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2016/17 Annual Report 2016/17 ANNUAL REPORT SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2016/17 LEAGUE AWARDS President 7- Chief Executive Officer 9 - Audited Financial Statements 14 Junior Awards 33 - Senior Awards 34 - Finance 13 - Marketing 23 - Affiliations 24 2016/17 CAPPS Medalist 36 - - Operations 25 - Youth 26 - Performance 29 Team Of The Year 35 - Player Milestones 37 ASSOCIATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS STATE TEAMS Winterball 38 - Heritage Committee 39 - Schoolboys 46 - Bite Baseball Academy 47 - Under 16s 49- Under 18s 40 - Women 51 Umpires 42 - Scorer’s Association 45 Women’s Baseball League 48 CHARTER TEAMS 2016/17 DiViSON 1 GRAND Final 2017/16 DiViSiON Results Little League 53 - Marlins, Rays, Seahawks Division 1 Grand Final Report & Results 61 Division tables - Grand Final Results 63 Junior League 56 - Waves, Pirates Senior League 58 - Armada, Titans Affiliations: CORPORATE PARTNERS: BOARD OF DIRECTORS Elected Mark Snelgrove President 2015 Mark Brougham Operations 2015 Karen Phillips Marketing 2016 Annette Fidge Finance 2015 Lawrie Moore Player & Coach Development 2015 Kyle Smith Youth 2016 Tony Catt Affiliations 2016 BASEBALL SA STAFF Nathan Davison Chief Executive Officer Matthew Williams Player Pathway & Development Manager Laura Bond Administration & Events Landon Hernandez State Director of Coaching Bianca Smith Competitions & Member Coordinator Andrew Scott Operations Manager Eric Balnar Adelaide Bite Commercial Manager PATRON Terry Evans VICE PATRONS Dr Roger Capps Howard Norman Shayne Bennett HERiTAGE COMMiTTEE Alan Waldron, AM (Chair) Robert Laidlaw Ron Chandler Gordon Penhall Phil Burgess Doug White SPONSORS: LIFE MEMBERS 1922 Geo Chapman* 1994 - 95 Bert Haynes* 1922 Claude Ewers* 1995 - 96 Gordon Penhall 1922 Frank Ewers* 1995 - 96 Alan Waldron AM 1922 Rue Ewers* 1996 - 97 Peter Dixon 1926 Syd Smith* 1998 - 99 Hugh Franke* 1930 Norrie Claxton* 1999 - 00 Ron Chandler 1932 Wally Buchanan* 1999 - 00 Lionel ‘Nobby’ Clark* 1937 Len C Poole* 2001 - 01 Kevin Jennings 1938 Perce Doolan* 2001 - 01 Peter Kemp 1938 Paddy Ohlstrom* 2001 - 02 Paul Begg 1938 Bill Wiles* 2002 - 03 Peter Fischer 1944 Charles Catt* 2003 - 04 Bob Abbey 1948 Alby Bartless* 2003 - 04 Arthur MacDonald 1949 Ron Sharpe* 2004 - 05 Greg Bradshaw 1950 Fred Mann* 2004 - 05 Ron Harvey AM 1951 Martin Kriewaldt* 2005 - 06 Brian Addison 1956 Ron Scott* 2005 - 06 Jim Wilton* 1958 Henley Jones* 2006 - 07 David Mundy 1959 Andy Buchanan* 2007 - 08 David Hutton 1960 Byron Ascione* 2008 - 09 Norm ‘Chalky’ White 1961 Laurie LeCornu* 2009 - 10 Bob Neiswander 1963 Bill Stephens* 2010 - 11 Brian Cakebread 1965 Alan Branstrom* 2010 - 11 Ken Kobayashi 1966 Claude Thorpe* 2011 - 12 Kevin Greatrex 1967 Bill Moody* 2012 - 13 No one Elected 1969 - 70 Roy Page* 2013 - 14 Phil Alexander 1970 - 71 Stan Scarman* 2014 - 15 Robert Laidlaw 1971 - 72 Bob Finn* 2014 - 15 Barry O’Brien 1972 - 73 Max Stone* 2015 - 16 Lorraine Dunn 1973 - 74 Max Galloway* 2015 - 16 Warwick Marks 1974 - 75 Kingsley Wellington 2016 - 17 Phil Burgess 1975 - 76 Jim Garrick* 2017 - 18 John Ryan* 1976 - 77 Lou Bressler* 1978 - 79 Arthur Rathbone* * Deceased 1979 - 80 Don Klaebe* 1980 - 81 Gordon Ross* 1981 - 82 Brian Brooks* 1982 - 83 Tom Rice* 1983 - 84 Claude Pearce* 1984 - 85 Harry Hunt* 1985 - 86 Warren Charles 1986 - 87 Colin Rowe* 1987 - 88 Ms Pat Beatty* 1988 - 89 Ray Thorne* 1989 - 90 Ken Wesslink* 1990 - 91 Dave Roberts 1991 - 92 Don Rice* 1992 - 93 Ron Wright 1992 - 93 Max Puckett* 1993 - 94 Ron Morgan* CAPPS MEDALiSTS1936 - 2017 YEAR WINNER CLUB 1936 Charlie Puckett* Prospect 1983 - 84 Greg Elkson Glenelg 1937 Clem Scott* Goodwood 1984 - 85 Jeff Fiechtner Kensington 1938 Geff Noblet * Glenelg 1985 - 86 Jeff Fiechtner Kensington 1939 Phil Brideoake* West Torrens 1986 - 87 Tony Harris Woodville 1940 Fred Catt* East Torrens 1987 - 88 Greg Elkson Goodwood 1941 Garth Burton* Kensington 1987 - 88 Brian Farley Central Districts 1988 - 89 Brian Farley Central Districts 1942 - 1945 (War Years) 1988 - 89 Barry Lunnon Sturt 1989 - 90 Greg Elkson Goodwood 1946 Jim Puckett* Prospect 1990 - 91 Brian Cakebread Port Adelaide 1947 Phil Brideoake* West Torrens 1991 - 92 Barry Lunnon Sturt 1948 Phil Brideoake* West Torrens 1992 - 93 Barry Lunnon Sturt 1949 Ian Leahy* Prospect 1993 - 94 Phil Burgess West Torrens 1950 Barry Wiles* Adelaide 1994 - 95 Russell Dart Henley & Grange 1951 Bill Fuller University 1995 - 96 Ian Reval Glenelg 1952 Doug Othams University 1996 - 97 Mark Born Port Adelaide 1953 Colin Watts Glenelg 1997 - 98 Scott Marshall Port Adelaide 1954 Des Vaughton* West Torrens 1998 - 99 Scott Marshall Port Adelaide 1955 Phil Brideoake* Glenelg 1999 - 00 Craig Watts Sturt 1956 Doug Othams University 2000 - 01 John Challinor Goodwood 1957 Peter Box* Goodwood 2001 - 02 Ryan Simunsen Adelaide 1958 Peter Box* Goodwood 2002 - 03 Darren Fidge Goodwood 1959 Jim Tamlin University 2003 - 04 Darren Fidge Goodwood 1960 Jim Cocks* Sturt 2004 - 05 John Challinor Goodwood 1961 Don Rice* Glenelg 2005 - 06 Darren Fidge Goodwood 1962 Don Rice* Glenelg 2006 - 07 Andrew Scott West Torrens 1963 Don Rice* Glenelg 2007 - 08 Michael Ewart Kensington 1964 Ian Glover Kensington 2008 - 09 Tyler Levin East Torrens 1965 Neil Davey Port Adelaide 2009 - 10 Daniel Wilson Glenelg 1966 Kevin Greatrex Port Adelaide 2010 - 11 Todd Langman Port Adelaide 1967 Don Rice* Glenelg 2011 - 12 Nick Talbot Kensington 1968 Don Rice* Glenelg 2012 - 13 Nick Talbot Kensington 1968 David Hutton Sturt 2013 - 14 Andrew Davis Port Adelaide 1968 - 69 Ron Chandler Adelaide 2014 - 15 Nick Talbot Kensington 1969 - 70 David McLoud Goodwood 2015 - 16 Wes Roemer Glenelg 1970 - 71 Kevin Greatrex Port Adelaide 2016 - 17 Dylan Brammer Port Adelaide 1971 - 72 David Mundy Port Adelaide 1972 - 73 Kevin Greatrex Port Adelaide * Deceased 1973 - 74 Neil Page Goodwood 1973 - 74 Les Behrendt Woodville 1974 - 75 Colin Alexander Glenelg 1975 - 76 Kevin Greatrex Port Adelaide 1976 - 77 Don Masters Northern Districts 1977 - 78 Mark Peters Woodville 1978 - 79 Greg Elkson Glenelg 1979 - 80 John Galloway Woodville 1980 - 81 Gary Challen* Henley & Grange 1981 - 82 Phil Alexander Glenelg 1982 - 83 Greg Elkson Glenelg Our game has the unique ability to touch so many people in varying facets, it brings individuals together to play side by side, who have never met. it expands our social network, it provides an opportunity to develop, and it unites us when we lose a baseball family member. This season we welcomed new participants and their families to our game, we welcomed back athletes returning from college, we acknowledge athletes who