Woodville District Baseball Club

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Toward the end of the 1949 winter baseball season a group of players got together during the intervals at the Woodville picture theatre and decided that the long distances required to cycle to Saturday games and Sunday morning trainings was not in their best interest. At Kurt Erdmann’s suggestion they decided the formation of a local club was the answer.

The club hosted the Goodwill Series for 20+ years. This series pitted the South Australian junior state sides against teams from the USA . The USA teams were organized by Bob Williams for the majority of the years until his health deteriorated and in later years his son took over.  Bob Williams was inducted into the Klaebe Club in recognition of his work and his generous donations to the club.

The Klaebe Club was started at the 50th year reunion of the club in 2000. Named after Don Klaebe who, since the inception of the club, had worked tirelessly on and off the field for the betterment of all facets of the club. Each year the Klaebe Club members meet to decide whether to recognize others who meet the criteria for membership.

In the 2018/19 the club was proud to be able to field a women’s baseball team which in its first season was unlucky to miss the playoffs by one game.