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Manchester Baseball Club: competes in the British Baseball Federation (BBF) Northern Leagues, which are amateur leagues for teams in the North of England. We have teams to suit all ages and all skill levels, and the club is always looking for more new players in all age groups; 7-10, 10-13, 13-16 and for our adult teams (16 and over). If you are interested in joining MBC (in any capacity - no previous experience necessary) sign up here, or see the contact details at the bottom of this page.

Important Training Update: See Senior and Junior sections below.

Torrent squad 2011 - see previous squads in the gallery

Senior Rostering: To be included in the MBC rosters on the BBF site for the 2011 season (and therefore to be eligible to play for the teams) you must either reactivate your account on BBF - for people who registered last year using your old username and password. If you have forgotten it you can reset it here. Or register (for new members), you can do that here - remember to apply to join MBC too (found after registering and logging in). We can then roster you (once your fees / subs are paid) to one of the MBC teams. If you are still confused, BSUK have more details on (re)registering here. 29/01/12

Junior Update:

When - 2.00pm to 3.00pm; on Saturday February 4th 2012.

Where - Platt Lane Dome, Yew Tree Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 7UU. This is Manchester City's training complex, and there is ample parking.

How much - £3 per person.

Beginners and seasoned players welcome. Training will consist of building baseball skills and drills.

Step up to the plate and be part of a winning team!

As always with pre-season training, please make sure that you are ready to start at 1.45pm. We only have limited time so we need to make the best use of the booking that we can.

PLEASE NOTE - no cleats, studs or spikes - the pitch is an indoor 5-a-side football pitch.

BBF League Rules: Recent events (including forfeits, rain-outs and questions over use of DH) have highlighted the need for managers and players to have read the league bye-laws and handbook. It is advisable for all teams to have a copy of each at the game. Do not expect the umpire to know these league rules, their job is to apply the laws of baseball during the game, not league rules that mostly apply before the game starts. The bye-laws (2003) and handbook (2008) are available from the BSUK downloads section. 23/04/09

Match Day: As well as helping set up (and taking down) the field, can all team members remember to clear their rubbish away after matches, its our responsiblity to clean up the field (both dugouts), and each team should take bin liners to matches for rubbish collection. 04/06/07

Training: Takes place during the season (April-Sept.) at Mersey Bank Playing Fields (aka Allen Field), South Manchester. Seniors main training is Thursdays from 6.30pm until its dark. Tactics and analysis takes place afterwards in a local bar. Other senior training sessions (eg. batting practice) and junior training happen on most other week day nights. Weather forecast 17/03/02

Home Games: Are played at Mersey Bank Playing Fields (aka Allen Field), South Manchester. Spectators are welcome and the season runs from April until August. Senior games (16+) are played on Sunday afternoons; 2pm start for single games and 12pm for double headers. Junior games are played on Saturdays; normally 11am for U13's & 2pm for U16's, U10's will be agreed for each event. 17/03/02

New Players Wanted: We are looking for more new players in all age groups, 7-10, 10-13, 13-16 and for our adult teams (16 and over). If you are interested in joining MBC (in any capacity - no previous experience necessary) sign up here. 19/01/03

Archived Updates: More and older news clips are available on the MBC news page. 07/04/08

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