2013–14 Australian Baseball League season
Appearance
2013–14 Australian Baseball League season | |
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League | Australian Baseball League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | 31 October 2013 – 8 February 2014 |
Number of games | 125 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Total attendance | 147,887 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Ryan Casteel |
Championship Series | |
Venue | Barbagallo Ballpark |
Champions | Perth Heat (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Canberra Cavalry |
The 2013–14 Australian Baseball League season was the fourth Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, and was held from 31 October 2013 to 8 February 2014. The season started with a game between the Melbourne Aces and the Canberra Cavalry at Narrabundah Ballpark in Canberra. The Perth Heat won their third title in four seasons defeating defending champions the Canberra Cavalry in the finals.[1]
Teams
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Perth Heat | 46 | 32 | 14 | .696 | — | Advance to Championship Series |
2 | Sydney Blue Sox | 46 | 23 | 23 | .500 | 9 | Advance to Preliminary final |
3 | Canberra Cavalry | 46 | 22 | 24 | .478 | 10 | |
4 | Melbourne Aces | 46 | 22 | 24 | .478 | 10 | |
5 | Adelaide Bite | 46 | 21 | 25 | .457 | 11 | |
6 | Brisbane Bandits | 46 | 18 | 28 | .391 | 14 |
Source: [8]
Statistical leaders
[edit]Stat | Player[S 1] | Team | Total |
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AVG | Ryan Casteel | Melbourne Aces | .343 |
HR | Ryan Casteel | Melbourne Aces | 11 |
RBI | Brandon Tripp | Perth Heat | 41 |
R | Jon Berti | Canberra Cavalry | 46 |
H | Brandon Tripp | Perth Heat | 58 |
SB | Jon Berti | Canberra Cavalry | 31 |
Stat | Player[S 2] | Team | Total |
---|---|---|---|
W | Jack Frawley | Perth Heat | 7 |
L | Aaron Sookee | Sydney Blue Sox | 7 |
ERA | Mike Ekstrom | Perth Heat | 0.72 |
K | Brian Grening | Canberra Cavalry | 70 |
IP | Craig Anderson | Sydney Blue Sox | 78 |
SV | Dae-Sung Koo Sean Toler |
Sydney Blue Sox Canberra Cavalry |
11 |
Postseason
[edit]Three teams qualified for a two-round postseason. The highest placed team at the end of the regular season gained entry to and hosted the championship series. The other place was determined by a preliminary final series between the second and third placed teams, hosted by the second placed team.[11]
Preliminary Final Series | Championship Series | ||||||||
1 | Perth Heat | 2 | |||||||
2 | Sydney Blue Sox | 1 | 3 | Canberra Cavalry | 0 | ||||
3 | Canberra Cavalry | 2 |
Preliminary final series
[edit]31 January Game 1 |
Sydney Blue Sox | 18 – 11 | Canberra Cavalry | ![]() Umpires: HP: Mal Mackay. 1B: Paul Hyham. 2B: Trent Thomas. 3B: Takahito Matsuda |
Boxscore |
1 February Game 2 |
Sydney Blue Sox | 3 – 4 | Canberra Cavalry | ![]() Umpires: HP: Paul Hyham. 1B: Trent Thomas. 2B: Takahito Matsuda. 3B: Mal Mackay |
Boxscore |
2 February Game 3 |
Sydney Blue Sox | 1 – 9 | Canberra Cavalry | ![]() Umpires: HP: Trent Thomas. 1B: Takahito Matsuda. 2B: Mal Mackay. 3B: Paul Hyham |
Boxscore |
Championship series
[edit]7 February Game 1 |
Perth Heat | 4 – 3 | Canberra Cavalry | ![]() Umpires: HP: Brett Robson. 1B: Paul Hyham. 2B: Mal Mackay. 3B: Trent Thomas |
Boxscore |
8 February Game 2 |
Perth Heat | 2 – 1 | Canberra Cavalry | ![]() Umpires: HP: Brett Robson. 1B: Paul Hyham. 2B: Mal Mackay. 3B: Trent Thomas |
Boxscore |
References
[edit]- ^ Sydney Morning Herald, February 9 2014 Perth Heat win baseball premiership
- ^ "Adelaide Bite Homepage". Adelaide Bite. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Brisbane Bandits Homepage". Brisbane Bandits. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Canberra Cavalry Homepage". Canberra Cavalry. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Melbourne Aces Homepage". Melbourne Aces. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Perth Heat Homepage". Perth Heat. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Sydney Blue Sox Homepage". Sydney Blue Sox. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "2013 Australian Baseball League Current Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "League Batting Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "League Pitching Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Playoff Procedures". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
External links
[edit]- The Australian Baseball League Archived 26 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine – Official ABL Website
- Official Baseball Australia Website