2019/20 Season Wrap Up
Hi Cubbies,
Well what a few weeks we have had! In the first instance we hope you are keeping safe under these crazy times.
As a wrap up of the 2019/20 season the committee and I would like to thank every member of the club for their support. It truly takes an army to run a volunteer organisation! A major shout out and big thank you to our coaches, umpires, scorers, managers; you guys do an amazing job. A massive thank you to Terry and Lynda for your contributions at the canteen each week…truly incredible!
Season Highlights
Not the way we wanted to end up finishing the season but here are a few key highlights.
• The clubhouse finally started being built! (Due mid-year)
• The club continues to maintain solid numbers as the largest club on the GC with a view to drive this higher next year.
• Junior team divisions LL Majors, IL, JL and SL all placing top 4 for the first time.
• LL Majors crowned champions and IL runners Up.
• Import players coaching at all levels. Junior players coaching younger age groups.
• Senior GBL squad saw both Div1 and 2 make the playoffs in only 3rd season. Remarkable!
• GCBA Seniors comp – Coomera Green runners up.
• Greatest number of representatives at all levels we have ever had. Australia, QLD, NSW Country, Gold Coast, QLD and regional Schoolboys, Softball honours too!
• Seeing our young reps achieving QLD U16 National Champs and U18 Runners-up titles.
• Introduction of Female Pathway coordinator role.
• 34 articles in the GC Bulletin about the club and its players.
• Continuation and development of Cubs TV.
• Another successful GC Summer Classic run.
Club Person of the Year Award
The Club Person of the Year Award is awarded and presented annually to a Coomera Cubs Baseball Club (CCBC) member in recognition of performing above and beyond the call of duty in a voluntary capacity during the year for the overall benefit of the club and its members
This person has been judged to have made the most significant contribution to the health, welfare and improvement of the club and its members.
2019/20 Club Person of the Year – Jodie Sippel
Junior Player of the Year
Criteria: This award is available to any Junior player (from Little League to U20). This award is given to a Junior player that shows among other things outstanding commitment to the club, his or her team and coaching staff. Consistently leading on and off the field with an endeavour to continually improve themselves. This player must show outstanding sportsmanship both when winning and in defeat. This award should be what all our Junior players should aspire too.
“Always at the field – coaching Minors, training himself for U20’s, B Grade and A Grade, always turning up for working bees – always happy to help and always wanting to be the best player he can be – just the type of player we want Coomera Cubs to strive to be.” Anonymous.
2019/20 Junior Player of the Year – Dylan Sippel
Junior Team Awards
GBL – U20
Most Valuable Player – Kynan Davis
Golden Glove – Oscar Hyde
Silver Slugger Award – Faenza Bishop
Most Improved – Majar Bishop
GCBA – Senior League Purple
Most Valuable Player – Tyler Salmon-Patrick
Golden Glove – Soraya Hamson
Silver Slugger Award – Mitchell Anderson
Most Improved – Isiah Howard
Coaches Award – Allie van Peppen
GCBA – Senior League Green
Most Valuable Player – Jackson Hall
Golden Glove – Jaecob Arnott
Silver Slugger Award – Alex Fox
Most Improved – Patrick Boulton
Coaches Award – Kiyoshi Hamachi
GCBA – Junior League
Most Valuable Player – Mitchell Anderson
Golden Glove – Alex Fox
Silver Slugger Award – Logan Blackman
Most Improved – Thomas Calvert
Coaches Award – Xavier Homrody
GCBA – Intermediate League
Most Valuable Player – Noah Reynolds
Golden Glove – Logan Blackman
Silver Slugger Award – Lachlan Reed
Most Improved – Annabella Andrews
Coaches Award – Grace White
GCBA – Little League – Majors
Most Valuable Player – Thomas Calvert
Golden Glove – Jay Iddon
Silver Slugger Award – Jack Batchelor
Most Improved – Jacob Knell
Coaches Award – Lila Hall
GCBA – Little League Minors – Purple
Most Valuable Player – Sam Ojeda
Golden Glove – Cooper Rispen
Silver Slugger Award – James Wooster
Most Improved – Madison Legg
Coaches Award – Deon Carter
GCBA – Little League Minors – Green
Most Valuable Player – Cooper Armstrong
Golden Glove – Savannah Harvey
Silver Slugger Award – Ryan Woodrow
Most Improved – Jayden Roberson
Coaches Award – Evie Hyde
To our sponsors we can’t say thank you enough for your support! Grimmos Garage, Anytime Fitness Helensvale, Bendigo Bank Upper Coomera and Base 2 Base. (In these uncertain times if you can help out these local businesses we thank you!)
Lastly I would like to thank my fellow committee members for their efforts this season. You have truly stood up and delivered again!
I hope you all stay safe and look forward optimistically to a regular start to the 20/21 season!!
Best regards,
Nick Day
Club President
