Toowoomba Rangers Baseball Club is seeking new players to sign up for the 2023/24 season to survive

Toowoomba’s only remaining baseball club has put out the SOS for players in a bid to keep their club alive, with a ‘Come-Try’ this Sunday.

Local primary school students enjoying themselves at one of Rangers' recent T-ball clinics. Photo: Contributed.

Toowoomba’s only remaining baseball club has put out the SOS in a desperate bid for players to keep the club alive.

The club, which has been a stalwart of the Garden City’s sporting scene for the past 50 years, is calling out for juniors in order for their survival.

Barry Burke safe at first for Maroons and Steve Metzroth for Rangers. Div 5 baseball, Rangers vs Southern Stars Maroon. Sunday, January 23, 2022. Picture: Nev Madsen.

In an effort to draw more players to the club, they’ve decided to ramp up their recruiting efforts with T-ball clinics and a come trial this weekend.

“We need the juniors to keep the seniors alive,” Rangers’ president Seve Metzroth said.

“It has been five years since we’ve had a competitive (little league) side at the club, and we didn’t even have a junior program at all last season.”

The president said that juniors haven’t been not the only ones affected by low numbers.

“We’ve also had dwindling numbers not just in juniors but seniors too,” he said.

“There were only 21 players signed up last season.

“So, we’ve started running T-ball clinics for grades 1-3 at local primary schools to try and get more interest in the sport.”

Toowoomba Rangers celebrating their 3rd Grand Final win in a row against Mt Gravatt Eagles, 02 April 2023.

Metzroth would like to have enough numbers in the future, allowing for Toowoomba to have its own league.

“We want to emulate the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast and have our own league,” he said.

“This would rule out all the travel that the juniors would have to do by going to Brisbane each week.”

The Rangers will be hosting a ‘Come and Try Day’ this Sunday, August 13 from 9am to noon at Commonwealth Oval.

Being free to attend, the club will also be providing baseball equipment and gear to those who come along.