2013–14 Australian Baseball League season

2013–14 Australian Baseball League season
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
SportBaseball
Duration31 October 2013 – 8 February 2014
Number of games125
Number of teams6
Total attendance147,887
Regular season
Season MVPRyan Casteel
Championship Series
VenueBarbagallo Ballpark
ChampionsPerth Heat (3rd title)
  Runners-upCanberra Cavalry
Seasons

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

Teams in the ABL
Team City State Stadium Ref
Adelaide Bite Adelaide South Australia Norwood Oval [2]
Brisbane Bandits Brisbane Queensland Brisbane Exhibition Ground [3]
Canberra Cavalry Canberra Australian Capital Territory Narrabundah Ballpark [4]
Melbourne Aces Melbourne Victoria Melbourne Ballpark [5]
Perth Heat Perth Western Australia Baseball Park [6]
Sydney Blue Sox Sydney New South Wales Blue Sox Stadium [7]

Regular season

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

Batting leaders
Stat Player[S 1] Team Total
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
Pitching leaders
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
  1. ^ Minimum 2.7 PAs per team game.[9]
  2. ^ Minimum 0.8 IP per team game. [10]

Postseason

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

31 January
Game 1 		Sydney Blue Sox 18 – 11 Canberra Cavalry Australian Capital Territory Narrabundah Ballpark, Canberra
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 New South Wales Blue Sox Stadium, Sydney
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 New South Wales Blue Sox Stadium, Sydney
Umpires: HP: Trent Thomas. 1B: Takahito Matsuda. 2B: Mal Mackay. 3B: Paul Hyham
Boxscore

Championship series

7 February
Game 1 		Perth Heat 4 – 3 Canberra Cavalry Western Australia Barbagallo Ballpark, Perth
Umpires: HP: Brett Robson. 1B: Paul Hyham. 2B: Mal Mackay. 3B: Trent Thomas
Boxscore
8 February
Game 2 		Perth Heat 2 – 1 Canberra Cavalry Western Australia Barbagallo Ballpark, Perth
Umpires: HP: Brett Robson. 1B: Paul Hyham. 2B: Mal Mackay. 3B: Trent Thomas
Boxscore

References

  1. ^ Sydney Morning Herald, February 9 2014 Perth Heat win baseball premiership
  2. ^ "Adelaide Bite Homepage". Adelaide Bite. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Brisbane Bandits Homepage". Brisbane Bandits. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Canberra Cavalry Homepage". Canberra Cavalry. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Melbourne Aces Homepage". Melbourne Aces. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  6. ^ "Perth Heat Homepage". Perth Heat. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Sydney Blue Sox Homepage". Sydney Blue Sox. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  8. ^ "2013 Australian Baseball League Current Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  9. ^ "League Batting Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  10. ^ "League Pitching Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Playoff Procedures". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2014.