Baseball

With four Camberwell Grammar teams playing in the MWBL competition, the 2022 Baseball season has been the School’s most successful season yet. With cold sunrises, long drives, and boggy fields, the early morning starts of winter Baseball to far-flung corners of Victoria have always been challenging. However, the weather and distances did not dampen our enthusiasm to play ball.

The U13 team had a very competitive, amazing Winter Season with many first-time Baseball players. They persevered throughout the year and managed to secure a finals berth, finishing in 4th place. With five wins under their belt, the team was confident moving on but were, however, knocked out of the finals in the first round. The U13 team showed lots of promise and talent with the students eager to play and learn the game. We cannot wait to see these young players evolve and grow with the sport at school and beyond.

While Camberwell Grammar U15 Gold missed out on a finals berth this year, they had an awesome year, scoring 93 runs in the season and gaining valuable experience in learning the intricacies of the game.

Camberwell Grammar U15 Blue played a great season, finishing in 4th place and making the playoffs. Although this team consisted mostly of first-time players, the joy of playing and team determination saw them qualify for the playoffs, where they were unfortunately eliminated in the first round. The U17 First IX team has had the most successful season to date since the Baseball program began in 2016. Finishing in third place after a tough season without a head coach, the players were eager and ready for the finals. We had to play three games to win the championship. After winning the first two rounds of finals, Camberwell Grammar secured a spot in the Premiership game against Werribee Baseball Club. We emerged victorious 4-3 in what was a thrilling match of ups and downs, making the First IX Baseball team the U17 Div2 Premiers for the 2022 Winter Season.

Overall, the 2022 Baseball season has achieved the best result in the history of the School’s Baseball so far, with three out of the four teams making finals, a record since the introduction of the sport in 2016. The season ended on a wonderful note with a successful NBBC - Camberwell Grammar Junior presentation evening in the Camberwell Room.

Being a part of Baseball and watching the sport continue to grow at our school is amazing. Thank you to North Balwyn Baseball Club for facilitating every aspect of Baseball at Camberwell Grammar, from training, coaching, and running us as a team in the MWBL. Thank you to the School staff and the Friends of Baseball who work to make our Baseball community stronger. Well done and thank you to all the students who chose to play Baseball in 2022. You all made the season awesome. Bring on 2023!

Taran Rose

Captain of Baseball