[2] Adelaide was the home to Australia's third international competition ready softball diamond, complete with lights.
[10] In 1944, the state baseball association created a men's softball competition but this league quickly folded.
A second serious attempt was made to create a South Australian men's team in 1974 with support from the women's softball association.
The team largely drew players from the American community who worked at the Woomera Rocket Range.
They would play exhibition matches against the South Australian women's team in preparation for the national championships.