THE BASEBALL SA TEAM…

OUR STAFF

OUR BOARD

  • Neil Poulton - President

    Poulton has been involved in baseball since 1984, as a player and later umpiring and coaching.

    He was a founding member and served on the committee of Golden Grove Central Districts.

    He has a great passion for umpiring which led to working with SABL from 1992, including international events like the Olympics and World Cups.He has held various roles, including Umpiring Director and Technical Committee Chair for Baseball Australia.

    Professionally, Poulton now runs Citadel IT, a Baseball SA sponsor.

  • Nathan Davison

    Nathan is a seasoned sports executive in baseball; former Assistant GM, GM and CEO of BSA and current GM of the back-to-back Claxton Shield winners, Adelaide Giants.

    His background includes playing and coaching at the D1 club level and representing Australia.

    Nathan is known for his commercial acumen and stakeholder relationship skills, management, sponsorship sales, scouting, talent identification, and culture-based recruiting.

  • Michelle Elgindi

    Michelle has held various Marketing and Management roles within the food service, sporting and retail industries.

    Through her time at the Adelaide Crows, Michelle had a great deal to do with the rebranding of the Bite back to the iconic, Adelaide Giants.

    Michelle has proven success in communicating value through marketing campaigns, leveraging sporting partnerships and developing professional relationships with stakeholders.

  • Nathan Green

    Nathan Green, with a robust background in youth and senior-level sports and corporate leadership, aims to contribute to Baseball SA's growth.

    His experience includes managing Junior Pathways Baseball in the USA, playing senior-level cricket, and leading the Boston Cavaliers Cricket Club.

    He brings strategic planning and team-building expertise to the board.

  • John Loy

    John welcomingly enters his second term on the Baseball South Australia Board.

    The seasoned financial executive posses expertise in high-growth environments, corporate finance, and strategic business planning.

    John has been involved in similar roles at the Glenelg Baseball Club and posses a great baseball background.

  • Bianca Smith

    While working at Baseball SA, Bianca was part of the team that start the rebooted SA Women's League in 2016.

    Bianca runs Grow Her Game - an independent group in SA dedicated to encouraging females to play baseball.

    Of recent, she was part of the coaching staff of silver medallist, Adelaide Seahorses, at the 2023 Barclay Cup.

  • Julie Wadham

    Julie has spent over half her life involved in baseball as a player or coach in SA; including being an inaugural SA state team back in 2004 and has been a regular state rep since.

    Of recent she was an Assistant Coach for the AYWC gold medal team and head coach of the premiership winning Sturt Div 1 Women’s League Team.

  • Kelly Wagner

    Kelly has come on board as an Appointed Director. She offers tremendous value to the Board with her wealth of knowledge in law, governance and marketing.

    Having recently been on the committee at Kensington and having two kids playing, she has a broad scope of the sport and it's inner workings.