Baseball Australia Diamond Awards

In 2006, in the spirit of further developing and preserving the heritage of baseball in Australia, the Australian Baseball Federation established and conducted an annual awards function intended to honour achievement and excellence at all levels of the sport.

The overall aim and spirit of the Baseball Australia Diamond Awards (BADA) is to fairly honour all of sport achievement across each key operational area of baseball in Australia, such as:

• Sport Management and Governance
• Sport Development
• Official Development
• High Performance

Awards are presented for the following categories:

• Hall of Fame Induction
• Life Membership
• President's Award
• State / Territory Association of the Year  (the Shakaijin Trophy)
• Club of the Year
• Administrator of the Year
• Volunteer of the Year - Local
• Volunteer of the Year - National
• Official of the Year
• Coach of the Year
• Player of the Year - Open Men
• Player of the Year - Open Women
• Player of the Year - Youth (Under 18)