Edinburgh University Baseball Club
| Edinburgh University Baseball Club | ||
|---|---|---|
| Information | ||
| League | BUCS Scottish Tier 1 | |
| Ballpark | Bobby Thompson Field (Warriston Private Playing Fields) | |
| Year founded | 2023 | |
| Nickname(s) | EUBC, The Pipers, The Originals | |
| Colors | Green, Navy | |
| Last season | 2-2 (0.500) | |
| 2024 Semi-Final Losers (4th Place) | ||
| Coach | Blane Heerey | |
| President | Luke Padget | |
| Uniforms | ||
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Edinburgh University Baseball Club are a baseball club based at the University of Edinburgh in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. The club was reformed for the 2023/2024 BUCS Season. Originally, the club was formed around 1890.[1] - the first known University team in Britain - and was crowned as champions of their league in 1891.[2]
The team trains and plays at Bobby Thompson Field, also called Warriston Private Playing Fields, in Cannonmills, Edinburgh.
Results
They compete in the BUCS Scottish Division 1 with the University of Stirling's Storm, and University of Aberdeen's Kings.
Season-by-season records
| Season | Division | President | Head Coach | W | L | Pts. | Position | RD | Playoffs | Playoff Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24[3] | BUCS Scottish Tier 1 | Blane Heerey | Blane Heerey | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2nd | -13 | 4th Place | Group: 2-1
Playoffs: 0-2 |
| 2024/25* | BUCS Scottish Tier 1 | Luke Padget | Blane Heerey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | -22 | Yet to be Determined | N/A |
2023/24
The inaugural season brought mixed results for the club. The first game of the season was a home fixture versus the Stirling Storm which was lost 10-2. Secondly, was the home game against Aberdeen Kings 1s, the game was chosen to be played in Stirling to minimize travel. Edinburgh beat Aberdeen 1s 9-6 marking their first win of the season with efficient and aggressive baserunning.
In second semester, Edinburgh faced Aberdeen's second team and won decisively 25-17 then lost 15-0 to Stirling away headlined by being no-hit by Freddie Cho.[4] Aberdeen then cancelled the double header leaving Edinburgh 2-2 on the season and a BUCS National Championship Birth.
In Slough at the National Baseball & Softball Complex at Farnham Park, the first day saw Edinburgh played University of Swansea, University of Kent, and UCLANN (University of Central Lancaster) with results 11-9, 14-6, 2-12.[5] This was good enough for 2nd place in group A placing them in the Semi Finals for the second day. The game ended in a heart-breaking loss to the University of Southampton Mustangs 11-12 placing them in the 3rd place game versus UCLANN, who lost to Durham in their semi-final, which was another one-sided defeat. Overall, EUBC finished 4th,[6] a record for Scottish University Baseball Teams[7]
Blane Heerey, and Jin Nishikawa had the clubs Cy Young and Glove Glove awards named after them with the Silver Slugger still yet to be named.
References
- ↑ "Baseball in Edinburgh". Edinburgh Evening News. 5 May 1890. p. 3.
- ↑ "History - Baseball Scotland". Baseball Scotland. 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "BUCS Scottish Tier 1 results 23/24".
- ↑ "stiruni_baseball". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ↑ Staff. "2024 BUCS National Baseball Championship - Day 1 Results". www.baseballsoftballuk.com. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ↑ Staff. "Wolves are Winners! Recapping the 2024 BUCS National Baseball Championship". www.baseballsoftballuk.com. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ↑ "bucsbaseballsoftball". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
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