were BASEBALL SA embarking on their college journey and wished them every success. We offered pathways for some our young talented youth to participate in the ABL. We also PRESIDENT provided opportunities for coaches to teach, mentor and manage our youth, some tasting success, others building and acquiring knowledge. Our game has provided so many with so much, and yet none of this is afforded without a devoted group of individuals that sacrifice, dedicate, and love the game and their Club. Clubs have the ability to foster passion, development and success. We have been touched by some unique individuals that left us this season, singling one in particular, Jim Wilton. A BSA life member, he held many positions on the BSA Board and was largely a person who brought great value to our organisation, of which we are sincerely thankful. Our youth have been allowed to participate, develop and grow as we create many opportunities for them to compete, train and strengthen through various programs. We have extended their chances to play the game on multiple platforms, whether these be in Little League charter teams, State teams or the Bite Academy. i would like to acknowledge our high-performance programs, overseen by Landon Hernandez, which have been structured with disciplines in growing athlete’s skill and knowledge. i am buoyed by the growth of the BSA women’s league and the programs which have extended the reach of baseball in SA beyond male domination. With the support of the Office of Recreation and Sport, BSA have been able to develop, structure and grow a women’s league with some very committed and passionate individuals. in February, we welcomed the new Baseball Australia CEO, Cam Vale who replaced the outgoing Brett Pickett. For over 15 years Brett oversaw the developed and infrastructure on a National level. i would like to thank him for his vision and support. i look forward to working with Cam on building the continuance of the game in all facets. i am pleased to report an operating surplus of $56,184 compared to a 2015/2016 deficit of $120,654 which is a $176,838 turn around, a combination of hard work and lean operation by our Board, CEO and staff. With the support of the Club’s President’s, BSA adopted to fully integrate the Adelaide Bite and BSA. Due to Major League Baseball’s decision to divest in the Australian Baseball League and support the game of baseball in Australia in other substantive ways, BSA, Baseball Australia and the Adelaide Bite were able to leverage the newly forged relationships to ensure the continuation of the Australian Baseball League and the Adelaide Bite for the 2016/2017 season. The Board appointed Shayne Bennett to represent BSA on the newly created ABL Strategic Advisory Committee, established to work on reviewing the strategic business model. The committee was also tasked to review the operational model of the ABL and its long term sustainably. 7 South Australian Baseball League inc. i would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and congratulate BSA 2016/17 Life Member inductee John Ryan for his service to Baseball SA. Unfortunately, John left us shortly after receiving his induction due to ill health. On field, we hosted the National Junior League at our BSA headquarters at West Beach.
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