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Veterans off to Gold Coast

By Rachel Rodger • Oct 31st, 2008 • Category: Baseball, Sport

Veteran Colac sportsmen are keen to mix fun with baseball during a trip to the Gold Coast next week.A dozen Braves baseballers plan to make the most of time off work and the farm when they take part in the Pan Pacific Masters Games on the Gold Coast.Colac players Dave Dickson, Darren Morrissy, Mark Billing, [...]



Baseballer gets life membership

By Zoe Condon • Sep 24th, 2008 • Category: Baseball, Sport

Colac’s baseball club has awarded a club member with a life membership.Braves president Dave Dickson awarded B Grade catcher Mark Billing a life membership.“It was a great day for baseball, not only did we win the grand final but I also got my life membership to the club,” Billing said. “I wasn’t expecting it, I [...]



Baseballers flag chance

By Zoe Condon • Aug 27th, 2008 • Category: Baseball, Sport

A Colac baseball coach says his players will be flag contenders this year as they head into the first round of finals. Colac Braves coach Darren Morrissy said the B Grade team finished the home and away season on top of the ladder while the B Reserve team finished second.The B Grade comes up against [...]



Pitcher pitches in and Braves win

By Matt Murnane • Jul 16th, 2008 • Category: Baseball, Sport

An outstanding pitching effort from striker Michael Reid has helped Colac Braves baseball team jump to fourth place on the ladder.Reid led the Braves to their fifth victory in the Geelong Baseball Association B Grade competition by restricting sixth-placed Saints to just seven runs.The Braves exploded out of the blocks in the first innings with [...]



Baseballers take title

By Rachel Rodger • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Baseball, Sport

Two up-and-coming Colac district baseballers helped Geelong claim one of the state’s top junior baseball titles. Cororooke’s Brendan DeLorenzo and Kurt Wilson played their part with the bat in Geelong’s clean sweep in the Victorian Provincial Baseball under-16 championships at Mildura. Geelong defeated Diamond Valley, Ringwood and Sunraysia in [...]



Braves concede last innings lead

By Zoe Condon • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: Baseball, Sport

Ballarat Mounties baseball senior team scored eight runs in the final innings to defeat Colac Braves by two runs at the weekend. Braves head coach Darren Morrissy said the B Grade side’s loss was one of its worst defeats of the year. “B Grade had a very, very disappointing [...]



Baseballers in Geelong team

By Rachel Rodger • Jun 4th, 2008 • Category: Baseball, Sport

Two rising stars of Colac baseball have secured a place among Geelong’s most talented players. Birregurra’s Kurt Wilson and Cororooke’s Brendan DeLorenzo, both 15, have taken giant steps forward in their baseball careers this season and Geelong selectors have taken notice. Starring roles in the Colac Braves’ B Grade [...]



Lower-placed side defeats the Braves

By Rachel Rodger • Jun 4th, 2008 • Category: Baseball, Sport

Colac baseballers have failed to capitalise on the momentum of recent wins by losing to lower side Newport. The Colac Braves’ top side lost their round eight B Grade match 6-10 at Colac’s Eastern Reserve, the side’s first home match in a month. Braves coach Darren Morrissy said the match [...]



Braves in top four

By Rachel Rodger • May 28th, 2008 • Category: Baseball, Sport

Colac’s number one baseball side is back in form after a commanding win against the Geelong Baseball Association’s top team. The Braves defeated the previously undefeated Guild 13-3 and moved back into the B Grade’s top four with the round-seven win. Rising Braves youngsters Kurt Wilson and Brendon De Lorenzo, [...]



Change of plans for Colac Braves

By Zoe Condon • May 9th, 2008 • Category: Baseball, Sport

Maintenance work means Colac’s baseball teams will play at Belmont tomorrow instead of at home, as scheduled. Colac Braves president David Dickson said players were unable to use Colac’s Eastern Reserve because of maintenance. “The shire has put some dirt over the diamond at Eastern Reserve and we can’t [...]