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2008 Claxton Shield Season details Sport Baseball Country Australia
Teams 6 Dates 28 December 2007 – 2 February 2008 Defending champions Victoria Aces (2007)
Regular season First place New South Wales Patriots
(9-3)Second place Perth Heat
(8-4)Third place Queensland Rams
(8-4)Fourth place Victoria Aces
(7-5)Fifth place South Australia
(3–9)Sixth place Australian Provincial
(1-11)Finals series Final Champions Perth Heat (9th title)
Game score 2-0 Runner-up New South Wales Patriots
The 74th Claxton Shield was held from 28 December 2007 to 10 February 2008. The 2008 Shield was conducted on a Home and Away series made up of 2 Divisions; Eastern Division: Australian Provincial, New South Wales Patriots and the Queensland Rams, Southern Division: Perth Heat, Victoria Aces and South Australia. Each divisional series saw each team meet 6 times with 3 home games and 3 away games, the top team from each division then meet in a 3 game Championship series.
Teams
The 2008 Claxton Shield was contested between six teams from around Australia, divided into two divisions.
Southern Division
Eastern Division
Australia Provincial
- Narrabundah Baseball Park
New South Wales Patriots
Queensland Rams
- Redlands Baseball Park
- Holloway Field
Match results
Southern Division
28 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Victoria Aces 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 9 18 4 South Australia 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 12 1 Starting pitchers:
Aces: D Barker
SA: J Challinor
WP: M Blackmore (1-0) LP: J Rex (0-1)
Home runs:
Aces: 3, D Berg, P Stokes, A Russell
SA: 1, T Brice Attendance:29 December 2007 at 11.00 am, Woodville Oval
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Victoria Aces 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 9 14 1 South Australia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 8 9 4 Starting pitchers:
Aces: B Wilson
SA: D Fidge
WP: G Karlsen (1-0) LP: J Tols (0-1) Sv: M Blackmore (1)
Home runs:
Aces: 1, A Russell
SA: 1, T Brice Attendance:29 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Victoria Aces 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 7 13 17 1 South Australia 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 15 1 Starting pitchers:
Aces: J Blejwas
SA: C Lawson
WP: A Dewar LP: T Fiebig
Home runs:
Aces: 1; T Williams
SA: 6 - 2; D Berg. 1; P Rutgers, P Stokes, R Johnston, T Brice. Attendance:3 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E South Australia 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 9 0 Perth Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 Starting pitchers:
SA: J Challinor
Heat: B Thomas
WP: J Challinor (1-0) LP: B Thomas (0-1)
Home runs:
SA: 0
Heat: 0 Attendance:4 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E South Australia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 7 2 Perth Heat 2 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 - 10 9 1 Starting pitchers:
SA: C Lawson
Heat: M Kelly
WP: M Kelly (1-0) LP: C Lawson (0-1)
Home runs:
SA: 0
Heat: 1, A de San Miguel Attendance:5 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E South Australia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 Perth Heat 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 - 8 14 1 Starting pitchers:
SA: D Ruzic
Heat: L Hendriks
WP: L Hendriks (1-0) LP: D Ruzic (0-1)
Home runs:
SA: 0
Heat: 0 Attendance:11 January 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Perth Heat 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 6 11 0 Victoria Aces 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 14 3 Starting pitchers:
Heat: M Kelly
Aces: D Hendricks
WP: D Peacock (1-0) LP: A Dewar (0-1) Sv: B Wise (1)
Home runs:
Heat: 0
Aces: 0 Attendance:57312 January 2008 at 3.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Perth Heat 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 8 11 2 Victoria Aces 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 13 2 Starting pitchers:
Heat: L Hendriks
Aces: G Wiltshire
WP: L Hendriks (1-0) LP: G Wiltshire (0-1) Sv: D Peacock (1)
Home runs:
Heat: 0
Aces: 0 Attendance:60312 January 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Perth Heat 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 0 Victoria Aces 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 4 9 2 Starting pitchers:
Heat: B Thomas
Aces: B Flemming
WP: L Hogan (1-0) LP: B Thomas (0-1) Sv: M Blackmore (1)
Home runs:
Heat: 0
Aces: 0 Attendance:66118 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Perth Heat 1 0 2 0 6 2 0 X X 11 13 0 South Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 2 1 Starting pitchers:
Heat: L Hendriks
SA: T Merrill
WP: L Hendriks (1-0 LP: T Merrill (0-1)
Home runs:
Heat: 1, M Graham
SA: 0 Attendance:19 January 2008 at 11.00 am, Woodville Oval
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Perth Heat 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 0 South Australia 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 6 1 Starting pitchers:
Heat: M Kelly
SA: D Ruzic
WP: M Kelly (1-0) LP: D Ruzic (0-1)
Home runs:
Heat: 1; C Balgera
SA: 2; T Brice, B Pett Attendance:19 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Perth Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 South Australia 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 12 0 Starting pitchers:
