About
Welcome to the Dolphins
Established in 1992, The Eastern Suburbs Baseball Club, ‘The Dolphins’, fosters and develops players in the game of baseball. The Dolphins home is at Chifley in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, with two dedicated diamonds, enclosed dugouts and scorers areas, as well as a canteen and amenities.
We are a large club offering teams in both the junior and adult levels of baseball. Our in-house T-ball accepts players from 6-8yrs for the summer season. Whilst our junior teams, from 8 to 16yrs play in the summer competition run by the Cronulla Sutherland Junior Baseball Association. Our winter academy is a 10 week program offered to 8+yr players, focusing on core skill development.
The Adult teams play all year round with the summer and winter competitions organised by Cronulla Sutherland Adult Minor League Baseball Association and St George Baseball Association (respectively).
COMMITTEE
Treasurer
Martin Haglund
General Committee Members
Laura Ross
Kathy Evans
Ben Pyke
Committee Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month. If you wish to attend please email our Club Secretary to confirm start time and register your attendance.
Member Protection Information Officer
Member Protection Information Officers (MPIO) play an important role in sport. They provide information and guidance on complaints procedures – they are the ‘Go To’ person if you want to confidentially discuss a problem at our Club, including: Complaint resolution procedures, Member Protection and the Law, Child Protection, Harassment and Discrimination, Ethical and Practical Considerations.
Our MPIO is David Hechter, please contact him at any time, in confidence, at: dhechter9@outlook.com or M: 0408 466 170.
Life Members
Homage to Daryl Starting Eastern Suburbs Junior Baseball League, by his son, James Trezise
When I was 8 years old I found a baseball bat in a tree in Varna Park. I came home and said to my old man I'd love to play baseball... So he looked up where I could play - there was nowhere in eastern suburbs. It was just cricket as far as the eye could see.
Back then, there was a small group of parents and kids that would play the golds versus blues. Same teams would play each other every week. It started at Queen's Park with demountable nets on tent poles, flimsy rubber plates and a rag tags bunch of kids and parents. Then it moved to Latham Park, then Dad got the idea that we should play with the Cronulla Sutherland Baseball League (I'm sure others were there with him, I was only a kid so only know what I saw)
The club got to use the corner of Nagle Park the first proper season in the CSJBL. I remember dad building the backnets in the garage at home, rooms filled with uniforms and garage chock-a-block with baseball kits.
By the time I was 16 I wasn't really playing anymore (I was never very good). But Dad kept at it, he was (and is) invested in the Club and the people.
He kept at it and pushed to get the club to Chifley and then for the oval redevelopment.
For him (like so many people) it's always been about family and community. He actually never played a game of baseball until I roped him into a season of seniors with Nth Sydney bears in the early 2000s.
Well done Dad and all the volunteers that make ESJBL such a vibrant club. It's great to see what it's become.
Lillian Pirschell, RIP
Peter Neads
Bob Pirschell
Rosemary Neads
David Tomas
Henry Twaddell
David Hechter
Martin Haglund
Daniel Jennings
Life membership is the highest honour that we can bestow for distinguished service to the club by players, coaches, administrators, honorary officials and volunteers.
CLUB DOCUMENTS
Code of Conduct
All club officials, spectators and players are expected to abide by this code of conduct for the enjoyment of the game of baseball. Everyone who watches or participates in the game has the right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect.