IT took just one turn at bat for Brett Bertalli to become hooked on baseball back in the late 1980s.

In 2024 his love of the sport remains as strong as ever.

Bertalli celebrated game 300 for Wanderers in the Sunraysia Baseball League on Sunday in his side's 12-4 C-grade victory against Eagles.

"I'm bloody sore – had a couple of close calls," the milestone man laughed.

"I'm 50 years old now s...