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 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. 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 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 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. 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. Perth 2010 The 2010 Australian University Games were held at Perth, Western Australia from 26 September to 1 October