Baseball in Australia Australia would receive an automatic berth in the Little League World Series starting in 2013. Baseball is considered traditionally a summer sport, meaning such that it will start in spring and end in autumn, however, this has changed many times in Australia for different reasons. One of these reasons is because baseball in Australia was originally considered a sport for cricketers in the off-season, but as baseball became more popular as a standalone sport it was played more often in summer. The Claxton Shield was traditionally played in the Australian winter so Sheffield Shield players could participate. However, the Australian
2011 Medallion Shield 2011 Medallion Shield The 2011 Medallion Shield commenced in December 2011 with 38 teams participating. The 102nd Medallion Shield final was won by Sullivan Upper School. Each team iss assigned to a seeding group which determines the stage at which that team joins the competition. Each stage is run on a single tie knock-out basis, with replays for drawn games when necessary. The structure for the 2010-11 season was as follows: In 2010-11 the top eight seeded teams were Belfast Royal Academy, Campbell College, Limavady Grammar School, Methodist College Belfast, Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Sullivan Upper School, The Royal School,