2012–13 Australian Baseball League season
2012–13 Australian Baseball League season | |
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League | Australian Baseball League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | 1 November 2012 – 9 February 2013 |
Number of games | 122 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Total attendance | 129,909 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Adam Buschini |
Championship Series | |
Venue | Narrabundah Ballpark |
Champions | Canberra Cavalry (1st title) |
Runners-up | Perth Heat |
The 2012–13 Australian Baseball League season was the third
The season consisted of six teams competing in a 46-game schedule followed by a two-round postseason to determine the ABL champion. During the regular season, the Perth Heat participated in the
At the conclusion of the regular season, the Canberra Cavalry, the Sydney Blue Sox and the Perth Heat progressed to the postseason. Sydney were eliminated by Perth, to face Canberra in the championship series. Canberra defeated Perth two games to nil to win their first ABL championship and be awarded the Claxton Shield. It was the first time a team from the Australian Capital Territory won the Claxton Shield.
Changes from 2011–12 season
Regular season schedule
The previous season included 45 games for each team and facing each team nine times. This was expanded for the 2012–13 season to 46 games, to ensure that each team had the same number of home games as road games (23). This change also meant that each team did not play each other team an equal number of times. In the first three rounds, each team had a bye for one round and played one home and one away series of three games each, played "... against their two closest geographical neighbours; building upon both traditional and newly established rivalries."[1] The remaining ten rounds were made up of four–game series with each team playing two series against the five other teams, one at home and one away.[2]
Postseason structure
In previous seasons, the postseason had followed the
Teams
Team | City | State | Stadium | Ref |
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Adelaide Bite
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Adelaide | South Australia | Norwood Oval | [5] |
Brisbane Bandits | Brisbane | Queensland | Brisbane Exhibition Ground
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[6] |
Canberra Cavalry | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Narrabundah Ballpark | [7] |
Melbourne Aces | Melbourne | Victoria
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Melbourne Ballpark | [8] |
Perth Heat | Perth | Western Australia | Baseball Park
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[9] |
Sydney Blue Sox | Sydney | New South Wales | Blue Sox Stadium
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[10] |
Venues
Each of the six teams return from the previous season, and five of them will continue to use the same grounds for their home games. The sole exception is the
Rosters
As in the previous season, each team has an active roster of 22 players available each round. These players are drawn from 35-man squads. These squads will be confirmed by each of the teams before the beginning of the season.
Regular season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Canberra Cavalry | 46 | 27 | 19 | .587 | — | Advance to Championship Series |
2 | Sydney Blue Sox | 45 | 26 | 19 | .578 | 0.5 | Advance to Preliminary final |
3 | Perth Heat | 46 | 25 | 21 | .543 | 2 | |
4 | Brisbane Bandits | 45 | 23 | 22 | .511 | 3.5 | |
5 | Adelaide Bite | 46 | 21 | 25 | .457 | 6 | |
6 | Melbourne Aces | 46 | 15 | 31 | .326 | 12 |
Statistical leaders
Stat | Player[S 1] | Team | Total |
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AVG | Adam Buschini | Canberra Cavalry | .363 |
HR | Adam Buschini | Canberra Cavalry | 15 |
RBI | Adam Buschini | Canberra Cavalry | 50 |
R | Adam Buschini Kody Hightower |
Canberra Cavalry | 37 |
H | Mitch Dening | Sydney Blue Sox | 59 |
SB | Zachary Penprase | Sydney Blue Sox | 16 |
Stat | Player[S 2] | Team | Total |
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W
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Craig Anderson
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Sydney Blue Sox | 8 |
L
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Paul Mildren | Adelaide Bite
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7 |
ERA | Craig Anderson
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Sydney Blue Sox | 2.10 |
K | Chris Oxspring | Sydney Blue Sox | 86 |
IP | Craig Anderson
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Sydney Blue Sox | 81+1⁄3 |
SV | Matthew Williams | Sydney Blue Sox | 15 |
All-Star Game
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Venue | Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Brad Harman[17] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 1,669[18] |
The 2012 Australian Baseball League All-Star Game, known as the 2012 ConocoPhillips Australia ABL All-Star Game due to naming rights sponsorship from
Starting lineups
Box score
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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World All-Stars | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Team Australia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: S. Lindsay LP: B. Grening Sv: K. Perkins Home runs: WAS: - AUS: B. Harman (1), A. de San Miguel (1) Attendance: 1,669 Boxscore |
Postseason
The 2013 Australian Baseball League (ABL) postseason was held from 2 to 9 February 2013. It was scheduled to start on 1 February, but the first game of the preliminary final series was postponed due to wet weather, and was the first game of a doubleheader the following day. The postseason was contested by three of the six teams participating in the regular season, with the teams with the best winning percentages qualifying.
