Greater Brisbane League 2008–09

The Greater Brisbane League 2008-09 season is annual summer baseball competition of South East Queensland run by Baseball Queensland.

Major A

Standings

Northside

Rank

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

Southside

Rank

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

Playoffs

Best of three game series

Team Leaders

In the 2008/2009 season the current A-Grade leaders are as follows

  • Batting Average - Pine Rivers Rapids (.314)
  • Home Runs - Surfers Paradise Baseball Club (21)
  • Stolen Bases - Redcliffe Padres (87)
  • ERA - Pine Rivers Rapids (3.50)
  • Field Average - Surfers Paradise Baseball Club (.958)
  • Errors - All Stars (93)

Individual Leaders

  • Batting Average - Brad Dutton (.454)
  • Slugging Average - Brent Thomsen (.795)
  • Home Runs - Brent Thomsen (8)
  • Stolen Bases - Ben Pressick (20)
  • Hit By Pitch - Phil Schramm (13)
  • ERA - Daisuke Sakai (1.71)
  • Wins - Matt Kilby/David Sutherland (10)
  • Saves - Dan Collie (6)
  • Errors - Carlos Prichard (20)

Major B

Knockout format

Major C

Knockout format

Minors

Minor A

Premiers - Toowoomba Rangers
Runners Up - Carina Redsox
MVP - Shane Stirling (Carina)
===Minor B=== Premiers - Toowoomba Rangers
Runners Up - Windsor Royals
MVP - Gerritt Bregonje (Windsor)
===Minor C=== Premiers - Toowoomba Rangers
Runners Up - Windsor Royals
MVP - David Humphreys (Rangers)

Juniors

U-20

The current U-20 competition has all 13 Major League clubs as well as a second Surfers Paradise team. These teams are named Surfers Sharks and Surfers Dodgers. There is no Northside/Southside ladder or weighting of fixtures, but Windsor Royals, Pine Hills Lightning and Hendrea All Stars are considered Northside teams for the All-Star games.

All-Star Teams

The U-18 All-Star team was named on 8 December, 2008 with a Northside and Southside team. However, particularly strong players competing for position were able to be switched regardless of teams. Although it is named the U-18 All-Star team, a few players from the U-20 GBL competition have also been chosen. They will play on 20 December, 2008.

Northside

Position

Name

Club

Pitcher

Jason Kilby

Pine Rivers Rapids

Pitcher

Mitch Tilling

Pine Rivers Rapids

Pitcher

Nathan Huang

Redcliffe Padres

Pitcher

Brendan Meagher

Mudgeeraba Redsox

Pitcher

Lucas Bakker

Redcliffe Padres

Pitcher

Jesse Michel

Redcliffe Padres

Catcher

Mitch Nilsson

Pine Rivers Rapids

1st Base

Jackson Ankers

Windsor Royals

2nd Base

Josh Hobbs

Redcliffe Padres

3rd Base

Ryan Battaglia

Pine Hills Lightning

Shortstop

Nick Bidois

Pine Hills Lightning

Outfield

Callum Reynolds-Gilmore

Windsor Royals

Outfield

Logan Wade

Windsor Royals

Utility

Jake Panunnzio

Pine Rivers Rapids

Utility

Matthew Zahner

Hendrea All Stars

Utility

Matthew Dawson

Redcliffe Padres

Southside

Position

Name

Club

Pitcher

Brad Gibbs

Beenleigh Hawks

Pitcher

Anthony Hubbard

Beenleigh Hawks

Pitcher

Josh Warner

Mudgeeraba Redsox

Pitcher

Brodie Shyhun

Wests

Pitcher

James Robinson

Mudgeeraba Redsox

Pitcher

Rhys Niit

Mudgeeraba Redsox

Pitcher

Daniel Luchterhand

Wests

Catcher

Guy Price

Pine Rivers Rapids

1st Base

Jonathan Hampson

Mudgeeraba Redsox

2nd Base

Andrew Campbell

Ipswich Musketeers

3rd Base

Kyle Graham

Surfers Paradise

Shortstop

Corey Butty

Mudgeeraba Redsox

Outfield

Daniel Muggleton

Mudgeeraba Redsox

Outfield

Joel McInnes

Wests

Outfield

Shaun Ahearn

Mudgeeraba Redsox

Designated Hitter

Tim Shaw

Runcorn Indians

U-16

The current U-16 competition has two divisions, with all Major League clubs fielding in at least one team in either division. Exceptions are Surfers Paradise who field two division 1 teams, Redcliffe Padres who field a division 1 and two division 2 teams. The only Minor League club in the U-16 competition is Carina Redsox, who field a division 1 team.

