Greater Brisbane League

Greater Brisbane LeagueCurrent season, competition or edition:
Greater Brisbane League 2020–21

Sport| Baseball
Founded| 1946
Founder| Baseball Queensland
No. of teams| 20 (9 Div 1&2 teams)
Country| Australia
Most recent
champion(s)| Pine Rivers Rapids
Related
competitions| Claxton Shield
Official website| http://www.qld.baseball.com.au

The Greater Brisbane League or formerly the Greater Brisbane Baseball Board league (GB3) is the largest baseball league in the Australian state of Queensland and covers all teams from Brisbane North, South, West, Metro as well as three Gold Coast teams. These are from age groups Little League (U12) through to seniors. It is run by the governing body of Baseball Queensland.[1]

To participate in the Greater Brisbane Major League, clubs must meet certain criteria set by Baseball Queensland. Generally the hardest criteria for clubs to meet is to field a team in the junior age levels U14's, U16's and U20's. When this criterion is not met, senior teams may only compete in the South Queensland Baseball League or Pacific League competition.

The GBL consists of six senior division teams from Major/Pacific League A and B through to South Queensland League A-C and a separate Masters competition. Juniors consist of an U20 competition, division one and two U16 and a division one and two U14 competitions. U8, U10 and U12 competitions are run by their respective regions and are non-divisional.[2]

## History

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See also: List of Greater Brisbane League seasons

The Greater Brisbane League was originally known as the Queensland Baseball Association fixtures, which began in 1946 when six teams entered the competition playing primarily at New Farm Park, Kalinga Park, Langlands Park, Perry Park and the Brisbane Exhibition Ground. Uniforms were made out of surplus army uniforms and teams made up of many American ex-pat soldiers from World War II and A-Grade cricketers to keep game fit during the off-season.[3]

## Format

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The current format of the league consists of six divisions as well as a concurrently run 'masters' division for players aged over 35 and women's competition. The competition is scheduled to last 16–20 rounds played on Fridays and Sundays between the first week of October with the playoffs finishing prior to Easter.

Rounds played in Division 1 see teams match up twice in the round, usually on a Friday followed by Sunday. Rainouts are made up mid-week if possible. Division 2 is fixtured essentially as a reserve team for Division 1, playing the same club match ups prior to the Sunday game.

Clubs who do not field a Division 1 team may field individual teams in Division 3–6.

Playoffs are a top four McIntyre system, with Division 1 playing a best of three series to determine winners.

## Teams

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Clubs currently in the Greater Brisbane League are:

Division  | Team  | Based  | Field

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Gold Coast | Coomera Cubs Baseball Club | Coomera | Gambamora Park | [4][circular reference]
Mudgeeraba Redsox | Mudgeeraba | Firth Park | [5]
Surfers Paradise | Benowa | Sir Bruce Small Park | [6]
Brisbane South | Mt Gravatt Eagles | Mackenzie | Weedon Street  | [7]
Beenleigh Hawks | Beenleigh | T E Costigan Field | [8]
Runcorn Indians | Runcorn | Dew Street  | [9]
Redlands | Sheldon | John Murray Field | [10]
Brisbane West | Ipswich Musketeers | Tivoli | Church Street  | [11]
Western Districts Bulldogs | Darra | Atthows Park | [12]
Toowoomba Rangers | Toowoomba | Commonwealth Oval | [13]
Southern Stars | Browns Plains | Regency Park
Sunshine Coast | Sunshine Coast* | Mudjimba | Mudjimba Multisports Complex  |
The Mackerels Baseball Club** | Maroochydore  | Elizabeth Daniels Fields, Maroochydore Cricket club  |
Brisbane North | Narangba Demons | Narangba | Narangba Sport & Recreation Complex  | [14]
Redcliffe Padres | Redcliffe | Talobilla Park | [15]
Pine Rivers Rapids | Bray Park | Les Hughes Sporting Complex | \-
Brisbane Metro | All Stars | Hendra | Bannister Park | [16]
Carina Redsox | Carina | Foley Field | [17]
Pine Hills Lightning | Bunya | James Drysdale Reserve | [18]
Windsor Royals | Newmarket | Holloway Field | [19]

*Sunshine Coast only field junior (non GBL competitors) and women's teams (GBL competitors)

**The Mackerels Baseball Club currently fields players 11 years to 17 years of age in association with Narangba Demons as the club was established in July 2020 with support from Baseball Qld.

