The South Perth Baseball Club was established in 1947 with Jim Dore as its first coach.
In the 2021/2022 Season we celebrated our 75th Anniversary as a club. There we a couple of events held during the season to recognize and celebrate this great achievement, all culminating with a fantastic piece of work, led by Jody Adams and many past and present club members, that showcases our history from day one until now. If you would like to have a read click on this link to download a copy
Club Awards & Success
South Perth has been recognised as ‘Club of the Year‘ by Baseball WA a record 12 times in the 19 years of the award. Our State League (formerly A grade) teams won Premierships in 1947, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1967, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2012 & 2013. Our AAA/Reserves team were Premiers in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 & 2010. Our record makes South Perth one of the most successful baseball clubs in Western Australia.
Player Achievements
Over the years the club has produced many outstanding players who have represented the State and Australia at both Junior and Senior levels, as well as played professional baseball around the world. Mark Ettles, Peter Moylan and Warwick Saupold have all made it to ‘The Show’. Our online honour boards below list all players and members who have achieved at State, National and International levels.
HONOUR BOARDS
Played Major League Baseball (MLB)
| Mark ETTLES | San Diego Padres |
| Peter MOYLAN | Atlanta Braves Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Warwick SAUPOLD | Detroit Tigers |
Represented Australia at an Olympic Games
| Jason HEWITT | 1996 Atlanta | |
| Stuart HOWELL | 1996 Atlanta | |
| Mark ETTLES | 2000 Sydney | |
| Greg JELKS | 2000 Sydney | Coach |
| Rae COLEMAN | 2000 Sydney | Scorer |
Represented Australia In Senior International Competition
| Rod BYRNE |
| Alan CUNNINGHAM |
| Simon EISSENS |
| Mark ETTLES |
| Tony GOADBY |
| Stuart HARBEN |
| Jason HEWITT |
| Graham JARVIS |
| Greg JELKS |
| Mark KELLY |
| Don KYLE |
| John KYLE |
| Graeme MENNER (Snr) |
| Scott MITCHINSON |
| Michael OSBORN |
| Warwick SAUPOLD |
| Gary SCARTERFIELD |
| Craig THOMPSON |
| John HEARNE |
| Andrew KYLE |
| Jake BOWEY |
| Will SHERRIFF |
Represented Western Australia in Claxton Shield/ABL
| Clayton BARNES |
| Clint BARNES |
| Lyall BARWICK |
| Geoff BENNETT |
| JOHN BENNETT |
| JAKE BOWEY |
| Rod BYRNE |
| George DICKINSON |
| Jim DORE |
| Simon EISSENS |
| Mark ETTLES |
| Ric GARNER |
| Chris GOADBY |
| Tony GOADBY |
| Mick GORDON |
| Kaye GREENHAM |
| Stuart HARBEN |
| Robert HARRIS |
| John HEARNE |
| Jason HEWITT |
| Ray HILL |
| Michael HODGE |
| Stuart HOWELL |
| Graham JARVIS |
| Russell JARVIS |
| Greg JELKS |
| Mark KELLY |
| Ryan KELLY |
| Andrew KYLE |
| Don KYLE |
| John KYLE |
| Graeme MENNER Snr |
| Scott METCALFE |
| Scott MITCHINSON |
| Peter MOYLAN |
| Michael OSBORN |
| Sam ROGALASKY |
| Warwick SAUPOLD |
| Gary SCARTERFIELD |
| Stuart SCOTT |
| Josh SILVI |
| Craig THOMPSON |
| Adrian VERSAICO |
| Brett WALTERS |
| Jake BOWEY |
| Will SHERRIFF |
| David JOHN |
| Jaxon LIMPUS |
Officiated at National or International Senior Level
| Maureen BRADLEY |
| Rae COLEMAN |
| Peg GAEBLER |
| Ryan HARDER |
| Nina MENNER |
| Dennis OSBORN |
Club Coaches & Presidents
Many names below are from recollections – If you can add a name please let us know.
| Season | Club Coach | Club President |
| 1947 – 1948 | Jim Dore | Ray Gooch |
| 1948 – 1949 | ||
| 1949 – 1950 | ||
| 1950s | Jim Dore | Rob Gordon |
| 1960s | Rod Byrne | John Bennett |
| Ron Skeggs | Bob O’Rourke | |
| Les Delamotte | ||
| 1970s | Ray Cook | Graham Menner |
| Graham Menner | Les Murray | |
| Les Murray | Ralph White | |
| Bob Harris | ||
| John Cole | ||
| 1980s | Gary Scarterfield | Gary Scarterfield |
| Steve Olsen | Ted Ettles | |
| John Osborn | Don Harben | |
| Don Kyle | Tom Moylan | |
| John Zuidevelde | ||
| Chris Vinnicombe | ||
| 1990s | John Osborn | Peter Dodd |
| Ken Walters | ||
| Kevin Driscoll | ||
| Brook Knight | ||
| 2000s | Lee Cahill (?) | Larry Harder |
| Jason Hewitt | Steve Colcliffe | |
| Tony Saupold | ||
| Darryl Brissett | ||
| 2010s | Joe Evans | Rod Drew |
| Andrew Kyle | Julian Rawlinson | |
| Greg Jelks | ||
| Lee Hogan | ||
| 2016 – 2017 | Rod Drew | Michael Lange |
| 2017 – 2018 | Rod Drew | Paul Wheeler |
| 2018 – 2019 | Brett Walters | Stuart Scott |
| 2019 – 2020 | Brett Walters | Jeremy Temby |
| 2020 – 2021 | Brett Walters | Jeremy Temby |
| 2021-2022 | Kent Fitzgibbons | Lucas Smith |
| 2022-2023 | Kent Fitzgibbons | Lucas Smith |
| 2023-2024 | Jason Hewitt | Lucas Smith |