Toowoomba Rangers
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The Toowoomba Rangers Baseball Club is a baseball club located in Toowoomba
, Queensland
, that participates in the Greater Brisbane League
competition and the Brisbane West competition. For the past few seasons it has been excluded from the Greater Brisbane Major League, but is set to join the new competition format in the Greater Brisbane League 2009-10
season after sweeping all three Minor Leagues two years in a row. The dominance of the minor leagues by the Rangers killed Major League clubs chances of premierships in the lower divisions with the exception of other three team minor league club, Carina Red Sox. On December 14, 2008, Redlands refused to make the 150 km trip to Toowoomba after being beaten 26-1 earlier in the season and decided to pay a forfeit fee instead.
The Rangers Minor A team were undefeated from the start of season 2007 until the 7th of December, 2008 when they were defeated by the Carina Redsox 13-12 in the second game of a double header.
The club also holds the infamous record of the largest defeat in the Greater Brisbane League
when they lost 42-0 to the Redcliffe Padres
Major C team in the 2002-2003 GBL season.
Toowoomba, Queensland
Toowoomba is a city in Southern Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an estimated district population of 128,600, Toowoomba is Australia's second largest inland city and its largest non-capital inland city...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, that participates in the Greater Brisbane League
Greater Brisbane League
The Greater Brisbane League or formerly the Greater Brisbane Baseball Board league is the largest baseball league in the Australian state of Queensland and covers all teams from Brisbane North, South, West, Metro as well as two Gold Coast teams. These are from age groups Little League through to...
competition and the Brisbane West competition. For the past few seasons it has been excluded from the Greater Brisbane Major League, but is set to join the new competition format in the Greater Brisbane League 2009-10
Greater Brisbane League 2009-10
-B-Grade:Beenleigh Hawks defeated Windsor Royals 10-9 in the Major League B-Grade final. This is their third consecutive B-Grade premiership.-Pacific League:-B-Grade:Toowoomba Rangers defeated Redlands Rays 23-11 in the Pacific League B-Grade final....
season after sweeping all three Minor Leagues two years in a row. The dominance of the minor leagues by the Rangers killed Major League clubs chances of premierships in the lower divisions with the exception of other three team minor league club, Carina Red Sox. On December 14, 2008, Redlands refused to make the 150 km trip to Toowoomba after being beaten 26-1 earlier in the season and decided to pay a forfeit fee instead.
The Rangers Minor A team were undefeated from the start of season 2007 until the 7th of December, 2008 when they were defeated by the Carina Redsox 13-12 in the second game of a double header.
The club also holds the infamous record of the largest defeat in the Greater Brisbane League
Greater Brisbane League
The Greater Brisbane League or formerly the Greater Brisbane Baseball Board league is the largest baseball league in the Australian state of Queensland and covers all teams from Brisbane North, South, West, Metro as well as two Gold Coast teams. These are from age groups Little League through to...
when they lost 42-0 to the Redcliffe Padres
Redcliffe Padres
The Redcliffe Leagues Padres Baseball Club, also known as Peninsula Padres Baseball Club is a baseball club located in Redcliffe, Queensland that participates in the Greater Brisbane League competition and Brisbane North Region competition...
Major C team in the 2002-2003 GBL season.
External links
- Rangers Website
- ABF Profile
- Locke takes on Toowoomba Rangers top job ABC News
- Rangers destroy Red Sox in final The Toowoomba Chronicle