Coomera Cubs Baseball Club

The Coomera Cubs Baseball Club is a baseball club located on the Gold Coast in Queensland, that participates[1] in the Greater Brisbane League and the Gold Coast Baseball Association League.[2] The club is also a host to the annual Summer Classic.[3]

Coomera Cubs Baseball Club
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Information
LeagueGBL and GCBA
LocationOxenford, Australia
BallparkGambamora Park
Year founded2006
Nickname(s)Cubs
Former name(s)Coomera Cougars
ColorsPurple and Teal
2021-22 Season Record5-15
OwnershipNick Day
ManagerMichael Sharp
PresidentNick Day
Websitewww.coomera.baseball.com.au
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History

The club has a history dating back to the 1990s and was originally known as the Coomera Cougars. The club shared playing fields on the eastern side of the M1 where the Coomera Soccer fields now reside. The club was moved in the early 2000s to the current site at Gambamora Park and was officially incorporated in 2006 as the Coomera Cubs Baseball Club Inc. That year the club entered multiple Junior and Senior teams in the Gold Coast Baseball Association competition.

GBL

In 2017/18 the club entered into the Senior Div 1, Div 2, U16 Div 1 and U14 Div1 GBL competition for the first time. The following year saw the U16 team make the grand final and the U14 team win the championship. 2019/20 in the third year of the GBL senior competition the Senior Div 1 and Div 2 both made the playoffs. The Div 2 side sitting equal top of the table after the regular season on for and against and narrowly losing to Surfers on head to head results for the minor premiership.

In what can only be described as unprecedented times the season finals series were not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the competition was awarded based on placings during the regular season. Div 1 came 4th and Div 2 came 2nd.

Junior Baseball Academy

In 2013 the club introduced the first club based junior elite academy[4] on the Gold Coast. This academy is aimed at 10 to 14 year olds and in 2019 was run inhouse at the club by the team at South Coast Academy of Sport. The academy continues to support the club's training activities.

Little League

In 2018 there was a large representation from the club that represented the Gold Coast at the Little League[5] District State Titles. This Gold Coast[6] team became the first team from Queensland to win National Little League Australian Championships in June 2018 and progress to the Little League World series.

Notable players

Aaron Whitefield[7] (Minnesota Twins) signed but did not play*

Josh Warner[8] (Philadelphia Phillies)

Darren Trainor[9] (Lewis-Clark State College)

Jack Waters (Arizona Western College)

Liam Sherer (Canberra Cavalry, Colby Trojans)

Records

Notable individual records set in one game, these include all games between the 2020–2021 season from Div 1 and 2

Record Holder Grade Year
Most Strikeouts 19 Jack Waters Div 1 2020–2021

Division 1 roster
Coomera Cubs Division 1 roster - 2023–24 GBL
Active RosterCoaching staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

  • Kyle Watson
  • Patrick Day
  • Mitchell Anderson
  • Jake Muscat

Left-handed pitchers
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 Catchers
  • Shotaro Usui
  • Jack Hauwai

Infielders

  • Michael Sharp
  • Josh Welch
  • Kent Ward
  • Cooper Amiet
  • Riley Cooper

Outfielders

  • Kynan Davis
  • Hamish Weekes
  • Ty Iddon
 Manager
  • Michael Sharp

Assistant Coaches

  • Glen Hall
  • Dylan Sipple
  • Brent Iddon
  • James Somerville

Hitting Coach

  • Dallas Knapp
7 October 2023

Division 2 roster
Coomera Cubs Division 2 roster - 2021–22 GBL
Active RosterCoaching staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

  • Mitchell Anderson
  • Reko Mason
  • Logan Blackman
  • Matt Best

Left-handed pitchers

  • Jaecob Arnott
 Catchers
  • Jack Hauwai
  • Bushy Scott

Infielders

  • Steven Cheffie White
  • Case Bunting
  • Steve Best
  • Cooper Amiet
  • Sam McNeice

Outfielders

  • Rilee Ford
  • Adrian Perrin
  • Noah Reynolds
  • Logan Blackman
  • Lewis Day
 Manager
  • Case Bunting

Assistant Coach

  • Glen Hall
16 November 2022

GCBA D2
Coomera Cubs Green roster - 2022–23 GCBA Seniors
Active RosterCoaching staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

  • Paul Walberg
  • Lachlan Travis

Left-handed pitchers
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 Catchers
  • Garreth Constan

Infielders

  • Isiah Howard
  • Jasper King
  • Lincoln Thompson
  • Paul Walberg

Outfielders

  • Beau McKenzie
  • Cory Robinson
  • Dennis De Cicco
 Manager
  • Isiah Howard
12 October 2023
Coomera Cubs Purple roster - 2022–23 GCBA Seniors
Active RosterCoaching staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

  • Lewis Day
  • Mitsuki Kudo

Left-handed pitchers
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 Catchers
  • Dallas Knapp

Infielders

  • Will Richardson
  • Jordan Salmon-Patrick
  • Lincoln Thompson

Outfielders

  • Noah Reynolds
  • Adrian Perrin
  • Joshua Patrick
  • Nathan McEwan
 Manager
  • Will Richardson
16 November 2022

Managers

Phil Stockman[10] - (2018-2019)

Andrew Azzopardi[11] - (2019–2020)

Case Bunting - (2020–2023)

Michael Sharp - (2023–present)

Assistant Coach

Scott Nieass - (2019–2021)

Glen Hall - (2021–present)

Dylan Sipple - (2023-present)

Brent Iddon - (2022-present)

James Somerville - (2022-present)

Dallas Knapp - (2023-present)

Location
Coomera Cubs

References
  1. "Champions Surfers Paradise and newcomers Coomera taking different focus into GBL season". Gold Coast Bulletin. (subscription required)
  2. "GBL". Baseball Queensland. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. "Gold Coast Baseball Association Inc". gcba.baseball.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. "Logan baseball academy links USA". www.couriermail.com.au. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. League, Little. "Little League Baseball and Softball". Little League. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. "Gold Coast Baseball Association Inc". www.gcba.baseball.com.au. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. "Aaron Whitefield signs with the Coomera Cubs for the 2017/18 Season".
  8. "Ex-Philadelphia Phillies minors pitcher Josh Warner makes big impact on return for Coomera Cubs". Gwww.goldcoastbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2019. (subscription required)
  9. "All-American Darren Trainor Signs with Coomera Cubs". Lewis-Clark State College Athletics. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  10. "Former MLB and Olympian Phil Stockman set to lead the Coomera Cubs Baseball Club". Coomera Cubs Baseball Club Inc. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  11. "Andrew Azzopardi has been announced as the Coomera Cub's new GBL coach for the upcoming summer season". (subscription required)
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