2013 - 14 South Australian Baseball League Inc Annual Report • Board of Directors Elected Board Meetings Attended Shayne Bennett President (Resigned in May) 2013 5 Mark Snelgrove Marketing (VP) 2012 8 Bob Neiswander Youth 2012 10 Ben Dixon Finance 2013 10 Lawrie Moore Player & Coach Development 2013 10 Mark Brougham Operations 2013 11 Kevin Shepherdson Affiliations 2012 10 • Staff Renae Roach Chief Executive Officer Drew Samuelson Performance Manager / Operations Matthew Williams Baseball Coordinator Jessica Sneath Administration / Finance Nyrell Davison Administration / Events • Patron Vice Patrons Terry Evans Dr Roger Capps Howard Norman Ron Wright Ken Wesslink • Heritage Committee Alan Waldron, AM (Chair) Ron Chandler Phil Burgess Doug White Robert Laidlaw (League Historian) Gordon Penhall 1 South Australian Baseball League Inc • Index 7. President 8-9. Chief Executive Officer Report 10-15. Finance Director Report 16. General Manager - Adelaide Bite Report 17. Performance Director 18-19. Baseball Coordinator Report 23. Affiliated Director Report 24. Performance Manager Report 25. Operations Director Report 27. Winterball President Report 32. Youth Director Report 30-31. Chairman BUASA Report 33. Chair Heritage Committee Report 34-35. President SABSA Report 36-38. SA Bite Youth Teams Report 53-54. Little League Adelaide North & South Report 2 South Australian Baseball League Inc Affiliations: Corporate Partners in Sport: Charity of Choice: Sponsors: 3 South Australian Baseball League Inc Proud supporters of Baseball in SA 4 South Australian Baseball League Inc Strategic Pillars Synergies • To build strong alliances with key influencers which will assist in the growth of our Sport. To work with all Government departments, Baseball’s strategic partners on a Nationals and International level and our key stakeholders. Participation • To actively promote the game of Baseball through grass roots and school programs. To implement high performance programs to allow our Athletes to achieve their highest goals. Growth • To provide a clear pathway for all Athletes to participate and progress positively in the game of Baseball. Governance & Finance • To build sustainable revenue streams to assist in the development, participation and enjoyment of the game of Baseball. 5 South Australian Baseball League Inc • Life Members 1922 Geo Chapman* 1992-93 Ron Wright 1922 Claude Ewers* 1992-93 Max Puckett* 1922 Frank Ewers* 1993-94 Ron Morgan* 1922 Rue Ewers* 1994-95 Bert Haynes* 1926 Syd Smith* 1995-96 Gordon Penhall 1930 Norrie Claxton* 1995-96 Alan Waldron AM 1932 Wally Buchanan* 1996-97 Peter Dixon 1937 Len C Poole* 1998-99 Hugh Franke* 1938 Perce Doolan* 1999-2000 Ron Chandler 1938 Paddy Ohlstrom* 1999-2000 Lionel ‘Nobby’ Clark* 1938 Bill Wiles* 2000-01 Kevin Jennings 1944 Charles Catt* 2000-01 Peter Kemp 1948 Alby Bartless* 2001-02 Paul Begg 1949 Ron Sharpe* 2002-03 Peter Fischer 1950 Fred Mann* 2003-04 Bob Abbey 1951 Martin Kriewaldt* 2003-04 Arthur MacDonald 1956 Ron Scott* 2004-05 Greg Bradshaw 1958 Henley Jones* 2004-05 Ron Harvey AM 1959 Andy Buchanan* 2005-06 Brian Addison 1960 Byron Ascione* 2005-06 Jim Wilton 1961 Laurie LeCornu* 2006-07 David Mundy 1963 Bill Stephens* 2007-08 David Hutton 1965 Alan Branstrom* 2008-09 Norm ‘ Chalky’ White 1966 Claude Thorpe* 2009-10 Bob Neiswander 1967 Bill Moody* 2010-11 Brian Cakebread 1969-70 Roy Page* 2010-11 Ken Kobayshi 1970-71 Stan Scarman* 2011-12 Kevin Greatrex 1971-72 Bobb Finn* 2012-13 No one elected 1972-73 Max Stone* 2013-14 Phil Alexander 1973-74 Max Galloway* 1974-75 Kingsley Wellington * Deceased 1975-76 Jim Garrick* 1976-7 Lou Bressler* 1978-79 Arthur Rathbone* 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* 6 South Australian Baseball League Inc • PRESIDENT (Acting) Report There is no doubt Baseball SA has endured a tough year with a range of changes both forced and imposed, but we are firmly focused on the prospects of a bright, challenging and exciting future of Baseball in this State. Towards the backend of the season it was with regret the Board accepted our then President, Shayne Bennett’s resignation due additional business commitments and in-part health. Shayne as many of us know, is all or nothing and his expressed passion for the game on every level certainly motivated all that were in contact with him. His unquestionable dedication has created pathways on many levels for the game to prosper both on and off the diamond. For that we thank Shayne for his commitment to the role of President over the past 3 years and wish him and his family well. The Board also received notice from Bob Neiswander, Youth Director that he would not be re nominating. The Board and Baseball community would like to thank Bob for his 16 years of tireless work and passion towards growing youth baseball in SA. Bob has worked on