2016–17 Australian Baseball League season

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2016–17 Australian Baseball League season
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
SportBaseball
Duration17 November 2016 – 11 February 2017
Number of games119
Number of teams6
Total attendance87,475
Regular season
Season MVPAaron Whitefield
Championship Series
VenueMelbourne Ballpark
ChampionsBrisbane Bandits (2nd title)
  Runners-upMelbourne Aces
Seasons

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[edit]

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[edit]

Standings[edit]

Team Pld W L GB PCT Home Away Qualification
Melbourne Aces 40 26 14 — .650 13–7 13–7 Championship Series
Adelaide Bite 40 23 17 3 .575 12–8 11–9 Preliminary final
Brisbane Bandits 39 21 18 4.5 .538 11–8 10–10
Canberra Cavalry 40 20 20 6 .500 11–9 9–11
Sydney Blue Sox 39 15 24 10.5 .385 11–9 4–15
Perth Heat 40 14 26 12 .350 10–10 4–16
Source: [7]

Statistical leaders[edit]

  1. ^ Minimum 2.7 PAs per team game.[8]
  2. ^ Minimum 0.8 IP per team game.[9]

Postseason[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Preliminary Final Series Championship Series
1 Melbourne Aces 0
2 Adelaide Bite 1 3 Brisbane Bandits 2
3 Brisbane Bandits 2

Preliminary Final Series[edit]

Game 1[edit]

3 February 2017 19:00 (UTC+10:30) at Diamond Sports Stadium in Adelaide
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brisbane Bandits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 8 0
Adelaide Bite 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
WP: Zac Treece (1–0)   LP: Matthew Williams (0–1)   Sv: Ryan Searle (1)
Boxscore

Game 2[edit]

4 February 2017 18:00 (UTC+10:00) at AFA Stadium at Holloway Field in Brisbane (F/12)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Adelaide Bite 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 15 2
Brisbane Bandits 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
WP: Zach Cooper (1–0)   LP: Ryan Searle (0–1)
Home runs:
ADE: Marcus Greene Jr (1), Mitch Dening (1)
BRI: Aaron Whitefield (1), Wade Dutton (1)
Boxscore

Game 3[edit]

5 February 2017 13:00 (UTC+10:00) at AFA Stadium at Holloway Field in Brisbane
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Adelaide Bite 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
Brisbane Bandits 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 8 X 18 23 3
WP: Rick Teasley (1–0)   LP: Hei Chun Lee (0–1)
Home runs:
ADE: Stefan Welch (1), Jordan McArdle (1)
BRI: Trent Oeltjen (1), Ryan Battaglia 2 (2), Logan Wade (1), Mitch Nilsson 2 (2), David Rodriguez (1)
Boxscore

Composite Line Score[edit]

2017 ABL Preliminary Final Series (2–1): Brisbane Bandits over Adelaide Bite

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Brisbane Bandits 1 2 0 1 2 2 6 11 0 0 0 0 25 41 4
Adelaide Bite 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 11 25 2

Championship Series[edit]

Game 1[edit]

10 February 2017 19:30 (UTC+11:00) at Melbourne Ballpark in Melbourne
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brisbane Bandits 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 10 0
Melbourne Aces 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
WP: Rick Teasley (1–0)   LP: Mark Hamburger (0–1)
Home runs:
BRI: Trent Oeltjen (1), David Rodriguez (1), Logan Wade (1), Kevin Padlo (1)
MEL: None
Boxscore

Game 2[edit]

11 February 2017 18:30 (UTC+11:00) at Melbourne Ballpark in Melbourne
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brisbane Bandits 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 8 0
Melbourne Aces 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
WP: Kramer Champlin (1–0)   LP: Jon Kennedy (0–1)   Sv: Ryan Searle (1)
Home runs:
BRI: None
MEL: Cody Jones (1)
Boxscore

Composite Line Score[edit]

2017 ABL Championship Series (2–0): Brisbane Bandits over Melbourne Aces

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brisbane Bandits 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 9 18 0
Melbourne Aces 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Adelaide Bite Homepage". Adelaide Bite. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Brisbane Bandits Homepage". Brisbane Bandits. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Canberra Cavalry Homepage". Canberra Cavalry. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Melbourne Aces Homepage". Melbourne Aces. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Perth Heat Homepage". Perth Heat. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  6. ^ "Sydney Blue Sox Homepage". Sydney Blue Sox. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  7. ^ "2016 Australian Baseball League Final Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  8. ^ "League Batting Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  9. ^ "League Pitching Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

External links[edit]

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