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Bond at the Olympics: Andrew Utting

Andrew Utting โ€“ Baseball โ€“ 2004  

Andrew Utting

Bachelor of Biomedical Science 

Andrew Utting arrived at the 2004 Athens Olympics as an underdog in every sense of the word. He returned with a silver medal, two runs in the gold-medal match and memories to last a lifetime.

Alongside brother Ben, Utting had played five years in Australian baseballโ€™s minor leagues and more than a decade for the national team. A catcher and handy batter, he had also played for a range of teams across the United States and Japan.

His crowning glory came in 2004 though. While Australiaโ€™s baseballers had qualified for the previous two Olympics, they had finished no higher than seventh and were now up against powerhouse nations such as Cuba and Japan. 

After securing a coveted spot in the knockout round, Australia produced the upset of the tournament to take down first-placed Japan but was unable to repeat the dose in the final against Cuba. Utting ended up scoring six runs at the Olympics, including his teamโ€™s only scores in the final.

Armed with a Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Masters of High Performance Science from Bond University, Utting has gone on to carve out a career as a high performance specialist and worked with leading sports organisations including AFLโ€™s Gold Coast Suns, Cricket Australia and Softball Australia.

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