Big League Experience

Mission Statement

Our goal is to broaden and develop self-esteem and confidence in the youth of Australia through the medium of baseball. Through international travel, we hope to open up a realm of life experiences that will endure a lifetime. We will continue to build our company around a commitment to honesty, responsibility and respect within the framework of fun and enjoyment.

Big League Experience Pty. Ltd. was established in July of 2002 and is the culmination of a combined 70 years of baseball experience. Directors, Phil Allen & Brett Ward have been involved at all levels of baseball in Australia over many decades. Our mission statement is based around youth baseball in Australia and a strong desire to see the game grow and flourish through youth participation at all levels. Our commitment is not only to develop players of all ages and abilities within the game, but also to allow the game itself to grow and prosper through youth participation.

Phil Allen

Phil has a long association with baseball in Australia dating back to the early 1980's when he first represented Victoria in the Claxton Shield competition. Subsequent to that time Phil has been involved in most levels of the game within Australia. During the ABL years Phil served on the coaching staff of the Melbourne Monarchs. More recently he has held coaching and administrative roles at both State & National levels. Phil was the head coach of the victorious Victorian Claxton Shield team in 2002 and continued in that role thru the 2004 season before taking up a coaching appointment with the Australian Provincial team. Following the restructuring of the Claxton Shield in 2009 Phil was reinstated to the coaching staff of the Victorian team now the Melbourne Aces in the revamped ABL. Phil has coached and managed on both the Australian AA & AAA teams and remains on the coaching staff at the MLB sponsored Australian Academy (MLBAAP), a position he has held since 2002.

Phil also represents the Colorado Rockies organisation as a scout within Australia.

Brett, likewise, has a long association with Australian baseball at both Junior & Senior levels. Brett represented both Victoria & Australia with distinction over many years and continued his playing career in the newly formed ABL in 1989. Brett was captain of the Championship winning Melbourne Monarchs during the '92/'93 season then immediately retired as a player to take up a role as Hitting Instructor with the Monarchs. During his playing career Brett won both the National Batting Title and the coveted Helms Award to become one of a select few to achieve both. Brett has spent many years as a coach at Club, State & National levels and over the last decade has continued to be actively involved. In recent years Brett has also worked at the MLBAAP as the Outfield Co-ordinator.

Brett also represents the Baltimore Orioles organisation as a scout, a position he has held for over 17 years and is currently employed as the Pacific Rim co-ordinator for the Baltimore organisation.