Ground is open
Information entered by 19/11/2008, on Richard West

Mini Ball will start again on Friday the 17th October 2008
Information entered by Steve Holloway, on Friday 12th September 2008

2009 Claxton Shield to be a truly “National” Competition

The Australian Baseball Federation is pleased to announce that the 2009 Diamond Anniversary Claxton Shield will commence on December 2, 2008.

Celebrating a 75 year milestone in 2009, Australia 's oldest and most prestigious baseball competition will herald an unprecedented format that many see as a vital step towards a revamped national competition.

For the first time, the game schedule will commence with a Showcase Round at Blacktown Olympic Park in Sydney from December 2 through December 7, 2008 , where five teams will congregate to play the first ten games of a forty game series.

The remaining thirty games will be played in a subsequent five-week ‘Home and Away' Series that will commence on December 12, 2008 and conclude on January 18, 2009 , with each state hosting a minimum of six games.

The ‘Home and Away' schedule has been manipulated to include regional venues in Lismore, Mount Gambier , Mildura, Wollongong , Geelong and Canberra .

The Semi-Finals will be held from January 23 through January 25, with the Finals to be played February 6 through February 8, 2009 .

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The five-team competition will include the Queensland Rams , Victoria Aces , Barbagello Perth HEAT , New South Wales Patriots and South Australia .

Australian Baseball Federation ( ABF ) Chief Executive Officer, John May, is very excited about the Australian Baseball program for the coming summer. 

“The opportunity to showcase our sport at a National and regional level as well as celebrating and recognising many of the achievements over the competition's 75 year history will produce some great events,” he said.

“Our objective for the 2009 event is to bring the game to our fans, and we plan to make it bigger and better than ever.”

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The Claxton Shield, first contested in 1934, remains the pinnacle event for Australian baseball players with as many as 60 current US professionals expected to compete in the 2009 competition.

To celebrate the 75th, or ‘Diamond' Anniversary of the Claxton Shield, the Australian Baseball Federation will select and announce a Claxton Shield ‘Diamond Anniversary All-Star Team'.

The ABF views this as a unique opportunity to celebrate the game by formally recognising the achievements of some of the game's greatest stars.

In order to facilitate the selection of the Claxton Shield Diamond All-Stars Team, each State Association will be required to nominate their own State based 22-man All-Star squad.

The ABF selection panel will select the final Claxton Shield Diamond All-Stars Team based on a range of criteria. The announcement of final team will then form the focus of the 2009 Baseball Australia Diamond Awards on February 28, 2009 .

All teams competing in the 2009 Claxton Shield will be wearing ‘heritage playing tops' to honour the 75 year milestone.

Fans can expect the battle for state pride to be enhanced by the individual quest for National team selection. With the world's most elite international baseball competition, the 2009 World Baseball Classic, scheduled to commence in March, the 2009 Diamond Anniversary Claxton Shield is expected to be one of the most competitive in recent memory.

The 2009 Diamond Anniversary Claxton Shield is proudly supported by the Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP), Edge 85, Virgin Blue and Major League Baseball.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!

World Masters 2009

We are going to the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games!
Kellyville has now entered a team in the World Masters 2009, to be held at Blacktown Olympic Park.
See World Masters for more information

Entered By Richard West, On 2/06/2008

For Sale

Do you have a few items around the house you no longer require?
Baseball gear the kids have grown out off?
You can now place them in our "FOR SALE" section HERE

Entered By Richard West, On 15/05/2008