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Coomera Cubs Baseball Club

The Coomera Cubs Baseball Club is a baseball club located on the Gold Coast in Queensland, that participates[1] in the Greater Brisbane League and the Gold Coast Baseball Association League.[2] The club is also a host to the annual Summer Classic.[3]

Coomera Cubs Baseball Club
Information
LeagueGBL and GCBA
LocationOxenford, Australia
BallparkGambamora Park
Founded2006
Nickname(s)Cubs
Former name(s)Coomera Cougars
ColorsPurple and Teal
2021–22 Season Record5–15
OwnershipNick Day
ManagerMichael Sharp
PresidentNick Day
Websitewww.coomera.baseball.com.au
Uniforms
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History

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The club has a history dating back to the 1990s and was originally known as the Coomera Cougars. The club shared playing fields on the eastern side of the M1 where the Coomera Soccer fields now reside. The club was moved in the early 2000s to the current site at Gambamora Park and was officially incorporated in 2006 as the Coomera Cubs Baseball Club Inc. That year the club entered multiple Junior and Senior teams in the Gold Coast Baseball Association competition.

GBL

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In 2017/18 the club entered into the Senior Div 1, Div 2, U16 Div 1 and U14 Div1 GBL competition for the first time. The following year saw the U16 team make the grand final and the U14 team win the championship. 2019/20 in the third year of the GBL senior competition the Senior Div 1 and Div 2 both made the playoffs. The Div 2 side sitting equal top of the table after the regular season on for and against and narrowly losing to Surfers on head to head results for the minor premiership.

In what can only be described as unprecedented times the season finals series were not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the competition was awarded based on placings during the regular season. Div 1 came 4th and Div 2 came 2nd.

Junior Baseball Academy

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In 2013 the club introduced the first club based junior elite academy[4] on the Gold Coast. This academy is aimed at 10 to 14 year olds and in 2019 was run inhouse at the club by the team at South Coast Academy of Sport. The academy continues to support the club's training activities.

Little League

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In 2018 there was a large representation from the club that represented the Gold Coast at the Little League[5] District State Titles. This Gold Coast[6] team became the first team from Queensland to win National Little League Australian Championships in June 2018 and progress to the Little League World series.[citation needed]

Notable players

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Aaron Whitefield[7] (Minnesota Twins) signed but did not play*

Josh Warner[8] (Philadelphia Phillies)

Darren Trainor[9] (Lewis-Clark State College)

Jack Waters (Arizona Western College)

Liam Sherer (Canberra Cavalry, Colby Trojans)

Records

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Notable individual records set in one game, these include all games between the 2020–2021 season from Div 1 and 2

Record Holder Grade Year
Most Strikeouts 19 Jack Waters Div 1 2020–2021

Current Statistical Leaders

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Hitting Leaders

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Current Statistical Hitting Leaders of the 2024-2025 GBL Season

Statistic Holder Grade League Position
AVG .462 Zackery Calicetto Div 1 2nd
OBP .533 Zackery Calicetto Div 1 1st
OPS 1.097 Zackery Calicetto Div 1 4th
Hits 18 Zackery Calicetto Div 1 T-6th
Doubles 5 Shotaro Usui Div 1 T-3rd
Triples 2 Shotaro Usui Div 1 T-1st
Homeruns 2 Shotaro Usui Div 1 T-5th
RBI 9 Kokoro Aomatsu Div 1 N/a
Walks 7 Nick Hawkins Div 1 T-7th
Plate Appearance 55 Shotaro Usui Div 1 T-13th
At Bats 49 Shotaro Usui Div 1 T-9th
Stolen Base 10 Shotaro Usui Div 1 3rd

Pitching Leaders

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Current Statistical Pitching Leaders of the 2024-2025 GBL Season

Statistic Holder Grade League Position
Innings Pitched 36.0 Patrick Day Div 1 1st
ERA 4.03 Jake Muscat Div 1 N/a
Strikeouts 43 Patrick Day Div 1 3rd
Wins 2 Patrick Day Div 1 N/a
Losses 3 Jake Muscat, Patrick Day, Rui Narasaki Div 1 N/a

Top 5 Team Leaders 2024-2025

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Top 5 Hitting Leaders

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Current Statistical Hitting Leaders of the 2024-2025 GBL Season Players Must Have Minimum 15 Plate Appearances For the Cubs 

