2008 Claxton Shield

2008 Claxton Shield
2008 Claxton Shield
Sport	Baseball
Defending champions	Victoria Aces (2007)
Duration	28 December 2007 – 2 February 2008
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
	← 2007 2009 →

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. The Perth Heat defeated the New South Wales Patriots in two games to win their 9th Shield.^[1]

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Defending championsVictoria Aces (2007)

Duration28 December 2007 – 2 February 2008

Teams6

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Victoria Aces	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	2	9	18	4
South Australia	1	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	8	12	1
Starting pitchers: Aces: D Barker SA: J Challinor WP: M Blackmore (1-0) LP: J Rex (0-1) Home runs: Aces: 3, D Berg, P Stokes, A Russell SA: 1, T Brice Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Victoria Aces	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	9	14	1
South Australia	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	8	9	4
Starting pitchers: Aces: B Wilson SA: D Fidge WP: G Karlsen (1-0) LP: J Tols (0-1) Sv: M Blackmore (1) Home runs: Aces: 1, A Russell SA: 1, T Brice Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Victoria Aces	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	7	13	17	1
South Australia	0	0	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	10	15	1
Starting pitchers: Aces: J Blejwas SA: C Lawson WP: A Dewar LP: T Fiebig Home runs: Aces: 1; T Williams SA: 6–2; D Berg. 1; P Rutgers, P Stokes, R Johnston, T Brice. Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Australia	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2
Perth Heat	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	1	-	8	14	1
Starting pitchers: SA: D Ruzic Heat: L Hendriks WP: L Hendriks (1-0) LP: D Ruzic (0-1) Home runs: SA: 0 Heat: 0 Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Perth Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
South Australia	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	X	4	12	0
Starting pitchers: Heat: S Mitchinson SA: J Challinor WP: J Challinor (1-0) LP: S Mitchinson (0-1) Sv: D Fidge (1) Home runs: Heat: 0 SA: 0 Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Australia	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	6	9	0
Perth Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
Starting pitchers: SA: J Challinor Heat: B Thomas WP: J Challinor (1-0) LP: B Thomas (0-1) Home runs: SA: 0 Heat: 0 Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Australia	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	7	2
Perth Heat	2	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	-	10	9	1
Starting pitchers: SA: C Lawson Heat: M Kelly WP: M Kelly (1-0) LP: C Lawson (0-1) Home runs: SA: 0 Heat: 1, A de San Miguel Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Perth Heat	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6	11	0
Victoria Aces	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	14	3
Starting pitchers: Heat: M Kelly Aces: D Hendricks WP: D Peacock (1-0) LP: A Dewar (0-1) Sv: B Wise (1) Home runs: Heat: 0 Aces: 0 Attendance:573

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Perth Heat	2	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	8	11	2
Victoria Aces	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	13	2
Starting pitchers: Heat: L Hendriks Aces: G Wiltshire WP: L Hendriks (1-0) LP: G Wiltshire (0-1) Sv: D Peacock (1) Home runs: Heat: 0 Aces: 0 Attendance:603

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Perth Heat	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	10	0
Victoria Aces	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	X	4	9	2
Starting pitchers: Heat: B Thomas Aces: B Flemming WP: L Hogan (1-0) LP: B Thomas (0-1) Sv: M Blackmore (1) Home runs: Heat: 0 Aces: 0 Attendance:661

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Perth Heat	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	0
South Australia	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	6	1
Starting pitchers: Heat: M Kelly SA: D Ruzic WP: M Kelly (1-0) LP: D Ruzic (0-1) Home runs: Heat: 1; C Balgera SA: 2; T Brice, B Pett Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Victoria Aces	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	6	8	2
Perth Heat	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	12	3
Starting pitchers: Aces: G Wiltshire Heat: L Hendriks WP: R Spear LP: C Goadby Sv: M Blackmore Home runs: Aces: 0 Heat: 0 Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Victoria Aces	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	7	1
Perth Heat	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	X	7	12	0
Starting pitchers: Aces: B Wilson Heat: M Kelly WP: M Kelly LP: B Wilson, Home runs: Aces: 1; B Harman Heat: 0 Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Victoria Aces	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	4
Perth Heat	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	X	5	7	2
Starting pitchers: Aces: T Blackley Heat: S Mitchinson WP: B Wise LP: A Bright Home runs: Aces: 0 Heat: 1; M Kennelly Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Australia	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	8	0
Victoria Aces	0	1	3	0	1	2	0	2	X	9	11	2
Starting pitchers: SA: J Challinor Aces: G Wiltshire WP: G Wiltshire LP: J Challinor Home runs: SA: 0 Aces: 0 Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NSW Patriots	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	1	0	8	11	1
Australia Provincial	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	1
Starting pitchers: Patriots: D Rosser Provincial: P Brassington WP: D Rosser (1-0) LP: L Wilkins (0-1) Home runs: Patriots: 0 Provincial: 0 Attendance:378

