A baseball journey

For a few weeks now, except for the week I spent with my brother in Rockhampton, I have been training daily for my trip to America to get fit and ready for the intense training and games that I will be participating in.
On my trip to the US I will be training/playing just about everyday.
I’ll […]

Following on from my previous post, the next myth I encountered in yesterday’s game was:

“The batter-runner must turn to his right after over-running first base”

The batter-runner may turn left or right, provided that if he turns left he does not make an attempt to advance. An attempt is a judgement made by the umpire. The […]

I am surprised that so many people, all with apparently many years of baseball experience and knowledge, still claim the truth of various “baseball myths”.

Do a google search for “baseball myths” and right up the near the top of most is the following myth:

“The hands are considered part of the bat”

The Hands are […]

I umpired the finals day for the Sunshine Coast High School baseball competition today.

The boys (all year 8) played excellent baseball for players that have probably not played the game before, with the exception of one or two on each team.

There was a make-up game played first for one that was washed out earlier in […]

I came across this post today about young Australians playing in the US. Spring training like a pre-season competition to test and select players for the main season (April-September). Old players prove themselves and new players get to show what they have.

Look for my photo and article in the future.

On Saturday, I played in the semi-final of the Brisbane Under 16 Division 1 competition for my club team, the Redcliffe Padres.
We played against my old team (2005-2006), the Pine River Rapids.
The final score was 19-3 to Rapids. The Rapids player were on the top of their game while the Padres had their backs to […]

The Range News, our local weekly newspaper, has just done a story on me about my invitation to travel with the Australian Expos baseball team.
Dad took the photo (he caught me on a bad day)!
Please read the article and then help me out with a sponsorship. Sponsorship details here.

Little League has been in the US since 1938 and is one of the major baseball programs for youth in America and the world.
Little League competitions are played in more than 80 countries around the world and has as its goals
“to give the children of the world a game that provides fundamental principles (sportsmanship, fair […]

I have added some information about my playing career up to today.

You can see it on my <about> page