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.

The AUG Cup was first awarded in 1925

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.[1] The next earliest reports of university baseball was the University of Melbourne playing in the Victorian league in 1908.[2] Inter-varsity baseball started in Australia in 1923 when Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne played a triangular inter-varsity series.[3]

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[4]
  • 1924 – Sydney
  • 1925 – Sydney
  • 1926 – Sydney[5]
  • 1927 – Sydney
  • 1928 – Adelaide/Sydney
  • 1931 – Adelaide[6]

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 –

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.[7][8]

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
2005 AUG Results
26 September Macquarie University 6–1 University of Western Sydney Pool B
University of Wollongong 4–4 University of Sydney Pool A
Monash University 6–2 University of Queensland Pool B
University of Western Australia 9–6 University of Western Sydney Pool B
University of Wollongong 8–8 Southern Cross University Pool A
University of Western Australia 6–2 University of New South Wales Pool B
Queensland University of Technology 1–5 University of Melbourne Pool A
Macquarie University 2–6 University of New South Wales Pool B
Queensland University of Technology 1–5 University of Melbourne Pool A
27 September University of Wollongong 3–5 University of Melbourne Pool A
Southern Cross University 7–2 University of Sydney Pool A
University of Wollongong 4–10 Monash University Pool B
University of Queensland 1–7 University of Western Sydney Pool B
Queensland University of Technology 8–5 Southern Cross University Pool A
University of Melbourne 2–1 University of Sydney Pool A
Macquarie University 7–1 University of Queensland Pool B
Monash University 1–8 University of New South Wales Pool B
28 September University of New South Wales 11–2 University of Western Sydney Pool B
University of Western Australia 3–11 University of Queensland Pool B
Queensland University of Technology 11–0 University of Wollongong Pool A
Macquarie University 13–3 Monash University Pool B
University of Queensland 2–8 University of New South Wales Pool B
University of Melbourne 16–3 Southern Cross University Pool A
Macquarie University 6–2 University of Western Australia Pool B
Monash University 15–0 University of Western Sydney Pool B
29 September University of Sydney 8–1 University of Western Sydney 9th Playoff
University of Wollongong 7–4 University of Western Australia 7th Playoff
University of Queensland 2–1 University of Western Sydney 10th Playoff
Southern Cross University 1–5 Monash University 5th Playoff
University of Melbourne 10–0 Macquarie University Semi-final
University of New South Wales 10–0 Queensland University of Technology Semi-final
30 September Macquarie University 11–4 University of New South Wales Bronze Playoff
University of Melbourne 5–8 Queensland University of Technology Final

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
RankUniversityPoints
1stUniversity of Sydney  27
2ndMonash University  24
3rdUniversity of Western Australia  22
4thMacquarie University  21
5thUniversity of Melbourne  19
6thGriffith University  18
7thUniversity of New South Wales  17
8thAustralian National University  16
9thUniversity of Ballarat  14
10thVictoria University  12
11thUniversity 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
RankUniversityWinsDrawsLossesPoints
1stUniversity of Western Australia  5  1  0  17
2ndUniversity of Melbourne  4  1  1  15
3rdMacquarie University  4  0  2  14
4thMonash University  3  1  2  13
5thUniversity of Sydney  2  1  3  11
6thGriffith University 1  1  0  5  8
7thQUT  0  0  6  6
Division 2 Standings
RankUniversityWinsDrawsLossesPoints
1stAustralian College of PE  4  1  0  14
2ndSouthern Cross University  3  1  1  12
3rdMacquarie University  3  1  1  12
4thGriffith University 2  3  0  2  11
5thUniversity of Western Sydney  3  0  2  11
6thUniversity of New South Wales  1  0  4  7
7thVictorian 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
RankUniversityWinsDrawsLossesPoints
1stMacquarie University  4  0  0  12
2ndFlinders University  2  0  2  8
3rdUniversity of Sydney  1  1  2  7
4thLa Trobe University  1  1  2  7
5thGriffith University  1  0  3  6
Pool B Standings
RankUniversityWinsDrawsLossesPoints
1stUniversity of Melbourne  3  0  0  9
2ndMonash University  2  0  1  7
3rdVictoria University  1  0  2  5
4thUniversity of New South Wales  0  0  3  3
2008 AUG Results
29 September Flinders University 8–3 University of Sydney Pool A
Griffith University 7–3 La Trobe University Pool A
Victoria University 2–12 University of Melbourne Pool B
Monash University 8–0 University of New South Wales Pool B
La Trobe University 0–8 Macquarie University Pool A
Flinders University 4–3 Griffith University Pool A
30 September Griffith University 2–7 Macquarie University Pool A
University of New South Wales 1–14 Victoria University Pool B
Monash University 5–6 University of Melbourne Pool B
Flinders University 2–4 La Trobe University Pool A
University of Sydney 1–5 Macquarie University Pool A
1 October La Trobe University 8–8 University of Sydney Pool A
Victoria University 3–10 Monash University Pool B
University of Melbourne 10–0 University of New South Wales Pool B
Macquarie University 13–3 Monash University Pool B
Macquarie University 9–1 Flinders University Pool A
Griffith University 4–7 University of Sydney Pool A
2 October University of New South Wales 1–13 Griffith University Group J (7th–9th)
Flinders University 1–4 Victoria University Repechage – A2 vs B3
University of Sydney 10–1 Monash University Repechage – A3 vs B2
Macquarie University 2–7 University of Sydney Semi-final – A1 vs Winner R2
University of Melbourne 31–6 Victoria University Semi-final – B1 vs Winner R1
3 October Griffith University 12–2 La Trobe University Group J (7th–9th)
La Trobe University 15–3 University of New South Wales Group J (7th–9th)
Flinders University 13–11 Monash University 5th Playoff
Macquarie University 12–2 Victoria University 3rd Playoff
University of Sydney 3–12 University of Melbourne Final
  Repechage     Semi-finals     Grand-Final
                           
      B1 University of Melbourne 31  
  A2 Flinders University 1     R1 Victoria University 6    
  B3 Victoria University 4         S1 University of Melbourne 12
      S2 University of Sydney 3
      A1 Macquarie University 2    
  A3 University of Sydney 10     R2 University of Sydney 7  
  B2 Monash University 1  

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
RankUniversityWinsDrawsLossesWin%
1stMonash University  3  0  0  100%
2ndUniversity of Melbourne  2  0  1  66%
3rdFlinders University  1  0  2  33%
4thUniversity of New England  0  0  3  0%
Pool B Standings
RankUniversityWinsDrawsLossesWin %
1stMacquarie University  3  0  0  100%
2ndGriffith University  2  0  1  66%
3rdUniversity of Sydney  1  0  2  33%
4thUniversity of New South Wales  0  0  3  0%
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A1 Monash University 2
B4 University of New South Wales 1
A1 Monash University 8
B2 Griffith University 9
A2 University of Melbourne 2
B3 University of Sydney 9
B2 Griffith University 5
B3 University of Sydney 8
A3 Flinders University 5
B2 Griffith University 8
B3 University of Sydney 10
A1 Macquarie University 6
A4 University of New England 9
B1 Macquarie University 23

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

References
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  2. "BASEBALL". Melbourne, Victoria: The Argus. 24 August 1908. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
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