Baseball SA
Baseball SA is the governing body of amateur baseball within South Australia, and headquarters of the South Australian Baseball League. Baseball SA is governed by the Australian Baseball Federation.
Clubs
Several clubs share their nicknames with American Professional Baseball clubs. The local clubs are not affiliated with their Major League Baseball counterparts but the names provide an instantly recognisable baseball link.
Division One Summer Clubs
Club |
Nickname |
Location |
Home Ground |
Website |
Adelaide Baseball Club |
Angels |
Plympton, South Australia |
Weigall Oval |
Adelaide |
East Torrens Baseball Club |
Redsox |
Payneham, South Australia |
Patterson Reserve |
East Torrens |
Glenelg Baseball Club |
Tigers |
Glenelg, South Australia |
Anderson Reserve |
Glenelg |
Golden Grove Central Districts |
Dodgers |
Surrey Downs, South Australia |
Illyarrie Reserve |
Golden Grove |
Goodwood Baseball Club |
Indians |
Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia |
Mortlock Park |
Goodwood |
Henley & Grange Baseball Club |
Rams |
West Lakes, South Australia |
West Lakes Sports and Social Club |
Henley & Grange |
Kensington Baseball Club |
Cardinals |
Erindale, South Australia |
Newland Reserve |
Kensington |
Northern Districts Baseball Club |
Reds |
Ingle Farm, South Australia |
Walkleys Park |
Northern Districts |
Port Adelaide Magpies |
Magpies |
Port Adelaide, South Australia |
War Memorial Reserve |
Port Adelaide |
Southern Districts Baseball Club |
Hawks |
Christie Downs, South Australia |
Peregrine Park |
Southern Districts |
Sturt Baseball Club |
Saints |
Mitcham, South Australia |
Norman Reserve |
Sturt |
West Torrens Baseball Club |
Eagles |
Lockleys, South Australia |
Lockleys Oval |
West Torrens |
Woodville Baseball Club |
Senators |
Findon, South Australia |
Findon Oval |
Woodville |
Other Summer Clubs
Winterball
Adelaide University Baseball Club ("Varsity") are the 2010 Winterball Division 1 premiers. It is their seventh straight premiership win. Varsity also won the Division 3 premiership.
South Australian Baseball League - Division 1 Premiers
Season |
Premiers |
1889/90 |
Post & Telegraph |
1890/91 |
Adelaide |
1891/92 |
Adelaide |
1892/1893 |
Adelaide |
1893/94 |
South Adelaide |
1894/95 |
Goodwood |
1895/96 |
Goodwood |
1896/97 |
South Adelaide |
In the Beginning |
1908 |
Goodwood |
1909 |
North Adelaide |
1910 |
North Adelaide |
1911 |
Freemason Ramblers |
1912 |
Norwood |
1913 |
Freemason Ramblers |
1914 |
Adelaide |
1915 |
Millswood |
1916-1918 |
The War Years |
1919 |
Blue Sox |
1920 |
West Torrens |
1921 |
Sturt |
1922 |
Freemason Ramblers |
1923 |
Freemason Ramblers |
1924 |
Goodwood |
1925 |
East Torrens |
1926 |
East Torrens |
1927 |
Goodwood |
1928 |
Goodwood |
1929 |
Goodwood |
1930 |
Kensington |
District Baseball |
1931 |
Goodwood |
1932 |
Goodwood |
1933 |
Goodwood |
1934 |
University |
1935 |
Goodwood |
1936 |
Goodwood |
1937 |
Goodwood |
1938 |
Goodwood |
1939 |
Kensington |
1940 |
West Torrens |
1941 |
Goodwood |
1942-1945 |
The War Years |
1946 |
West Torrens |
1947 |
West Torrens |
1948 |
West Torrens |
1949 |
University |
1950 |
West Torrens |
1951 |
West Torrens |
1952 |
West Torrens |
1953 |
Prospect |
1954 |
West Torrens |
1955 |
Prospect |
1956 |
Kensington |
1957 |
Goodwood |
1958 |
Port Adelaide |
1959 |
Kensington |
1960 |
Adelaide |
1961 |
West Torrens |
1962 |
Glenelg |
1963 |
West Torrens |
1964 |
University |
1965 |
West Torrens |
1966 |
Port Adelaide |
1967 |
West Torrens |
1968 |
Port Adelaide |
1969 |
Port Adelaide |
Summer Baseball |
1968/69 |
Port Adelaide |
1969/70 |
Port Adelaide |
1970/71 |
Port Adelaide |
1971/72 |
Port Adelaide |
1972/73 |
Woodville |
1973/74 |
East Torrens |
1974/75 |
Woodville |
1975/76 |
East Torrens |
1976/77 |
Glenelg |
1977/78 |
Sturt |
1978/79 |
Glenelg |
1979/80 |
Glenelg |
1980/81 |
Woodville |
1981/82 |
Port Adelaide |
1982/83 |
Glenelg |
1983/84 |
Kensington |
1984/85 |
Kensington |
1985/86 |
Kensington |
1986/87 |
West Torrens |
1987/88 |
West Torrens |
1988/89 |
East Torrens |
1989/90 |
West Torrens |
1990/91 |
Sturt |
1991/92 |
West Torrens |
1992/93 |
West Torrens |
1993/94 |
West Torrens |
1994/95 |
West Torrens |
1995/96 |
Henley & Grange |
1996/97 |
Henley & Grange |
1997/98 |
East Torrens |
1998/99 |
East Torrens |
1999/2000 |
Goodwood |
2000/01 |
Glenelg |
2001/02 |
Adelaide |
2002/03 |
Goodwood |
2003/04 |
Kensington |
2004/05 |
Glenelg |
2005/06 |
Goodwood |
2006/07 |
West Torrens |
2007/08 |
Port Adelaide |
2008/09 |
Port Adelaide |
2009/10 |
Kensington |
2010/11 |
Kensington |
2011/12 |
Kensington |
2012/13 |
Goodwood |
2013/14 |
Kensington |
2014/15 |
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*Premierships since 1908
- West Torrens - 21
- Goodwood - 18
- Kensington - 12
- Port Adelaide - 11
- East Torrens - 8 (*inc. 1 as Norwood)
- Glenelg - 7
- Freemason Ramblers - 4
- Adelaide - 3
- Sturt - 3
- University - 3
- Woodville - 3
- North Adelaide - 2
- Henley & Grange - 2
- Prospect - 2 (*Now Northern Districts following merger with Enfield baseball club in 1969)
- Millswood - 1
- Blue Sox - 1
Capps Medal
The Capps Medal is the most prestigious baseball award in South Australia and is presented to the best and fairest player in Division 1 for the SABL home and away season. The award is determined through umpires votes from each minor round game with the best player on the day receiving 3 votes, the second best 2 votes and the third best 1 vote.
See also
External links
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