Kia ora. Haere mai.

WELCOME TO EAST COAST BAYS UNITED SOFTBALL CLUB!

East Coast Bays United Softball Club, is located on the North Shore of Auckland, we are one of New Zealand's largest softball clubs. We cater for all ages and abilities, from junior players aged under 5's to under 19's to senior players in both social/competitive and premier grades. 

Softball is a great summer sport for the whole family.  Our season runs from September/November to March and games are played at North Harbour Softball Association, Rosedale Park in Albany. 

We have a hard working committee and coaches that are dedicated to providing players with the best softball experience.  Our club is incredibly proud to have been named Softball New Zealands Club of the Year 2022/23, with our very own Suzette Taylor named Softball New Zealand Volunteer of the Year and taking away the coveted Softball New Zealand supreme award of Softballer of the Year.  ​​​​​​​ECB Softball has also won the North Harbour Top Club Trophy for the last two seasons. 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​If you are keen to give softball a go, would like to join ECB Softball or have any questions we would love to hear from you - email us 

Ngā mihi

    ​​​​​​​Your ECB Softball Committee​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    #ecbproud

    NORTH HARBOUR COMPETITION DRAW - FOR ALL ECB TEAMS

    Draw is tentative and subject to change until finalised on Wednesday at 5pm. (changes can occur to diamonds, game times and BYE status).  We recommend checking the draw the day before your game to ensure you have the correct information for your team. TIP: Save our TEAM DRAW page to your phone homepage to locate quickly.

    North Harbour draw for ALL CLUBS games CLICK HERE 
    General Season Information CLICK HERE 
    For Rain Out/Cancellation procedure CLICK HERE

    These grade times are correct at 03SEP25​​​​​​

      SEASON DATES 2025-26: Please find below the tentative dates provided by NHSA correct as at 03SEP25

      • Season Start - Premier and Reserve Men and Women: Sat 27 Sep.
      • Season Start - U15/17 Girls and U17/19 Boys: Fri 31 Oct.
      • Season Start - All Saturday Junior and Senior Grades: Sat 1 Nov.
      • Pre-Xmas Finish – U15/17 Girls & U17/19 Boys: Fri 12 Dec
      • Pre-Xmas Finish – All Grades: Sat13 Dec 2025​​​​​​​
      • Post-Xmas Restart - Premier, Reserves, Div 1 & 3:  Sat 17 Jan 2026
      • Post-Xmas Restart - U15/17 Girls and U17/19 Boys: Fri 07 Feb
      • Post-Xmas Restart - All Saturday Junior Grades: Sat 17 Jan or 7 Feb (TBC)
      • Semi Finals NH Premier Men and Reserve Men: Sat 7 Mar (TBC)
      • Semi Finals U15/17 Girls and U17/19 Boys: Fri 13 Mar (TBC)
      • Semi Finals All Saturday Grades: Sat 14 Mar (TBC)
      • Final Weekend U15/17 Girls and U17/19 Boys: Fri 20 Mar (TBA)
      • Final Weekend All Saturday Grades and NHSA Prize Givings: Sat 21 Mar 2026 (TBC)
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      HAVE A GO DAY by Michelle

      NEW BALANCE MERCH SHOP 
      *N      OW OPEN*

      You can now pre-order New Balance merchandise such as Hoodies, Spray Jackets, Shorts and Batting Jackets. 

      The shop will close on the 24 October 2025 with delivery expected before Christmas. 

      You can also pre-order caps, visors, socks and belts which will be available to collect on our registration day on the 19 October 2025. 

      For any questions or to discuss any orders please contact merchandise@ecbsoftball.org.nz 

      Notices

      🥎 ECB Pre-season training runs from Sat13th Sep to Satu 25th Oct, at Freyburg Park, Browns Bay.

      1:00–2:30 pm: Juniors up to U13 (inclusive)

      2:30–4:00 pm: U15 - Seniors

      Sessions are held every Saturday until the seasonbegins. Coaches will be working with their teams, supported by other coaches. Specialist sessions will be announced closer to the time.

      These trainings are open to all our registered players and are run clinic style, until we can get our diamond allocations in November, so you can start training as a team during the week.   

      Please do come along, it's a great way to meet coaches, learn new skills and get some practice before the season starts. 

       

      **NOTE any weather cancellations will be placed on the ECB Softball Facebook Page.