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.
| Greater Brisbane League 2008-09 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | Greater Brisbane League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | 2008-2009 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| GBL Season | |
| Premiers | Surfers Paradise |
| Minor Premiers | Surfers Paradise |
| Runners-up | Runcorn Indians |
Major A
Standings
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playoffs
Best of three game series
| Semi Finals | Preliminary Finals | Grand-Finals | |||||||||||
| Northside | Pine Hills Lightning | 0 | |||||||||||
| Redcliffe Padres | 1 | Surfers Paradise | 2 | ||||||||||
| Pine Hills Lightning | 2 | Runcorn Indians | 1 | ||||||||||
| Surfers Paradise | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Southside | Runcorn Indians | 2 | |||||||||||
| Ipswich Musketeers | 0 | Pine Rivers Rapids | 1 | ||||||||||
| Runcorn Indians | 2 | ||||||||||||
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
| Semi Finals | Preliminary Finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||
| Ipswich Musketeers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Pine Hills Lightning | 5 | All Stars | 5 | ||||||||||
| Windsor Royals | 8 | All Stars | 2 | ||||||||||
| Beenleigh Hawks | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Windsor Royals | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Ipswich Musketeers | 8 | Beenleigh Hawks | 12 | ||||||||||
| Mudgeeraba Redsox | 2 | ||||||||||||
Major C
Knockout format
| Semi Finals | Preliminary Finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||
| Redlands | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Redcliffe Padres | 5 | Pine Hills Lightning | 10 | ||||||||||
| Redlands | 6 | Redlands | 8 | ||||||||||
| Wests Baseball Club | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Windsor Royals | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Beenleigh Hawks | 8 | Wests Baseball Club | 12 | ||||||||||
| Windsor Royals | 12 | ||||||||||||
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.[1]
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 | Hendra 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.[2]
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 Musketeers |
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.[3]
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 Musketeers |
| Brandon Mitchie | Runcorn Indians |
| Brodie Nicholson | Windsor Royals |
| Max Gunther | Wests |