QUEENSLAND BASEBALL UMPIRES ASSOCIATION

12/07/2025

FLORENCE FAMILY AT NATIONALS

QBUA are very proud to have dad Michael Florence with Ciara and Aidan at the Little League Invitational and Girls National Championships. Along with Andrew Gallpen they are they Queensland umpire representatives at the tournament.

05/07/2025

Don’t fall for the baseball viral click bait doing the rounds. This is not a ‘High IQ’ baseball play and Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League do a great job explaining why.

A runner fielded a live ball to prevent a bases-loaded double play in the Northwoods League, with umpires calling the play dead (runner out) and awarding the...

02/07/2025

💻 JUNE UMPIRE QUIZ 💻
The ten question umpire quiz on interference for June is available for scoring until this weekend via our website. Brush up on 6.01 and we will post the highest national achievers early next week.

This quiz and all previous quizzes can be accessed here: www.abu.org.au/quizzes

29/06/2025

QBUA 2024/2025 AWARD WINNERS

Congratulations to the following award winners for their contributions to the association last season.

President’s Trophy: Daniel del Nido
Director’s Trophy: Michael Bates
Little League Trophy: Cassandra Hall
Emerging Umpire: Nico Nishi

40 Games
Michael Bates 40
Jacob Carson 43
Mark Stone 46
Shane Browne 47
Stephen Lewin 47
David Everett 49

50 Games
Gavin Carson 53

Finally Michael Bates was inducted as a Life Member of the QBUA for his on and off-field services. A well deserved appointment.

16/06/2025

AGM TOMORROW NIGHT 6:30PM

A reminder our Annual General Meeting is tomorrow night at 6:30pm and can be attended via the Google Meet link below:

10/06/2025

We’re very proud of your achievements Cass!

05/06/2025

AGM - 6:30PM TUESDAY 17TH JUNE

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the year 2025 of the Queensland Baseball Umpires Association Inc. (QBUA) will be held via Google Meet, on Tuesday, 17 June 2025, at the time of 6:30pm;

Until the next AGM post this AGM of the QBUA at which the positions shall be declared vacant once all relevant reports have been laid before the members for that year.

If required, a current and financial QBUA member entitled to attend and vote at the AGM may wish to appoint a proxy to vote and attend, instead of attending themselves. Please see the Secretary prior to the AGM for this to occur. Note that a proxy is required to be a current and financial QBUA member.

Join the meeting:

03/06/2025

Congrats Cam!

30/05/2025

John Proper showing off his mechanics at IL/JL Nationals

11/05/2025

We’d like to wish the best of luck to the following umpires selected for the following age group national championships.

SL: Brad Donald, David Everett
JL/IL: Declan Florence, Alisha Jewry, Cam Montague, John Proper
LL: Daniel del Nido, Mark Stone

Coordinators: Paul Latta, Mark Bramwell, Barry Foat

In addition to Little League Girls & Invitational umpires to be announced, these eight umpires join umpire panels featuring some of the best junior umpires in Australia.

06/05/2025

Congratulations Roger 🎉

05/05/2025

It's time to start shaping the 2025/2026 GBL Season and now if your chance to pass on your feedback on the 2024/2025 Season.

Below is a link to the survey where you can tell us what you believe went well last season, and pass on feedback on where you believe improvements can be made for the 25/26 season.

Don't miss your chance to have your say!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/gbl2425