Much like the U-20's competition, there is no Northside/Southside ladder or weighting of fixtures, but Western District Bulldogs, Pine Hills Lightning and Windsor Royals are considered Northside teams for the All-Star games.

All-Star Teams

The U-16 All-Star team was named on 8 December, 2008 with a Northside and Southside team. Coaches are yet to be announced and will play each other on 20 December, 2008 at Sir Bruce Small Park, Benowa.

Northside

Position

Name

Club

P/OF

Dylan McDonald

Wests

P/OF

Rory Rhoweder

Wests

P/INF

Brandon Nicholson

Windsor Royals

P/INF

Jake Price

Pine Rivers Rapids

P/INF

Sam Holland

Redcliffe Padres

P/OF

James Osborn

Redcliffe Padres

P/OF

Shannon Mills

Redcliffe Padres

Catcher

AJ Elderkin

Wests

Infield

James Baker

Windsor Royals

Infield

Daniel Nilsson

Redcliffe Padres

Infield

Nathan Hass

Redcliffe Padres

Infield

Lachlan Smeed

Pine Hills Lightning

1B/3B

Ryan Schoenberger

Pine Hills Lightning

Outfield

Aaron Sewter

Wests

Southside

Position

Name

Club

P/OF

Luke O'Rouke

Surfers Paradise

P/OF

Josh Torr

Surfers Paradise

P/OF

Luke Poulsen

Surfers Paradise

P/1B

Beau Rhoweder

Surfers Paradise

P/1B

Selwyn Eather

Redlands

P/OF

Daniel Stewart

Mudgeeraba Redsox

Catcher

Connor O'Gorman

Surfers Paradise

Infield

Sam Grima

Surfers Paradise

SS

Jin Murphy

Redlands

1B/3B

Scott Hillier

Surfers Paradise

Outfield

John Franklin

Mudgeeraba Redsox

Utility

Myles Upcroft

Redlands

Utility

Ethan King

Ipswich Muskateers

U-14

The current U-14 competition has two divisions, with all Major League clubs fielding in at least one team in either division. Exceptions are Surfers Paradise who don't field any U14 GBL teams, but play in the Gold Coast Baseball Association U-14 competition, Redcliffe Padres who field a division 1 and two division 2 teams, Pine Hills Lightning who field two division 1 teams and a division two team. Minor League club's in the U-14 competition are Carina Redsox, who field a division 1 team and division 2 team, Southern Stars, who field a division 2 team and Toowoomba Rangers, who field a division 2 team.

Much like the U-20's competition, there is no Northside/Southside ladder or weighting of fixtures, but Pine Hills Lightning is considered a Northside team for the All-Star games. Windsor Royals players are considered for both teams in the All-Star game.

All-Star Teams

The U-14 All-Star team was named on 4 December, 2008 with a Northside and Southside team. Cale Wood was the only cross-river player to be named as he plays for the Narangba Demons, but will represent Southside. Coaches and positions are yet to be announced and will play each other on 20 December, 2008 at Sir Bruce Small Park, Benowa.

Northside

Position

Name

Harry Baker

Windsor Royals

Sam Beattie

Pine Hills Lightning

Liam Youels

Pine Hills Lightning

Kurtis Frahm

Narangba Demons

Josh Fritsch

Narangba Demons

Zane Guess

Windsor Royals

Zach Maggs

Pine Hills Lightning

Reed Stevens

Pine Hills Lightning

Alex White

Windsor Royals

Mike Young

Redcliffe Padres

Grant Pannunzio

Narangba Demons

Bryce Collins

Narangba Demons

Braden Missen

Redcliffe Padres

Austin Ihle

Windsor Royals

Southside

Position

Name

Ryan Erasmus

Runcorn Indians

Chris Isele

Carina Redsox

Chris Kacin

Carina Redsox

Todd McDonald

Redlands

Shawn Morris

Runcorn Indians

Sam Neufeld

Redlands

Kane Versteeg

Redlands

Cale Wood

Narangba Demons

Tom Dymalla

Windsor Royals

Ben Perry

Wests

Aaron Rosin

Ipswich Muskateers

Brandon Mitchie

Runcorn Indians

Brodie Nicholson

Windsor Royals

Max Gunther

Wests

Media Coverage

See: Greater Brisbane League Media Coverage

References