The Windsor Royals, originally known simply as Windsor baseball club and formerly the Windsor Engineers is a baseball club that participates in the
Greater Brisbane League
The Greater Brisbane League or formerly the Greater Brisbane Baseball Board league (GB3) is the largest baseball league in the Australian state of Queensland and covers all teams from Brisbane North, South, West, Metro as well as three Gold Coas ...
competition and Brisbane Metro Baseball competition.
History
The 1948-1954 Windsor Engineers was the foundation of the Royals club, instituted by local Member of Parliament Bob Windsor. The club held its first official meeting on 5 May 1955 and first match two days later at Spencer Park. By 1958 the club had its first junior team and foundation members Stan Holloway and Eddie Tyler were made life members. In 1962 the club was renamed the Windsor Pepsi Pirates and it leased part of Spencer Park and named it
Holloway Field
Holloway Field (officially Viticon Stadium, formerly Onehub Stadium, powered by Optus) is a baseball stadium in Newmarket, Queensland, Australia. It is the home to the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League and Windsor Royals basebal ...
, the ground was officially opened on 10 May 1964. It was also the first field to sell advertising space on its home run fence and brick dugouts The club was renamed the Windsor Royals in 1991.
[Harris, J.O (2009). ''Queensland Baseball 1905-1990''. p356-357]
The club had the honour in 1968 to host the second
Claxton Shield
The Claxton Shield was the name of the premier baseball competition in Australia held between state-based teams, as well as the name of the trophy awarded to the champion team. From the summer of 1989–90 until 2001–02, and again since 2010â ...
year for
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, the first time a club side has hosted such team on their home ground. Holloway Field has been the venue for many more state games since.
The Club's history has included the most Major League Championships in Queensland baseball which now stands at 16, winning in the following years:
1949,
1951,
1952,
1953,
1976,
1978,
1979,
1980,
1981,
2000,
2013,
2014,
2015,
2016,
2017 &
2019
Windsor has also been Runner-up another 16 times in Major League Grand Finals and has made the post season 48 times.
The club has in recent years endured frustration in its quest to win a Major A championship, losing grand finals in 2004, 2010, 2011 and 2012. This broke in 2013 when the Major A team took home the championship with a two-game sweep of Redlands Rays. The team were minor premiers and won a record 21 straight games to take out the championship on 24 March 2013.
The Club has also won the Greater Brisbane Baseball Club Champions award 20 times.
References
External links
Windsor Royals Home* O'Neill, R. (2008, 20 November)
Ipswich Blue fall to in-form Stars U12s''Logan West Leader''
Australian baseball clubs
Sporting clubs in Brisbane
Baseball teams in Australia
Baseball teams established in 1955
1955 establishments in Australia
Greater Brisbane League
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