Baseball at the Australian University Games

Baseball at the Australian University Games has been part of the Australian University Games program since the 2004 games. The games are held in the last week of September during mid-Semester break. The reigning champions and most successful team is The University of Sydney who are members of the Sydney Uni Baseball Club.

History The first university baseball was established by the Sydney Uni Baseball Club when it formed in 1899. By 1904, it was playing in the New South Wales Baseball Association Second Grade. The next earliest reports of university baseball was the University of Melbourne playing in the Victorian league in 1908. Inter-varsity baseball started in Australia in 1923 when Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne played a triangular inter-varsity series.

List of Champions Year City Gold Silver Bronze Teams Competing 2004PerthEdith Cowan UniversityMonash UniversityUniversity of Wollongong14 2005BrisbaneQueensland University of TechnologyUniversity of MelbourneMacquarie University11 2006AdelaideUniversity of SydneyMonash UniversityUniversity of Western Australia11 2007Gold CoastUniversity of Western AustraliaUniversity of MelbourneMacquarie University14 2008MelbourneUniversity of MelbourneUniversity of SydneyMacquarie University9 2009Gold CoastUniversity of SydneyGriffith UniversityMonash University8 2010PerthUniversity of SydneyMonash UniversityUniversity of Melbourne4 2011Gold CoastMonash UniversityUniversity of QueenslandGriffith University10 2012AdelaideUniversity of MelbourneUniversity of NewcastleMonash University10 2013Gold CoastUniversity of MelbourneMonash UniversityGriffith University12 2014SydneyUniversity of SydneyMonash UniversityUniversity of Melbourne10 2015Gold CoastGriffith UniversityUniversity of SydneyQueensland University of Technology13 2016PerthUniversity of MelbourneGriffith UniversityUniversity of Sydney10 2017Gold CoastGriffith UniversityQueensland University of TechnologyUniversity of Sydney14 2018Gold CoastUniversity of SydneyGriffith UniversityUniversity of Technology Sydney9

Historical results 1923 – Adelaide 1924 – Sydney 1925 – Sydney 1926 – Sydney 1927 – Sydney 1928 – Adelaide/Sydney 1931 – Adelaide

Wollongong 1994 The 1994 Australian University Games were hosted by the University of Wollongong. The baseball was held at Fred Finch Reserve at Berkeley, Wollongong. A massive 16 teams from around Australia participated. The finals were contested with – The University of Newcastle winning Gold against the University of Melbourne, Silver. The University of Wollongong won the Bronze medal beating the University of New South Wales coming in 4th.

Perth 2004 The 2004 Australian University Games were held in Perth, Western Australia. Edith Cowan University won the gold medal match over Monash University. University of Wollongong won bronze over University of Western Australia.

14 teams participated including University of Wollongong, University of Sydney, University of Ballarat, University of Western Sydney, RMIT University, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, Melbourne University, Monash University and University of Notre Dame Australia.UWA Go For Bronze – Baseball WAW. A. Baseball Umpires Association (Inc.) Australian University Games – Perth 2004 – Baseball WA

Brisbane 2005 The 2005 Australian University Games was hosted in Brisbane, Queensland. Griffith University were the overall winners, while the Queensland University of Technology won the baseball sports program.

Results

Adelaide 2006 The 2006 Australian University Games was hosted in Adelaide, South Australia. The University of Adelaide, University of South Australia and Flinders University were the overall winners, while the University of Sydney won the baseball sports program.

Results Final Standings Rank University Points 1st University of Sydney   27 2nd Monash University   24 3rd University of Western Australia   22 4th Macquarie University   21 5th University of Melbourne   19 6th Griffith University   18 7th University of New South Wales   17 8th Australian National University   16 9th University of Ballarat   14 10th Victoria University   12 11th University of Western Sydney   11

Gold Coast 2007 The 2007 Australian University Games was hosted on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Griffith University were the overall winners, while the University of Western Australia won the baseball sports program. The baseball program was split into two divisions.