The preliminary final series was hosted by the Sydney Blue Sox at Blue Sox Stadium in Sydney, against the Perth Heat. The Heat won the series two games to nil, to then face the Canberra Cavalry at Narrabundah Ballpark in Canberra in the championship series. Canberra defeated Perth two games to nil to win their first ABL championship and be awarded the Claxton Shield. It was the first time a team from the Australian Capital Territory won the Claxton Shield
Format
At the conclusion of the regular season, the postseason will involve the teams in a two-round structure. Each round will consist of a best-of-three game series between the respective teams. The first-placed team will directly qualify for the championship series, and the second- and third-placed teams will play each other in the preliminary final series, the winner of which will qualify for the second place in the championship series.[20]
Bracket
Preliminary Final Series 2 February 2013 | Championship Series 8-9 February 2013 | ||||||||
1 | Canberra Cavalry | 2 | |||||||
2 | Sydney Blue Sox | 0 | WP | Perth Heat | 0 | ||||
3 | Perth Heat | 2 |
Qualification
The
The final makeup of the postseason bracket was not determined until the final day of the regular season. The Cavalry guaranteed themselves first place and a place in the championship series when they beat the Bite in their final game. This win also confirmed the Blue Sox would finish in second place and host the preliminary final series.
Preliminary final
The Sydney Blue Sox hosted the Perth Heat in the preliminary final series at
Game type | Games played |
Perth won |
Sydney won |
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Overall | 27 | 18 | 9 |
In Sydney | 14 | 12 | 2 |
In 2012–13 season | 8 | 4 | 4 |
In Postseason | 2 | 2 | 0 |
The first game of the series was scheduled to be played on 1 February, but was postponed due to wet weather. It was rescheduled to be the first game of a doubleheader the following day.[31]
Game 1
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Perth Heat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sydney Blue Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Anthony Claggett (1–0) LP: Wayne Lundgren (0–1) Sv: Brendan Wise (1) Attendance: 794 Boxscore |
Game 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Perth Heat | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sydney Blue Sox | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Championship series
The Canberra Cavalry will host the Perth Heat in the championship series at Narrabundah Ballpark. The Cavalry won their season series against the Heat 6–2. The four game series played in Canberra in January 2013 was won by Canberra 3–1. Over the three ABL seasons played up until this series, Canberra has the better record head-to-head against Perth, with a record of 13–12.[32][33][34] The two teams have not previously met in a postseason series; Canberra qualified for the postseason for the first time in 2013.[24]
Game type | Games played |
Canberra won |
Perth won |
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Overall | 25 | 13 | 12 |
In Canberra | 13 | 7 | 6 |
In 2012–13 season | 8 | 6 | 2 |
In Postseason | 0 | – | – |
Game 1
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Perth Heat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Canberra Cavalry | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Timothy Kennelly (1), Luke Hughes (1)
CAN: Aaron Sloan (1), Ryan Stovall (1) Attendance: 2,013 Boxscore |
Game 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Perth Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Canberra Cavalry | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Brodie Downs (1–0) LP: Jack Frawley (0–1) Sv: Sean Toler (2) Home runs: PER: None CAN: Kody Hightower (1), Michael Wells (1) Attendance: 2,043 Boxscore |
Awards
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External links
- The Australian Baseball League Archived 26 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine – Official ABL Website
- Official Baseball Australia Website