Raptors Baseball

Today marks the start of a new era with the new uniforms. Plum Crazy Purple and Black.

Raptors Baseball!

Unfortunately the weather didn't want to play ball with us today and critical parts of the diamond are just too soggy. So no game today. 🌧️😥

Tomorrow we debut the new Plum Crazy Purple gear as we take on Central City at McLeod Park - 12:45. Come check out the start of a new era! 🦖⚾

Would have been great to come away with a W from the series, but the Melbourne Aces are a formidable forle. No doubt the players will take away some learnings from the experience, but for us, we are proud of Dakota from our Raptors for getting an opportunity to pitch going 1.1 innings with 4 strikeouts. More innings on the bump would have been nice but Charlie Adamson had a good outing and it was good that everyone who went had an opportunity to rep.

Attaboy Dakota!

Congratulations to all and best of luck in the upcoming series against the Aces especially the Raptors Dakota Parsons!


🦖⚾

Attaboy Dakota! 17Ks! And attaboy Cooper with 4Hits on the day!

🦖⚾💪

Another massive week on the dirt! 💥⚾️ These Around the Diamond standouts turned in monster performances — power swings, shutdown frames, and pure hustle. Let’s hear it for the week’s best! 👏

We are excited and proud to announce a new partnership with Ozball for the upcoming U23 Mafia National Tournament - April 3 - 6, 2025.

For our part we will be coordinating and coaching the NZ team. All players register directly with Ozball. Part of the registration fee (paid to Ozball) covers Mafia branded playing shirt and cap.

The tournament will be held in Sydney and is open to all Kiwis - at home and abroad. Min. age is 17 (as at Dec 31, 2025).

Register now for this awesome opportunity to showcase your game!

Stay tuned!

🔥 COMING SOON: U23 Mafia National Tournament 🔥

Want to go up against the best of the best in a 4-day, high-intensity national tournament?
We’re launching the U23 Mafia National Tournament - designed to fill the gap after U18, where competitive tournament baseball becomes hard to find in Australia.

If you’re hungry for elite competition and ready to showcase your talent on a national stage, this is your chance.

📣 EOI NOW OPEN
Register your details by state at ozball.com.au to stay in the loop.

⚠️ Limited roster spots. This will be the hottest ticket in town - don’t miss out.

It's a question that's come up recently and we thought we would take a moment to share with everyone the origins of Raptors Baseball. 😉

With many of our members having grown up playing softball for the Waitakere Bears and then playing baseball for the Waitakere Bears it was time for a change. A new era and a fresh start. Something to call our own. So the team set out to find a new name and new colours that they could wear with pride. Eventually after much discussion, the name the team settled on was the Raptors, which has a double meaning. The first being the obvious - a scary dinosaur...RARR - but more importantly, it paid hommage to the RNZAF in Whenuapai. While the RNZAF doesn't fly the F-22 Raptor, they do train with the USAF and therefore still appropriate.

Next up was the colours. Black was still a natural choice but instead of being the primary colour (because, well, its hot and nobody likes wearing black pants and black tops in the summer), a new primary colour was needed. So Premier Player, Shaye Spearing offered the following: "Hey coach, what about Plum Crazy Purple?" Coach Brian thought, hmm, I could do Plum Crazy Purple. It was a colour popularised by the Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger American muscle cars of the 1970's and after all Westies have always been classified as car loving petrol heads. And so with an ode to our local air force base and the petrol heads of the West, Raptors Baseball was born!

🦖⚾️

The Summer Surge Development Clinic is coming to Te Poi Starling Park this January 20-22 and January 27-29 - 6 days of on-field training, workshops, and position-specific breakout sessions!

Learn from experienced national and international coaches including Connar O’Gorman, Dakota Parsons, Nathan Weatherly, and Joshua Welts.

Spaces are limited - secure your spot now and take your game to the next level.

See attached images for details and register today by clicking the below link!

https://form.jotform.com/253086693291869