Heat: S Mitchinson
SA: J Challinor
WP: J Challinor (1-0) LP: S Mitchinson (0-1) Sv: D Fidge (1)
Home runs:
Heat: 0
SA: 0 Attendance:24 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Victoria Aces 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 6 8 2 Perth Heat 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 12 3 Starting pitchers:
Aces: G Wiltshire
Heat: L Hendriks
WP: R Spear LP: C Goadby Sv: M Blackmore
Home runs:
Aces: 0
Heat: 0 Attendance:25 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Victoria Aces 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 1 Perth Heat 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 X 7 12 0 Starting pitchers:
Aces: B Wilson
Heat: M Kelly
WP: M Kelly LP: B Wilson,
Home runs:
Aces: 1; B Harman
Heat: 0 Attendance:26 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Victoria Aces 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 4 Perth Heat 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 X 5 7 2 Starting pitchers:
Aces: T Blackley
Heat: S Mitchinson
WP: B Wise LP: A Bright
Home runs:
Aces: 0
Heat: 1; M Kennelly Attendance:1 February 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E South Australia 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 8 0 Victoria Aces 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 2 X 9 11 2 Starting pitchers:
SA: J Challinor
Aces: G Wiltshire
WP: G Wiltshire LP: J Challinor
Home runs:
SA: 0
Aces: 0 Attendance:2 February 2008 at 3.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E South Australia 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 14 22 4 Victoria Aces 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 1 11 10 1 Starting pitchers:
SA: D Ruzic
Aces: B Wilson
WP: D Ruzic LP: B Wilson
Home runs:
SA: 0
Aces: 0 Attendance:1,2112 February 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Victoria Aces 1 3 1 0 2 5 X 12 14 0 Starting pitchers:
SA: T Langmann
Aces: T Blackley
WP: T Blackley LP: T Langmann
Home runs:
SA: 0
Aces: 1; B Harman Attendance:1,437Eastern Division
28 December 2007 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NSW Patriots 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 8 11 1 Australia Provincial 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 1 Starting pitchers:
Patriots: D Rosser
Provincial: P Brassington
WP: D Rosser (1-0) LP: L Wilkins (0-1)
Home runs:
Patriots: 0
Provincial: 0 Attendance:37829 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, Narrabundah
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NSW Patriots 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 13 1 Australia Provincial 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 1 Starting pitchers:
Patriots: M Bennett
Provincial: C Hardy
WP: M Bennett (1-0) LP: C Hardy (0-1)
Home runs:
Patriots: 1, B Kingman
Provincial: 0 Attendance:29 December 2007 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NSW Patriots 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 11 0 Australia Provincial 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Starting pitchers:
Patriots: V Hardy
Provincial: S Kent
WP: T Cox (1-0) LP: S Kent (0-1)
Home runs:
Patriots: 0
Provincial: 0 Attendance:3436 January 2008 at 9.10 am, Holloway Field
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Australia Provincial 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 - - 4 8 3 Queensland Rams 0 1 1 0 2 5 - - - 9 9 2 Starting pitchers:
Provincial: P Brassington
Rams: C Mowday
WP: J Veitch (1-0) LP: C Hardy (0-2)
Home runs:
Provincial: 0
Rams: 1, J Naughton Attendance:3506 January 2008 at 12.00 pm, Holloway Field
- No result, Game completed on 27 January on Provincial's home leg
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Australia Provincial 0 7 0 0 2 5 0 14 13 0 Queensland Rams 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 6 9 4 Starting pitchers:
Provincial: S Kent
Rams: M Timms
WP: C Hardy (1-2) LP: M Timms (0-1)
Home runs:
Provincial: 0
Rams: 0 Attendance:5 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands
- Rescheduled to 25 January 2008, Narrabundah
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Australia Provincial 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 3 Queensland Rams 0 0 0 0 4 3 X 7 8 2 Starting pitchers:
Provincial: P Brassington
Rams: C Mowday
WP: C Mowday LP: P Brassington
Home runs:
Provincial: 0
Rams: 0 Attendance:11 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Australia Provincial 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 10 0 NSW Patriots 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 2 X 9 14 2 Starting pitchers:
Provincial: P Brassington
Patriots: D Rosser
WP: T Cox (2-0) LP: D Thorne (0-1)
Home runs:
Provincial: 1, M Collins
Patriots: 1, G Fingleson Attendance:51212 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Australia Provincial 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2 NSW Patriots 0 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 9 11 1 Starting pitchers:
Provincial: M Lennox
Patriots: M Bennett
WP: M Bennett (2-0) LP: M Lennox (0-1)
Home runs:
Provincial: 0
