Bendigo Baseball Association

{{Short description|Baseball league located in Bendigo, Australia}}

{{Infobox sports league

| title = Bendigo Baseball Association

| logo =

| sport = Baseball

| divisions = 3 Senior, 17U, U15, U13 & T-Ball

| teams = 5

| headquarters = Albert Roy Reserve

| region = City of Greater Bendigo

| website = https://bendigobaseball.com.au/

}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}

The Bendigo Baseball Association (BBA), is an Australian baseball association and league based in Bendigo, Victoria. Its headquarters are located at the Albert Roy Reserve in Eaglehawk.{{Cite web |title=Albert Roy Reserve - City of Greater Bendigo |url=https://bookings.bendigo.vic.gov.au/facilities/facility/albert-roy-reserve |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=bookings.bendigo.vic.gov.au}}

The BBA runs senior and junior winter baseball competitions involving clubs from Bendigo and surrounding regions, with current competing clubs based in Eaglehawk, Quarry Hill, Strathfieldsaye and Malmsbury.{{Cite web |last=Tuckerman |first=Raelee |date=2022-06-30 |title=Ballgame boom |url=https://issuu.com/bendigomagazine/docs/bgomag67/s/16236434 |access-date=2024-09-10 |website= |publisher=Bendigo Magazine |language=en}} Competition is conducted from April through to September, among three senior divisions and junior divisions for the 17U, U15 and U13 age groups as well as a T-Ball competition for younger participants.{{Cite web |last=Magrath |first=Jonathon |date=2022-01-26 |title=League looking for home run |url=https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/bendigotimes/sport/league-looking-for-home-run/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Bendigo Times |language=en-AU}}

The BBA is affiliated with Baseball Victoria and hosts the U14 State Winter Championships and All Girl's Invitational annual tournaments.{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Baseball |date=2024-06-26 |title=Big Weekend of Baseball in Bendigo With Under 14 State Winter Championships & All-Girls Winter Invitational |url=https://baseballvictoria.com.au/big-weekend-of-baseball-in-bendigo-with-under-14-state-winter-championships-all-girls-winter-invitational/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Baseball Victoria |language=en-AU}} They also compete at all levels of the State Winter Championship tournaments, sending representative teams away to all junior,{{Cite web |last=Pinda |first=Anthony |date=2022-07-15 |title=Bendigo Baseball Association U-12s primed for Winter State Championships |url=https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/7821020/bendigo-baseball-association-u-12s-primed-for-winter-state-championships/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Bendigo Advertiser |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=Magrath |first=Jonathon |date=2022-07-20 |title=Young baseballers get chance to shine |url=https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/bendigotimes/sport/young-baseballers-get-chance-to-shine/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Bendigo Times |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-01 |title=Bendigo junior baseballers impress at Winter Championships |url=https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/8291503/bendigo-junior-baseballers-impress-at-winter-championships/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Bendigo Advertiser |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Baseball |date=2024-07-03 |title=Wangaratta Welcomes Under 18 Teams for 2024 State Winter Championship |url=https://baseballvictoria.com.au/wangaratta-welcomes-under-18-teams-for-2024-state-winter-championship/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Baseball Victoria |language=en-AU}} senior and women's divisions.{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Baseball |date=2024-06-06 |title=Aces Sporting Club Senior State Winter Championships Coming to Geelong This Weekend |url=https://baseballvictoria.com.au/aces-sporting-club-senior-state-winter-championships-coming-to-geelong-this-weekend/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Baseball Victoria |language=en-AU}}