2016–17 Australian Baseball League season

Key
†	Clinched Championship Series berth
‡	Clinched Postseason berth

2016–17
Australian Baseball League
Season details
Sport	Baseball
Country	Australia
Teams	6
Dates	17 November 2016 – 11 February 2017
Defending champions	Brisbane Bandits (2015–16)
Champions	Brisbane Bandits (2nd title)
Final positions
Champions	Brisbane Bandits
Second place	Melbourne Aces
Third place	Adelaide Bite
Fourth place	Canberra Cavalry
Fifth place	Sydney Blue Sox
Sixth place	Perth Heat
Regular season
Games played	107
Attendance	87,475 (818 per game)
Best batting average	Mitch Dening (ADE) (.340)
Most homeruns hit	Stone Garrett (SYD); Mitch Nilsson (BRI); Mike Walker (MEL) (7)
Most stolen bases	Aaron Whitefield (BRI) (20)
Best ERA	Mark Hamburger (MEL) (1.90)
Most strikeouts (as pitcher)	Mark Hamburger (MEL) (86)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Australian Baseball League season was the seventh Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, and was held from 17 November 2016 to 11 February 2017.

Teams

Teams in the ABL
Team	State / Territory	Stadium
Adelaide Bite	South Australia	Diamond Sports Stadium^[1]
Brisbane Bandits	Queensland	Brisbane Exhibition Ground^[2]
Canberra Cavalry	Australian Capital Territory	Narrabundah Ballpark^[3]
Melbourne Aces	Victoria	Melbourne Ballpark^[4]
Perth Heat	Western Australia	Baseball Park^[5]
Sydney Blue Sox	New South Wales	Blue Sox Stadium^[6]

Regular season

2016–17 regular season standings
Pos	Team ^[7]	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Away
1	Melbourne Aces †	26	14	.650	–	13-7	13-7
2	Adelaide Bite ‡	23	17	.575	3.0	12-8	11-9
3	Brisbane Bandits ‡	21	18	.538	4.5	11-8	10-10
4	Canberra Cavalry	20	20	.500	6.0	11-9	9-11
5	Sydney Blue Sox	15	24	.385	10.5	11-9	4-15
6	Perth Heat	14	26	.350	12.0	10-10	4-16

Postseason

Preliminary Final Series			Championship Series

			1	Melbourne Aces	0
2	Adelaide Bite	1	3	Brisbane Bandits	2
3	Brisbane Bandits	2

Preliminary final series

3 February 2017 16:00 (UTC+10:30) Game 1	Adelaide Bite	1 – 3	Brisbane Bandits	Diamond Sports Stadium, Adelaide Umpires: HP: Takahito Matsuda 1B: Payne Sowter 2B: Ian Reval 3B: Blake Halligan
	LP: Matthew Williams (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Zac Treece (1–0) Sv: Ryan Searle (1)

4 February 2017 18:00 (UTC+10:00) Game 2	Brisbane Bandits	4 – 8 (F/12)	Adelaide Bite	AFA Stadium at Holloway Field, Brisbane Umpires: HP: Tom West 1B: James Shields 2B: Paul Latta 3B: Mal Mackay
	LP: Ryan Searle (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Zach Cooper (1–0)
	HR: Aaron Whitefield (1), Wade Dutton (1)		HR: Marcus Greene Jr. (1), , Mitch Dening (1)

5 February 2017 13:00 (UTC+10:00) Game 3	Brisbane Bandits	18 – 2	Adelaide Bite	AFA Stadium at Holloway Field, Brisbane Umpires: HP: Mal Mackay 1B: Tom West 2B: Paul Latta 3B: James Shields
	WP: Rick Teasley (1–0)	Boxscore	LP: Hei Chun Lee (0–1)
	HR: Trent Oeltjen (1), Ryan Battaglia 2 (2), Logan Wade (1), Mitch Nilsson 2 (2), David Rodriguez (1)		HR: Stefan Welch (1), Jordan McArdle (1)

Championship Series

10 February 2017 19:30 (UTC+11:00) Game 1	Melbourne Aces	2 – 6	Brisbane Bandits	Melbourne Ballpark, Melbourne Umpires: HP: Takahito Matsuda 1B: Mal Mackay 2B: Trent Thomas 3B: Tom West
	LP: Mark Hamburger (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Rick Teasley (1–0)
			HR: Trent Oeltjen (1), David Rodriguez (1), Logan Wade (1), Kevin Padlo (1)

11 February 2017 18:30 (UTC+11:00) Game 2	Melbourne Aces	1 – 3	Brisbane Bandits	Melbourne Ballpark, Melbourne Umpires: HP: Mal Mackay 1B: Trent Thomas 2B: Tom West 3B: Takahito Matsuda
	LP: Kramer Champlin (1–0)	Boxscore	WP: Jon Kennedy (0–1) Sv: Ryan Searle (1)
	HR: Cody Jones (1)

References

↑ "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.
↑ "2016 Australian Baseball League Final Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

External links

The Australian Baseball League – Official ABL Website
Official Baseball Australia Website

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[bite-1] "Adelaide Bite Homepage". Adelaide Bite. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[bandits-2] "Brisbane Bandits Homepage". Brisbane Bandits. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[cavalry-3] "Canberra Cavalry Homepage". Canberra Cavalry. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[aces-4] "Melbourne Aces Homepage". Melbourne Aces. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[heat-5] "Perth Heat Homepage". Perth Heat. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[bluesox-6] "Sydney Blue Sox Homepage". Sydney Blue Sox. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[standings-7] "2016 Australian Baseball League Final Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 1 September 2017.