The Club supplies a playing top and the baseball equipment used in a game i.e. bats, balls, and catcher’s kit.

Every individual player must purchase baseball pants, boots or cleats, DBC cap, DBC warm-up top, undershirt and mitt.

Kit orders will be taken on practice evenings.

Please contact Anna Herholdt. (021)947-1145

Casual T-shirts and Golf shirts DBC

There will be T-shirts and Golf shirts with the new DBC logo available to order.Please contact Anna Herholdt. (021)947-1145

Thank-you thank-you thank-you!!!

A huge thank-you to our sponsors SABELCO (Marc Moreau), for their continued support and commitment in purchasing the latest and greatest JUGS pitching machine!! It can pitch balls at 90mph!!

Together with the pitching machine came new baseball bats, practice balls, practice bats. It was like Christmas all over again!

Baseball “Quotes”

Ideally, the umpire should combine the integrity of a Supreme Court judge, the physical agility of an acrobat, the endurance of Job and the imperturbability of Buddha.  ~"The Villains in Blue," Time magazine, 25 August 1961 

Progress always involves risks.  You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.  ~Frederick B. Wilcox 

Sandy's fastball was so fast; some batters would start to swing as he was on his way to the mound.  ~Jim Murray, on Sandy Koufax 

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Training Tips

Different Pitches and the Reasons We Throw Them

Four-seam fastball - Maximum velocity and should have best command. This is the most important pitch because everything else works off of it.

Two-seam fastball (a.k.a. sinker) - This fastball does just that, it sinks. A very good pitch for inducing ground balls.

Cut-fastball - Holding the ball slightly off center, it will run away from the arm side. Usually a few mph slower than a four-seam fastball. Good for jamming hitters.

Split-finger fastball - Strictly an out pitch. Dives down hard at home plate, many times getting missed swings.

Change-up - Slower than a fastball, but thrown with the same arm action. The arm speed is very important in getting the maximum effectiveness. This pitch helps control bat speed.

Curveball - Most often a strikeout pitch. Dives down as it gets to home plate. Many times the velocity is as effective as the movement, because it's usually much slower than a fastball.

Slider - In between a fastball and a curveball. It's harder than a curveball with less downward action. The slider has a smaller break with a tighter spin. Many times you can see a small dot in the baseball as it's coming toward you.

Knuckleball - A pitch that has very little or no spin. It's very difficult to control and catch. No one knows what it will do usually, which makes it also hard to hit. A very hard pitch to throw.

Split Finger Fastball or Forkball - Thrown hard while held between the index and middle fingers at varying depths. Usually tumbles and drops violently, often diagonally. Known as an out pitch, but also can be hard on the arm.