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Under-14 and Under-17 National Development Squad Update

Wednesday, 13 January 2010 21:03 |

Dear Baseball Families,

On behalf of Baseball New Zealand, I hope you've had a wonderful holiday break and that the New Year has started out wonderfully for you and your entire family. As I'm sure you are all aware by now, the ABF cancellation late last year by the tournament organisers dramatically shifted our plans for both our Under-14 and Under-17 national baseball teams.

The cancellation led us into a regional search for the best on-the-field opportunity for both age groups--and this is a search that continues today. However, this is obviously something that Baseball New Zealand would like to wrap up quickly so that we can put in place the proper training schedule for both clubs, as well as provide all of you with adequate notification to schedule trips and family time around prospective tournaments.

National Development Squads Announced

Thursday, 10 December 2009 23:11 |

Baseball New Zealand is pleased to announce the rosters for the Under-14 and Under-17 BNZ National Development Squads.

2010 Youth Baseball Clinics

Thursday, 26 November 2009 23:20 |

base-runner Baseball New Zealand will be holding weekly Baseball Clinics throughtout the month of January.

Each week will include specific skill lessons, including a special focus on pitching in Week 2’s sessions and hitting during Week 4.

Each day will cover fundamentals that every baseball player needs to take his or her game to the next level, and learn from coaches who have played and coached on some of the most important baseball diamonds across the world. More information is available here.

You can either register online or download an enrollment form

Contact: Ryan Flynn, BNZ Executive Officer mob: 021 665 339 email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Chamara Jayasekera (CJ): This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Kiwi Boston Red Sox Prospect

Tuesday, 15 December 2009 04:04 |

Boston Red Sox prospect Boss Moanaroa, 18, whose family originally hails from the Hamilton area, hits a hard foul ball in an at-bat against a pitcher from a visiting team from Palmerston North. Moanaroa played a full game with Howick Pakuranga's top premier team during a brief stopover in Auckland while in the country to promote the game of baseball in his father's hometown near Hamilton.

Postponement Notice - updated

Thursday, 10 December 2009 23:03 |

Dear Baseball Families

As many of you have heard, the ABF Tournament slated for January 2010 has been postponed. Naturally, the postponement was not expected, but within the rights of tournament organisers in Lismore, Australia, who have indicated that they could not field enough teams for the original dates in mid-to-late January.

Tournament organisers informed us of their decision on Monday, and word promptly went out later the very same day to all of our New Zealand baseball clubs of this decision. Due to the fact that we were in the process of naming our U-14 and U-17 national teams for this tournament, we had several key decisions to make going forward.

National Championships

Monday, 26 October 2009 23:26 |

This Bulletin serves as preliminary notice to Clubs of The Baseball NZ National Championships to be held in Auckland from 26th - 28th February 2010. It is anticipated that the National Championships 2010 will be played at various venues to be advised by the National’s Convening Committee.