The Sydney Storm, originally Sydney Blues were a team in the now defunct
Australian Baseball League
The Australian Baseball League (ABL) is a professional baseball league in Australia. The league is governed by the Australian Baseball Federation (ABF). It uses the same name as a now-defunct competition held during the 1990s, and though it ...
. The franchise featured in every post season throughout its existence and won the
Claxton Shield
The Claxton Shield was the name of the premier baseball competition in Australia held between state-based teams, as well as the name of the trophy awarded to the champion team. From the summer of 1989–90 until 2001–02, and again since 2010â ...
once.
History
The Storm were formed for the
1992-93 ABL Championship as the Sydney Blues after purchasing the licence of the Parramatta Patriots. The team was re-branded the Sydney Storm for the
1997-98 season, After legal action taken by
Cricket NSW
Cricket NSW (officially known as the ''New South Wales Cricket Association'') is an Australian sporting association that administers cricket in New South Wales. It is based at the Sydney Olympic Park. The New South Wales Blues, the New South ...
, The franchise owners then changed the team name from Blue to Storm, As the NSW Cricket team was also known as the Blues.
The franchise won one ABL championship under their former name, defeating the
Melbourne Reds
The Melbourne Reds were a Victorian-based baseball team in the Australian Baseball League. They were the only team to win the championship 3 times. The Reds originally played at the home of VFL/AFL football, Waverley Park from 1989 until the 19 ...
in the 1995 championship, also finishing runner-up twice - once (as the Blues) against the
Brisbane Bandits
The Brisbane Bandits are a professional baseball team in Brisbane, Queensland that plays in the Australian Baseball League and is one of the six founding teams of the league. From the 2010/11 season till the 2012/13 season their home ballpark w ...
in 1994, and in the final ABL season in 1999, defeated by the
Gold Coast Cougars.
See also
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Sport in Australia
Sport is an important part of Australia that dates back to the early colonial period. Australian rules football, rugby league, rugby union, association football, cricket and tennis are among the earliest organised sports in Australia. Sport ha ...
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Australian Baseball
In Australia, baseball is a game that is played in all states and territories of the country.
History
Baseball was believed to have been brought to Australia with American gold miners in the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s, where miners wo ...
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Australian Baseball League (1989-1999)
The Australian Baseball League (ABL) is a professional baseball league in Australia. The league is governed by the Australian Baseball Federation (ABF). It uses the same name as a now-defunct competition held during the 1990s, and though it sh ...
External links
The Australian Baseball League: 1989-1999
Australian Baseball League (1989–1999) teams
Defunct baseball teams in Australia
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