Burnaby Baseball Association

Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to 2021 and a fresh start for all of us. We are excited to open registration for our Spring Season with an early bird discount available up till January 31st. Visit our website to register today! See you on the field. https://www.burnabybaseball.com/

On behalf of all of us at Burnaby Baseball Association. We wish you and your family the happiest of holidays. Stay stafe and stay well everyone and we will be together again soon on a field near you. Registration is now open for our 2021 season!

North Fraser Nationals 18U College Prep Try-outs are coming up soon! Please see the following information for dates and times. IMPORTANT: Rule 7.07 Players that reside outside Burnaby Baseball Association’s boundaries, MUST email their home Association’s President and/or Divisional Coordinator (email must also be cc’d to Burnaby’s 18U Coordinator [email protected]) at least five (5) days prior to try-outs, that you are trying out for North Fraser Nationals (NFN) Co...llege Prep team prior to attending your first try-out. Failure to do this may result in a fine of a minimum of $200 by BC Minor Baseball Association, for which BBA or NFN will not be responsible for paying. Dates and Times: Saturday, January 2, 10am Noon Sunday, January 3, 10am Noon Saturday, January 9 TBD (potential outdoor practice). Location: Richmond Olympic Oval 6111 River Road, Richmond Cost: $50 per player, please prepay via e-transfer [email protected] Please include players name in memo section Contact: John Wong [email protected] to confirm attendance or for more information contact Sonya Jeffries-Ellen, our BBA 18U Coordinator. [email protected]

This weekend, November 28th Baseball BC will be hosting a High Performance Zoom event. This event is hosted free of charge. Registration can be found here https://baseball.bc.ca/high-performance-seminar-success---o This is a great opportunity to provide content for your HP program, specifically given that some indoor facilities are restricting access to training at this time.

Looking for something to keep you cozy on and off the field? The new Burnaby Baseball Holiday Store has a fleece blanket that is waterproof on one side! We've also added a Champion zip up hoodie, ladies zip up sweater, toques and a Stormtech three layer mask. Place your orders now to avoid disappointment. Store closes December 1st. https://www.prostockathleticsupply.com//burnaby-minor-base

Lest We Forget. Thank you for our past, present and future freedoms.

We hope everyone has a safe and Happy Halloween!

Happy Friday! Dear Burnaby Baseball Family. Just a reminder that our Annual General Meeting is this Saturday, October 24th at 11am (sign in at 10:30am) and held at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex and on Zoom. Please join us either through Zoom or in-person by registering through our website at www.burnabybaseball.com/agm2020 We will revisit where we've been, talk about where we are now and look ahead on what is to come which we believe will be successful seasons of baseball ...for our players. All information about the AGM is on our website. Now a quick word on what's ahead. At this point, BBA fully expects to have spring and summer seasons in 2021. Therefore, volunteers are needed in all areas of operations and the AGM is a great time for you to ask questions about the needs of BBA, discuss any particulars or clarifications for each need and connect with our board members on how you might provide support in giving our players another successful season of baseball! Register, come with ideas and questions and we hope to see you at AGM! Sincerely, Jonathan Chan and the BBA Board of Directors

Wishing all our Burnaby Baseball families a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. We are grateful for all the volunteers who have made the 2020 baseball season possible. What a journey, we could not have done it without you. Thank you

Calling all BBA members! Check out this important video from Jonathan Chan and your BBA board of directors about our upcoming AGM on October 24th at 11am. Zoom or in person attendance available. www.burnabybaseball.com/agm2020

Dear BBA Members. Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 24th, 11am and tentatively at the Burnaby Lake West meeting room. We will have both in person and zoom available. All BBA members are encouraged to participate. More details to come but in the meantime, please mark this date on your calendars.

North Fraser Nationals the 2020 BC Minor Baseball 18U College Prep Provincial Champions! Congratulations to Burnaby's North Fraser Nationals for winning the 2020 BC Minor Baseball 18U College Prep Provincial Championship over the Labour Day Weekend in its inaugural year at the College Prep Level. On the first day of the tournament they had an extremely slow start going 0-2 losing to the Chilliwack Cougars 14-4 and Vancouver Island Mariners 4-2. Due to the 2 losses on the f...irst day, the Nationals were in a must win situation in the final 2 games of the round robin to even have a chance to make the championship round. The team fought back and managed to beat Kelowna Sun Devils 5-2 and the Cloverdale Nationals 9-6 to go 2-2 in the round robin and managed to qualify for the final spot in the championship round. On championship day, the Nationals avenged both of their earlier losses by beating the Vancouver Island Mariners 5-1 in the semifinals and then beating the Chilliwack Cougars, the provincial champions 3 of the last 4 years and the current defending champions, 5-3 in the final. Great come back by the players who persevered and maintained their confidence that they had the ability to perform at their best when it counted the most. Well deserving CHAMPIONS.