The Geelong Baseball Association (GBA), is an Australian

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association and league based in

Geelong, Victoria Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River (Victo ...

. It runs the Geelong Winter League, one of the premier

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competitions in Victoria. The GBA is affiliated with

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. Established in 1937, the GBA offers senior and junior competitions to clubs and teams from metropolitan Geelong, Colac,

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Bacchus Marsh Bacchus Marsh ( Wathawurrung: ''Pullerbopulloke'') is a town in Victoria, Australia, located approximately north-west of the state capital Melbourne, at a near equidistance to the major cities of Melbourne, Ballarat and Geelong. As of the ...

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, Newport and

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. Competition is conducted from early April through to September.

History

In 1889, the first match of interest played at Geelong between

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and Geelong Baseball Clubs. Melbourne won the game 25–15. Established over seventy years ago, in 1937 the GBA offers senior and junior competitions to clubs and teams from metropolitan Geelong, Colac,

and

. Since the Waurn Ponds Baseball Centre was opened in , Geelong has attracted numerous major baseball events, including Provincial series, international matches, two

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ese training camps, international friendly games, AAA Youth series,

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games and Masters series.

Clubs

* Alfredton Eagles * Bacchus Marsh Tigers * Ballarat Royals *

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* Colac Braves * Corio Tigers * Deakin Blues *

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References

External links

Official website

History Snapshot
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History

Clubs

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