It is with sadness that Baseball
Victoria and the BUAV announce the sudden passing of Brock Donley on Sunday.
Brock was a very active member of the
game in Victoria and will be missed by many. He was a current masters
player, women's coach at Melbourne Baseball Club and a BUAV committee member
umpiring in many competitions such as the BVSL, MWBL and Latrobe Valley.
Baseball Victoria and the BUAV on behalf of all our members
wish to pass on its condolences to Brock's family and friends at this difficult
time.
Attached below is a condolence letter from the BUAV.
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Current statistics of all active Australian and New Zealander players are attached.
AUSTRALIANS IN THE MAJORS
Week in Review
Grant Balfour (Glenwood NSW) is 0-2 with a 5.18 ERA in 33 appearances, 33 innings, for the Tampa Bay Rays this season. He has recorded 11 saves from 13 opportunities while allowing 19 runs, all earned, on 25 hits, two homeruns, and 23 walks while striking out 31.
The Rays are 38 - 49 (.437) in 5th place in the American League East, 9.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.
·27 June – Grant pitched one inning in the Rays 5-2 win at Baltimore. He came on in the 8th with the final score in place and faced three batters: Nick Markakis grounded out to second; Steve Pearce grounded out to third; and Adam Jones grounded out to first.
·28 June – Grant pitched 2/3 of an inning at Baltimore allowing an earned run on two hits in the Rays 5-4 win. He came on in the 8th, with the score 5-3 Rays, two of the O’s runs having just been scored on a Manny Machado homer, and faced four batters: Jonathan Schoop flied out to centre; Delmon Young singled to centre; Nick Markakis singled to right; and Steve Pearce popped out to second. He was relieved but the next batter singled to score Young.
·30 June – Grant pitched one inning allowing one hit and striking out two in the Rays 4-3 12-inning win at the Yankees. He came on to start the 10th with the scored tied at 3-all and faced four batters: Derek Jeter singled to centre; Jacoby Ellsbury flied out to left; Mark Teixeira struck out swinging; and Brian McCann struck out on a foul tip.
·1 July – Grant earned his 11th save pitching one inning, walking two and striking out one in the Rays 2-1 win at the Yankees. He came on in the 9th with the final score in place and faced five batters: Carlos Beltran walked; Brian McCann called out on strikes; Brian Roberts lined out to centre; Kelly Johnson walked; and Yangervis Solarte grounded out to first to end the game.
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE IMPORTS IN THE MAJORS
Brandon Barnes (Sydney Blue Sox) is batting .261 for the Colorado Rockies with 11 RBI, 10 doubles, two triples and three homeruns in 161 at bats over 72 games while playing right field. Over his last ten games, dating to 20 June, he’s batting .120 with one runs on three hits, including one homerun, in 25 at-bats. He’s made several video highlights which can be viewed here. The Rockies are 36 - 49 (.424), in fourth place in the National League West and 11.5 games behind the Giants.
Didi Gregorious (Canberra Cavalry) is batting .200 with 12 hits scoring 10 runs, two home runs, in 60 at bats over 17 games with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Over his last ten games, dating to 14 June, he’s batting .162 with four runs on six hits, with two RBI, in 37 at-bats. He’s made several video highlights which can be viewed here. The Diamondbacks are 35 - 51 (.407) in fifth place in the NL West 13 games behind San Francisco.
James Jones (Adelaide Bite) is batting .293 with eight RBI, six doubles and four triples while playing centre field for the Seattle Mariners. He’s scored 34 runs on 60 hits and has stolen 17 bases in 205 at bats over 57 games. Over his last ten games, dating to 22 June, he’s batting .289 with nine runs on 11 hits with two RBI and five stolen bases over 38 at bats. He’s made several video highlights which can be viewed here. The Mariners are 47 - 38 (.553) in third place in the AL West 4.5 games behind the Oakland A’s.
