Winterball

28/09/2026

There is only a few more days left to purchase your tickets for the Roast of Mal Sporne. This is no longer a surprise to Mal so feel free to share around.

Tickets can be purchased through this link. Your ticket includes a meal (which you can select from 6 meals on the list) during the ticket sale process. https://www.trybooking.com/DPDGY

If you can't attend the event, but have some funny stories about Mal (we know there's plenty of them), please message us so we can share them on the night. Feel free to email us [email protected]

Celebrating the 30 years and achievements of Mal Sporne

19/09/2026

IT’S GRAND FINAL DAY!

The big day has arrived, and we’ve got two huge games of Winterball action coming your way!

12:00PM — 3rd Place Playoff
Blackhawks vs Wanderers
Fighting it out for a spot on the podium!

2:20PM — GRAND FINAL
Brew Jays vs Sweathogs
Two teams. One trophy. Who will take home the Gold?

Come down to Southern Districts Baseball Club, grab some food and drinks, and enjoy the final games of an awesome Winterball season!

Let’s finish the season with a bang!
May the best teams win!

18/09/2026

Grand Final day is tomorrow!!

Bronze medal match at 12:00pm, followed by the Grand Final at about 2:20pm!!

Who’s excited?!?!

17/09/2026

GRAND FINAL DAY IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING!

And so is our Southern Winterball Breakup Party!

Come down to the club this Saturday and watch the finals action from 12:00PM as we crown our 2026 Grand Final champions!

FINALS ACTION FROM 12:00PM, GRAND FINAL APPROX. 2:20PM
The Bar will be open, Limited Pies and Sausage Rolls will be available.

Our caterers will be at the club from 3:30PM, preparing dinner for the night. Get your best Western Outfits ready, it's going to be a big one!

PARTY STARTS: 6:30PM
FOOD SERVICE: 7:00PM

REMINDER: The Breakup Party is INVITE ONLY and is not open to the general public.

So come down, support the teams in the finals, then get ready for a fantastic night celebrating another season of Southern Winterball!

May the best team win!

14/09/2026

FINALS STRUCTURE IS SET! 19/9/26

Okay, the decision has been made, here’s how the finals will run!

GAME 1, Bronze Medal - Blackhawks vs Wanderers
Start time: 12:00pm
7 innings, 110 minute maximum

GAME 2, GRAND FINAL - Brew Jays vs Sweathogs
Starts 30 minutes after Game 1 finishes
9 innings, 120 minute maximum

That should give everyone plenty of time to get some good game play in and hopefully set up an exciting finish to the season!

May the best teams win! Good luck to everyone taking the field, let’s finish the season with a cracker!

10/09/2026

Calling players with RSA

Our break up party is NEXT SATURDAY and I'm needing a few people to run the bar.

Please let me know if you're available to help.

06/09/2026

2026 SOUTHERN WINTERBALL – REGULAR SEASON DONE!

And that’s a wrap on the minor rounds! After 20 rounds and 18 games each, we’ve had cold afternoons, wet diamonds, wild weather, night games, home-run bombs, forfeits and plenty of laughs along the way.

BREW JAYS – 1st (30 points)
A fantastic regular season sees Brew Jays finish on top at 14-2-2. They led the competition with 173 runs scored and a huge .703 run percentage, earning themselves the Minor Premiership. A very consistent season from start to finish.

SWEATHOGS – 2nd (23 points)
Now THIS is where it got interesting! Sweathogs finish 11-6-1 and secured second place in the final round.

BLACKHAWKS – 3rd (23 points)
Blackhawks finish 10-5-3, with the battle between second and third going right down to the wire. Sweathogs and Blackhawks finished level on competition points, meaning it came down to run percentage to decide who gets the all-important home-team advantage in Semi Final A. Sweathogs' .615 edged out Blackhawks' .581. You can't ask for a much closer finish!

WANDERERS – 4th (18 points)
After spending much of the year doing exactly what their name suggests and wandering around the ladder, Wanderers finish 8-8-2 and book their place in finals.

FUBAR – 5th (8 points)
A 4-14 record doesn't tell the whole story. FUBAR kept turning up, kept having a crack and provided plenty of entertainment along the way. There was never any guarantee what would happen when FUBAR took the field... which is exactly how they like it.

DAD'S ARMY – 6th (6 points)
The wooden spoon belongs to Dad's Army , but they certainly didn't go quietly. They battled through the entire season, picked up a couple of wins and draws, and kept enjoying their baseball regardless of what the scoreboard said.

SO NOW IT'S FINALS TIME!
The regular season is finished. The ladder is locked. And after needing run percentage to separate 2nd and 3rd, we couldn't have asked for a better setup heading into finals.

Now the ladder means nothing... Win when it matters.

SEMI FINAL A – 1:00PM | DIAMOND 1
Sweathogs vs Blackhawks

SEMI FINAL B – 3:00PM | DIAMOND 1
Wanderers vs FUBAR

04/09/2026

The Sportsmanship Award has a clear winner for 2026, but the Home Runs Hit and Home Runs Pitched awards are still too close to call!

With the final games of the minor rounds this Saturday, it’s your last chance to hit some bombs, or serve up a few easy strikes, and get your name on the trophy!

01/09/2026

*Updated ladder! It was just pointed out that the previous tally's were calculated on run percentages and not points. I've corrected the calculations....

ROUND 19 WRAP-UP — ONE ROUND TO GO!

And just like that, we’re heading into the final round of the regular season this Saturday!

Brew Jays have held top spot for most of the season and head into the final round with a healthy lead. They’ve been the benchmark, but there’s still one more game to get through before finals!

Blackhawks are sitting in second place and are in a great position heading into the final round.

Sweathogs are in third, but with Blackhawks and Sweathogs both sitting on 10 wins, there’s still plenty to play for. This one could come right down to the final results!

Wanderers sit fourth and will be looking to finish the regular season strongly before turning their attention to finals.

FUBAR have one last regular-season opportunity to do what FUBAR do best — cause some chaos and potentially ruin somebody else’s Saturday.

Dad’s Army may be holding the wooden spoon, but they’ve battled away all season and have one last chance to add another win before we wrap up the home-and-away season.

ONE ROUND TO GO!

After months of cold mornings, questionable weather, sore bodies, home runs, close games and plenty of laughs, we’ve made it to the final Saturday.

One last regular round… then it’s FINALS TIME!

29/08/2026

What stunning weather we have tonight for Goog’s bonfire!