Ranabima Baseball Club
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| Ranabima Baseball Club | |
|---|---|
| රණබිම බේස්බෝල් සමාජය | |
| Information | |
| League | Sri Lanka National Baseball Championship League |
| Location | Gannoruwa, Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Established | 2006 |
| League championships |
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| Ownership | Ranabima Royal College |
| Coach | T.D. Kulathunge / Kazuya yagi san, Chathuranga Ranasinghe |
Ranabima Baseball Club[1][2] is part of Ranabima Royal College, Kandy. The club was formed in 2006 with the guidance of Mr. C.S. Cooray - master In charge of sports of Ranabima Royal College at the time. The first-ever national level tournament was played in 2008. The registered name of the club is ' Ranabima Royal Sports Club', however often referred as Ranabima Club or Ranabima Baseball Club in Baseball arena. Only Ranabima Royal College student are qualify to the membership of Ranabima Baseball Club presently. The club is one of the leading Club in Sri Lankan Baseball, which is famous for innovative game tactics which contributes the development of the game in Sri Lanka.[2][3]
Ranabima Baseball Team Captains
[edit]| Year | Captain |
|---|---|
| 2008 - 2009 | U. C. B. Udagedara |
| 2009 - 2010 | T. U. Gammanpila |
| 2010 - 2013 | L. S. Manna Uthum |
| 2013 | S. C. Abeysooriya |
| 2013 - 2014 | L. S. Manna Uthum |
| 2014 - 2018 | S. U. Jayarathne |
| 2018–2021 | Sahan Kulathunge |
| 2021 | Vimukthi Senevirathna |
| 2022 - Present | S. Rukshan |
National Baseball Championship
[edit]Ranabima Baseball club have been champions and runner-up for many times:
- Sri Lanka Baseball Championship (League) 2010 - Runner-up
- Sri Lanka Baseball Championship (Knock-out) 2010 - Champion
- Sri Lanka Baseball Championship (Knock-out) 2011 - Champion
- Sri Lanka Baseball Championship (League) 2012 - Champion
- Sri Lanka Baseball Championship (Knock-out) 2012 - Champion
- Sri Lanka Baseball Championship 2013/14 (League) - Champions[4]
- Sri Lanka Baseball Championship (Knock-out) 2013/14 - Champion
- Sri Lanka Baseball Championship (Knock-out) 2015 - 1st Runner-up
- Sri Lanka Baseball Championship 2016 - Runner-up[1]
- Sri Lanka Baseball Championship (Knock-out) 2017 - Runner-up
- Malinda Arumadura Memorial Baseball Championship 2019 - Champion
National baseball team members
[edit]Ranabima Baseball club has produced number of international baseball players.[5] Ranabima baseball players contribution was very effective to win West Asia Baseball cup 2019 to Sri Lanka national baseball team.[6]
List of national baseball team members produced by Ranabima Baseball
[edit]- Vimukthi Senevirathne[7]
- Pasindu Perera[7]
- Theekshna Gammanpila
- S. Darshan
- Lasantha Sanjeewa Manna Uthum
- S. Deeshan
- Prabhath Jayasiri
- Chanaka Nugahapola
- Sanjeewa Jayarathna
- Dilshan Priyadarshana
- Supun Chinthaka Abeysooriya
- Krishna Hapuarachchi
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ranabima baseball club, Ranabima Royal College, Gannoruwa, Peradeniya, Kandy (2020)". www.convnc.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Clubs – Sri Lanka Baseball". 10 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Teams – Sri Lanka Baseball". 10 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Ranabima Baseball win national baseball title". Retrieved 12 June 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Ranabima Royal nestling and nurturing students from different nationalities". The Sunday Times. 6 October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ Ranasinghe, Dinushki (20 July 2019). "Sri Lanka crowned champions of West Asia". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ a b Kothalawala, Viraj (1 July 2019). "Sri Lanka Baseball Team - West Asia Cup 2019". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.