Below is a map indicating the locations of all eighteen teams competing in the Greater Brisbane League competition. The Brisbane CBD is represented by the black square. Also note Toowoomba is located off the map to the west:

Redcliffe Padres

Narangba Demons

Pine Rivers Rapids

Pine Hills Lightning

All Stars

Windsor Royals

Carina Redsox

Toowoomba Rangers

Mt Gravatt Eagles

Wests Bulldogs

Redlands

Ipswich Musketeers

Runcorn Indians

Logan Sharks

Southern Stars

Beenleigh Hawks

Surfers Paradise

Mudgeeraba Redsox

## Commissioners Cup

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The Commissioners Cup or Commissioners Shield is an annual, end of year event that usually coincides with the Christmas break of the season. It is a one off game in Major A, B and C grades between the current Greater Brisbane League leaders of the Northside and the Southside.

Major A standings are on win percentage, whereas Major B and C-Grade standings are on points.

## Major League Criteria

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The basics to qualifying for Major League criteria, clubs must have a minimum of:

* 27 senior registered players excluding U18's, in at least the Major A, B and C grades
* 60 junior registered players
* One team in each of the Baseball Queensland U14, U16 and U20 competitions; together with a minimum of one team in each of Little League, U8 and U10
* One level 1 accredited coach to each team: LL, U14, U16, U20 and all senior teams
* One accredited scorer and umpire for all junior and senior games

## Champions

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See: List of Greater Brisbane League seasons#Greater Brisbane League

## Media coverage

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The Greater Brisbane League is covered across many media sources from Quest Community Newspapers including the Redcliffe and Bayside Herald,[20] Caboolture Shire Herald,[21] Albert and Logan News,[22] Pine Rivers Press,[23] Northern Times,[24] and the Logan West Leader,[25] as well as many other regional newspapers such as the Hinterland Grapevine,[26] The Sunshine Coast Daily,[27] Gold Coast Bulletin,[28] Benowa Garden News,[29] and the Mudgee Guardian.[30]

Major League results are also covered by the television network 7 and more in depth results are covered by The Sunday Mail and The Courier Mail.[31]

## See also

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* Baseball awards § Australia

## References

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1. ^ "Baseball Queensland". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
2. ^ Baseball Queensland Competitions
3. ^ Harris, J.O (2009). Queensland Baseball 1905-1990.
4. ^ Coomera Cubs Baseball Club
5. ^ Robina Braves Baseball Club
6. ^ Surfers Baseball
7. ^ "Eagles Baseball Club". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
8. ^ "Beenleigh Baseball Club". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
9. ^ "Runcorn Indians Baseball Club". Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
10. ^ "Redlands Baseball Club". Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
11. ^ "Musketeers Baseball Club". Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
12. ^ Wests Baseball Club
13. ^ Rangers Baseball Club
14. ^ Narangba Demons Baseball Club
15. ^ "Redcliffe Padres Baseball Club". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
16. ^ All Stars Baseball Club
17. ^ "Carina Baseball Club". Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
18. ^ Pine Hills Baseball Club
19. ^ Windsor Baseball Club
20. ^ "Land, K. (30 October 2008). Padres Thump All Stars. Redcliffe and Bayside Herald". Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
21. ^ "News Photos - Narangba vs Beenleigh". Archived from the original on 26 October 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
22. ^ Hawks Lack Edge Archived 2 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine 27 November 2008 Albert & Logan News
23. ^ Whiting, M. (3 February 2009) Hot Lightning strike finals Archived 26 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Pine Rivers Press
24. ^ Trio in world spotlight Archived 2 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine (30 January 2009). Northern Times
25. ^ O'Neill, R. (20 November 2008). Ipswich Blue fall to in-form Stars U12s Archived 10 July 2012 at archive.today Logan West Leader
26. ^ Fawkes, L. (16 November 2006). 14 year-old chosen to represent Australia. Hinterland GrapeVine
27. ^ Tuxworth, J. (16 May 2006). Overseas ticket a tough pitch to Hass. Sunshine Coast Daily
28. ^ Galliott, E. J. (2 November 2008). Japanese return for Masters glory and fun. Gold Coast Bulletin.
29. ^ Williams, J. (2007, 10 February). Benowa big leagues. Benowa Garden News, p.4.
30. ^ Mahoney, D. (16 November 2008). Mudgee hot for Redsox. Mudgee Guardian, p.45.
31. ^ Queensland Major League Results. (7 December 2008). The Sunday Mail

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