Doncaster Baseball Club

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Doncaster Dragons Baseball Club

League

Baseball Victoria

Location

Doncaster East, Victoria

Ballpark

Deep Creek Reserve

Year Founded

1974

Colors

Green and gold

Uniforms
Current	Alternative

The Doncaster Baseball Club, also known as the Doncaster Dragons is a baseball club based in Doncaster, Victoria and is the third largest club in Australia.

The Dragons currently field 6 senior teams, 3 Women's teams and 6 junior teams in the Baseball Victoria Summer League.

In winter the Dragons field 3 Senior Men's teams and 4 Junior teams in the Melbourne Winter Baseball League

History

The Doncaster Dragons Baseball Club was formed in 1974 with the merger of the Doncaster United Baseball Club and the former Doncaster Baseball Club. The Doncaster United Baseball Club was formed itself from the amalgamation of the Box Hill Baseball Club and Donvale Baseball Club some years prior.

The clubs first president was the late Charles Chasemore, he lead the club from 1974-76.

On 9 December 2008 it was named by the Australian Baseball Federation as the Club of the Year.^[1]

Premierships

Summer

	Firsts	Reserves	Thirds	Fourths
Division 1				2000/01 (1)
Division 2	1979/80, 1983/84, 2006/07 (3)	1988/89 (1)		1997/98, 2005/06 (2)
Division 3	2003/04 (1)	2003/04 (1)	2003/04 (1)

Winter

A grade
B grade	1968 (1)
C grade	1974, 1974 (1), (1)
D grade	2004, 2012 (2)

Titles in italics refer to reserves grade

Women's

Division 1	2003/04, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2007/08, 2011/12 (5), (2)
Division 2	2007/08, 2009/10 (2)
Division 3	2005/06 (1)
Division 4	2006/07 (1)

Titles in italics refer to reserves grade

References

↑ 2009 BADA Award Winners

External links

Official website

v t e Melbourne Winter Baseball League

Governing body	Baseball Victoria

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Former Leagues	Victorian Baseball League (1889-1925) Victorian Baseball Union (1915-1925) Victorian Baseball Association (1925-2006) Victorian Provincial Baseball League (1931-2006)

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