Results Division 1 Standings Rank University Wins Draws Losses Points 1st University of Western Australia   5   1   0   17 2nd University of Melbourne   4   1   1   15 3rd Macquarie University   4   0   2   14 4th Monash University   3   1   2   13 5th University of Sydney   2   1   3   11 6th Griffith University 1   1   0   5   8 7th QUT   0   0   6   6 Division 2 Standings Rank University Wins Draws Losses Points 1st Australian College of PE   4   1   0   14 2nd Southern Cross University   3   1   1   12 3rd Macquarie University   3   1   1   12 4th Griffith University 2   3   0   2   11 5th University of Western Sydney   3   0   2   11 6th University of New South Wales   1   0   4   7 7th Victorian University   0   0   5   5

Melbourne 2008 The 2008 Australian University Games was hosted in Melbourne. Victoria University and Monash University were the overall winners, while the University of Melbourne won the baseball sports program. Silver went to The University of Sydney.

Pool A Standings Rank University Wins Draws Losses Points 1st Macquarie University   4   0   0   12 2nd Flinders University   2   0   2   8 3rd University of Sydney   1   1   2   7 4th La Trobe University   1   1   2   7 5th Griffith University   1   0   3   6 Pool B Standings Rank University Wins Draws Losses Points 1st University of Melbourne   3   0   0   9 2nd Monash University   2   0   1   7 3rd Victoria University   1   0   2   5 4th University of New South Wales   0   0   3   3

Gold Coast 2009 The 2009 Australian University Games were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland from 27 September – 2 October between 8 teams.

The University of Sydney won gold at with an 8–5 victory over Griffith University at Sir Bruce Small Park.

Pool A Standings Rank University Wins Draws Losses Win% 1st Monash University   3   0   0   100% 2nd University of Melbourne   2   0   1   66% 3rd Flinders University   1   0   2   33% 4th University of New England   0   0   3   0% Pool B Standings Rank University Wins Draws Losses Win % 1st Macquarie University   3   0   0   100% 2nd Griffith University   2   0   1   66% 3rd University of Sydney   1   0   2   33% 4th University of New South Wales   0   0   3   0%

Perth 2010 The 2010 Australian University Games were held at Perth, Western Australia from 26 September to 1 October 2010. University of Sydney defeated Monash University 8–7 for the gold medal. The games had the lowest number of entrants since its inception, with only hosts University of Western Australia and bronze medallists University of Melbourne being the other two entrants.

Gold Coast 2011 The 2011 Australian University Games were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland from 25 to 30 September 2011. There was a total of 10 teams competing with Monash University defeating University of Queensland 8–7 in the final game. Griffith University won the bronze.

Adelaide 2012 The 2012 Australian University Games were hosted in Adelaide, South Australia from 23 to 28 September 2012. A total of 10 teams competing with University of Melbourne defeating University of Newcastle 9–2. The previous year's winners Monash University were awarded the bronze.

Gold Coast 2013 The 2013 Australian University Games were hosted on the Gold Coast, Queensland from 29 September to 4 October 2013. A total of 12 teams competed, the most since 2007, with University of Melbourne defeating Monash University 9–5 to win their second consecutive gold. Griffith University won the bronze.

Sydney 2014 The 2014 Australian University Games were held in Sydney, the first time since 2001, from 28 September to 3 October 2014 with 10 teams competing. The University of Sydney won gold with a 15–10 win over Monash University in the championship game, while The University of Melbourne defeated University of Newcastle 13–3 in the bronze medal match.

Gold Coast 2015 The 2015 Australian University Games were hosted on the Gold Coast, Queensland from 28 September to 2 October 2015. A total of 13 teams competed, the most since 2013, with Griffith University defeating University of Sydney 9–4 to win their first gold medal since 2005. Queensland University of Technology won the bronze with a 9–8 win over Monash University.

Perth 2016 The 2016 Australian University Games will be held in Perth, Western Australia from 26 to 30 September 2016. A total of 9 teams will compete in the tournament being held at Kingsway Regional Sporting Complex, the home of the Wanneroo Giants Baseball Club.

See also

Baseball in Australia Australian University Games Baseball awards#Australia

References

External links Australian University Games Baseball