Geelong Baseball Association

The Geelong Baseball Association (GBA), is an Australian baseball association and league based in Geelong, Victoria.

It runs the Geelong Winter League, one of the premier winter competitions in Victoria. The GBA is affiliated with Baseball Victoria.

Established in 1937, the GBA offers senior and junior competitions to clubs and teams from metropolitan Geelong, Colac, Werribee, Bacchus Marsh, Lara, Newport and Ballarat. Competition is conducted from early April through to September.

History

In 1889, the first match of interest played at Geelong between Melbourne and Geelong Baseball Clubs. Melbourne won the game 25–15. The driving force behind the creation of the original Geelong Baseball Club was Charles Brownlow, the namesake of the Brownlow Medal, who served as the inaugural honorary secretary and treasurer.

Established over seventy years ago, in 1937 the GBA offers senior and junior competitions to clubs and teams from metropolitan Geelong, Colac, Werribee, Bacchus Marsh, Lara and Ballarat.

Since the Waurn Ponds Baseball Centre was opened in 2002, Geelong has attracted numerous major baseball events, including Provincial series, international matches, two Japanese training camps, international friendly games, AAA Youth series, Claxton Shield games and Masters series.

Clubs

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Geelong Baseball Association".
  2. ↑ Gartland, Bob; Joel, Tony (2026). "The Man Behind the Medal: The Life of Charles Brownlow, 1861–1924". The International Journal of the History of Sport: 1–22. doi:10.1080/09523367.2026.2638326.
  3. ↑ "About Geelong Baseball Association". geelongbaseballassociation.com.au. Retrieved 9 September 2019.