For those who can't read the email please visit the Batchat section of our website at http://www.melbournedemons.baseball.com.au/newsletter/ From time to time pictures of players may appear on the club website and/or club newsletter. If you do not want pictures of your self or your child to appear, please let us know - demonsbc@yahoo.com. Thursday 4th October - Senior Training 6pm -7pm ish. If you can't make it down by 6pm then come down for only a bit, for a a run around and a good workout at the end. The under 16s will be training from 5pm so if you can you are welcome to come down earlier and join in for more of a run around. After training there will be a compulsary senior selection meeting. Pizza will be there for $5 all you can eat. If you can't make it you must let Andrew Fennell know 0404 859 033. Upcoming Matches Comp Home Away Sched Start Status Division 1 Melbourne Essendon Sun 7 Oct 15:30 Division 1 Reserves Melbourne Essendon Sun 7 Oct 13:00 Division 1 Thirds Essendon Melbourne Sun 7 Oct 13:00 Division 1 Fourths Essendon Melbourne Sun 7 Oct 15:30 Women's Division 2 Chelsea Melbourne Sat 6 Oct 14:00 Juniors Start Next Week There are no fixtures as yet but there will be soon. Pages will be updated and fixtures posted as soon as they are available. Interested players: Contact Stuart Rintoul  MCC Baseball Section - Chairman Junior Program (Phone: 0438 809 181)  srintoul@bigpond.com We need your input! Batchat is only as good as the material that is put into it. So in order to keep Batchat the fine upstanding publication it is with riveting reading each week, match reports and any other information must be submitted for inclusion. This season, 9PM Tuesday is the cut off time each week for stuff to go in to the weeks issue. Match reports submitted after that time, depending on how organised I am, stray reports etc may have to go in the following week's Batchat. If you have any photos, funny stories, achievements, plays of the day, lost items or anything of interest, as a spectator, parent or player or coach, then please send stuff in for inclusion. demonsbc@yahoo.com Telford Facts Who is Ben Telford? For those who don't know, each edition, we will be sharing with you a new fact to really get behind the man behind the mystery. By the end of the season you should all have a pretty good idea. This week's fact: Still MIA Editor/Comments Matt Houlden Suggestions and contributions to demonsbc@yahoo.com 0708 Seaston starts this weekend!     This copywrited publication is presented by authority of the office of the chairman of the Melbourne Baseball Club and may not be reproduced or retransmitted in any form the accounts and descriptions of this article may not be disseminated without express written consent.

Doncaster takes out 2007 Spring Championship. The Doncaster Dragons have taken out the 2007 Cascade Home Loans 'Spring Championship' held at Bonbeach Baseball Club on Sunday.

Baseball Victoria launches its SMS results service! No more results line phone calls! Baseball Victoria is excited to announce the launch of its SMS results system! BV's Dean Jamieson takes us through the process.

Williamstown celebrate 100 years this Saturday! On October 6th, Williamstown Baseball Club will commence their centenary celebrations with the launch of the Victorian Baseball Association 2007/08 season against Port Melbourne Baseball Club at S.M. Bowyer Field at Greenwich Reserve, Corner of North Road & The Strand Newport commencing at 2.00pm.

Season Preview – Division One 2007/2008 Who’s on the move to Blackburn? Are the strong getting stronger at Essendon? How many players have Melbourne lost this year? The baseball rumour mill has been working overtime this off-season and Baseball Victoria again interviewed the division one coaches to bring you the latest on the 2007/2008 State League season.

2006/2008 Division One 'Celebrity' Tipsters Competition Watch out Dihm & Huber, BV welcomes several more editions to its 'Celebrity Tipping Compeition' this season.