2015–16 Australian Baseball League season
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The 2015–16 Australian Baseball League season was the sixth Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, held from 23 October 2015 to 6 February 2016.
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
SportBaseball
Duration23 October 2015 – 6 February 2016
Games159
| 2015–16 Australian Baseball League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Australian Baseball League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | 23 October 2015 – 6 February 2016 |
| Games | 159 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Total attendance | 150,213 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Justin Williams |
| Championship Series | |
| Venue | Holloway Field |
| Champions | Brisbane Bandits (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Adelaide Bite |
Teams
Regular season
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | GB | PCT | Home | Away | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Bandits | 56 | 37 | 19 | — | .661 | 23–5 | 14–14 | Championship Series |
| Canberra Cavalry | 56 | 31 | 25 | 6 | .554 | 18–10 | 13–15 | Preliminary final |
| Adelaide Bite | 56 | 30 | 26 | 7 | .536 | 18–10 | 12–16 | |
| Sydney Blue Sox | 55 | 26 | 29 | 10.5 | .473 | 18–9 | 8–20 | |
| Perth Heat | 56 | 23 | 33 | 14 | .411 | 12–16 | 11–17 | |
| Melbourne Aces | 55 | 20 | 35 | 16.5 | .364 | 10–18 | 10–17 |
Source: [7]
Statistical leaders
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Postseason
Bracket
| Preliminary Final Series | Championship Series | ||||||||
| 1 | Brisbane Bandits | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Canberra Cavalry | 1 | 3 | Adelaide Bite | 0 | ||||
| 3 | Adelaide Bite | 2 | |||||||
Preliminary Final Series
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra Cavalry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide Bite | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Josh Tols (1–0) LP: Brian Grening (0–1) Sv: Loek van Mil (1) Home runs: CAN: Ryan Miller (1) ADE: Travis Demeritte 2 (2) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
The second game of the series was scheduled to be played on 30 January, but was postponed due to wet weather. It was rescheduled to be the first game of a doubleheader the following day.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Bite | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Canberra Cavalry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Steven Kent (1–0) LP: Takuro Ito (0–1) Sv: Michael Click (1) Home runs: ADE: Kyle Petty (1) CAN: Bryan Pounds (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Bite | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Canberra Cavalry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Nick Talbot (1–0) LP: Scott Cone (0–1) Home runs: ADE: Travis Demeritte 2 (4), Kyle Petty (2) CAN: None Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composite Line Score
2016 ABL Preliminary Final Series (2–1): Adelaide Bite over Canberra Cavalry
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Bite | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 34 | 1 |
| Canberra Cavalry | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 1 |
Championship Series
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Bite | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brisbane Bandits | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jason Jarvis (1–0) LP: Josh Tols (0–1) Sv: Ryan Searle (1) Home runs: ADE: Angus Roeger (1) BRI: Bralin Jackson (1), TJ Bennett (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Bite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brisbane Bandits | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Travis Blackley (1–0) LP: Steven Chambers (0–1) Home runs: ADE: Kyle Petty (1) BRI: Donald Lutz (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composite Line Score
2016 ABL Championship Series (2–0): Brisbane Bandits over Adelaide Bite
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Bandits | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 2 |
| Adelaide Bite | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 4 |