Kevin Kiermaier (Canberra Cavalry) is batting .298 with 13 RBI, eight doubles, two triples and seven homeruns while playing centre field for the Tampa Bay Rays. He’s scored 13 runs on 36 hits and has stolen one base in 121 at bats over 38 games. Over his last ten games, dating to 23 June, he’s batting .289 with four runs on 11 hits with six RBI over 38 at bats. He’s made several video highlights which can be viewed here. The Rays are 38 - 49 (.437) in 5th place in the American League East, 9.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.
AUSTRALIAN ESPN BROADCAST SCHEDULE (All times AEST)
DOUBLE-A LEAGUES:
SAUPOLD LEADS SEA WOLVES PAST RUBBER DUCKS
Tom Reisenweber, Erie Times-News – 4 July
SINGLE-A LEAGUES:
THORPE SHOWS HIS PROMISE FOR KERNELS
Teenager’s strongest start leads to 6-5 win over Clinton
Jeff Johnson, The Gazette – 27 June
ROOKIE LEAGUES:
CONNOR McDONALD NAMED DSL ASTROS BLUE TEAM’S PLAYER OF THE MONTH
THE AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE:
CANBERRA CAVALRY A MODEL OF AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE SUCCESS
David Polkinghorne, The Canberra Times – 25 June
AT A GLANCE
• Here’s a little clip with Grant Balfour (Glenwood NSW) from the video series “Ask the Rays”.
• Liam Hendriks (Perth Heat; Carine WA) has been named to the International League All-Star Team set to play their Pacific League peers in the Triple-A All-Star Game on 16 July in Durham, North Carolina.
• The Cincinnati Reds have signed Ryan Rowland-Smith (Newcastle NSW) to a minor league contract and assigned him to their Triple-A affiliate in Louisville, Kentucky.
• IF Ben Shorto (Perth Heat) has been released by the Cleveland Indians.
• Josh Tols (Adelaide SA) earned the win for the North All-Stars in the Independent Pecos League’s All-Star game
• A tip of the hat to Nathan Walker who this week became the first Australian to be drafted by a National Hockey League team. When he takes the ice for the Washington Capitals he will become the first Australian to play in the NHL – the last of the four major North American sporting leagues to add an Aussie.
Baseball Victoria sadly acknowledges that an official passed
away over the weekend. At this stage the authorities are in the process
of notifying the family members.
During this time, Baseball Victoria is unable to provide any
further details, and would appreciate that the baseball
community respects the rights and privacy of family members.
The Baseball Victoria Under 16 Winter State Championships held in Mildura on 5 and 6 July have been won by Dandenong (Division 1) and Bendigo (Division 2).
Heading into the final round Ringwood lead Dandenong by 1 point, with the two team facing each other knowing the winner would take out the Division 1 title. Dandenong raced out to a 5 -0 lead after the first innings. Despite Ringwood clawing back two runs in the second innings Dandenong were able to retain a five run lead, scoring two runs themselves.
A comeback in the fourth inning by Ringwood saw them tie the scores 7-7 before Dandenong scored twice in the bottom of the fourth innings to lead by two runs. Ringwood tied up the game in the fifth inning and then went ahead 11-9 however the clock was their biggest enemy. Unable to get three Dandenong outs before time elapsed scores reverted back to the fourth innings, giving Dandenong the win and the Division 1 title.
Diamond Valley Black
In Division 2 host Sunraysia and Bendigo finished the preliminary rounds first and second respectively and progressed to the main play-off game. In tight low scoring Final Bendigo starting pitcher Billy Parsons threw 9 strikeouts through the first four innings without giving up a run. On the back of tight pitching Bendigo were able to defend their three runs, giving up just one run to Sunraysia through seven innings.
The vision from all games played on Diamond 1 as well as the presentations can still be watched on www.mysportlive.com.au
Sunraysia – Nick Tregeagle
Baseball Victoria would like to acknowledge all the volunteers from Sunraysia Baseball League and their clubs, Mildura Rural City Council and My Sport Live for their outstanding support to make the Under 16 Winter State Championships a success.
Kenan Jack speaks to us about the upcoming under 16 Winter State Championships to be held in Mildura on July 5th and 6th.
