Adelaide Bite
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The Adelaide Bite are a professional baseball
team who plays in the Australian Baseball League
and is one of the six founding teams of the league. Their home ballpark is Coopers Stadium at Norwood Oval
which is based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The team name originates from the nearby hydrographic landmark, the Great Australian Bight
as well as the Great White Shark
which inhabits the southern coast of South Australia
.
As of the launch, Pat Kelly was announced as the GM
.
It was announced on 16 September 2010 that South Australian power company ETSA Utilities
would be the major sponsor of the Adelaide Bite and that the team would be known as the Adelaide ETSA Bite.
Professional baseball
Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....
team who plays in the Australian Baseball League
Australian Baseball League
The Australian Baseball League was a baseball league, established in 1987 and disbanded in 1999.-Formation:Before the formation of the Australian Baseball League, the Claxton Shield, established in , was Australia's premier baseball tournament...
and is one of the six founding teams of the league. Their home ballpark is Coopers Stadium at Norwood Oval
Norwood Oval
Norwood Oval is a suburban oval in the western end of Norwood, an inner eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. Norwood, Payneham & St Peters Council own the Oval but rent it, for a peppercorn rental, to the Norwood Football Club...
which is based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The team name originates from the nearby hydrographic landmark, the Great Australian Bight
Great Australian Bight
The Great Australian Bight is a large bight, or open bay, off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia.-Extent:...
as well as the Great White Shark
Great white shark
The great white shark, scientific name Carcharodon carcharias, also known as the great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. It is known for its size, with the largest individuals known to have approached...
which inhabits the southern coast of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
.
As of the launch, Pat Kelly was announced as the GM
General manager
General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
.
It was announced on 16 September 2010 that South Australian power company ETSA Utilities
ETSA Utilities
ETSA Utilities is the operator of the South Australian electricity distribution network, delivering electricity from the high voltage transmission network connection points through a network of about 85,000 kilometres of powerlines, to over 782,000 residential and business customers throughout most...
would be the major sponsor of the Adelaide Bite and that the team would be known as the Adelaide ETSA Bite.