Open Men (Redz)

Open Mens

Background

The first Men’s Championship was held in 1984 in Sydney and won by Western Australia. The Shield is named to commemorate New Zealand-born state umpire, John Reid, an internationally recognised journalist who became the inspiration for developing men’s softball in NSW.

Today

This event showcases top athletes with outstanding skills.

2022 Open Mens Team

Jarryd Farrell	Josh Goodman	Sheldon Hall	James Harris
Riley Karayiannis	Harry May	Sam Paturis	Daniel Peterson
Head Coach: Jarryd Farrell	Asst Coach: Don Peters	Asst Coach: James Harris
Manager: Sandra Drummond	Scorer: Lindy Rattigan

Previous Results

Year	Result	Year	Result	Year	Result	Year	Result
1983	No Comp	1993	No Team	2003	6th	2013	6th
1984	No Team	1994	No Team	2004	6th	2014	No Team
1985	*	1995	6th	2005	No Team	2015	6th
1986	No Team	1996	6th	2006	6th	2016	6th
1987	No Team	1997	6th	2007	No Team	2017	6th
1988	6th	1998	6th	2008	No Team	2018	6th
1989	6th	1999	No Team	2009	6th	2019	6th
1990	5th	2000	6th	2010	No Team	2020	5th
1991	7th	2001	6th	2011	No Team	2021	**
1992	6th	2002	8th	2012	No Team	2022	5th

* Result not known

** No Championships due to COVID-19

Previous State MVP Recipients

1988	Andy Nock	2000	Darren Pyke (QLD)	2012	No Team
1989	Colin Ormsby	2001	Wess Frances	2013	Lachlan Hay (NSW)
1990	Wess Frances	2002	James Harris	2014	No Team
1991	Michael Szpunar	2003	Scott Watson (NSW)	2015	James Harris
1992	Michael Szpunar	2004	James Harris	2016	Jarryd Farrell
1993	No Team	2005	No Team	2017	Dayle Child
1994	No Team	2006	James Harris	2018	James Harris &
1995	Peter Young	2007	No Team		Clayton Mackenzie
1996	Bryan Marks	2008	No Team	2019	Blake Jackson (NSW)
1997	Wess Frances	2009	Scott Rattigan	2020	Jarryd Farrell
1998	Robert Lomman	2010	No Team	2021	**
1999	No Team	2011	No Team