HBA embark on baseball revival programmes

set up a league.
The association has four teams, which are taking part in the league – Super Giants, Red Hawks, Nippon and Harare Griffins.
The association is on a recruitment drive for more teams to play in the league.
Association chairman Winmore Mubariri said they were bullish about their prospects of getting it right.
“We noted that the sport had died a natural death and it is our wish to revive it and so far we have embarked on a development drive that has seen us set up districts in Harare.
“There are seven districts which are playing baseball now and the most notable one is the High Glen district which was the pioneer.
“This programme was started in January and is improving and we look forward to spreading it to other areas.
“The main objective is to see the sport back on its feet and people supporting the sport,” Mubariri said.
Mubariri said communities needed to respond to their programmes.
“We are having a good response from the districts but some communities still need a lot of attention as there are no resources.
“In the schools it is easy as the authorities cooperate but in the communities we are facing challenges.
“We are looking forward to having a competitive baseball league by 2016 although we are facing challenges with the main one being that of lack of equipment.
“We cannot do without resources,” Mubariri said.
The association has also recruited experienced coaches who are monitoring both developmental and league games.
“So far we have five qualified coaches and I think they are too few for the province.
“We were working in conjunction with the Softball Association and we feel we are lagging behind and we need to revive our sport on its own.”