SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE INC. ANNUAL REPORT 2015/16 BASEBALL SOUTH AUSTRALIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Elected Meetings Attended Mark Snelgrove President 2015 9 Mark Brougham Operations 2015 10 Karen Phillips Marketing 2015 8 Annette Fidge Finance 2015 6 Lawrie Moore Player & Coach Development 2015 10 Tony Catt Youth 2014 8 Vacant Affiliations - - BASEBALL SA STAFF Nathan Davison Chief Executive Officer Renae Roach Finance 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 Lynton Arscott Adelaide Bite Eric Balnar Adelaide Bite Sam Finn Adelaide Bite PATRON Terry Evans VICE PATRONS Dr Roger Capps Howard Norman Ron Wright Ken Wesslink HERITAGE COMMITTEE Alan Waldron, AM (Chair) Robert Laidlaw Ron Chandler Gordon Penhall Phil Burgess Doug White 1 South Australian Baseball League Inc. CONTENTS Page No. President Report 7 Chief Executive Officer Report 8 Finance Director Report 11 Audited Financial Statements 12 Diamond Sports Report 17 Australian Junior League Championships Report 18 Player Pathway & Development Manager Report 19 Schoolboys Report 21 Junior Awards 22 Senior Awards 23 Baseball Australia Hall of Fame Inductee 27 Heritage Committee Report 28 State Director of Coaching Report 29 Player & Coach Development Director Report 31 Operations Reports 33 Youth Director Report 35 Marketing Director Report 36 SA Scorers Association Report 37 Umpire Awards 39 BUASA Report 40 State Director of Umpiring Report 41 Major League Baseball Australian Academy Program Report 43 State Team Reports 44 Adelaide Bite Academy Report 47 Women’s Baseball League Report 48 SA Winterball Association Report 49 Division 1 Grand Final Report 51 Division Premiership Tables 53 Northern T-Ball Program Report 61 School Clinics & Training Camps Report 62 Little League Team Reports 63 Junior League Team Reports 67 Senior League Team Reports 69 2 South Australian Baseball League Inc. STRATEGIC INTENT REDUCE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON CLUBS - Reduce SABL overheads by reviewing all costs - Implement cost savings - Increase outside revenues through sponsorship events, donations and grants PROVIDE VALUE FOR MONEY PRODUCTS - More Junior and Senior games played - Development programs - Venue and training facilities IMPROVE - Improve club to league and league to club interactions - Provide even better governance from board - Increase our service levels - league - Improve the level of responsibility - clubs SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE - Invest in affiliations - scorers and umpires - Refine integration RULES AND CONDITIONS - Conduct an overview of the current playing rules and conditions - Review, replace and or change by-laws - Implement policies and procedures INCREASE AWARENESS - Within our local geographical regions - Within our country geographical regions - Through brand alignment with Adelaide Bite PLAYER DEVELOPMENT - Grass Roots awareness programs - Implement Bite Baseball Academy (BBA) - Increase Major League Baseball Australian Academy Program (MLBAAP) and College Athletes - Innovative coaching programs 3 South Australian Baseball League Inc. Baseball SA would like to thank our valued sponsors, affiliations and corporate partners for their ongoing support. We look forward to their continued partnership. Affiliations: CORPORATE PARTNERS: sponsors: charity of choice: 4 South Australian Baseball League Inc. 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 1975 - 76 Jim Garrick* * Deceased 1976 - 77 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* 1992 - 93 Ron Wright 1992 - 93 Max Puckett* 1993 - 94 Ron Morgan* 5 South Australian Baseball League Inc. CAPPS Medal Winners 1936 - 2016 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 1971 - 72 David Mundy Port Adelaide * Deceased 1972 - 73 Kevin Greatrex Port Adelaide 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 6 South Australian Baseball League Inc. BASEBALL SA PRESIDENT 2015/16 certainly has been very much a hands on approach to not only deliver and provide a secure and stable service level to our members but to introduce a range of programs that engages our new facility which positively promotes our game. Baseball SA continues to provide many new and exciting opportunities for our members whether its an introduction to the game via T-Ball and Little League or player development via Charter ball, or a strong competitive senior baseball schedule, the game remains an attractive and interactive sport. The visual progression we have made in many areas of the business will become evident as the Board is focused on working even harder than ever to keep delivering the service levels expected in all areas of the game. Our engagement with key stakeholders including Baseball Australia, Australian Baseball League, Softball SA, Diamond Sports and West Beach Trust as well as the State Government and commercial partners will provide further benefits in the months and years to come. More opportunities, greater visibility and a sense of belonging are all key short-term objectives we are pushing for. The 7 strategic focus areas have assisted us in developing grassroots, implementing programs and providing more opportunities for player development. As we continue to strive for increase participation in a competitive landscape I am excited about the introduction of new charter teams which increases the opportunities for athletes to complete at an elite level, and at their very best represent our Country. After a long an arduous