Support Our Nation's Best Under-14 Baseball Players
Baseball New Zealand and The Lumsden in Newmarket are inviting all baseball fans in the Auckland area to spend a few dollars (CASH ONLY) on food and drinks and support the Under-14 team on their upcoming trip to Australia later this month.
On Sunday, 12 September, Baseball New Zealand and the nation's baseball community will celebrate and recognise the Under-14 National Baseball Team for an afternoon of good food and drink (CASH ONLY) at The Lumsden on Khyber Pass Road in Newmarket beginning at 12 noon.
The Lumsden's owner, Evan King, has offered to assist with fundraising once again at the Lumsden and in the park known as Lumsden Green on the corner of Khyber Pass Road and Broadway. For this event, King has generously pledged to donate all CASH SALES from his bar on the day. So come down on the 12th from 12 noon onwards and hit the ATM. Then order up some brunch, kick back, watch some sports and know that by just having a great day out in the park in a lovely restaurant, you are helping some of the nation's best young baseball players.
The team, which will be traveling to Australia on 17 September to compete in the annual Queensland State Under-14 Baseball Tournament, will be recognised and awarded their uniforms for this exciting trip and prestigious tournament that New Zealand will participate in for the very first time.
The Lumsden and The Mustang Saloon are located next door to each other on the corner of Khyber Pass Road and Broadway in Newmarket. Phone is 5501201. Websites are www.thelumsden.co.nz and www.themustangsaloon.com
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Current Under-14 National Team member Jimmy Boyce recently was awarded prestigious ASICS Sports Award for his dominating baseball performance in the 2009-2010 baseball season. Selected to the Auckland-based Little League team that represented New Zealand in the Little League regional tournament held last month in Indonesia, Jimmy is following in his big brother's footsteps by competing for one of New Zealand's national baseball teams in the Under-14 age grouping and will be traveling to Queensland with the team in mid-September. Congratulations, Jimmy! | 1. Akroyd, Sean 2. Boyce, Jimmy 3. Boyce, Matthew 4. Burgin, Jacob 5. Collop, Chad 6. Faunt, Jazmine 7. Fowler, Reede 8. Freeman, Matthew 9. Goldschmidt, Zachary 10. Goodwin, Joshua 11. Hall, Jordan |
12. Harvey, Sam 13. Hayes, Sam 14. Hollings, Sam 15. Irwin, Dylan 16. Johnstone, Elliot 17. Kim, Brian 18. Potter, Chester 19. Simmons, Taylor 20. Thomas, Matthew 21. Thompson, Ben 22. Witters, James |
Over the course of the next several days, the coaching staff will select the final travel team of 18 players. The team will depart Auckland on 17 September and return on 24 September. They will play a minimum of 11 games in this time, including participation in the Queensland State Under-14 Championship, representing the first time a team outside of Queensland has been invited to play in this prestigious tournament.
Current practice times and locations are as follows:
