Flores Steps Up

It appears our import for this year is blossoming with age. For most ball players a 100 game season with Amarillo in the American association would be enough baseball and afford a small break before another season here in Australia with the Big Cats. That is not on the cards for the ageless Freddy Flores…

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Big Cats Announce Senior Coaching Staff

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Wearne and Freddy Flores as co – coaches along with the appointment of Chris Maurer as assistant coach to lead the charge back into Div 1 for the upcoming Summer season. The coaches will be assisted by club stalwarts Rob Hogan, Myles Barnden, Michael Crooks, Lucas Price…

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Big Cats Announce Women’s Import for Season 2015/16

The Springvale Lions Baseball Club are excited to announce that we have secured a women’s import for the coming season. Rieko Abe, a left-handed hitting outfielder and first baseman from Japan will be arriving in Melbourne on September 30th in time for the first game of the season. The club has a proud history of…

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Big Cats Welcome New Pitchers for 15/16 Season

As the Springvale Lions look forward to a long awaited return to Division One, the club is proud to announce the signing of two international players for the upcoming 2015/16 Summer League season. Canadian born, 27 year old Michael McGillivray, formerly of Mulgrave Baseball Club and currently playing with Dandenong in the DBA winter league,…

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Springvale Announce Coaches Night

The Springvale Lions Baseball Club are looking ahead to the 2015/16 season, and in preparation, will be holding a ‘Coaches Night’ on Tuesday 18th August @ the clubrooms. The night will be an essential tool for all of our summer season coaches who are interested in taking on roles within the club during the coming…

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Import Update – Freddy Flores

Another week of action in the American Association and former Big Cat Tim Brown has managed to throw another 2 winners over Kansas City 10-3 on Monday and 7-4 over Grand Prairie on Friday, working 6 innings in each contest and taking his record to 6-1 and amongst the leaders in the league. Meanwhile, Wichitas southern…

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Import Update – Tim Brown

  Tim Brown continues to perform at an extraordinary level in professional baseball after he dominated the Div 2 competition here in Victoria last season with the Big Cats. In his 7th season in pro ball Tim has returned to play with the Wichita Wingnuts in the American Association of Professional Baseball, one of the…

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Shirley Wearne Memorial Golf Day

It has been a while since the Springvale Baseball Club has held a golf day. What used to be an annual event has fallen by the wayside due to the shortening of the gap between the end of winter and the start of summer seasons. It is a good thing then that the club can…

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