Posted on November 18, 2009 by by letsdoitcanberra

Canberra’s has won its bid to join Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth as a foundation team in the Australian Baseball League (ABL), due to begin, November 2010.

An audience of supporters including Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation, Andrew Barr, ACT Baseball Association (ACTBA) Commissioner, Theo Vassalakis, and a host of local players and bid supporters mobbed to Civic Square to see ABL Commissioner, Mark Peters, announce the news so many within the baseball community had been hoping to hear.

ACTBA Commissioner, Theo Vassalakis, says Canberra’s acceptance into the ABL is fantastic news with all the hard work by those within the baseball community paying off.

“I would like to thank everyone who got behind the ‘Let’s do it Canberra’ bid for their support and hard work.” Theo said. “I’d especially like to thank those within the baseball community who worked so tirelessly and never gave up their dream of competing on the national stage once again.”

Theo said acceptance into the ABL would promote the grassroots levels of the game and would inspire the junior ranks to emulate their senior counterparts.

“The region has produced many elite baseballers over the years, and now with Canberra now competing in a national competition the standard of our local talent can only improve.”

Canberra’s acceptance into the newly formed league comes off the back of record numbers of participants in the local competition, showing the growth and potential of the game in the region.

With Canberra’s bid to join the ABL successful, work will now begin to put in place the administrative staff charged with having the team ready for the November 2010 season opener.

“It wont be an easy task getting the team ready for the season opener, but the ABL and their partners have shown themselves to be of the highest quality so there is no doubt Canberra will be ready and competitive when the first pitch is thrown.” Theo said.

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