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April 2015
Vol. 1 Issue 1
PINE HILLS BASEBALL 2014.15 YEAR BOOK
PRESIDENTS REPORT
Volunteers
Managemen t Committee
Thank s to the Managem ent Committee.
The ne w com mi ttee mem bers in 2014, Hydi McL art y (Secreta r y) and Catherine
Hughson ( Treasurer) have done a f antasti c job i n wh at was a ne w role f or t hem .
Damian Toze had a hu ge role this ye ar mana gi ng S port s Ope rations as well as
oversight on general operations.
Cant een Crew
Thank s to Rae Dal ey f or m anaging the cant een and to the reg ular Frida y night
cre w (Helen a nd Cath y). T hi s is a vit al fu nction f or t he club.
Grounds Crew
Thank s to grounds coordinator Dave Giles who, wit h Dam ian m anaged the
ground s work, Brad Greentree who kept our i nf iel d in great shape, Paul Hughson
whose many jobs inc luded building ne w bat ters and pitcher s eyes f or t he B ull
Pen, Dan Carseldine for the line m arking an d all who helped with wor ki ng bees.
Thank you to Moreton Bay Region al Counci l who, under the ne w lease, too k over
the f iel d m ai ntenance f or our f i elds providi ng a signif icant cost saving f or the
clu b.
Soun d
Thank s to Tim Car se ldine and Gl en Long f or pr ovidi ng commentar y and m usi c f or
games and also t o Peter Arnou ts.
PINE HILS LIGHTNING
PRESIDENTS REPORT cont’d
Equipmen t
Thank you to Dave Everett f or m anagi ng the equi pm ent.
Coo rdinators, Co ach es, Managers, Scorers, Umpires
Thank you to our Ma jor A an d club co ach, Russ ell Tei chm ann a nd as sis ta nt c oac h,
Paul Hardy f or a job well done this seaso n. T hank s to Leesa Taylor f or coordinat ing
the scorers and Michael Bl ak e f or co ordi nating the um pi res and to all the team
Coor di nat ors, Coach es, Managers, Score rs and Umpires who provi de d the nec essar y
skills and envi ronm ent to assi st our players.
Pi ne Hi lls once agai n, had good representation i n regional , st ate and natio nal tea ms
across the board las t season.
Volunteer Reward Program
The Volu nteer re war d program ha s run f or a f ull t wo yea rs and will b e revie wed f or i ts
eff ectiveness and val ue to the cl ub. Volunteers will soon re cei ve a reques t to
participate in a surve y, whic h wil l f orm part of the evalua tion .
Thank you to t hos e who p arti cipated in the recent m em bers surve y. T he re sul ts have
been discusse d and have h el ped us with our planning going f orward.
Facility Upgrades
The club h as co ntinued on its quest to u pgrade th e f aci lities wi th the f ollowing still t o
com e:
1. Am enities Block renovation (MBRC communi ty grant)
2. Dugout replacement (GCBF grant) to comm ence 3 r d June 2015.
3. New f ield – detail ed planning expe ct ed to comm ence in the 2015 / 2016
f i nanci al year (MBRC budget depend ent) with co nstruction to hopef ul l y
comm ence in the 2016 / 2017 f i nanci al year.
PRESIDENTS REPORT cont’d
Coaching Resources
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The committee has establ ished a plan to i mprove coachi ng res ources a nd increa se
opportuni ti es f or player development at Pine Hi lls.
In t he 2014 / 2015 s eason this init iative included:
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Im port pla yers and experi ence d seni or pl ayers invol ve d wit h junior t rai ning and
game da y.
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Lightning Base bal l Academ y est abl ished to wa rds the en d of the seas on f or LL
Major and U14 group s.
In t he 2015 / 2016 s eason th e programs wil l expand to i nclud e:
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Li ght ning Baseball Academy with t wo s eparate ag e groups.
PINE HILLS LIGHTNING
2014.2015 Finalists
Teams.
2014-2015 Teams into Finals
Majors
Pac C
Masters
Under 16 div 2
A HUGE THANKS TO:
SPONSORS:
MAJOR CLUB SPONSORS.
Alderley Hire
BJ Ball Paper
Leading Edge Sports
Moreton Bay Regional Council
State Govt Gaming
Amart All Sports
Minor Club Sponsors
McDonalds Albany Creek.
Aspley Ten Pin Bowl
Baskin Robbins Albany creek.
Rio Tinto
TEAMS & COACHES.
