Comets Newsletter - 12 Mar

Grand Finals at Majors Bay this Saturday

In the morning St Pats Vs Rosebank LL Junior D3 then in the afternoon starting at 1.30pm on Diamond 3 Concord Comets Vs Carlingford Cardinals PCBL B Grade (no time limit - 7 innings game). This should be a great game, both side evenly matched. If anyone has time to spare come on down to see some great baseball.

Winter Baseball Registrations are now open!

Just a reminder that any juniors wanting to play winter baseball Concord Comets plays in the PCBL (Pacific Coast Baseball League), which runs run April till August. The requirement is that the player must be 15 years of age as of 1st April, 2020. If interested they can register through the Clubs website. Registrations are now open.

The Concord Baseball Club will be entering teams in the 2020 Pacific Coast Winter Baseball Competition that commences on 02 May 2020.

Player registrations are now open for male and female players (minimum age 15 as at 01 April 2020).

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!

Players aged 14 may now be permitted to play in the 2020 Adult Winter League subject to assessment by approval by the League. If you are aged 14 and interested in playing Winter Baseball Contact Tony by email or mobile listed below.

Registrations close on Friday 03 April 2020.

Details of Registration Fees are available on the link.

To register click on the link below.

https://reg.sportlomo.com/club/baseballaustralia/baseballnsw/bnswpcbl/concordbaseballclub

Tamworth Invitational Baseball Carnival

Registrations are also open for players wishing to participate in the 2020 Tamworth Invitational Baseball carnival held over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend 6^th, 7^th & 8^th June 2020.

No experience is necessary, this is a fun weekend opened to experienced players and novices that want to have a go at Baseball and enjoy a fun weekend away.

Tournament fees:

Players registered in the 2019/20 Summer season or in the 2020 Winter season: $60 tournament entry fee only.

For unregistered players: $60 tournament entry fee plus $40 registration fee.

Players will also need to organise their own travel and accommodation at Tamworth.

Registrations for the Tamworth Tournament close on Friday 03 April 2020.

To register click on the link below.

https://reg.sportlomo.com/club/baseballaustralia/baseballnsw/bnswpcbl/concordbaseballclub

Note: Please ensure you select the correct registration option. Players registered to play Baseball with any club in NSW in the 2019-20 Summer season or the 2020 Winter season should select "Tamworth Tournament 2020 (Registered Players). All other players should select "Tamworth Tournament 2020 (Unregistered Players)

If you have any enquiries regarding Winter Baseball, the Tamworth tournament, the Registration process or the Concord Baseball Club please contact:

Tony Solano,
Mobile 0402 892 280
email solanoan@tpg.com.au

Three Teams through to the PCBL Finals Series.

As we near the end of another successful Summer season for our PCBL teams, we have three teams through to the finals series games.

Our G2 team played in an elimination Semi Final last Saturday but unfortunately went down in a narrow loss 11-10 against Stealers. After falling behind in the game, our team staged a mighty comeback but wasnt quite enough to snatch the win. Well done to all the players and coaching staff, see you soon in the Winter season.

Our E1 team has progressed through to the Major Semi Final to be played at 3:45pm this coming Saturday 14 March at Flat Rock Reserve against North Sydney. The winner of this game will progress straight through to the Grand Final while the loser of the game will get a second chance the following week. If you can get along to Flat Rock Reserve on Saturday I am sure the team will appreciate the support. Our E2 and D1 teams narrowly missed out on a finals berth but both teams again had strong seasons.

Our B2 team that finished Minor Premiers at the end of the competition rounds will play in the Grand Final this coming Saturday 14 March at Majors Bay Reserve commencing at 1:30pm against Carlingford in what should be a terrific game of baseball. Both teams traded first and second place several times during the season and both deserve their place in the Grand Final. We would love to see you at the ground on Saturday to support the mighty Concord team.

Wet Weather Policy and Game Cancellations

In the event of inclement weather your manager will advise cancellations via Team Stuff as soon as the information is available. This can be as late as 7:30am on game day. RHBL will be advertising field closures on the link https://www.rhbl.com.au/wet-weather for your reference. It is the Home Team’s responsibility to advise the visiting team if the game is cancelled.

A list of contacts for each team can be found on the RHBL website or by following the link https://www.rhbl.com.au/hawks-juniors/competition/club-contacts

Failure to notify will result in a forfeit by the Home Team.

Uniform Shop Opening Times

Looking to purchase items of uniform?

The Uniform shop has closed for the current season. For late purchases and special requests please contact Gabbie direct on gabbiesmith1@gmail.com. Our uniform shop is located in the shipping container at our home fields.

Results Coordinator

Scorers are responsible for sending photos of completed Results Sheet for each Home Game played.
For Away Games, simply text your score (keep it simple - for example: Concord 10, Boomers 4)
All Results sheets and scores need to be submitted by 2pm Saturdays - the sooner the better - to the Results Coordinator at baseballresults@itdriven.com.au or SMS to 0413 728 860
If you are unsure on how to complete Results Sheets - contact Agathe the Results Coordinator or ask a more experienced scorer to help you.
Please do not leave your result sheet in the Canteen without sending a photo of it first.
Thank you.

BATS that are permitted to be used in RHBL games are detailed below.

Wooden bats
Bats carrying the USA Bat LOGO
Bats with ALLOY Barrels
Composite Barrel Bats MUST be Certified BBCOR or carry the USA Bat logo

Parents Have Your Say!

In the last few days parents should have received an email fro RHBL seeking feedback with your experience playing Baseball.

RHBL is focussed on providing the best experience possible for our players, parents, spectators, officials & visitors. To help us with our commitment to provide this we would greatly appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us, on your experience so far this season.

All responses are anonymous, and the survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete – so please, we want your honest feedback – the good, the bad and the ugly!

Please click here https://forms.gle/GXjGDprpva21eCAP8 to complete the survey.

Draws, Standings and other information
The season draws have been uploaded on http://www.allprosoftware.net/RHBL2019
A reminder that the is only V1 of the draw. There will be gradings and redraws in some divisions so please only concentrate on the first 5 rounds for now. And please check the draw regularly as there are changes from time to time.

Lastly, the RHBL Website contains information on all league policies, codes of behaviour, rules and other documentations..

Uniform Shop Open
By appointment only, please email gabbiesmith1@gmail.com
Season Dates
Restart: 11/12 Oct 2019
Last games before Xmas: 13/14 Dec 2019
Restart: 31 Jan/1 Feb 2020
Grand Finals: 13/14 Mar 2020
Spare Grand Final 20/21 Mar

Need more information?

For more information on player registrations please contact

Alison Massey (Junior Coordinator): 0412 438 114
Tony Solano (President):0402 892 280
Daniel Arregui (Coaching Coordinator): 0414 216 326
Club e-mail: concord.baseball@gmail.com
Club Website: www.concord.baseball.com.au