Coomera Cubs Baseball Club
| Coomera Cubs Baseball Club | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| League | GBL and GCBA | |||
| Location | Oxenford, Australia | |||
| Ballpark | Gambamora Park | |||
| Founded | 2006 | |||
| Nickname(s) | Cubs | |||
| Former name(s) | Coomera Cougars | |||
| Colors | Purple and Teal | |||
| 2021-22 Season Record | 5-15 | |||
| Ownership | Nick Day | |||
| Manager | Michael Sharp | |||
| President | Nick Day | |||
| Website | www.coomera.baseball.com.au | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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The Coomera Cubs Baseball Club is a baseball club located on the Gold Coast in Queensland, that participates[1] in the Greater Brisbane League and the Gold Coast Baseball Association League.[2] The club is also a host to the annual Summer Classic.[3]
History[edit]
The club has a history dating back to the 1990s and was originally known as the Coomera Cougars. The club shared playing fields on the eastern side of the M1 where the Coomera Soccer fields now reside. The club was moved in the early 2000s to the current site at Gambamora Park and was officially incorporated in 2006 as the Coomera Cubs Baseball Club Inc. That year the club entered multiple Junior and Senior teams in the Gold Coast Baseball Association competition.
GBL[edit]
In 2017/18 the club entered into the Senior Div 1, Div 2, U16 Div 1 and U14 Div1 GBL competition for the first time. The following year saw the U16 team make the grand final and the U14 team win the championship. 2019/20 in the third year of the GBL senior competition the Senior Div 1 and Div 2 both made the playoffs. The Div 2 side sitting equal top of the table after the regular season on for and against and narrowly losing to Surfers on head to head results for the minor premiership.
In what can only be described as unprecedented times the season finals series were not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the competition was awarded based on placings during the regular season. Div 1 came 4th and Div 2 came 2nd.
Junior Baseball Academy[edit]
In 2013 the club introduced the first club based junior elite academy[4] on the Gold Coast. This academy is aimed at 10 to 14 year olds and in 2019 was run inhouse at the club by the team at South Coast Academy of Sport. The academy continues to support the club's training activities.
Little League[edit]
In 2018 there was a large representation from the club that represented the Gold Coast at the Little League[5] District State Titles. This Gold Coast[6] team became the first team from Queensland to win National Little League Australian Championships in June 2018 and progress to the Little League World series.[citation needed]
Notable players[edit]
Aaron Whitefield[7] (Minnesota Twins) signed but did not play*
Josh Warner[8] (Philadelphia Phillies)
Darren Trainor[9] (Lewis-Clark State College)
Jack Waters (Arizona Western College)
Liam Sherer (Canberra Cavalry, Colby Trojans)
Records[edit]
Notable individual records set in one game, these include all games between the 2020–2021 season from Div 1 and 2
| Record | Holder | Grade | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Strikeouts | 19 | Jack Waters | Div 1 | 2020–2021 |
Division 1 roster[edit]
| Coomera Cubs Division 1 roster - 2023–24 GBL | |||
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| Active Roster | |||
| Pitchers Right-handed pitchers
Left-handed pitchers |
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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| 7 October 2023 | |||
Division 2 roster[edit]
| Coomera Cubs Division 2 roster - 2021–22 GBL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Roster | |||
| Pitchers Right-handed pitchers
Left-handed pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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| 16 November 2022 | |||
GCBA D2[edit]
| Coomera Cubs Green roster - 2022–23 GCBA Seniors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Roster | |||
| Pitchers Right-handed pitchers
Left-handed pitchers |
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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| 12 October 2023 | |||
| Coomera Cubs Purple roster - 2022–23 GCBA Seniors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Roster | |||
| Pitchers Right-handed pitchers
Left-handed pitchers |
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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| 16 November 2022 | |||
Managers[edit]
Phil Stockman[10] - (2018-2019)
Andrew Azzopardi[11] - (2019–2020)
Case Bunting - (2020–2023)
Michael Sharp - (2023–present)
Assistant Coach[edit]
Scott Nieass - (2019–2021)
Glen Hall - (2021–present)
Dylan Sipple - (2023-present)
Brent Iddon - (2022-present)
James Somerville - (2022-present)
Dallas Knapp - (2023-present)
Location[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Champions Surfers Paradise and newcomers Coomera taking different focus into GBL season". Gold Coast Bulletin. (subscription required)
- ^ "GBL". Baseball Queensland. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Gold Coast Baseball Association Inc". gcba.baseball.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Logan baseball academy links USA". www.couriermail.com.au. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ League, Little. "Little League Baseball and Softball". Little League. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Gold Coast Baseball Association Inc". www.gcba.baseball.com.au. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Aaron Whitefield signs with the Coomera Cubs for the 2017/18 Season".
- ^ "Ex-Philadelphia Phillies minors pitcher Josh Warner makes big impact on return for Coomera Cubs". Gwww.goldcoastbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2019. (subscription required)
- ^ "All-American Darren Trainor Signs with Coomera Cubs". Lewis-Clark State College Athletics. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Former MLB and Olympian Phil Stockman set to lead the Coomera Cubs Baseball Club". Coomera Cubs Baseball Club Inc. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Andrew Azzopardi has been announced as the Coomera Cub's new GBL coach for the upcoming summer season". (subscription required)