2018–19 Australian Baseball League season
The 2018–19 Australian Baseball League season was the ninth year Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, and was held from 15 November 2018 to 2 February 2019. It was the first season that it was played with eight teams, as the league expanded for the first time. The Brisbane Bandits won the championship for the fourth consecutive season.
| Season details | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
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| Teams | 8 |
| Dates | 15 November 2018 – 3 February 2019 |
| Defending champions | Brisbane Bandits (2017–18) |
| Champions | Brisbane Bandits (4th title) |
| Helms Award | Timothy Kennelly Marcus Solbach |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brisbane Bandits |
| Second place | Perth Heat |
| Third place | Sydney Blue Sox |
| Fourth place | Canberra Cavalry |
| Fifth place | Melbourne Aces |
| Sixth place | Adelaide Bite |
| Seventh place | Auckland Tuatara |
| Eighth place | Geelong-Korea |
| Regular season | |
| Games played | 160 |
| Best batting average | Michael Fransoso (.430) |
| Most homeruns hit | T.J Bennett (13) |
| Most stolen bases | DJ Burt (18) |
| Best ERA | Shota Imanaga (0.51) |
| Most strikeouts (as pitcher) | Alex Maestri (78) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
Teams
| Team | State / Territory | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Bite | South Australia | Diamond Sports Stadium[1] |
| Auckland Tuatara | New Zealand | McLeod Park[2] |
| Brisbane Bandits | Queensland | Holloway Field[3] |
| Canberra Cavalry | Australian Capital Territory | Narrabundah Ballpark[4] |
| Geelong-Korea | Victoria | Geelong Baseball Park[5] |
| Melbourne Aces | Victoria | Melbourne Ballpark[6] |
| Perth Heat | Western Australia | Baseball Park[7] |
| Sydney Blue Sox | New South Wales | Blue Sox Stadium[8] |
Regular season
With the addition of the Auckland Tuatara and Geelong-Korea as expansion teams, the competition was split into a 'Northeast' and 'Southwest' division. The league retained a 10-round, 40 game schedule, with teams playing division rivals eight times and inter division teams four times.
| Secured Semi Finals berth | |
| Secured Wild Card berth |
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Bandits | 25 | 15 | .625 | 1.0 | 12–8 | 13–7 |
| 2 | Sydney Blue Sox | 25 | 15 | .625 | – | 14–6 | 11– |
| 3 | Canberra Cavalry | 23 | 17 | .575 | 2.0 | 13–7 | 10–10 |
| 4 | Auckland Tuatara | 14 | 26 | .350 | 11.0 | 8–12 | 6–14 |
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Heat | 24 | 16 | .600 | – | 12–8 | 12–8 |
| 2 | Melbourne Aces | 23 | 17 | .575 | 1.0 | 14–6 | 9–11 |
| 3 | Adelaide Bite | 19 | 21 | .475 | 5.0 | 10–10 | 9–11 |
| 4 | Geelong-Korea | 7 | 33 | .175 | 17.0 | 4–16 | 3–17 |
Statistical leaders
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Postseason
A new playoff structure was announced 29 August 2018 with the addition of a single wild card game between the fourth and fifth seeds prior to two rounds of best-of-three finals series.
The top seed awarded to the team with the best regular season record, with the other division winner awarded the second seed. The third and fourth seed were awarded to the two divisional runner ups with the fifth seed being given to the team with the next best season record. [12]
| Wild Card | Semi Finals Series | Championship Series | |||||||||||
| 1 | Brisbane Bandits | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Aces | 0 | 5 | Canberra Cavalry | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Canberra Cavalry | 1 | 1 | Brisbane Bandits | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Perth Heat | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Perth Heat | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Sydney Blue Sox | 1 | |||||||||||
Championship Series
| 31 January 2019 19:00 (UTC+08:00) Game 1 |
Perth Heat | 2-3 | Brisbane Bandits |  Attendance: 2,870 Umpires: HP: Brett Robson. 1B: Paul Latta. 2B: Ryan Harder. 3B: Tom West. LF: Peter Bowie. RF: Lou Bonomi. |
| LP: John Anderson (0-1) | Boxscore | WP: Ryan Bollinger (1-0) Sv: Ryan Searle (1) |
| 02 February 2019 18:00 (UTC+10:00) Game 2 |
Brisbane Bandits | 9-4 | Perth Heat |  Attendance: 2,304 Umpires: HP: Paul Latta. 1B: Ryan Harder. 2B: Tom West. 3B: Brett Robson. LF: James Shields. RF: Gavin Carson. |
| WP: Tim Atherton (1-0) | Boxscore | LP: Connor Lourey (0-1) | ||
| HR: T.J Bennett (1), Wade Dutton (1), Andrew Campbell (1) | HR: Pete Kozma (1), Robbie Glendenning 2 (2), Chris Clare (1) |
References
- "Adelaide Bite Homepage". Adelaide Bite. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- "Auckland Tuatara Homepage". Auckland Tuatara. Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- "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.
- "Geelong-Korea Homepage". Geelong-Korea. Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- "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.
- "League Batting Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- "League Pitching Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- New-look playoff structure revealed
External links
- The Australian Baseball League – Official ABL Website
- Official Baseball Australia Website
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