The Australian Women's Championships is an annual event run by the

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. The Championship includes the women's

Queensland Rams Queensland Rams compete in the Claxton Shield Baseball Championship in Australia. The Rams were one of the founding teams of the Claxton Shield in 1934 and competed as ''Queensland'' until 1988. Between 1988 and 1999, the Claxton Shield was awar ...

, Western Australia Heat,

Victoria Aces The Victoria Aces are an Australian baseball team who compete in the Claxton Shield Baseball Championship. One of the founding teams of the Claxton Shield in 1934, they competed until 1988. Thereafter the Claxton Shield was awarded to the winn ...

New South Wales Patriots New South Wales Patriots compete in the Claxton Shield baseball championship in Australia. The Patriots were one of the founding teams of the Claxton Shield in 1934 and competed as New South Wales until 1988 when the Claxtion Shield was awarde ...

as well as Victorian Provincial, a

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Country team and

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. The tournament for the first 10 years was dominated by

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, winning nine and only rivalled by

, who have won two tournaments. This is mainly due to the strong women's baseball competition in Victoria, which includes 33 teams over three divisions, perhaps the largest local women's baseball competition in the world.Baseball Victoria – Women Division 1
/ref> In 2010, the Western Australia Heat went through the tournament undefeated, defeating New South Wales in the final 7–6. This was the first final without Victoria competing in it and the first time

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won the tournament.

Championships

*2021

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

, South Australia - Cancelled due to COVID-19 *2020 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory - Cancelled due to COVID-19 *2019 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory – Victoria *2018 Geelong, Victoria – New South Wales *2017 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory – Victoria *2016 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory – New South Wales *2015 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory – New South Wales *2014 Sydney, New South Wales – New South Wales *2013 Ballarat, Victoria – Victoria *2012 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory – Western Australia *2011 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory – Victoria *2010 Gold Coast, Queensland – Western Australia *2009 Geelong, Victoria – Victoria *2008

Wollongong, New South Wales Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wat ...

– Victoria *2007

Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

– Victoria *2006 Ipswich, Queensland – New South Wales *2005

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

– Victoria *2004

Tamworth, New South Wales Tamworth is a city and administrative centre of the north-western region of New South Wales, Australia. Situated on the Peel River within the local government area of the Tamworth Regional Council, it is the largest and most populated city in t ...

– Victoria *2003

– New South Wales *2002 Gold Coast, Queensland – Victoria *2001 Sydney – Victoria *2000

– Victoria *1999

– Victoria

References

External links

National Women's Program Home

National Women's Championship History
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Championships

See also

References

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