The First Game
The first game of teeball to be played by Morley Eagles Teeball Club (which was known only as “Eaglets” back then) was on the 26th September 1974 at the Perth Royal Show.
It all started on Monday 26th August of the same year at a Junior Baseball League meeting, when Ken Sommers from Wembley asked for a team to play a demonstration game against them at the Perth Royal Show.
Graham Woods volunteered to organise a side for the Eaglets to play against Wembley, and Evelyn Harvey was elected as the official scorer (Evelyn was the first official teeball scorer in Western Australia). The Eaglets team that played in the demonstration game was coached by Graham Woods and was made up of the following players:
- Geoffrey Harvey
- James Waddell
- Bradley Williamson
- Bradley Green
- David Morgan
- Craig Malcolm
- Dean Fasola
- Jamie Ninett
- Aaron Burrows
The team had two training sessions before the big day, and played their best in what would the start of a great new program – teeball in Western Australia!
The First Season
The first season of teeball in Western Australia started in October 1974, and was a WA Junior Baseball sanctioned season. The Eagles joined with Wembley competition, along with Perth. Most games were played at Teakwood Reserve in Woodlands, with some games also played at Emberson Reserve in Morley.
The Eaglets team that played in the inaugural season was made of the following players:
- Craig Williamson
- Bradley Green
- Bradley Williamson
- Denny Howard
- Geoffrey Harvey
- Brett Scorer
- Mark Scorer
- Aaron Burrows
- Russell Green
- Peter Scorer
- Chris Rice
- Dean Fasola
The team was coached by Robert Williamson, managed by Trevor Scorer, and the scorer was Evelyn Harvey.
The first season was thoroughly enjoed by all, with the Eagles as the inaugural winners, receiving a trophy from the Western Australian Junior Baseball League.
Wembley and Eagles played a demonstration match as a curtain raiser for the A Grade Baseball Grand Final, which Eagles won.
Onwards From the First Season
For the second season, Eagles joined with Perth and Wanneroo and played in a Northern Districts teeball competition, in which Eagles fielded 3 teams.
In 1976, teeball was growing in popularity within Morley Eagles, and a committee was formed. Since then, the committee has run all games and business within the club. In 1982, an all girls team was included in the competition, and the club has continued to grow from there!
Now, 50 years later, Morley Eagles Teeball Club fields dozens of teams each season, with hundreds of children playing at Lightning Park Recreational Facility in Noranda each Saturday morning.
Although the Morley Eagles Teeball Club is run as a separate entity to the Morley Eagles Baseball Club, it does still operate under a Board of Management (Morley Eagles Baseball Club Inc.), alond with the Morley Eagles Softball Club, ensuring strong tries and a continued involvement between all three clubs.
As players move through teeball, the natural progression is to “graduate” to the Morley Eagles Baseball Club based at Crimea Park in Morley, or onto Morley Eagles Softball Club based at Waltham Reserve in Morley.
Click here to visit the Baseball Club’s website and learn more about the competitions available, ranging from Little League through to Seniors. Visit them on Facebook here.
Morley Eagles Softball Club, also part of the Morley Eagles Baseball Club Inc, is affiliated with Softball WA. Visit their website to learn more about this great club, or find them on Facebook here.
