Pirates Junior Baseball Club

Missing T-Ball during these boring winter months??? 😪

Baseball Illawarra has come through with the goods… BASEBALL 5

See below for more information on how to register!

It’s that time of year where we start preparing for the season ahead!

PIRATES JUNIOR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
DATE - Thursday, 25th July 2024
TIME – 6.30pm
VENUE – The Charles Hotel, Fairy Meadow

Everyone welcome - it’s time to get involved in our great club 🏴‍☠️

Attached is a flyer about a baseball5 afternoon that cardinals are doing on Saturday 30th of June.

This is a free event. Cardinals will cover the court hire cost. This is targeted at those 7 years and above

Adrian Medina from Baseball5 NSW and Street Ball (and affiliated Baseball5 entity) will be attending.

Register your interest using the QR code below- walk ups welcome too!

Expression of Interest - Players & Coaches The Illawarra Ironbirds will be selecting what we hope to be representative teams to send to the Country Championships being held on the October long weekend (5th October - 7th October) in Coffs Harbour. The age matrix has changed, players must be under the age of the group as at December 31st, 2024...

It is with great disappointment that we have to announce the postponement of the NSW Country Development weekend at Wauchope. With the persistent and forecast rain up and down the eastern seaboard the decision to postpone had to be made. We also needed to give parents time to cancel bookings made and associations to organise local games for that weekend.
It is however great news that we had over 80 players registered for this event and it truely goes to show the need and support of more Development programs for Country.

Player Development weekend 18th & 19th May

This is a great opportunity for junior players of all skill levels to to be coached by some of the best.
Players of U14, U16, and U18 age groups of all skill levels are encouraged to attend
Great opportunity to work with skilled coaches to improve your game.

When: 18th / 19th May 2024
Where: Blackbutt Park, Wauchope
Time: Saturday 10am – 4pm
Sunday 8am – 12pm

Each parent is to register their own children on the below link and keep a watch on the NSW Country Baseball page.
https://form.jotform.com/240727536037053

Parents will need to arrange their own accommodation.

If you have any questions please email [email protected]

Coaches are also welcome to attend. To register attendance as a coach please complete the form below.
https://form.jotform.com/240727536037053

Baseball NSW Country development and testing day - Wauchope 2024 Please click the link to complete this form.

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Our season has officially come to a close with a fantastic presentation this afternoon at Thomas Dalton Park - thank god the rain held out!!

Big thank you to our Club President, Kate Darby, for all her efforts this season. It doesn’t go unnoticed everything you do to help our kids get on the diamond and to help our clubs growth.

Congratulations to all the children for playing their hearts out. You are all the MVPs!!

I would just like to say it’s been such a pleasure watching all the kids play each week and being able to capture these sporting moments for them. Thank you to the parents for allowing me take these photos and share them.

Hope to see you all again for 2024/2023 season

GO PIRATES

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Where possible, we ask that all children wear their training shirts to presentation today!

Thank you ☺️

‼️IMPORTANT NOTICE ‼️

The weather has been kind today and looks good for tomorrow also so our presentation will go ahead at Thomas Dalton Park tomorrow afternoon at 3pm.

Unfortunately the Pirates Seniors Game has been washed out so we ask our families to arrive for a 3pm start.

Please note that parking is limited at Thomas Dalton but there is additional parking at Fairy Meadow Surf Club.

Remember to bring your chair and/or picnic blanket and if you like some drinks or nibbles.

See you tomorrow at 3! 🏴‍☠️

PRESENTATION REMINDER - SEE YOU SUNDAY

🏆PRESENTATION DAY 🏆

See details below. I will create an event in the teams app and ask if you could please RSVP as soon as possible so we can finalise numbers!

Can’t wait to see you all there to celebrate a wonderful season!

Hi Pirates

I know there has been a lot of social media action over the last 24 hours but we are now looking for nominations for CLUB PERSON OF THE YEAR!!

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Please send your nominations through to [email protected]

Thank you ☺️

The Club would like to thank all the children, parents/families and volunteers who made this season a success!

We will send out information in the coming days about presentation

Looking forward already to what the 2024/2025 season will bring!

Gooooo Pirates 🏴‍☠️

Unfortunately our Junior League didn’t walk away with the win today, going down 18-4 to the Dapto Chiefs!

Hold your head high boys and girls, your season was amazing and today just wasn’t your day.

Under 12s Little League in action today

Congratulations to our under 12s Little League team who played exceptionally to get the win 17-0 against the Chiefs 🏆

A further congratulations to our own Sam Fitzgerald who was voted MVP 🥇

Goooo Pirates 🏴‍☠️

GRAND FINAL DAY!

⚾️ UPDATE REGARDING THIS WEEKEND ⚾️

⚾️ GRAND FINALS AND END OF SEASON POSTPONED ⚾️

It’s Grand Final Eve - please see below for details

Good luck to all the children participating tomorrow… but GO PIRATES 🏴‍☠️😜

📣 GRAND FINAL WEEKEND COMING UP 📣

Good luck to our Under 12 Little League and Under 14 Junior League teams on Sunday!

We hope to see all our families there cheering them on!!!!

🏴‍☠️GO PIRATES 🏴‍☠️

The Pirates Zooka season sadly came to an end on Sunday, our plucky side losing 11-2 to Chiefs Gold, during their grand-final qualifying match on diamond 4.

After tying the game at the bottom of the first, when Jackson hit a leadoff double and was scored from Cailin’s RBI single to right field, we all hoped the intensity of the previous weeks would be there again.

Chiefs, however, took a significant 5-1 lead at the top of the second when their hitters found the gaps and some missed opportunities from the Pirates’ fielders had the side playing catch up again.

Our Pirates were scoreless for the next two innings while Chiefs tacked on 2 and 4 runs respectively for a commanding 11-1 lead.
A positive fourth inning saw a string of singles from our hitters including Jason, Eadie and Ruby’s RBI scoring one run but it was the solid fielding from Chiefs and some unfortunate strike outs that saw the innings and game come to an end.

Our customary consistent hitting was not there on the day with only Jackson, Eadie and Nash getting multiple hits, while Jackson was sensational in the field making 5 outs and assists for the game. Other standout moments included Harry’s great catch in the pitcher’s position and Ben’s lunging grab at first early in the game, while Max and Iggy were very tidy behind the dish, keeping the Chiefs runners from stealing second or third base.

With that wrap it is also an opportunity to say what a pleasure it has been to assist in coaching this wonderful bunch of kids. They came together in early October 2023 and for many it was their first time playing baseball, the thinking person’s game as I like to call it, as there are so many variables and skills required to play it. With our new head coach Kaitlyn at the helm (plus her super dad Mick, there for whatever we needed him for) she quickly gained rapport with the team and slowly but surely, the kids developed their understanding of the game. By the time the play-offs arrived we genuinely believed anything was possible. We had exceeded our expectations to finish second in the regular comp and then to defeat Cardinals in the first playoff game was the stuff of movie endings. Every child contributed throughout the year and as a coaching group we could not have been prouder. A big shout out to our many parents who helped us with coaching and scoring including Jay, Mark and Dave: thank you-thank-thank you!

This team made my heart swell with pride and it was so privileged to be part of the group. We hope to see you all back either in Zooka or Under 12s next season 😊. Coach Doc.

Good Luck today Pirates 🏴‍☠️