Baseball WA Award Winners
2020/21 Season
The Victoria Park Belmont Baseball Club takes great pleasure in congratulating our BWA Award Winners for the 2020/21 season. An amazing achievement by all.
Matthew Martin
Best Under 21 Award Winner
State League 1
Throwing 86 innings, picking up 7 wins, 72 strikeouts and with a 2.93 ERA, Matt had a standout year with glove, bat and ball.
Joshua Greenham
Platinum Glove Award Winner
State League 1
Catching 203 innings, allowing only 10 stolen bases and throwing out the other 8 that attempted to steal whilst not allowing a single pass ball all year, Josh had a stellar season.
Emily Watson
Fairest & Best Award Winner
Womens
Our adopted womens player, Emily had another standout season in all facets of the game, a very deserving winner of the fairest and best.
2020/21 Annual Presentation
Award Winners
State League 1
Andy Meloncelli Memorial Most Valuable Player Award
Bob Ossey Hitting Award
Henry Paulin Memorial Slugging Award
VPBBC RBI Award
Doug Corker Runs Scored Award
Eric Knight Memorial Coaches Award
Joshua Greenham
Jack Smalpage .293
Jack Smalpage .522
Jack Smalpage 19
Jack Smalpage 23
Matthew Reynolds
State League 2
Frank Smalpage Most Valuable Player Award
Hitting Award
Coaches Award
Curtis Bacon
Sean Downes .295
Joshua Cosgrove
State League 3
Most Valuable Player Award
Hitting Award
Coaches Award
Jesse Brown
Ben Warrington .353
Josh Chen
B Grade
Most Valuable Player
Hitting Award
Coaches Award
Scott Dixey
Nathan Dixey .478
Luke Reynolds
C Grade
Most Valuable Player
Hitting Award
Coaches Award
Gavin Embrey
Gavin Embrey .511
Jaxon Mayo
F Grade
Most Valuable Player
Hitting Award
Coaches Award
John Capenhurst
Jason Bulner .513
Jack Walker
Big League
Most Valuable Player
Hitting Award
Coaches Award
Jordan Brokas
Dylan Auer .344
Taiyo Kurosawa
Special Club Awards
Corker Family Best Club Team Award
Bob & Dave Payne Best Junior Playing Seniors Award
Bob Meloncelli Memorial Pitching Award
John Godfrey & Paul Craig Most Stolen Bases Award
The Jackson Family Best Club Person Award
B Grade
Riley Marsh
Cameron Rivers
Nathan Dixey
The Embrey Family
Congratulations
Riley Marsh
Nine WA Players Named to Inaugural National Junior Squad
Baseball Australia has named its inaugural National Junior Squad with nine WA baseballers making the cut after shining at the 2021 Rays Baseball Showcase in January
The squad is set to take part in a camp at the Australian Institute of sport in Canberra from April 3-11 as part of Boral Team Australia's preparations for the 2021 WBSC U/18 Baseball World Cup in Florida
To view the full roster and further write up from BWA click here
4/3/2021
New club coach
The Victoria Park Belmont Baseball Club is pleased to announce the appointment of the new club coach for the 2020/21 season
Welcome to 'The Park' Rod Drew
Rod comes to The Park with an impressive résumé, including 30 years involved at the top levels of baseball within the state. He has been involved in numerous finals campaigns with State League and AAA teams, being the State League coach at Morley for two years and at South Perth for three.
He has commanded Baseball WA State and High Performance coaching roles since 2000, taking various age groups (Under 14's through to Under 23's) to 15 National tournaments, and impressively, only once not finishing in the top 4.
Rod has travelled to the States 7 times as one of the team coaches for the World Baseball Showcase Colts teams run by Steve Fish, being involved with many high school and college games. He has also assisted at many Perth Heat and Western Heelers training sessions since 2000.
He has an amazing work ethic, strong commitment to junior development and brings with him a winning culture.
On top of this he has been the Facility Manager at Baseball Park since July 2007 and has an unmatched love of the game.
Go REDS!
VPBBC & Carlisle Hotel Loyalty / VIP
The Carlisle Hotel has come on board as one of our major sponsors. By clicking on the link below and filling in the form, you will be added to the Loyalty program. Every time you visit The Carlisle (Bar, Restaurant, or Drive Through) you will earn bonus points to receive discounts AND more importantly 10% will go back to the club. A great way to raise funds. Please jump on board. You will receive texts of all their events and current specials to take advantage of. All players, parents, family members, relatives, neighbours can sign up as long as they are 18+.