U14 Div2
U16 Div1
U16 Div2
Jacqui
Carseldine/Aaron Duke
Garth Longhurst
Will Carseldine
Dylan Grant
Warren Fowler
Eddie Stockill / Adrian
Smith
Graham Vankan
Matt Roach
Duncan Richards
Ross Field/Phil Grounds
Jason Calder
Paul MacHunter
Rod Wilson/Russell S
Peter Roser/Dan C
Michael
Hipwood/Simon T
Shannon/Bill Woodrow
Paul Hardie
U20
Masters
Pac C
AA
AAA
Major A
Tim Henry
Damien Toze
Jared/Luke V/Dennis
Jared Long
Luke Thwaites & Rus
Russell Teichmann
Tball (Sat)
Tball (Fri)
Tball (Fri)
Tball (Fri)
Rookie Ball (Sat)
Diamondbacks
Braves
Cardinals
Astros
Dodgers (Sat)
Rookie Ball (Fri)
Rookie Ball (Fri)
Rookie Ball (Fri)
Rookie Ball (Fri)
Little League Majors
Little League Minors
Little League Minors
Little League Minors
U14 Div1
Cardinals (Fri)
Angels (Fri)
Giants (Fri)
Orioles (Fri)
Pirates
Rangers
Aces
Destroyers
Volunteers
Management
• Graham Vankan – President
• Damian Toze –Vice President
• Hydi McClarty – Secretary
• Catherine Hughson – Treasurer
Registrar
• Steve & Carol Cox
Junior Coaching– Dave Everett
Grounds Maitenance
• David Gyles, Paul Hughson, Brad
Greentree, Dan Carseldine
Schools Recruitment /Media
• Greg Long (& wet weather)
Trophies & Choc drive
• Michelle Barratt
Uniforms – Marina Vankan –
Other
• Leesa Taylor – Scorers
• Michael Blake – Umpires
• Glen Long – Seniors co-ordinator
• Dave Everett – Equipment
• Greg Long & Tim Carseldine –
Website/IT
• Paul Hughson – Facilities Manager
• Louise Paewai- Historian/key
registrar
• Team heads:
Jacqui/Graham/Jason/Peter/Shann
on
• Metro Reps
• JDR reps-Chris Lean and Peter
Arnouts
Canteen
• Rae Daley: with Jacqui Carseldine,
Cathy Vellacott, Helen Farragher,
Christine Beattie
The LL Junior metro team - Olivia
Stevens
LL Intermediate Team - Cameron
Parry, Sam Campion, Dominic French,
Finn Fraser & Quentin Weaver
Metro 2015 Junior League
Olivia Stevens
Metro 2015 Intermediate League:
Cameron Parry, Sam Campion, Dominic
French, Finn Fraser & Quintin Weaver
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Representatives
Representatives
The 2015 Little League Metro Representatives:
Joseph Field, Jackson Grounds, Nicholas Schaefer
2014 Metro U14 Team:
Sam Campion, Dominic French, Cameron Parry
2014 Metro U16 Team:
Will Carseldine, Ray Easton (Injured), Tyler Sharman, Connor
Lynch, James Cox, Dylan Grant, Ryan Woodrow, Brock Preston,
Jeremy Everett
2014 Metro Reps U18’s
Dan Carseldine (injured); Jesse Farragher; Michael Greentree;
Mitchell Hughson, Mitchell Gyles, Nathan Toze, Jacob Nilsson,
Nate Vankan
2015 U25 METRO’s
Jack Raverty
RAMS Reps for 2015 Nationals
U18: Jesse Farragher, Nate Vankan, Dan Carseldine, Michael
Greentree (Mitchell Hughson shadow)
U16: Ray Easton, Will Carseldine
U14: No Qld team selected. Metro team goes through to nationals
U25:
Territories Reps (NYC)
U18: Mitchell Hughson
QLD Girls U15 2015
Olivia Stevens, Lily Moffat, Emily Everett
Qld Womens Open 2015
Rachel Taylor (injured)
Australian U19 reps: Nate Vankan (U18 Oceania World Cup
qualifier in NZ)
Bandits Reps: David Sutherland, Jason Kilby, Mitch Nilsson,
MLBAAP at Palm Meadows 2014 – Dan Carseldine, Nate
Vankan, Jack Raverty
MLBAAP 2015: Dan Carseldine, Nate Vankan
BQI AWARD Recipients: U16 Div2 Batting Award: Aiden
Schumacher; Pacific C Pitching award: Lachlan Daley
QBA Scholarships 2015
Dan Carseldine, Will Carseldine, Ray Easton, Michael Greentree,
Mitchell Hughson, Jacob Nilsson, Nate Vankan
What big events happened in the 2014
2014/15
/15season for Pine Hills:
2014.15 Lightning Baseball Academy’s/Main Diamond Re Turfed/Dugout Grant approved
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Trophy Presentation
Vol. 1 Issue 1
HONOUR ROLL
Life members:
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Bruce & Sue Mutch
Grahame Mitchell
Willy and Louise Paewai
Paul Thwaites
Peter & Deonne Ehlerth
Matt & Tania Naughton
Peter Arnouts
Greg Long
Justin Cronin
2014.15 SERVICE MEDALS:
2014.15 PLAYERS SERVICE MEDALS
5 Year Player
BLAKE
BLAKE
CALDER
CALDER
CAMPION
CAMPION
EVERETT
FRENCH
KILBY
MCCLARTY
MCCLARTY
NILON
PATERSON
STEVENS
VANKAN
VANKAN
YOUNGER
JUSTIN
JUSTIN
ETON
ETON
SAM
SAM
JEREMY
DOMINIC
JASON
BENJAMIN
JACOB
JED
LACHLAN
OLIVIA
NATHANAEL
JESSE
SHAUN
10 year Player
HUGHSON
MCKERIHAN
RAVERTY
TAYLOR
VELLACOTT
15 year Player
None
20 year Player
Hayes
MITCHELL
HAMISH
JACK
ALEX
MATTHEW
10 Year Service to Club
TOZE
VELLACOTT
KAYLEE
CATHY
15 Year Service to Club
GYLES
David
2014.15 CLUB PERPETUAL AWARDS:
The Most Valuable Club Person
Senior Encouragement for
Dedication on and off the field
Junior Encouragement for
Dedication on and off The Field
Paul Hardie
Coach's Encouragement Award
Jason Calder
Paul Hughson
Will Carseldine
2014.15 SENIOR PERPETUAL AWARDS:
Batare Rookie of the Year
Alderly Hire Club Pitching
Award
Paewai's Best Team Person
Award
Ehlerth's Most Fly Catch's
Naughton's Club Catcher of
the year
Thwaites's Most Improved
Club Senior
Peter Arnouts Senior/U20
RBI'S
Greg Longs Encouragement
Award
100 games
100 Games
none
Steven
200 Games
none
Nate Vankan
Jack Raverty
Luke Thwaites
Michael Formosa
Michael Greentree & Nathan Toze
Jesse Farragher
Luke Vankan
Mitch Hughson