Baseball at the Australian University Games
Introduction The AUG Cup was first awarded in 1925'''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 2004Perth'''Edith Cowan University'''Monash UniversityUniversity of Wollongong14 2005Brisbane'''Queensland University of Technology'''University of MelbourneMacquarie University11 2006Adelaide'''University of Sydney'''Monash UniversityUniversity of Western Australia11 2007Gold Coast'''University of Western Australia'''University of MelbourneMacquarie University14 2008Melbourne'''University of Melbourne'''University of SydneyMacquarie University9 2009Gold Coast'''University of Sydney'''Griffith UniversityMonash University8 2010Perth'''University of Sydney'''Monash UniversityUniversity of Melbourne4 2011Gold Coast'''Monash University'''University of QueenslandGriffith University10 2012Adelaide'''University of Melbourne'''University of NewcastleMonash University10 2013Gold Coast'''University of Melbourne'''Monash UniversityGriffith University12 2014Sydney'''University of Sydney'''Monash UniversityUniversity of Melbourne10 2015Gold Coast'''Griffith University'''University of SydneyQueensland University of Technology13 2016Perth'''University of Melbourne'''Griffith UniversityUniversity of Sydney10 2017Gold Coast'''Griffith University'''Queensland University of TechnologyUniversity of Sydney14 2018Gold Coast'''University of Sydney'''Griffith 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.
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