There couldn't be a dry eye amongst the parents, grandparents, relatives and friends of the Australian Olympic Baseball Team during the Blazer Induction Ceremony held at the University of Western Sydney, Rydalmere on 15th September 2000.
The special ceremony welcomed the players into the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games as they and the OAP Staff each stepped up on stage to collect their Official Blazers followed by a video presentation inviting them into the Olympic Village.
A flash of lights from those with cameras lit up the auditorium as proud parents took photographs of the team in their 'walk-out' uniforms.
The team was then rushed into a meeting to be briefed on life at the Olympic Village and handed their 'Opening Ceremony' Uniforms shrouded in secrecy…to be unveiled proudly tonight.