Brisbane Bandits

This article is about the team formed in 2010. For the defunct team from the 1990s, see Brisbane Bandits (1989–1998).

Brisbane Bandits
Information
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
LocationBrisbane, Queensland
BallparkViticon Stadium
Founded2009[a]
Minor premierships3 (2015–16, 2017–18,2022–23)
Post-season championships4 (2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19)
Colours  Blue
 Gold
MascotBuster
OwnershipMark Ready, Kevin Cuyler
ManagerAustraliaUnited States Dave Nilsson
General ManagerRyan Searle
Uniforms
Current 2014-15 season uniforms plus past uniforms

The Brisbane Bandits are a professional baseball team in Brisbane, Queensland that plays in the Australian Baseball League and is one of the six founding teams of the league. From the 2010/11 season till the 2012/13 season their home ballpark was the Brisbane Exhibition Ground, the ground which the old Brisbane Bandits played at for the majority of their nine-year tenure. As of the start of the 2013/14 the Bandits home ground is Holloway Field (officially Viticon Stadium,[1] formerly Onehub Stadium, powered by Optus[2]) in Newmarket.

In the inaugural season, Paul Gonzalez was announced as the GM, replacing Kim Jessop as the previous GM with the Queensland Rams.[3] Former ABL MVP and MLB All-Star Dave Nilsson was named the manager and Gary Nilsson the pitching coach.[4][5] In 2011, another ABL MVP and ex-MLB player, Kevin Jordan, replaced Nilsson as manager. In 2014, Dave Nilsson returned as manager.

The current GM for the Bandits is Ryan Searle[6]


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  1. ^ "Baseball Australia". brisbanebandits.com.au. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Viticon Stadium (Holloway Field) | Austadiums". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ^ Our Staff Archived 19 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Brisbane Bandits
  4. ^ Top players Rapid exit Archived 26 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Pine Rivers Press
  5. ^ Brisbane Bandits nab All-Star Dave Nillson as team manager for new Australian Baseball League Courier Mail
  6. ^ "Contact Us | Brisbane Bandits". brisbanebandits.com.au. Retrieved 17 August 2023.