training sessions have changed – please read below

2024/2025 Season Training Information

Season allocated training days in table below

This schedule commences week commencing 26 August 2024 – click here for the training sessions table

PRE – SEASON TRAINING SESSIONS 2024 – 2025

Weekend training for all ages except for Little League has ceased as from 17 August 2024

Little League will train for the final Saturday morning on Saturday 24 August – 8.30am – 10.30am. Rookieball players should also attend this training as well as mid week Little League training sessions.

No other group will train this Saturday

Mid week training for each age group commences week commencing 26 August 2024.

See above table for training days and times and locations

NOTE 1 – Club is hosting Futures League games every Sunday from 18 August to 15 September inclusive

Huge shout out to Committee Member – Bradley Matheson – for his untiring work in developing the Wests Team Stack App for internal Club communications

Wests Baseball now has their own smartphone app which is 100% FREE to join.  It will keep you updated with all the latest news and events plus much more.

To get the full features of this app please go to the App Store or Google Play and download Stack Team App onto your mobile device, then follow these simple steps:

1. Sign-up to Stack Team App. You’ll be sent an e-mail to activate your account.
2. Log-in and search for Wests Baseball, then request to become a member.

Links to app: 

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/stack-team-app/id625607532

Google play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamapp.teamapp&pcampaignid=web_share

Click here for the Stack App flyer https://westsbaseball.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/team_app_brochure-Wests-Baseball.pdf

Click here for the link to the Wests Baseball App https://westsbaseball.teamapp.com

This App can be your one stop shop for all Club related matters

Come along to the SMASH HIT of the season – WESTS HOME RUN DERBY

This event is a fund raising event for the Club and proceeds will be used to upgrade Field 3 on the bottom field for our Rookieball and Little League players including a permanent backnet, dugouts mounted on concrete slabs and a scorers hut.

• HOME RUN DERBY SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2024
• Gates open at 10.00am

• Events commence at 11.00am
• Events include
  • Longest throw
  • Cut off Relay
  • Base run Bandit
  • Fastest pitch
  • Home Run Derby
  • Gold coin entry fee for each attempt and entry in the above
  • Prizes for event winners

There will be pop-up stalls including

• Wests merchandise
• Base2Base baseball gear
• Brisbane Bandits players and merchandise
• And others

Food will be available from

• Wests Canteen
• Mobile coffee van
• Specialty food truck

Each summer baseball season, the Club brings out overseas baseball players to assist our Club by

1. Playing strong baseball with our Division 1 team
2. Coaching one of the Club junior teams
3. Being a role model for all of our players
4. Bringing a different culture to our Club

The Club needs Host families to accommodate these players. Rod and Wendy Gaunt are hosting our two German import players – Moritz Kohler and Luca Rammelmann.

We need a family or families or a Member to host our American import player Don Goodes. Here is his profile  – please click to learn some more about Don. Don will be coaching one of the Little League Division 2 teams this season.

Please respond by reply email if you are able to accommodate Don for a month, a few months or for the entire season. Don will arrive in Brisbane on Friday 19th September at 11.35pm via Cathay Pacific.

The Club will assist with providing some funds to each Host family for food (@$1000 per season) as well as providing a car for the player to use for the season.

This is a great opportunity for a family to experience hosting an overseas player gaining a rich insight into the player’s country and baseball activities as well as gaining a good friend and a possible exchange opportunity for your child to play baseball overseas.

To all Wests Members –

IT IS GETTING VERY BUSY AT WESTS 

We are excited to share with you our first Club News! 

We realise there is a lot of information being shared in the lead up to the 2024/25 season. To help our members keep up to date and informed we will send periodically a club newsletter.

 Our first Club News is attached and includes –

• information about registrations
• how to use FairPlay Vouchers
• pre-season training schedule
• Come and Try dates – including a popup stand by Base 2 Base Sports
• Wests Women’s Community, and
• Upcoming events. 