every level promoting our game within schools, government and with other States. We wish you well in your Board retirement. The integration with the Adelaide BITE, is still in transition and will be completed by the start of the 2014/15 season. Once in situ the infrastructure will allow for greater efficiencies and improved serviceability to all our members and affiliates. Diamond Sports precinct has finally received the last sign fof for construction and we will see earth turn in late July with the indicative Baseball move in date 1st May 2015. This will mean Academy, State Teams and Charter Teams as well as Clubs will be able to utilize the facility leading up to tournaments and season 2015/16. Sustainability is the word often used in the market today and that is very much the necessary requirement for SABL. A purpose built facility will allow for positive forecasting from a range of opportunities that will open for external revenue streams. Some of the key areas the Board continues to focus on is implementation of a robust strategic plan, refine our governance documents, implement a communications policy, and undertake risk assessment evaluation. Our ability to attract sponsorship and corporate support was a focus and resulted in a $22,226 increase on 2012/13 figures. CBA came on board as a major contributor and we appreciate their support. As the integration between SABL and BITE strengths so too will the opportunity to leverage on either for corporate support. On behalf of the Board, I would like to once again like to acknowledge Phil Alexander as a BA Hall of Fame Inductee. Phil becomes SA 16th inductee and 14th player inductee. Congratulations to all the winners of individual awards and premiership teams. A warm thank you to volunteers and officials which allow the game to be played and enjoyed by over 3500 weekly. Finally thank you to the Staff and Board for working through 2013/2014 season and continuing to drive baseball in a positive direction. Mark Snelgrove President (Acting) 7 South Australian Baseball League Inc • CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Report First and foremost Baseball SA was extremely honored to receive a second grant with the South Australian Government for our project at West Beach in conjunction with Softball SA. In February we were granted another $2 million. We thank all the efforts from the Office of Recreation and Sport, Paul Anderson, Adelaide Shores, the Hon Minister Bignall, SABL staff, Board and the newly formed Diamond Sports SA Board for their hard work in securing this funding. Baseball SA had a rather rough start to the 2013/14 season with the departure of operational staff; implantation of new systems, re-branding all put us on the back foot before the season started. However we have come a long way over the past 12 months; it has been a year of change, one that will cement our future of baseball here in SA. I will not say it has been a perfect year for the league and its clubs, but I can certainly express that we are on the way to ensuring baseball remains strong in our state. Operations: The ABF introduced a new sports management system to the business in July, incorporating the registering of members, websites right through to the competition management (scoring). In July and August, Jessica (Administration) and I set out to visit all metro and regional clubs within SA to set up their online registering of players. This new system allowed for all payments to be taken online and the opportunity for clubs to manage their clubs fees. The learning of this new system was far too close to the season opening and certainly did put pressure on all clubs to understand and operate. Overall South Australia produced great results from the use of this new system and IMG continue to work closely with our state as a test to improve its ability/functions. Not only was a new database introduced, but Baseball Australia re-branded their image and marketing materials through a new logo for all states. This also tied in with the launch of a new state website and club websites. Progress is still continuing in this area, with the completion of the competition management system before the season commences. Human Resources: The league office has continued to re-structure and integrate with theAdelaide Bite over the past 12 months. During this time we said farewell to the following staff members who thank for their efforts and wish them well in their chosen paths; • Paul Chandler – went on to pursue other interests • Lorraine Dunn – Off to enjoy retirement • Warwick Marks – was instrumental in forming the SABA program has gone onto pursue other interests • Jake O’Conner – Returned to the USA to continue his schooling We were pleased to welcome Matt Williams from NSW into our team as the new Baseball Coordinator in September.