Patriots: 0 Attendance:29612 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Australia Provincial 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 8 1 NSW Patriots 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 5 11 2 Starting pitchers:
Provincial: S Kent
Patriots: T Grattan
WP: B Thomas (1-0) LP: R Hipke (0-1) Sv: M Williams (1)
Home runs:
Provincial: 0
Patriots: 0 Attendance:49319 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NSW Patriots 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 7 0 Queensland Rams 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 2 Starting pitchers:
Patriots: M Bennett
Rams: C Mowday
WP: T Cox LP: D Holland
Home runs:
Patriots: 1; T D'Antonio
Rams: 1; M Studeman Attendance:60020 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Redlands
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NSW Patriots 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 0 Queensland Rams 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 4 3 0 Starting pitchers:
Patriots: J Eacott
Rams: T Crawford
WP: T Crawford (1-0) LP: J Eacott (0-1) Sv: P Stockman (1)
Home runs:
Patriots: 0
Rams: 1; B Roneberg Attendance:36020 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NSW Patriots 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 Queensland Rams 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 5 9 0 Starting pitchers:
Patriots: D Rosser
Rams: D Naylor
WP: S Morriss LP: A Cooke Sv: PJ Bevis
Home runs:
Patriots: 2; P Maat
Rams: 1; B Roneberg, D Sutherland Attendance:35225 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Queensland Rams 1 0 0 0 4 3 3 11 12 0 Australian Provincial 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2 Starting pitchers:
Rams: T Crawford
Provincial: S Kent
WP: T Crawford (2-0) LP: S Kent (0-2)
Home runs:
Rams: 0
Provincial: 0 Attendance:26 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Narrabundah
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Queensland Rams 0 2 3 0 0 1 6 12 15 3 Australian Provincial 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 Starting pitchers:
Rams: D Naylor
Provincial: M Lennox
WP: D Naylor (1-0) LP: M Lennox (0-2)
Home runs:
Rams: 0
Provincial: 0 Attendance:26 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Queensland Rams 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 16 19 2 Australian Provincial 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 8 2 Starting pitchers:
Rams: M Timms
Provincial: A Gribbin
WP: S Morriss (2-0) LP: A Gribbon (0-1)
Home runs:
Rams: 1; J Nilsson
Provincial: 0 Attendance:1 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Queensland Rams 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 1 NSW Patriots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 Starting pitchers:
Rams: C Mowday
Patriots: M Bennett
WP: C Mowday (2-0) LP: M Bennett (2-1) Sv: PJ Bevis (1)
Home runs:
Rams: 0
Patriots: 0 Attendance:2 February 2008 at 3.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Queensland Rams 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0 NSW Patriots 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 X 5 12 0 Starting pitchers:
Rams: D Naylor
Patriots: T Cox
WP: M Williams (1-0) LP: S Morriss (2-1)
Home runs:
Rams: 0
Patriots: 0 Attendance:2 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Queensland Rams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 NSW Patriots 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 1 5 0 Starting pitchers:
Rams: T Crawford
Patriots: S Benson
WP: D D'Louhy (1-0) LP: T Crawford (2-1) Sv: T Grattan (1)
Home runs:
Rams: 0
Patriots: 0 Attendance:728Ladder
Southern Division
Team Played Wins Loss Win % Games Behind Perth Heat 12 8 4 .667 Victoria Aces 12 7 5 .583 1 South Australia 12 3 9 .250 5 Eastern Division
Team Played Wins Loss Win % Games Behind New South Wales Patriots 12 9 3 .750 Queensland Rams 12 8 4 .667 1 Australian Provincial 12 1 11 .083 8 Championship series
Game 1: 8 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Perth Heat 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 9 0 NSW Patriots 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 7 3 Starting pitchers:
Heat: L Hendriks
Patriots: M Bennett
WP: L Hendriks (1-0) LP: M Bennett (0-1) Sv: B Wise (1)
Home runs:
Heat: 1; L Hughes
Patriots: 0 Attendance:432- Box Score
Game 2: 9 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NSW Patriots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Perth Heat 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 4 6 1 Starting pitchers:
Patriots: T Cox
Heat: M Kelly
WP: M Kelly (1-0) LP: T Cox (0-1)
Home runs:
Patriots: 0
Heat: 1; M. Graham Attendance:735- Box Score
Awards
Award Name Team Most Valuable Player Clint Balgera Perth Heat Championship M.V.P. Mark Kelly Perth Heat Golden Glove Matt Studeman Queensland Rams Batting Champion Clint Balgera Perth Heat Pitcher of the Year Tim Cox New South Wales Patriots Rookie of the Year Liam Hendriks Perth Heat Manager of the Year Gordon Gerlach Perth Heat Top Stats
Defensive Stats Name Wins Losses Saves ERA Tim COX 3 0 0 1.00 Chris MOWDAY 2 0 0 1.17 Liam HENDRICKS 3 0 0 1.90 Tristian CRAWFORD 2 1 0 1.96 Darren FIDGE 0 0 1 2.19 Offensive Stars Name Avg HR RBI Clint BALGERA .450 1 11 David SUTHERLAND .442 1 12 Brad HARMAN .440 2 7 Mitch DENING .409 0 4 Brett RONEBERG .406 2 9 All-Star Team
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