Welcome to the newest member of the task force, baseballclarity. Though they haven't been active in recent days, its always good to see a fresh face round these parts.
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News from the diamond
Claxton Shield: Congratulations to the Victoria Aces for winning the trophy once again, the state's 22nd title. Commiserations to the other teams, particularly to South Australia who made the finals series only to be beaten two games to nil. Though the new league will be commencing this summer, the Shield will still be awarded to the champions, as was the case during the previous incarnation of the ABL.
Australian Provincial Championships: The Australian Capital Territory beat teams representing Country New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, as well as New Zealand in the Australian Provincial Championships held during April in Geelong.
Australia Women's Championships: Western Australia won their first title at the Women's Championships on the Gold Coast in April.
Australian Schools Championship: New South Wales took out their 11th title in the Schoolboys Championships, held during May in Perth.
World Junior Baseball Championship: Australia took out second place at the 2010 World Junior Baseball Championship in Thunder Bay, Canada. They went down to Chinese Taipei in the final, but not before beating tournament heavyweights Cuba and USA. It's the best result for an Australian team in the tournament's history, and the first Australian medal since 1995.
Australian Baseball League: On 19 May, the new league had its primary brand launch. Some of the details can be seen at the Australian Baseball Federation's website - www.baseball.com.au - or you can take a look at the brand spanking new website just for the new league: www.theabl.com.au. Earlier this month the new team's names and logos were announced, and work has already started on the new articles for the league and its teams.
