2008_Claxton_Shield
2008 Claxton Shield
Sports season
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.
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2008 Claxton Shield | |
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Sport | Baseball |
Defending champions | Victoria Aces (2007) |
Duration | 28 December 2007 – 2 February 2008 |
Number of teams | 6 |
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 | |
Champions | Perth Heat (9th title) |
Runners-up | New South Wales Patriots |
Seasons | |
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The 2008 Claxton Shield was contested between six teams from around Australia, divided into two divisions.
- 2008 Claxton Shield team rosters
Southern Division
Eastern Division
- Australia Provincial
- Narrabundah Baseball Park
- New South Wales Patriots
- Queensland Rams
- Redlands Baseball Park
- Holloway Field
Southern Division
28 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval
29 December 2007 at 11.00 am, Woodville Oval
29 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval
3 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park
4 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park
5 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park
11 January 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
12 January 2008 at 3.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
12 January 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
18 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval
19 January 2008 at 11.00 am, Woodville Oval
19 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval
24 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park
25 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park
26 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park
1 February 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
2 February 2008 at 3.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
2 February 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
Eastern Division
28 December 2007 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah
29 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, Narrabundah
29 December 2007 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah
6 January 2008 at 9.10 am, Holloway Field
6 January 2008 at 12.00 pm, Holloway Field
- No result, Game completed on 27 January on Provincial's home leg
5 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands
- Rescheduled to 25 January 2008, Narrabundah
11 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
12 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
12 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
19 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands
20 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Redlands
20 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands
25 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah
26 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Narrabundah
26 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah
1 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
2 February 2008 at 3.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
2 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
Southern Division
More information Team, Played ...
Team | Played | Wins | Loss | Win % | Games Behind |
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Perth Heat | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
Victoria Aces | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 |
South Australia | 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 5 |
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Eastern Division
More information Team, Played ...
Team | Played | Wins | Loss | Win % | Games Behind |
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New South Wales Patriots | 12 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
Queensland Rams | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 |
Australian Provincial | 12 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 8 |
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Game 1: 8 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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- Box Score
Game 2: 9 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
More information Team, R ...
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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- Box Score
More information Award, Name ...
Award | Name | Team |
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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 |
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