Claxton Shield 2003

The 2003 Claxton Shield reverted back to its original form for the first time since 1988, due to the folding of the International Baseball League of Australia. The Shield was held in New South Wales at the Blacktown Olympic Park Baseball Stadium between 26 January to 1 February 2003.

Match Results

Ladder - After Round Robin

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Team
Played
Wins
Loss
Draw
Win %
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Victorian Aces
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New South Wales Patriots
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Queensland Rams
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Western Heelers
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South Australia
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Australian Provincial
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Championship Series

Game 16: January 31, 2003 - Cut Throat Final 1st v 4th

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Road=Western Heelers|RoadAbr=Heelers
R1=?|R2=?|R3=?|R4=?|R5=?|R6=?|R7=?|R8=?|R9=?|RR=1|RH=?|RE=?
Home=Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=Aces
H1=?|H2=?|H3=?|H4=?|H5=?|H6=?|H7=?|H8=?|H9=?|HR=7|HH=?|HE=?
RSP=|HSP=
WP= ? (1-0)|LP= ? (0-1)|SV= None
RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance: Unknown|

Game 17: January 31, 2003 - Cut Throat Final 2nd v 3rd

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Road=Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=Rams
R1=?|R2=?|R3=?|R4=?|R5=?|R6=?|R7=?|R8=?|R9=?|RR=2|RH=?|RE=?
Home=NSW Patriots|HomeAbr=Patriots
H1=?|H2=?|H3=?|H4=?|H5=?|H6=?|H7=?|H8=?|H9=?|HR=0|HH=?|HE=?
RSP=|HSP=
WP= ? (1-0)|LP= ? (0-1)|SV= -
RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance: Unknown|

Game 18: February 01, 2003 - Championship Game - Winner 1 vs 4 Vs Winner 2 vs 3

Linescore|
Road=Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=Rams
R1=?|R2=?|R3=?|R4=?|R5=?|R6=?|R7=?|R8=?|R9=?|RR=5|RH=?|RE=?
Home=Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=Aces
H1=?|H2=?|H3=?|H4=?|H5=?|H6=?|H7=?|H8=?|H9=?|HR=4|HH=?|HE=?
RSP=|HSP=
WP= ? (1-0)|LP= ? (0-1)|SV= -
RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance: Unknown|::*Box Score

Awards

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Award
Person
Team
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Most Valuable Player
Craig LEWIS
New South Wales Patriots
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Championship M.V.P.
P.J BEVIS
Queensland Rams
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Batting Champion
Craig LEWIS
New South Wales Patriots
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Golden Glove
Craig LEWIS
New South Wales Patriots
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Pitcher of the Year
John VEITCH
Queensland Rams

Top Stats

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Defensive Stats
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Name
Wins
Losses
Saves
ERA
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John VEITCH
1
0
0
3.12
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Rikki JOHNSTONE
1
0
0
2.84
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Shane TONKIN
1
1
1
2.16
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Daniel REDDEN
1
0
1
1.00
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Matt WILKINSON
1
0
0
1.35
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Travis BLACKLEY
1
1
0
1.42
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Offensive Stars
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Name
Avg
HR
RBI
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Craig LEWIS
.565
3
8
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Tom BRICE
.500
0
0
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Trent OELTJEN
.476
1
5
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Ben WIGMORE
.435
1
6
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Luke HUGHES
.429
0
5
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Rodney NAN BUIZEN
.407
0
4

All-Star Team

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Position
Name
Team
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Catcher
Ben Wigmore
South Australia
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1st Base
Craig Lewis
New South Wales Patriots
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2nd Base
Rod Van Buizen
New South Wales Patriots
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3rd Base
Brendan Kingman
New South Wales Patriots
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Short Stop
Adam Blight
Australian Provincial
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Out Field
John Edwards
Victoria Aces
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Out Field
Trent Oeltjen
New South Wales Patriots
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Out Field
David Sutherland
Queensland Rams
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Designated Hitter
Tom Brice
South Australia
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Starting Pitcher
Shane Tonkin
Western Heelers
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Relief Pitcher
P.J Bevis
Queensland Rams
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Manager
David Nilsson
Queensland Rams

External links

* [http://www.baseball.com.au Official Baseball Australia Website]
* [http://www.baseball.com.au/default.asp?Page=6457&MenuID=Events%2F95%2F0%2C2006%5FAstarra%5FClaxton%5FShield%2F101%2F20723%2CARCHIVES%2Fc369%2F6458 Offical 2003 Claxton Shield Website]