Central Coast Bears Baseball Club Inc

05/09/2026

27/08/2026

🗓️ SAVE THE DATES 🗓️

Our Try Baseball Days are coming up and we’d love to see plenty of our current Bears there to lend a hand, welcome some new faces and have a hit or throw a ball around with your mates!

And please share this around your local pages, schools, friends & family to help us spread the word and introduce more people to our great sport and even better club!

See you back out on the diamond shortly 😍🐻

22/08/2026

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06/08/2026

📣IT’S OFFICIAL…OUR MAJOR SPONSOR IS BACK📣

The Central Coast Bears are proud to announce that the Elanora Hotel East Gosford is returning as our Major Sponsor for the 2026/27 Summer Season!

Three years strong! 🙌 Having The Elly continue to back our club is huge, and we’re incredibly grateful for their ongoing support and belief in the Bears.

Thank you to the amazing team at The Elly. We can’t wait to represent you both on and off the field. Bring on a massive 2026/27 season! ⚾🔥

02/08/2026

🏆 2026 Men’s NSW Country Championships 🏆

Congratulations to our four Bears, Jacob Pennell, Kaeden Ralph, Jack Stevenson and Daniel Pennell who helped the Central Coast Marlins B Grade side claim the 2026 Men’s NSW Country Championship, defeating Newcastle 6–3 in the final!

It was great to see the boys put club rivalries aside to represent the Coast with pride. Each played a huge role throughout the weekend with some outstanding hits, plays, and teamwork.

A special shout-out to fellow Bear Chase Karn, who helped Newcastle take out the A Grade Championship.

Weekends like this have us excited for the summer season. We can’t wait to see these great performances continue in the red and green! ❤️💚🐻

📷 Jaedyn Beattie Anchor the Mind Australia thanks legend 🤙🏼

15/07/2026

🐻 ⚾️ The Bears have come out of hibernation… and we’re ready to roar into another season!

With another exciting baseball season just around the corner, we’re thrilled to introduce the team working behind the scenes to help make the 2026/27 season our best yet.

A huge thank you to our dedicated volunteers Tony, Liz and AJ for their continued support, and a warm Bears welcome to Terry Johnson and our new volunteers who have jumped on board this season.

🐾 Want to help the Bears grow? We’re on the lookout for sponsors for the upcoming season. If you, your business, or someone you know would like to support grassroots baseball and our amazing club, we’d love to hear from you.

Stay tuned for registration opening dates, our season launch, and first game announcements. We can’t wait to see everyone back at the ballpark for another awesome season!

28/05/2026

‼️We’re coming out of hibernation to ask for your help‼️

One of our very own, Chris Bondin, is in the running to have his custom Recken glove design professionally made for FREE — but he needs the support of the baseball community to get him over the line!

Voting is simple:👍 Like💬 Comment🔄 Share

Every interaction across Facebook and Instagram counts towards his final score, so let’s show up for one of our own and help Chris bring his glove design to life! 💪🐻

VOTING CLOSES 12PM TOMORROW!!!

TOP 3 FINALIST — VOTE FOR CHRIS B! .baseballer.91

One of these Top 3 finalists will have their custom Recken glove design professionally made for FREE, and now it’s over to the community to decide the winner.

To vote, interact with this post (like, comment & share). Every interaction counts towards their final score across Instagram and Facebook.

Voting closes Friday at 12:00pm AEST.

20/04/2026

🏆 On Saturday night we came together at our major sponsor, Elanora Hotel East Gosford, to celebrate everything that made this year so special. Before we get into the awards, we just want to say how incredibly proud we are as a club.

Finishing 2nd in the Club Championship was an amazing achievement, especially considering it’s never been something we’ve chased. Our focus has always been on building a strong, supportive club, and the results have followed. We saw success across all grades, with 4 out of 5 teams making finals and both our 2nd and 4th grade sides pushing all the way through to Grand Finals.

A massive thank you to every single player, family member and volunteer who contributed this season. Whether you were umpiring, scoring, running the canteen, helping prep the field, ducking out for last-minute supplies, or just stepping in wherever needed—it does not go unnoticed, and we are so grateful.

A special shoutout to our kiddos who spend their days at the field supporting their loved ones. Playing in the dirt, laughing loud, lending a helping hand, and bringing the best kind of energy. You’re a huge part of what makes this club so special. After hearing more about the foundations of our club from life member Ray Deacon over the weekend, it’s something we’re incredibly proud to still uphold 53 years on. Ray spoke about how this club was built on more than just baseball—it was built on kids spending their weekends down at the fields, from first light to last pitch, with dirt on their clothes and smiles on their faces. A place where friendships were formed, families came together, and everyone felt like they belonged.

To our VIPs who joined us on the night—thank you. It was an honour to share the room with those who helped build the Bears into what it is today.

And finally, to every Bear and their families, thank you, thank you, thank you. What a cracker season. We can’t wait to do it all again next year.

Go the mighty Bears! 🐻

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🏆 2025/2026 Award Winners

5th Grade
MVP: Jesse Morris
Batting Award: Brad Dunker
Coaches Award: Jasmine Johnson & Ryder Muxlow

4th Grade
Batting Award: Mick Minchin
Inversion Award: Glen Bartho
MVP: Sean Doudle

3rd Grade
MVP: Peter Redman
Players Player: Mitch McBride-Davis
Coaches Award: AJ Hurst

2nd Grade
MVP: Mikey Peterson
Batting Award: Mikey Peterson
Coaches Award: Kaeden Ralph

1st Grade
Fielding Award: Chase Karn
Batting Award: Josh Bonello
MVP: Jack Stevenson & Noah Watts

🌟 Special Club Awards

Life Membership: Trish Ward
Club Person of the Year: The Gleeson Family – Katie, Todd, Kennedy & Boston
Ray Deacon Award: Jason Davis
Matthew Ward Memorial Award: Jacob Pennell

🙌 Special Thanks

Jason Martin
Dylan Fimano
Chris MacDonald
Katie Gleeson
Tracey Peterson
Jess Matulaitis
Jaedyn Beattie
Jay Blance
Blake Deacon
Peter Redman
Terry Peace
Shaun Lever
Maddi Luttrell
Michelle Garlick
Gavin Haddrick
Boston Gleeson
Kennedy Gleeson
Carolina Martin
Harlow Beattie
Georgia Redman
Olivia Redman
Kye Stewart
Abbey Stewart

Bears going into hibernation ✌🏼

22/03/2026

What a weekend of Grand Final action for the mighty Bears 🐻 4th grade kicked things off against the Bobcats, jumping out early and looking in control before a late surge saw it finish 4-all… but with ladder position the decider, we copped one of the toughest losses going. Absolute heartbreaker. 2nd grade then rolled into battle with the Rebels and put on a seriously gutsy performance. Locked at 2-all for most of it before tired legs crept in late. Scoreboard didn’t do the effort justice, but anyone watching knows how hard the boys went. Couldn’t be prouder of both grades for the season they’ve had. Rest up, reload and we’ll be back next year bigger, better. Bears out ✌🏼