our officials will not be tolerated.
The Policy and Procedure Manual, which includes: the BQ By-laws, the BQ rules, Racial and Religious Vilification and other information, will be handed out at the Club Presidents and Coaches meeting. This meeting venue and time will be advised soon.
"TRUE SPORT LIVES HERE"
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FEES FOR 08/09 HAVE BEEN SET
Peter McClenahan, Baseball Queensland, Thursday, 29 May 2008The fees (inclusive of GST) for the 08/09 seasons have now been set.
These fees are the capitation fees payable to Baseball Queensland by the clubs and includes ABF capitation and insurances. The clubs will add their club fees to these to cover the costs associated with running a club.
If you have any doubts or questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office.
GBL Non GBL (eg most Gold Coast teams, Lismore and North QLD)
SENIOR 120.00 109.00
U18 78.00 71.40
U16 78.00 71.40
U14 78.00 71.40
Little League 61.00 *see note below
U10 60.00
U8 60.00
GBL = Greater Brisbane Leagues (formerly known as GBBB or Greater Brisbane Baseball Board)
U8 and U10 includes a $15 charge for the Batter Up promotional package.
Fees for Ladies and Masters Competitions will be advised at a later date.
The extra fees for the GBL ($11 for seniors and $6.60 for juniors) helps fund trophies and tournaments conducted throughout the year ie Little League (U12) Club tournament and Senior Regional tournament. The Allstar and Commissioners Cup competitions are also funded by this fee.
* All Little Leaguers must have the Little League patch sewn onto their uniform for club and representative play. The Little league Patch is available to clubs and regions from Baseball Queensland for $2.00 each. This $2.00 fee for the LL patch is additional to the $61.00 Little League Capitation fee. (Please note a postage and handling fee will apply for delivery. Alternatively they can be collected from the BQ Office in Milton by prior arrangement). 07/08 season LL patch is acceptable. If Little Leaguers don't already have the Little League patch they will need to purchase one from the club/region.
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