As part of the club’s 20th Anniversary of women’s baseball, we will be catching up with a number of players, coaches and supporters who have had an involvement with the program over the last 20 years. To start us off, veteran and 6-time Premiership player ‘Chevy’ Stephenson (aka, Taylor) will give us her thoughts on…
This week the Big Cats are excited to welcome Rina Matsuo to Springvale who will be with us for the next 3 months. Rina, a player from Reseisha College in Osaka, will be part of the women’s program at Springy, and is excited to play in another country, and also learn some English. Rina’s Head…
Springvale Lions weekend junior action – Friday night 17 October & Sunday 19 October: Junior teams have been posted and this weekend sees two Friday night and four Sunday games. Friday night: The Friday night competition has moved to “centres” with all games being played at the one location. Its a great opportunity to witness…
The Springvale Big Cat Tomatoes Monday Night Masters Competition kicks off Monday October 13th at Springvale at 6pm. This season, for the first time ever, the club has entered and will field three mens teams. This is a great growth area for Baseball in Victoria and we are proud that we are able to support it…
The club is excited to announce the signing of last year’s Club Coach, Scott Wearne, who will again lead the Big Cats Men’s Program this season. Wearne returned last year after stints at Bonbeach and Waverley, plus a couple of years of Independent baseball in the USA. He enjoyed the challenge that 2013/2014 threw at…
With the summer season fast approaching, the Springvale Baseball Club are pleased to announce our women’s coaches for 2014/2015. Leading the program for the first time will be Shae Lillywhite, current National Team member and 7 time Women’s Division One Premiership player. This is Shae’s first Head Coaching appointment and when quizzed about her…
Lillywhite to pull on the Australian jersey again for 2014 Women’s Baseball World Cup 2014 marks the 14th year that Shae Lillywhite will pull on the Australian jersey and represent her country. We would forgive people who thought that this was the same article that gets pumped out once or twice a year when Shae…
On a beautiful night for baseball, the Big Cat Tomatoes had the honour that no other team in the country can claim – they were coached by a Big League Manager. Playing against a Masters All Star team of players from around Victoria, the Big Cats enjoyed the company of Ozzie on their bench, coaching…
