Baseball Victoria is pleased to announce the trials for the charters that will participate in the Junior League State Championships.
This year we will be the inaugural Junior League Championships, with the winner going through to participate at the Junior League National Championships in April 2015.
The Junior League program has replaced the U14 National Championships, with charters now participating in a State Championship with the winner going through to participate at National Championship as they have for the last seven (7) years within the Little League Age group.
The Junior League Championships has become an important program within the development pathway both within Victoria and within the Australia junior’s landscape.
This program is for players aged 12 to 14 prior to 1 May 2015 and is based on “Charters” within metropolitan Melbourne. Each club in Metropolitan Melbourne is assigned to a Charter. Players are then eligible for a League Charter team based on the club/s in which they are registered.
For the Junior League Program, each Charter selects an “All-Star” team from all eligible players from the clubs within that Charter to participate in the State Little League Championships. Each Charter All-Star team selects 14 players.
From there, the winning Charter/s then progress to the National Junior League Championships to play against Charters from across Australia. Victoria will have two teams that will progress to the National Championships.
Championships Dates and Venue
This year the State League Championships will be held on 23 – 25 January 2015 at Geelong Baseball Complex
The National Junior League Championships will be held in April 2015. The venue is still to be advised.
Player Eligibility
For players to participate in the State Junior League Championship, the following criteria must be met:
CHARTERS
Southern Mariners Clubs
Yarra Rangers Clubs
Bonbeach
Berwick
Cheltenham
Waverley
Sandringham
Springvale
Western Mets Clubs
Rays Clubs
Footscray
Blackburn
Geelong
Malvern
Newport
Melbourne
Sunshine
Upwey
Werribee
Williamstown
Northern Diamondbacks
Clubs
Doncaster
Essendon
Fitzroy
Preston
TRIALS APPLICATION
Players who wish to register must complete the following ONLINE APPLICATION FORM prior to Sunday 23 November 2014.
After the 23 November, all players registered will receive all the information required for trials. Trials will commence on Saturday 29 November 2014.
Players will be required to attend trials for their respective League to be eligible for selection - players who do not to attend these trials may not be eligible for selection.
PROGRAM LEVY
Each team will be invoiced to participate in the 2015 Junior League State Championships. The levy for each team will include the cost to stage the tournament.
If you have any questions regarding the Junior League Program, please feel free to contact Ashley Blair on (03) 9645 8000 or ashley.blair@baseballvictoria.com.au.