about us

Although 1992-93 was our foundation year, Redcliffe baseball club was founded in 1948 by American ex-serviceman, Chuck Carroll and was named Redcliffe Whitesox. 1992-93 saw us rebrand as the Peninsual Padres and start to recruit junior players. That season saw us field 3 senior teams and 5 junior teams (U10s – U18s). Jump forward 10 years and Padres field 6 Senior teams and 20 Junior teams and for the first time since our inception, all major teams qualify for finals. 2002-23 was also the year Padres had their first female Australian Women’s Baseball team rep – Lisa Kirby.

In 2004-2005, after 12 years of baseball the club finally had their own fields with a move to Talobilla Park. Time to build, grow and reach our full potential as a club.

In 2009-2010 Padres player Daniel Nilsson represented Australia in the World Youth Baseball Championship for the first time.

Jump forward to the 2013-14 season and construction started on our new indoor batting cage facility, our club continued to grow and Padres Major A grade finished runners up and our AAA claimed the premiership for the third year in a row.

If we jump another 10 years to present day Padres, our teams, coaching staff and players, both seniors and Juniors have achieved incredible things – winning championships, representing their region, state and even Australia and we couldn’t be more proud!