Draft:2024 BUCS Baseball National Championship
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| 2024 BUCS Baseball National Championship | |
|---|---|
| Association | British Universities and Colleges Sport |
| Defending champions | Loughborough University |
| Hosts | Farnham Park National Baseball & Softball Complex |
| Duration | 17th - 18th April 2024 (Originally 23rd - 24th March 2024) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
The 2024 BUCS Baseball National Championship will be the 3rd edition of the BUCS Baseball National Championship. The 12-team tournament was scheduled be contested over the weekend of the 23rd and 24 March 2024, at the Farnham Park National Baseball & Softball Complex. However, due to heavy rain over the proceeding weeks, the tournament was postponed, and rescheduled for the 17th and 18th April 2024[1]
Loughbrough University are the defending champions, having won both of the previous tournaments, however, neither of their entered teams qualified for the tournament, meaning there would be a new champion for the first time under the BUCS umbrella, and since June 2018 when considering the BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK) run National Universities Championship.
Tournament Structure[edit]
The 12 qualified teams would be placed into 3 groups of 4, with each team playing 3 games in their group. The 3 group winners and the best runner up would then proceed to the semi-finals. The rest of the teams would compete in a round robin for the minor places
Qualified Teams[edit]
The 12 teams qualified based on their positions in the 2023-24 BUCS Baseball Season. Teams were split into 5 regional divisions (South Eastern, Western, Midlands, Northern and Scottish), with either 2 or 3 teams (depending on division size) qualifying for the National Championship.[2]
However, with the postponement of the tournament, both Stirling and York dropped out, leaving 10 teams to compete in the tournament
| Team | 2023-24 Group and Position |
|---|---|
| Central Lancashire | Northern (1st) |
| Durham | Northern (2nd) |
| East Anglia | Midlands (2nd) |
| Edinburgh | Scottish (2nd) |
| Essex | South Eastern (3rd) |
| Kent | South Eastern (2nd) |
| Nottingham | Midlands (1st) |
| Oxford | South Eastern (1st) |
| Southampton | Western (2nd) |
| Scottish (1st) | |
| Swansea | Western (1st) |
| Northern (3rd) |
Group Stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Lancashire | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Swansea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Edinburgh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Kent | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Source:[3]
Group B[edit]
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Oxford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | East Anglia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Source:[3]
Group C[edit]
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Durham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Essex | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Source:[3]
Playoffs[edit]
| Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||
| Edinburgh | 11 | ||||||
| Southampton | 12 | ||||||
| Southampton | 2 | ||||||
| Durham | 13 | ||||||
| Central Lancashire | 5 | ||||||
| Durham | 6 | 3rd Place Playoff | |||||
| Edinburgh | 1 | ||||||
| Central Lancashire | 15 | ||||||
| 18/04/2024 14:30 Final |
Southampton | 2-13 (F/4) | Durham | Farnham Park Umpires: Mike Shepard |
| LP: Ki Jae Seung | Boxscore | WP: Jordan Lee |
References[edit]
- ^ "BaseballSoftballUK on X". BSUK on X. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Playwaze - Register with Playwaze". bucs.playwaze.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ a b c "Standings". British Baseball Federation. Retrieved 2024-03-20.