Kenan is the manager of the Bendigo Under 16 team who will be competing at the Baseball Victoria Winter State Championships in Mildura on 5th and 6th July 2014. Kenan's son Lachie has also been chosen to play in the 15 & Under Australian team who are travelling to Mexico later in the month. Lachie is currently running a fundraising campaign to help him get there.
Individuals or businesses who would like to sponsor Lachlan Jack on the road to Mexico can email Kenan Jack or phone 0411 480 307.
Past Editions of Around The Ground with Cam Gleeson
My Sport Live together with Baseball Victoria is pleased to
be bringing you LIVE coverage of the U16 State Winter Championships to be held
in Mildura from 5-6 July 2014.
The event will take place at the Old Aerodrome Sports
Complex in Mildura and will see teams converge from all over the State, vying
to be crowned State Champions.
All games on Diamond 1 will steam LIVE, which means each
team participating at the event will have at least one of their matches
broadcasted live, and you can catch all the featured action via www.mysportlive.com.au.
“This is a
fantastic opportunity for family members and the baseball public unable to make
it up to Mildura to have the chance to watch their child, grandchild, or
teammate play in this championship. This also provides Baseball Victoria
the opportunity to present the sport to a new audience and promote the local
region,” said Baseball Victoria CEO Neale Price.
Some of Australia’s best up-and-coming baseball talent will
be on display at the event, and no matter where you are you can see it on your
computer, tablet, or phone with the click of a button.
So make sure you head to www.mysportlive.com.au to avoid
missing any of the action!
Below is the schedule of games to be shown live on My Sport
Live
Saturday 5 July 2014
10:15 AM
Diamond Valley Red
vs Sunraysia
12:30 PM
Ringwood Black vs
Geelong
3:00 PM
Ringwood Green vs
Latrobe Valley
Sunday 6 July 2014
8:45 AM
Latrobe Valley vs
Bendigo
11:00 AM
Dandenong vs
Diamond Valley Black
1:30 PM
Ringwood Black vs
Dandenong
3:30 PM
Closing Ceremony
Baseball Victoria is now seeking
applications for all coaching and Executive Officer positions for all 2015 Women's
Victorian Teams that will participate in National Championships.
Overview
The primary aim is to develop and
maximise the opportunities of our athletes to progress to the next level. In
many cases this is to represent Australia and/or provide the necessary platform
to allow them to progress into the National league, the US College system or
professional ranks.
Program
Baseball Victoria will be
appointing 1 Head Coach, 2 Assistant Coaches and 1 EO per team. The Head Coach
for the respective Blue Teams will be appointed as the Manager of the age
group/category. The teams will be as follows (pending player interest and
availability)
Requirement
Appointed coaches and Executive
Officers (EOs) will be required to coordinate, implement and attend trials,
squad training, team preparation and training sessions as directed by Baseball Victoria. Coordination and servicing of
the teams during the National Championships will also be required.
Venues
All training and tournament
venues will be confirmed by Baseball
Victoria at a later
date.
It is likely that the National
Championships will be held interstate. Venues and dates for all National
Championships will be announced by Baseball Australia.
Coach and EOs Eligibility
All coaches and EOs MUST meet the
following requirements:
Qualifications
Personal Attributes
Costs and Remuneration
Please note that a small out
of pocket reimbursement for travel and other expenses will be available to
coaches and EOs that successful fulfil all requirements of them, as directed by
Baseball Victoria.
Application
Please find below the Application
Form to be completed and returned to Ashley Blair – ashley.blair@baseballvictoria.com.au
This form MUST be completed and
submitted for the application to be considered.
Registrations are being called
for players and coaches to participate in the 2014 Girls Friendship Series.
Baseball Queensland are
holding the Girls Friendship Series this year from 27th – 30th
September. More details regarding the venue and cost to follow shortly.
Baseball Victoria will be
entering a team in the 13U, 15U & 17U.
Come and Try Days will be held
in July/August. Date and Venue to be confirmed.
Age Matrix:
September 2004 - December 1997
If you are interested in coaching
in this program please complete the following survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JD8B5NT
If you are interested in
playing in one of these age groups please complete the following survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JDSK8N8