Michael  Williams     Since  joining  the  club  in  the  late  1980’s  when  the  club  was  known  as  St  George   PCYC,   Michael   has   given   stirling   service   to   the   club   in   a   variety   of   ways.   Junior   baseball  has  been  his  passion,  both  administratively  and  on  weekends.     Mike   represented   the   Club   as   a   delegate   to   the   CSJBA   for   a   number   of   seasons,   the   earliest   being   in   1991/2   season.     He   was   again   a   delegate   in   1992/3   and   1999/2000.  In  this  forum,  he  was  well  respected  with  a  breadth  of  knowledge  of   the  game  at  a  junior  level.     One  of  Mike’s  biggest  contributions  to  the  club  came  with  his  appointment  as  the   Groundsman   at   Evatt   Park   in   1996/7.   This   appointment   was   shortly   after   the   Club  had  moved  from  Rockdale  and  become  St  George  Junior  Baseball  Club.  Mike   approached  Council  for  the  implementation  of  the  movable  fences  that  are  still  in   use  today  on  the  Number  1  diamond.    Given  all  of  the  above,  it  is  not  surprising   that  Mike  was  awarded  Club  Person  of  the  Year  in  1995/6.     During   the   summer   months,   it   was   not   uncommon   to   see   Mike   at   Evatt   pulling   out   weeds,   marking   lines   and   getting   ready   for   the   weekend.   His   dedication   to   the  fields  reflected  in  many  opposition  clubs  suggesting  that  Evatt  was  the  best   playing  surface  in  the  competition  at  that  time.     Mike   filled   a   key   role   in   the   erection   of   the   storage/canteen   that   we   utilise   at   Evatt  Park.  Part  of  a  joint  committee  together  with  Oatley  Rugby  and  Penshurst   RSL,  the  committee  gained  funding  with  NSW  Sport  &  Rec  and  Hurstville  Council.   Mike  and  the  committee  then  oversaw  the  building  and  fit-­‐out  of  the  facility.       Mike  has  also  probably  lost  count  of  the  number  of  players  he  has  coached  over   the   years.   Starting   with   the   Under   10/2   team   in   1993/4,   Mike   continued   with   this   group   of   players   for   a   few   seasons   up   through   the   Under   14’s.   Mike   then   found  a  group  of  Under  9’s  and  worked  with  them  through  to  the  Under  16’s.       In  2001  when  Mike  was  celebrated  as  a  Life  Member,  he  was  coaching  the  Under   16’s   as   well   as   a   Minor   League   team.   Grounds   during   the   week,   juniors   on   a   Saturday   and   then   seniors   on   a   Sunday!   This   is   clearly   dedication   to   the   game   and  the  club.     It  must  be  noted  that  Mike  continued  to  coach  each  season  until  the  end  of  the   2009/10  season.  In  these  last  seasons,  Mike  worked  with  the  Under  8’s,  9’s  and   10’s   to   instil   the   basic   aspects   of   the   game   which   stood   many   of   these   players   well  for  future  seasons.  Who  could  also  forget  the  “Power  Pills”  that  came  with   Mike  for  every  one  of  these  games?       Mike   was   awarded   the   Australian   Sports   Medal   in   2000   his   volunteer   work   for   baseball,  a  well  earned  reward.     Apart  from  his  service  to  the  club,  Mike  has  also  been  a  member  of  the  St  George-­‐ Sutherland  Baseball  Umpires  Assoc  where  he  is  still  out  umpiring  on  weekends   when  he  is  available.