*Denotes Leads the League
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
AVG .600 Riley Cooper (21 PA) Div 1 1st
.467 Zackery Calicetto (46 PA) Div 1 2nd
.347 Shotaro Usui (55 PA) Div 1 3rd
.318 Takashi Mizuno (23 PA) Div 1 4th
.258 Kokoro Aomatsu (37 PA) Div 1 5th
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
OBP .700 Riley Cooper (21 PA) Div 1 1st
.533 Zackery Calicetto (46 PA)* Div 1 2nd
.407 Shotaro Usui (55 PA) Div 1 3rd
.366 Jack Huawai (41 PA) Div 1 4th
.324 Kokoro Aomatsu (37 PA) Div 1 5th
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
OPS 1.567 Riley Cooper (21 PA) Div 1 1st
1.097 Zackery Calicetto (46 PA) Div 1 2nd
1.060 Shotaro Usui (55 PA) Div 1 3rd
.757 Takashi Mizuno (23 PA) Div 1 4th
.711 Kokoro Aomatsu (37 PA) Div 1 5th
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
Hits 18 Zackery Calicetto (46 PA) Div 1 1st
17 Shotaro Usui (55 PA) Div 1 2nd
10 Rui Narasaki (50 PA) Div 1 3rd
9 Jack Huawai (41 PA) Div 1 T-4th
9 Riley Cooper (21 PA) Div 1 T-4th
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
Doubles 5 Shotaro Usui (55 PA) Div 1 1st
4 Riley Cooper (21 PA) Div 1 T-2nd
4 Kokoro Aomatsu (37 PA) Div 1 T-2nd
3 Rui Narasaki (50 PA) Div 1 3rd
2 Liam Kiddle (39 PA) Div 1 4th
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
Triples 2 Shotaro Usui (55 PA)* Div 1 1st
1 Zackery Calicetto (46 PA) Div 1 2nd
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
Homeruns 2 Shotaro Usui (55 PA) Div 1 1st
1 Kent Ward (40 PA) Div 1 T-2nd
1 Liam Kiddle (39 PA) Div 1 T-2nd
1 Cooper Amiet (17 PA) Div 1 T-2nd
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
RBIs 9 Kokoro Aomatsu (37 PA) Div 1 1st
8 Rui Narasaki (50 PA) Div 1 2nd
5 Shotaro Usui (55 PA) Div 1 T-3rd
5 Liam Kiddle (39 PA) Div 1 T-3rd
4 Nick Hawkins (33 PA) Div 1 4th
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
Walks 7 Nick Hawkins (33 PA) Div 1 1st
6 Rui Narasaki (50 PA) Div 1 T-2nd
6 Zackery Calicetto (46 PA) Div 1 T-2nd
5 Lewis Day (34 PA) Div 1 T-3rd
5 Jack Huawai (41 PA) Div 1 T-3rd
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
Stolen bases 10 Shotaro Usui (55 PA) Div 1 1st
7 Zackery Calicetto (46 PA) Div 1 2nd
4 Rui Narasaki (50 PA) Div 1 3rd
2 Takashi Mizuno (23 PA) Div 1 T-4th
2 Nick Hawkins (33 PA) Div 1 T-4th

Top 5 Pitching Leaders

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Current Statistical Pitching Leaders of the 2024-2025 GBL Season Players Must Have Minimum 2.1 Innings Pitched For the Cubs 

*Denotes Leads the League
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
IP 36.0 Patrick Day (36.0 IP)* Div 1 1st
29.0 Jake Muscat (29.0 IP) Div 1 2nd
22.0 Rui Nakasaki (22.0 IP) Div 1 3rd
5.0 Dylan Sippel (5.0 IP) Div 1 4th
4.2 Lewis Day (4.2 IP) Div 1 5th
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
Wins 2 Patrick Day (36.0 IP) Div 1 1st
1 Kyle Watson (4.1 IP) Div 1 2nd
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
Losses 3 Jake Muscat (29.0 IP) Div 1 T-1st
3 Patrick Day (36.0 IP) Div 1 T-1st
3 Rui Nakasaki (22.0 IP) Div 1 T-1st
1 Dylan Sippel (5.0 IP) Div 1 T-2nd
1 Jayden Battese (2.2 IP) Div 1 T-2nd
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
K's 43 Patrick Day (36.0 IP) Div 1 1st
24 Jake Muscat (29.0 IP) Div 1 2nd
21 Rui Nakasaki (22.0 IP) Div 1 3rd
7 Dylan Sippel (5.0 IP) Div 1 T-4th
7 Shotaro Usui (3.2 IP) Div 1 T-4th
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
BB 14 Patrick Day (36.0 IP) Div 1 1st
8 Rui Nakasaki (22.0 IP) Div 1 T-2nd
8 Jayden Battese (2.2 IP) Div 1 T-2nd
6 Dylan Sippel (5.0 IP) Div 1 T-4th
6 Lewis Day (4.2 IP) Div 1 T-4th
Statistic Holder Grade Team Position
ERA 4.03 Jake Muscat (29.0 IP) Div 1 1st
4.50 Rui Nakasaki (22.0 IP) Div 1 2nd
5.75 Patrick Day (36.0 IP) Div 1 3rd
8.31 Kyle Watson (4.1 IP) Div 1 4th
12.27 Shotaro Usui (3.2 IP) Div 1 5th

