1997–98 Perth Heat season
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1997–98 Perth Heat | |
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League | Australian Baseball League |
Ballpark | WACA |
City | Perth, Western Australia |
Record | 30–23 (.566) |
Place | 5th |
General manager | Doug Mateljan |
The 1997-98 Perth Heat season was the 9th season for the team. As was the case for the Heat's previous seasons they competed in the Australian Baseball League (ABL).
Offseason
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Regular season
[edit]Standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Melbourne Monarchs | 52 | 32 | 20 | .615 | — | Advance to Finals Series |
2 | Sydney Storm | 54 | 32 | 22 | .593 | 1 | |
3 | Melbourne Reds | 51 | 30 | 21 | .588 | 1.5 | |
4 | Gold Coast Cougars | 53 | 31 | 22 | .585 | 1.5 | |
5 | Perth Heat | 53 | 30 | 23 | .566 | 2.5 | |
6 | Adelaide Giants | 53 | 26 | 27 | .491 | 6.5 | |
7 | Brisbane Bandits | 53 | 20 | 33 | .377 | 12.5 | |
8 | Hunter Eagles | 53 | 10 | 43 | .189 | 22.5 |
Record vs opponents
[edit]Opponent | W–L Record |
Largest Victory | Largest Defeat | Current Streak | ||||
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Score | Date | Ground | Score | Date | Ground | |||
Adelaide Giants | 6-7 | 7-2 | 5 December 1997 | Norwood Oval | 1-7 | 5 December 1997 | Norwood Oval | L2 |
Brisbane Bandits | 3-3 | 15-2 | 5 January 1998 | ANZ Stadium | 2-18 | 4 January 1998 | ANZ Stadium | W2 |
Gold Coast Cougars | 4-2 | 8-2 | 10 January 1998 | Carrara Oval | 2-19 | 8 January 1998 | Carrara Oval | W1 |
Hunter Eagles | 5-2 | 17-6 | 28 January 1998 | Marathon Stadium | 0-8 | 19 January 1998 | WACA | W4 |
Melbourne Monarchs | 3-5 | 6-1 | 22 November 1997 | WACA | 2-7 | 14 December 1997 | Melbourne Ballpark | L3 |
Melbourne Reds | 4–2 | 13–6 | 26 December 1997 | WACA | 3–8 | 27 December 1997 | WACA | W2 |
Sydney Storm | 5-3 | 10-3 | 8 November 1997 | WACA | 1-5 & 5-9 | 15 November 1997 | Concord Oval | W2 |
Total | 30–23 | Brisbane Bandits | Gold Coast Cougars | W1 | ||||
15–2 | 5 January 1998 | ANZ Stadium | 2-19 | 8 January 1998 | Carrara Oval |
Game log
[edit]W | Heat win |
L | Heat loss |
T | Heat tie |
Game postponed | |
Bold | Heat team member |
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November
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Postseason
[edit]Finals Series at Melbourne Ballpark
[edit]In previous years the post season was played as home and away best of 3 games, with the two winner of each series meeting for a best of 5 series{fact}, in 1997-98 this was changed to a round robin play-off format with each team playing 3 games, 1 against each of the other 3 qualified teams, with the two highest places teams playing off in the Championship Series.[15]
All games for the 9th ABL title were played at the Melbourne Ballpark from February, 10–12 with the best of three championship series February 14–15.[15]
Award Winners
[edit]ABL awards
[edit]Award | Name | Stat | ref |
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Reliever of the Year | Gabe Molina |
All-stars
[edit]Position | Name | ref |
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Relief Pitcher | Gabe Molina |
Heat Awards
[edit]Award | Name | Stat | ref |
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Roster
[edit]Perth Heat roster - 1997–98 ABL | |||
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Active roster | |||
Pitchers Right-handed pitchers Left-handed pitchers |
Catchers Infielders
Outfielders |
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Current as of February 1998.[16] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Round 1: PERTH HEAT vs ADELAIDE GIANTS". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 6 May 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Round 2: PERTH HEAT vs SYDNEY STORM". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 6 May 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Round 2: SYDNEY STORM vs PERTH HEAT". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 6 May 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Round 4: MELBOURNE MONARCHS vs PERTH HEAT". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 8 October 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Round 5: PERTH HEAT vs ADELAIDE GIANTS". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 6 May 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Round 6: PERTH HEAT vs MELBOURNE MONARCHS". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 6 May 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Reds Draw with Perth". Melbourne Reds. Archived from the original on 30 June 1998. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Round 9: BRISBANE BANDITS vs PERTH HEAT". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 7 May 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Round 10: GOLD COAST COUGARS vs PERTH HEAT". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 6 May 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Round 11: PERTH HEAT vs HUNTER EAGLES". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 6 May 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Round 12: MELBOURNE REDS vs PERTH HEAT". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 6 May 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Round 13: HUNTER EAGLES vs PERTH HEAT". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 16 November 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Round 14: PERTH HEAT vs BRISBANE BANDITS". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 7 May 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Round 15: PERTH HEAT vs GOLD COAST COUGARS". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 7 May 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b "FAI Cup Pitches new finals format and all star competition as baseball bats up for the summer of 1997/1998". Press Release. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 30 June 1998. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ "Perth Heat Player Profiles". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 6 May 1999. Retrieved 24 November 2012.