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Baseball Scotland is delighted and honoured to unveil Fitness Box, Scotland's leading stockist of UnderArmour sportswear as the sport's primary sponsor for 2009/10. Fitness Box will be supporting both the national league programme, Scottish Cup and Team Scotland national team activities as well as the upcoming Edinburgh Baseball Festival in July.
Fitness Box are based in Bruntsfield Place in Edinburgh and be reached via their website - Fitness Box or via telephone on 0131 516 8660. They have a massive range of sports and fitness wear and footing so should be the first port of call for anyone looking to buy gear.
Baseball Scotland gracious thanks Fitness Box for their support and looks forward to building a stronger partnership in the coming months.
2009 is underway in dramatic fashion!
The opening day of the 2009 SNL season saw game one decided by a forfeit when an ejection caused Strathclyde to run out of players. The controversial outcome was caused when repeated umpire warnings about speech play were unheeded.
The decision left GBA no doubt happy to claim the win but the Falcons seething at the result.
Game 2 was completed in a more regular way with the champion GBA squad ending the contest in 8 innings via the 10 run rule.
It was a solid start to the year for the GBA whilst the Falcons will look to bounce back versus Edinburgh next week.
2009 Baseball Scotland schedules unveiled...
Baseball Scotland is delighted to release the 2009 Scottish National League and Team Scotland season schedules. Both are available via the 'Schedules and Results' page. The SNL season features 16 games plus the Scottish Challenge Cup and league All-Star Game whilst the international team will play at least 8 matches in 2009 with possibly more coming on stream...
Either way, 2009 looks set to be the most exciting and competitive season yet for Scottish baseball...
(Please note: both schedules may change so please visit regularly for updates)
Baseball Scotland and its member clubs are recruiting new players. No experience is necessary and if you are keen to play the greatest sport in the world just drop us an e-mail to get started!
With adult clubs in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Paisley and junior sides in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Fife there are plenty of opportunities to get involved for anyone who is interested.
Just click the spinning e-mail link to the left to get in touch and get geared up for the 2009 season!!!
National newspaper features Scottish Baseball
Baseball Scotland featured in a recent special sports supplement in The Scotsman newspaper. The article focused on north american sports and how well received they are in Scotland and discussed the benefits and challenges all the featured activities face.
GBA claim 2008 SNL National Championship
Congratulations to the Glasgow Baseball Association who claimed the SNL league title in 2008 with a W12-L5 record, edging out defending champions the Edinburgh Devils by two games. It marks a terrific turn-around for a team that only one a single game all year in 2007 and was winless against Scottish opponents going in to 2008.
Congratulations to Gerry McShane and the entire GBA organisation for their spirit, commitment, skill and enthusiasm - the title was well deserved!
2008 Scottish Cup
The 2008 Scottish Cup proved to be an exciting event and a fitting end to the domestic season in Scotland. A three-way round robin format would be used again to determine the winner.
Three exciting games ensued with the GBA defeated the Falcons in Game 1 before Edinburgh joined the fray and defeated Strathclyde in game 2, eliminating the Paisley men.
Ths set up a terrific final game in which Edinburgh proved too strong for the host GBA and held on for a 7-4 win to seal the cup.
Thrilling All-Star Game showcases strength of SNL
The 2008 SNL All Star Game would prove to be a terrific advert for Scottish baseball with some great defense, suffocating pitching and hard-nosed baserunning on show. In the end, it would be the West squad that would claim the spoils with a 4-3 win, the winning run scored by George Coulter (GBA) on a squeeze play and play-at-the plate with one out in the bottom of the 9th.
Featuring the best players drawn from the four clubs in the Scottish National League – the Edinburgh Devils, Edinburgh Eagles, Glasgow Baseball Association and Strathclyde Falcons – the East and West squads were on top form and would give managers and Team Scotland skippers Jason Derr and Dougie Robertson plenty of reasons to be excited about the upcoming international team’s matches, such was the high level of play on show.
It would be the East who would tally first, taking a 2 run lead in to the bottom of the 7th before starting pitcher Derr would tire and see the West take a 3-2 lead. A base hit in the top of the 8th would see the East tie things up again and send the game in to the 9th tied at 3.
The East would push a runner up to 2nd with 2 out and a titanic battle ensued between Juan Suarez (Eagles) and Mark Quinn (GBA) which went to 10 pitches before Quinn would strike Suarez out, stranding the potential go-ahead run for the visitors. The West would then seize their opportunity and Joe Ainsworth would come up with the key hit to drive in Coulter.
After the game winning manager Dougie Robertson was presented with the All-Star Game trophy, which was last presented back in 1993, another sign that baseball north of the border is on the rise…
ACE to support Coaching Development programme
Baseball Scotland is delighted to announce it has been in detailed discussion with the Amateur Coaches Education (ACE) organisation from the United States about developing a mutually beneficial partnership.
ACE works with a number of baseball organisations to provide development support for coaches. Program Director Neal Packanik has kindly offered his and his organisation’s extensive experience and support network to assist Baseball Scotland in establishing such a programme for its coaches.
A detailed development plan has been prepared which outlines a framework from which to craft our own coaching education system, a matter of significant importance to the sport’s future growth in Scotland. This will sit as a key component of Baseball Scotland's development plan.
ACE offers both on-line and face-to-face coaching development outlets and plans are underway for the rollout of a coaching programme and clinics in the coming months, full details of which will be posted here soon. Click on the ACE logo to visit their website.
Baseball Scotland would like to extend its sincere thanks to ACE for their support and looks forward to building an even stronger relationship with them in future....
Welcome to Baseball Scotland!
Welcome to the home page of Baseball Scotland, the organising body for the sport of baseball in Scotland. Baseball Scotland is a new joint venture between the Strathclyde Falcons, Glasgow Baseball Association and Edinburgh Diamond Devils baseball clubs aimed at self-governing and developing baseball across all levels across the country.
The main impetus for this growth is the Scottish National League formed in 2007 and the first all-Scottish baseball league in the country since 1998. The league features one GBA team, one Falcons team and one side from Edinburgh. The schedule for the league is available on the links to the left.
Additional domestic competitions include the Scottish Challenge Cup and All-Star Game.
In addition to the National League activity, Team Scotland participates in a variety of international matches and features the very best players in the country. All details of the national team programme will be posted on the 'Team Scotland' page.
Check back regularly for updates on everything baseball in Scotland...
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