Division 1 roster

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Coomera Cubs Division 1 roster - 2024–25 GBL
Active Roster
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

  • Kyle Watson
  • Patrick Day
  • Jake Muscat
  • Shotaro Usui
  • Dylan Sippel
  • Jayden Battese

Left-handed pitchers
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Catchers
  • Jack Hauwai
  • Kokoro Aomatsu

Infielders

  • Liam Kiddle
  • Rui Narasaki
  • Shotaro Usui
  • Kent Ward
  • Cooper Amiet
  • Riley Cooper
  • Kokoro Aomatsu
  • Nick Battese

Outfielders

  • Nic Hawkins*
  • Lewis Day
  • Zakery Calicetto
  • Thomas Ryan


8 November 2024
*Denotes over from college

Division 2 roster

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Coomera Cubs Division 2 roster - 2024–25 GBL
Active Roster
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

  • Dylan Sippel
  • Garreth Miya-Jones
  • Jayden Battese
  • Kyle Watson
  • Lachlan O'Sullivan
  • Lachlan Travis
  • Lewis Day
  • Michael Sharp
  • Mitchell Anderson

Left-handed pitchers
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Catchers
  • Jack Hauwai
  • Dallas Knapp

Infielders

  • Ben Bristow
  • Case Bunting
  • Cooper Amiet
  • Damian Gregson
  • Nick Battese
  • Kent Ward
  • Liam Kiddle
  • Riley Cooper

Outfielders

  • Haruto Okano
  • Adrian Perrin
  • Takashi Mizuno
  • Thomas Ryan
  • Lewis Day
  • Zakery Calicetto


9 November 2024

GCBA D2

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Coomera Cubs Green roster - 2022–23 GCBA Seniors
Active Roster
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

  • Paul Walberg
  • Lachlan Travis

Left-handed pitchers
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Catchers
  • Garreth Constan

Infielders

Outfielders

  • Beau McKenzie
  • Cory Robinson
  • Dennis De Cicco


12 October 2023
Coomera Cubs Purple roster - 2022–23 GCBA Seniors
Active Roster
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

  • Lewis Day
  • Mitsuki Kudo

Left-handed pitchers
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Catchers
  • Dallas Knapp

Infielders

  • Will Richardson
  • Jordan Salmon-Patrick
  • Lincoln Thompson

Outfielders

  • Noah Reynolds
  • Adrian Perrin
  • Joshua Patrick
  • Nathan McEwan


16 November 2022

Managers

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Phil Stockman[10] – (2018–2019)

Andrew Azzopardi[11] – (2019–2020)

Case Bunting – (2020–2023)

Michael Sharp – (2023–present)

Assistant Coach

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Scott Nieass – (2019–2021)

Glen Hall – (2021–present)

Dylan Sipple – (2023–present) Pitching Coach

Brent Iddon – (2022–2024)

James Somerville – (2022–2024)

Dallas Knapp – (2023–present) Hitting Coach

Location

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Coomera Cubs

References

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  1. ^ "Champions Surfers Paradise and newcomers Coomera taking different focus into GBL season". Gold Coast Bulletin. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "GBL". Baseball Queensland. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Gold Coast Baseball Association Inc". gcba.baseball.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Logan baseball academy links USA". www.couriermail.com.au. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. ^ League, Little. "Little League Baseball and Softball". Little League. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Gold Coast Baseball Association Inc". www.gcba.baseball.com.au. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Aaron Whitefield signs with the Coomera Cubs for the 2017/18 Season".
  8. ^ "Ex-Philadelphia Phillies minors pitcher Josh Warner makes big impact on return for Coomera Cubs". Gwww.goldcoastbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2019. (subscription required)
  9. ^ "All-American Darren Trainor Signs with Coomera Cubs". Lewis-Clark State College Athletics. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Former MLB and Olympian Phil Stockman set to lead the Coomera Cubs Baseball Club". Coomera Cubs Baseball Club Inc. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Andrew Azzopardi has been announced as the Coomera Cub's new GBL coach for the upcoming summer season". (subscription required)
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