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Join the Wests Bulldogs Baseball community

Calling all females! Join Wests Bulldogs and discover the thrill of baseball in a welcoming and inclusive community. Whether you’re eager to play, learn to score, umpire, volunteer on game days, or simply be part of the excitement, there’s a place for you in baseball! 

Baseball is not just a game—it’s an exhilarating team sport with countless benefits, widely acclaimed as one of the best team activities to engage in. If you’re new to the game, don’t be daunted! Wests welcomes players of all levels.  Starting a new sport and acquiring fresh skills can seem overwhelming, but baseball offers an ideal setting for mastering the fundamentals and honing new abilities.  Fundamentally, baseball requires a blend of hand-eye coordination, teamwork, and strategic thinking. It’s a sport that transcends age and skill levels, catering to everyone from beginners to seasoned players.   It’s a sport that not only improves coordination and strategic thinking but also creates lasting friendships and unforgettable moments of fun on and off the field.

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Begin your baseball journey with Wests Bulldogs!

For any further enquiries please contact our Club Secretary at Secretary@WestsBaseball.com.au

Or call Sagree Govender – 0450 322 572

PLEASE NOTE – Female players can play in both or either Sunday – mixed teams or Saturday – Women’s teams once they turn 15 years of age and Women’s Division 2 once they turn 14 years of age.

The Club has commenced the journey to get game quality LED field lights installed at our top field.

You no doubt have see survey pegs and multi-colour lines marked around the baseball fields.

This work is the preliminary work required for the Club trying to get game quality field lights installed at Wests.

We have partnered with a number of Companies including 

• Jasstech – lighting suppliers
• Momentum Consulting Group PTY Ltd. – is a trusted Queensland-based advisory consultancy known for unlocking potential and delivering results and will assist the Club in sourcing funds for this project
• Brisbane City Council 

We are looking to install 6 new light poles with LED lighting to Club level game quality at 500 lux intensity for the infield and 300 lux for the outfield.

This project will take some time – maybe even 1 – 3 years so please be patient as sources of funds are not easy with the project costs being upwards of $700,000 – the Club will need to contribute a significant level of funding up to $100,000 so we will be asking you to assist in an increased number of fund raising events over this time period.

IMPORTANT NOTE – Please do not interfere or move any of the survey pegs. IT IS ILLEGAL TO REMOVE SURVEY PEGS

Any questions – please let us know by email.

• If you know of any organisations that may be in a position to provide any funds for this project; please also let us know.

At the Club’s Annual General Meeting, held on Friday 8 May 2026 in the clubrooms, the following Committee Members were elected

Committee Members

• President – Andrew Kelly
• Vice President – Baseball Operations – Steve Rogers
• Vice President – Club Operations – Rod Gaunt
• Treasurer – Wendy Gaunt
• Secretary – Claire Stirling
• Registrar – Maite Hubbard
• Committee members
  • Go Maeda
  • Sagree Govender
  • Mark Coogan
  • Ian Thatcher
  • Kevin Alexander
  • James Ronan
  • Shawn Hunter
  • Nicholas Kremastos

Congratulations to all elected Committee members

At the recent Club Annual General Meeting, Nicholas Kremastos was granted Life Membership.

Nick has been with the Club since 1997; nearly 30 years; and over that time has become a respected and valued member.

“Mr Reliable” has played for every team within the Club, starting through the junior ranks after coming over to Wests from Redbank as a junior with his younger twin brothers.

He has played and pitched for our Division 1 team and currently plays senior and Masters baseball.

A very humble person, Nick is what “the Bulldog spirit” is all about – fiercely competitiive on the field and fiercely loyal off the field.

Congratulations Nick on a memorable baseball career to date and more to follow.

Please see below a summary of the Grand Final game results :-

• Grand Final – Masters Div 1 South
  • Redlands Rays 14
  • Defeated
  • Wests Bulldogs 4

• Grand Final – South Division
• DIVISION PREMIERS – Little League Minors Player Pitch 46′ South
  • Western Bulldogs 9
  • FINAL
  • Carina Red 1

• North/South Grand Final
• Little League Minors Player Pitch 46′ South
  • Western Bulldogs 0
  • lost to
  • All Stars 6

• PREMIERS – Little League Majors Bandits
  • Wests Bulldogs 3
  • defeated
  • Redcliffe Padres Red 2

• Senior League 80 Bandits
  • Redcliffe Padres Grey 6
  • defeated
  • Wests Bulldogs Red 5

• PREMIERS – Seniors Division 5
  • Carina Redsox 5
  • lost to
  • Wests Bulldogs 9

Due to our Association with Good Sports and due to pressure being applied by various levels of Government/Council – our Club needs to become a non-smoking/vaping Club from 1 January 2026 with a sole designated smoking area to be nominated and clearly signed.

Non smoking signs will be placed around the Club in the near future.

We encourage all members to work with this new policy. We also encourage all new members to bring this policy to the attention of any person you see smoking or vaping around the club environs.

Any person disregarding this policy will be asked to desist in the first instance. If they refuse then they will be asked to leave the park. 

This is already legislated for with regard to junior sport – please see below

• Organised under-18 sporting and recreational events

Smoking is banned at and within 10 metres of activity, viewing and playing areas at:

• organised children’s activities while activity is being provided.
• organised under-18 sporting events during training or practice sessions, and at any intervals or breaks in play.

For children’s sporting events the ban includes the sporting ground or playing area, the viewing area for a water sport, public seating at the grounds and any other area reserved for use by the competitors and the officials. This also includes a 10-metre non-smoking buffer zone from all of these locations, but this does not extend into residential or business premises that share a boundary with these areas.

An organised under-18 sporting event is one that is arranged in advance, is conducted by a professional or amateur sporting body or education institution according to established rules and is intended for or predominately participated in by people under 18.

For organised children’s recreational activity or the ban includes the part of a park or similar area of land being used being used for the activity. This also includes a 10-metre non-smoking buffer zone from the activity area, but this does not extend into residential or business premises that share a boundary with the area.

An organised children’s recreational activity is one that is conducted by an association or club, organised for the participation of children and organised in advance. Examples include supervised outdoor activity or instruction from Scout or Girl Guide clubs, dance or exercise clubs, adventure or nature play associations. Organised children’s recreational activities do not include excursions or attendance at public events or street parades.

Further advice will be provided advising the one and only designated smoking area.

Click on this link to read the Club policy on a smoking and vape free Club

https://westsbaseball.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Wests-policy-completely-smokefree.pdf

To all Buddy League and Teeball participants and families – our Buddy League and Teeball sessions have now concluded for the 2025/2026 summer baseball season.

The Committee would like to sincerely thank all involved for making these programs so much fun and providing so much enjoyment for all of the children.

Particular thanks to Akane Hatai for her wonderful implementation and management of our Buddy League program and to Hazel and Tara for running our program.

The same for Daryl Raven who managed and coached our Teeball players

We hope you will all be back next season for another enjoyable season of Buddy League; Teeball or maybe even Rookieball.