Belles Charter registration is open for 9-12-year-old girls who wish to trial for the all-girls team playing at the 2024 Little League State Championships.

The Belles Little League Development team will participate in the state tournament from 5-7 April. Trials for this team will be held on 13 December 2023. A second trial will be held on 20 December 2023 if required.

Girls who will be aged 10-12 on 31 August 2024 are also invited to trial for the chance to represent the Belles at the first-ever Australian All-Girls Little League Championships. The national tournament will take place from 13-17 May in Geelong. Trials for this team will be held on 22 and 29 January 2024.

Players may represent their local charter at State Championships and Belles at Nationals. Players from right across Victoria are welcomed, with training times and locations to be confirmed once the squads are selected.

Please click HERE to submit your interest.

Baseball Victoria is excited to confirm a renewed partnership with Field of View Sports Photography, locking in the official photography partner of baseball in Victoria for the next three years.

Field of View remains a BV Diamond Partner at the Home Run level, offering professional photography services to help showcase our sport, specifically the BV Performance Pathway, Little League State Championships, and State Winter Championships.

“Thank you to Field of View for their continued support of baseball in Victoria. It was great to have them on board for BV Performance Pathway and representative team portraits and tournament coverage this year, and we look forward to working with them more in the future,” BV CEO Chet Gray said.

“We are excited to have experienced photographers lined up to capture State Championships and BV Performance Pathway programs. We encourage parents and supporters to check out photo packages, and we also recommend Field of View to local baseball clubs for high-quality photography coverage.”

Field of View is pleased to continue building a strong relationship with BV and grassroots baseball across Victoria.

“As a sports photography business with 15 years’ experience, we are proud to support Baseball Victoria and capture player portraits and action shots throughout the year,” Field of View Director Jo Fairy said. “We also enjoy working at club level to offer gameday coverage, team photos, and personalised baseball cards amongst our other services. We sponsor a number of local sporting clubs and are keen to extend this sponsorship to the many member clubs within Baseball Victoria.”

View 2023 individual/team portraits and action shots and learn more about Field of View Sports Photography HERE.

Geelong will return as a national championship host in 2024 when the Senior League (U17) National Championships come to town.

East Belmont Saints Winter Baseball Club at Geelong Baseball Centre will host the best senior league charter programs from around Australia from 13-17 May with a trip to the USA on the line.

NSW’s Ryde Hawks are the defending champions. This year’s winner books a trip to Easley, South Carolina for the Senior League World Series in July 2024.

“We pride ourselves on providing for the baseball community and at every opportunity we will avail ourselves to host state level, national level and when given the chance ABL and international level events,” said Stuart McGovern, President of East Belmont Saints.

“We believe Geelong is a great destination for such events. Whenever nationals are being held in Geelong, we know we are watching the best talent in the land showcasing themselves vs the best."

Read the full story on baseball.com.au.

Saturday 25 November saw the second Bayside Championship game between local rivals Moorabbin Panthers and Sandringham Royals.

This was the second year of the annual challenge between the two Bayside Council baseball clubs. In 2022, former Sandringham President Eric Daniels approached Adrian Fielden from Moorabbin about proceeding with the idea that the first time the clubs play each season, it should be for the "Bayside Championship".

Sandringham took out the win this year after a hard-fought battle, edging Moorabbin 6-4. Grant Irving pitched eight solid innings before handing over to Riley Trad to close the game.

The Royals were big on extra-base hits, with Jayden Kim hitting three doubles, plus Irving and Tahj Rousell with one double each. Harrison Wills had three singles and Roussell hit two as Ty Daniels and Balin OÇallaghan also picked up hits.

Moorabbin's highlights included doubles to Andrei Popa-Smith, Nick Veal, and Stewart Mathieson, who also hit a 2-run home run. Import Livio Bundi struck out eight in five innings.

Victorian Women's and Youth Women's State Teams tryouts will take place next month ahead of the 2024 Australian Championships in April.

Please click HERE to register for tryouts.

Fitzroy Baseball Club is celebrating past Players and Life Members Day on Sunday 26 November, with four teams playing at home vs. Newport.

Junior players will throw out the first pitch on both diamonds at Merri Park, with games starting at 1:00pm and 3:30pm.

The first nine will wear special club heritage jerseys, which will be presented to them on the day by life members. Click HERE for more details.

The Baseball Victoria Board has appointed two new directors to casual vacancies, Anna Blackett and Jessica Toop.

These appointments follow the departure of board members Amy McCann and Matt Nichol who stepped down last month.

“Thank you to Amy and Matt for their dedicated contributions as Baseball Victoria Directors,” President Andy Rose said. “We are excited to welcome Anna and Jessica to the board with their extensive experience in various aspects of business management. They will be great additions as we continue to support the strategic direction of baseball in Victoria and work together to strengthen our sport and build a bright baseball future.”

Anna Blackett – Director

Anna is the founder and managing director of Level Up Collective, a collective of specialist consultants and collaboration partners, passionate about working with organisations to help build internal capability, and providing solutions across capability, culture, change and customer. Anna brings 15+ years of professional experience in consulting, recruitment, and talent management to the Baseball Victoria Board. Her previous work includes senior roles with Jetstar Airways, Carlton & United Breweries, Cricket World Cup 2015, and Newcrest Mining. She has also served as a board member for So Brave, a breast cancer charity for young women, and Viva Royal Children’s Hospital Auxiliary.

Jessica Toop – Director

Jessica is the founder and managing principal of Toop Workplace Law, which she started in 2018 after many years as an employee solicitor in private practice and corporate roles. Her boutique legal practice provides employment law advice and support to organisations ranging from small to medium businesses to large corporates, multinationals, and not-for-profits. The University of Melbourne alum previously served as a volunteer solicitor for the Mental Health Legal Clinic and the Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre and was recently selected to participate in The Observership Program with the Rebecca Jane Foundation.

Click HERE to read more about the Baseball Victoria Board of Directors.

Baseball Victoria is calling for expressions of interest for a head coach, assistant coach, and pitching coach to support the Victorian Youth Women's State Team at the 2024 Australian Youth Women's Championships next April.

Please click HERE to submit your interest.

Learn more about coaching roles and accreditation HERE.