The 2025 Intermediate League and Junior League Championships, originally scheduled for May 28 – June 1 in Lismore, has been moved to the Gold Coast due to weather.

Baseball Australia have decided to add two additional hosts, with the plan to play games at Surfers Paradise Baseball Club and Mudgeeraba Baseball Club.

The new adjusted schedule is subject to change, with organisers still continuing to assess the possibility of games being played in Lismore during the event.

It’s a decision that Baseball Australia did not take lightly but was one that had to be made due to “relentless” rain in Lismore.

FNC Baseball have had little time to prepare the surfaces, with weeks of rain preventing any work being done of the diamonds in the lead up to the tournament.

As of this post, there has been 165.8mm of rain in Lismore since May 1. To put that in perspective, the average mean rainfall for Lismore in May is 68.8mm.

“With the relentless rainfall every day and the high amount of water now sitting on the fields, it feels extremely unlikely the fields would be ready to go for May 28,” says Baseball Australia events manager Michael Ibbotson.

“We have 18 teams playing for a national championship and we need to get these games in.

Our best option is to pivot to the Gold Coast for now, and hope some of the fields dry up as the week progresses.”

It’s a big effort to move a national tournament on short notice.

Baseball Australia extends their thanks to the communities of the Mudgeeraba and Surfers Paradise Baseball Clubs for being able to step up on short notice.

The Lismore baseball community continues to go above and beyond, making 300+ lunches every day and driving them up to Surfers Paradise for the players.

“I’d really like to thank the Lismore baseball community for their efforts. They’ve been trying to make this work every day and this decision doesn’t come lightly or easily,” says Ibbotson.

A new schedule can be found below.

Local baseball competitions have also been postponed due to the state of the Albert Park Complex.