We are excited to announce a new partnership, called The Diamond Sports Western Australia (DSWA) between Baseball WA, Softball WA, and Tee-Ball Association of WA. This alliance aims to enhance diamond sports in Western Australia through strategic collaboration.
A Diamond Sports Western Australia Working Group will aim to achieve our shared goals in diamond sports by sharing our knowledge, experiences, and strategies with each other. We recognise that the pathways in diamond sports have not been clear and strong enough in the past. Our main objective moving forward is to increase participation in tee-ball and provide better structures and programs to aid the transition to baseball and softball as players develop their skills. As soon as our young athletes advance to baseball and softball, our aim is to establish more effective pathways that assist them in transitioning to either sport or making it easy to participate in both. Our diamond sports athletes have achieved great success at various levels such as club, charter, state, national, collegiate, professional, and Olympic. We believe that working together can further enhance this success. This strategic alliance will not result in changes to the current staff, offices, facilities, or boards of the three governing bodies. As a group, we strongly believe in Western Australia's rich history in diamond sports and aim to build upon it. Our dedication to every community, club, and stakeholder involvement in these sports is rooted in creating a positive influence that will benefit generations of families and players to come. For further information on DSWA, please contact Lachlan Dale, Rick Wolters or Chris Hardwick. Eight West Australians have been invited to Australia’s Under 18 National Junior Camp on the Gold Coast this week with World Cup roster spots on the line.
Congratulations to Cruze Brendon, Joshua Davies, Michael De Gasperis, Campbell Froude, Riley Hall, Jai Hewitt, Brayden Moyle, and Kaine Newham! 50 of the best junior baseball players from across the country will attend the camp, and at the end, the group will be cut down to 20. Those players will represent Australia at the Under 18 World Cup from 31 August 31 – 10 September in Taiwan. The camp is hosted at Surfers Paradise Baseball Club and will run from 13 - 20 August. Baseball Australia released the initial 28 players selected for the camp in February, but 22 more players have been added. National Player Development Manager Andrew Riddell says coaches and scouts across Australia have been keeping a close eye on the best junior talent from across the country. “After our national championships in January, 28 players received invites based off their performances while playing for their state,” he says. “Since then, we’ve kept track of players around Australia while they were training in their high-performance programs. The additional players were selected because of their hard work – and now they have the same opportunity to wear the Green & Gold.” “We’re looking forward to getting to Surfers and letting the 50 players go at it to determine who represents Australia in Tawain,” says Riddell. Players will partake in morning training sessions every day, with games played each afternoon. Diamond VET in Schools enrolments are now open for 2024. All current year 10, 11 and 12 aged students who love sport and fitness are encouraged to apply.
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SIS30321 Certificate III in Fitness Literacy, Language and Numeracy: ONLY REQUIRED FOR CERT III students: LLN SIS40221 Certificate IV in Fitness Cert 3 in fitness is a prerequisite NEED MORE INFO? Click here. After a gruelling 36 hours in transit, we arrived in a hot and humid Tokyo, prepared and ready to play against fellow passionate and talented players from around the world.
Day one started with an official opening Ceremony followed by a two-hour training session at a local university baseball field. The temperature was high 30s with extreme humidity and the players desperately tried to acclimatize. Day two saw our team play their first game of the tournament against the USA. We managed to put runs on the board early scoring 4 in the top of the first but in the bottom of the first a number of errors in the field unfortunately saw the USA take the lead. Playing on astroturf for the very first time for many was a huge adjustment but the fielders learnt quickly and played a very clean defensive game for the following innings. 3 pitchers combined to finish the game which ended with a loss, the final score being 12 to 6. Day three we faced Hong Kong. A double elimination format meant that this game was a must win. With a stellar effort by our pitcher who went deep into the game, the team battled hard defensively and managed to offensively get runners into scoring position but unfortunately the left on bases cost us in the end. The final score was 5 nil knocking us out of the tournament. With only friendlies now remaining we took a short break before meeting USA again at the grounds. An agreement was made to mix the teams and with each team having half Australian and half USA players made for some competitive and animated game play. International friendships were made as we bonded over baseball with these talented and dedicated players. Day four we once again faced Hong Kong in a friendly and gave us a chance to even the score and play for a win against them. Unrestricted rotations allowed for lots of new defensive opportunities for our players and although hot and exhausted there were plenty of smiles on the diamond. The final score was 12 to Australia and 9 to Hong Kong, we secured our first win. That afternoon we finally got a chance to take on our hosts. Our friendly against Japan, who later went on the win the Pony League World Series Championship, was enjoyed by all. After an exhausting game earlier that morning the girls dug deep and gave a formidable Japan a challenge, securing 1 run offensively and allowing us to rotating players through the mound, which meant that a total of 8 players were given the opportunity to pitch throughout the tournament. Unfortunately, we were not given a chance to play against Chinese-Taipei but bonds were made with the players over the week and I am sure that as womens baseball continues to grow we will be watching their careers progress in the years to come. We are so very fortunate to be able to have this experience in Japan. The Japanese have offered us amazing hospitality, the opportunity to meet and become friends with fellow baseballers will be treasured, and the “never give up” attitudes of our players who battled through mental and physical exhaustion is something to be proud of. We hope to always look back on this journey as one we treasure. Thank you to each and every one of our players who represented themselves, the team and Australia so well on an international stage. Thank you to the support staff who dedicated so much time, energy and passion over this week and during the months leading up to it. Thank you to BWA and those behind the scenes that supported us and made the journey possible. Thank you to Pony League Japan, particularly the countless volunteers on the ground that have made us feel so welcome and ensured the games could go ahead. All the hard work and excitement from our 15U’s at the Pony Girls World Series.
After ‘unusual’ pre-game lead-ups and many language barriers crossed, we worked our way through the week. Unfortunately, it’s been a very tough battle for our 15U’s with a lot of learnings and fun in the game they all have a passion for. Our coaching group can’t be prouder of their efforts and perseverance to continue to battle all week. We haven’t managed to get any wins but the girls have all worked hard and supported their teammates the whole tournament. Day 1 USA 12-2 Day 2 China 10-0 Day 2 USA 18-0 Day 3 China 9-3 Day 3 Japan 15U 15-4 Well done to all the WA Pony Girls representing Australia West! View more photos on the BWA Facebook page. |
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