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NSW Patriots	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	5	11	0
Australia Provincial	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
Starting pitchers: Patriots: V Hardy Provincial: S Kent WP: T Cox (1-0) LP: S Kent (0-1) Home runs: Patriots: 0 Provincial: 0 Attendance:343

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Australia Provincial	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	-	-	4	8	3
Queensland Rams	0	1	1	0	2	5	-	-	-	9	9	2
Starting pitchers: Provincial: P Brassington Rams: C Mowday WP: J Veitch (1-0) LP: C Hardy (0-2) Home runs: Provincial: 0 Rams: 1, J Naughton Attendance:350

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Australia Provincial	0	7	0	0	2	5	0	14	13	0
Queensland Rams	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	6	9	4
Starting pitchers: Provincial: S Kent Rams: M Timms WP: C Hardy (1-2) LP: M Timms (0-1) Home runs: Provincial: 0 Rams: 0 Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Australia	4	2	3	0	0	3	0	0	2	14	22	4
Victoria Aces	2	0	0	0	1	6	0	1	1	11	10	1
Starting pitchers: SA: D Ruzic Aces: B Wilson WP: D Ruzic LP: B Wilson Home runs: SA: 0 Aces: 0 Attendance:1,211

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
South Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Victoria Aces	1	3	1	0	2	5	X	12	14	0
Starting pitchers: SA: T Langmann Aces: T Blackley WP: T Blackley LP: T Langmann Home runs: SA: 0 Aces: 1; B Harman Attendance:1,437

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NSW Patriots	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	13	1
Australia Provincial	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	1
Starting pitchers: Patriots: M Bennett Provincial: C Hardy WP: M Bennett (1-0) LP: C Hardy (0-1) Home runs: Patriots: 1, B Kingman Provincial: 0 Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Australia Provincial	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	2
NSW Patriots	0	5	0	0	2	0	2	0	X	9	11	1
Starting pitchers: Provincial: M Lennox Patriots: M Bennett WP: M Bennett (2-0) LP: M Lennox (0-1) Home runs: Provincial: 0 Patriots: 0 Attendance:296

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NSW Patriots	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	10	0
Queensland Rams	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	4	3	0
Starting pitchers: Patriots: J Eacott Rams: T Crawford WP: T Crawford (1-0) LP: J Eacott (0-1) Sv: P Stockman (1) Home runs: Patriots: 0 Rams: 1; B Roneberg Attendance:360

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Queensland Rams	1	0	0	0	4	3	3	11	12	0
Australian Provincial	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	2
Starting pitchers: Rams: T Crawford Provincial: S Kent WP: T Crawford (2-0) LP: S Kent (0-2) Home runs: Rams: 0 Provincial: 0 Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Queensland Rams	0	2	3	0	0	1	6	12	15	3
Australian Provincial	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4
Starting pitchers: Rams: D Naylor Provincial: M Lennox WP: D Naylor (1-0) LP: M Lennox (0-2) Home runs: Rams: 0 Provincial: 0 Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Queensland Rams	1	5	4	0	1	0	1	0	4	16	19	2
Australian Provincial	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	8	2
Starting pitchers: Rams: M Timms Provincial: A Gribbin WP: S Morriss (2-0) LP: A Gribbon (0-1) Home runs: Rams: 1; J Nilsson Provincial: 0 Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Queensland Rams	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	1
NSW Patriots	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	1
Starting pitchers: Rams: C Mowday Patriots: M Bennett WP: C Mowday (2-0) LP: M Bennett (2-1) Sv: PJ Bevis (1) Home runs: Rams: 0 Patriots: 0 Attendance:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Queensland Rams	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	7	0
NSW Patriots	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	X	5	12	0
Starting pitchers: Rams: D Naylor Patriots: T Cox WP: M Williams (1-0) LP: S Morriss (2-1) Home runs: Rams: 0 Patriots: 0 Attendance:

Southern Division

Eastern Division

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

5 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands

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

Eastern Division

Game 1: 8 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark

Game 2: 9 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark

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Team	Played	Wins	Loss	Win %	Games Behind
Perth Heat	12	8	4	.667
Victoria Aces	12	7	5	.583	1
South Australia	12	3	9	.250	5

Team	Played	Wins	Loss	Win %	Games Behind
New South Wales Patriots	12	9	3	.750
Queensland Rams	12	8	4	.667	1
Australian Provincial	12	1	11	.083	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

Award	Name	Team
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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