 Please click here to see our latest Newsletter 

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. 
—
Claire Stirling Secretary Western Districts Baseball Club Inc. ABN: 89 832 510 708 m: 0408 218 919 a: 59 Westcombe Street, Darra QLD 4075 w: WestsBaseball.com.au e: Secretary@WestsBaseball.com.au Facebook.com/WestsBaseball Instagram.com/WestsBaseball Twitter.com/WestsBaseball

Using your voucher

Step 1 – print or email your voucher

After your application is approved, you can download, print or email your voucher:

1. Log in to your Enquire account.
2. Under the Vouchers heading, find the relevant voucher. You can filter vouchers (search for a specific voucher) by typing the child/young person’s name.
3. Select Download on the right-hand side.
4. Open the voucher.
5. Hover your mouse over the pdf, right click and select Print.
6. To email your voucher, right click, Save As to your computer and then attach it to your email.

Step 2 – give the provider your voucher

Present or email the voucher to the activity provider when you register your child. The voucher must be used before the expiry date.

Step 3 – email the voucher to our Club Treasurer at treasurer@westsbaseball.com.au

Step 4 – register your child and pay the full registration fee

Step 5 – Club will redeem voucher and reimburse you once funds have been received

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.

For experienced players seeking competitive play, Wests is also looking to form a Division 1 team.

Join us on Sunday, August 11th for a relaxed and social Wests Women’s Morning Tea! It’s a perfect chance for all women to meet our community, share stories and experiences, and discover if baseball is your new passion.

Wests Women’s Morning Tea

Sunday, 11^th August:  9-10am

Coffee van will be onsite from 7:30am (to be confirmed)

Know someone who’d love baseball? Tag them or share this post. Let’s grow the game and celebrate women in sports together.

Begin your baseball journey with Wests Bulldogs!

The Club has the following Come & Try days and we welcome you coming along and giving baseball a go. You will enjoy!

• Come & Try Day – Saturday 10 August – 3.00pm – 5.00pm
• Come & Try Day – Sunday 11 August – 9.00am – 11.00am
• Come & Try Day – Saturday 17 August – 9.00am – 11.00am

PLUS we will hold a Come and Try day for female players as follows:

• Sunday 11th August – 8am – Coffee and Questions
• Sunday 11th August – 9am – 11am – Come & Try – have a go at baseball – its a great sport

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

Or call Rodney Gaunt – 0413 228 555

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.

Our club is now registered with containers for change, how exciting!  

Containers for Change is a state-wide recycling scheme that enables charities and community groups who participate in the scheme to fundraise for their cause.

The club is in the process of purchasing recycling bins specifically for Containers for Change. These bins are purpose built for recycled 10C containers. 

There are a few ways you can donate – 

• Drop your containers off at the club
• Use the code below or 
• link to your Containers for Change app for our club to be credited the value of the containers you donate at any of the Containers for Change stations.

All donations will make a difference and help to purchase new equipment for our members! 

Start saving today and support WESTERN DISTRICTS BASEBALL CLUB

All players, Coaches, Umpires and scorers are invited to apply to attend the Wests 2024 Baseball Academy.

The Academy will go for six weeks with two sessions per week as follows:

• Starts: Friday 12 July 2024

• Ends: Sunday 18 August

• Sessions: Friday evenings 6.00pm – 8.00pm; Sundays afternoons 3.00pm – 5.00pm

Costs: Nil cost

Aim of the Academy:- is to provide technical and practical tuition for players, coaches, umpires and scorers. Players will get technical and playing tuition; coaches will get assistance on how to coach players and teams; umpires and scorers will be provided practical tuition by umpiring and scoring practice games where the players will play a game between themselves coached by the attending coaches.

Some time will be spent in the clubrooms learning new skills via video and coach discussions while the greater amount of time will be spent on the training track refining skills.

Register by emailing Rodney Gaunt – specialprojects.westsbaseball@gmail.com