2007 Claxton Shield

The 2007 Claxton Shield was the 73rd anniversary of the event, it was held between 19 to 28 January 2007, at Baseball Park in Western Australia, the first to be held outside of Blacktown Baseball Stadium in New South Wales since 2002 when it was held at the Melbourne Ballpark. The 2007 Shield featured over 120 of Australia's best baseballers, including 45 professionals.

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Teams

The 2007 Claxton Shield is being competed between 6 teams from around Australia.

2007 Claxton Shield team rosters

Match results

Game 1: 19 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aus. Provincial 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 8 9 1
Perth Heat 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 6 8 2
WP: B. WILSON (1-0)   LP: B. THOMAS (0-1)   Sv: S. KENT
Home runs:
Provincial: 0
Heat: 0 Attendance:1000

Game 2: 20 January 2007, at Hourglass Reserve, Rockingham.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Queensland Rams 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 1
Australian Provincial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0
WP: J. VEITCH (1-0)   LP: T. ELLIS (0-1)   Sv: T. CRAWFORD
Home runs:
Rams: 0
Provincial: 0 Attendance:200

Game 3: 20 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Victoria Aces 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 7 14 1
NSW Patriots 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 X 8 11 1
WP: A. COOK (1-0)   LP: R. SPEAR (0-1)   Sv: M. BENNETT
Home runs:
Aces: 1 P. RUTGERS
Patriots: 3 G. FINGLESON, B. KINGMAN, A. GRAHAM Attendance:300

Game 4: 20 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Perth Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 1
South Australia 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 X 4 9 0
WP: D. RUZIC (1-0)   LP: M. KELLY (0-1)   Sv: D. FIDGE
Home runs:
Heat: 0
SA: 0 Attendance:1500

Game 5: 21 January 2007, at Merlin Reserve, Mundurah.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Australian Provincial 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 5 7 2
South Australia 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 9 0
WP: C. LAWSON (1-0)   LP: H. BEARD (0-1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Provincial: 2 J. DAVIS, P. MAAT
SA: 0 Attendance:TBA

Game 6: 21 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Victoria Aces 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 4 0 10 11 0
Queensland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
WP: G. WILTSHIRE (1-0)   LP: M. BATES (0-1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Aces: 2 D. SHUMPERT, P. WEICHARD
Rams: TBA Attendance:100

Game 7: 21 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
NSW Patriots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
Perth Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
WP: R. THOMPSON (1-0)   LP: D. WHITE (0-1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Patriots: 0
Heat: 0 Attendance:1500

Game 8: 22 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Australia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 4 1
Queensland Rams 1 1 5 2 4 0 X - - 13 16 2
WP: T. LOETZSCH (1-0)   LP: J. ZIERSCH (0-1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
SA: 0
Rams: 1 J. ROBERTS Attendance:100

Game 9: 22 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NSW Patriots 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 9 7 3
Australian Provincial 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 4
WP: V. HARRIS (1-0)   LP: R. PAEWAI (0-1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Patriots: 0
Provincial: 1 P. MAAT Attendance:100

Game 10: 22 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Perth Heat 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
Victoria Aces 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 3 7 1
WP: M. BLACKMORE (1-0)   LP: S. EISSENS (0-1)   Sv: P. MOYLAN
Home runs:
Heat: 0
Aces: 1 M. KENT Attendance:1250

Game 11: 23 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Australia 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
NSW Patriots 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 X 4 8 3
WP: A. BLIGHT (1-0)   LP: D. FIDGE (0-1)   Sv: C. ANDERSON
Home runs:
SA: 1 T. WILLIAMS
Patriots: 0 Attendance:57

Game 12: 23 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aus. Provincial 0 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 9 12 1
Victoria Aces 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 4
WP: B. WILSON (1-0)   LP: C. FORBES (0-1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Provincial: 2 M. COLLINS, P. MAAT
Aces: 0 Attendance:100

Game 13: 23 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Queensland Rams 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
Perth Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
WP: C. MOWDAY (1-0)   LP: L. BARON (0-1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Rams: 0
Heat: 0 Attendance:1000

Game 14: 24 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Victoria Aces 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 10 11 0
South Australia 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
WP: D. HENDRICKS (1-0)   LP: D. REDDEN (0-1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Aces: 1 B. HARMAN
SA: 1 B. WIGMORE Attendance:100

Game 15: 24 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NSW Patriots 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 12 1
Queensland Rams 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 2
WP: A. FRANCIS (1-0)   LP: M. BATES (0-1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Patriots: 1 M. LYSAUGHT
Rams: 0 Attendance:180

Ladder - After Round Robin

Team Played Wins Loss Win % For Agn.
New South Wales Patriots 5 5 0 1.000 31 18
Victoria Aces 5 3 2 .600 34 23
Queensland Rams 5 3 2 .600 26 22
South Australia 5 2 3 .400 19 35
Australian Provincial 5 2 3 .400 30 28
Perth Heat 5 0 5 .000 10 22

Championship series

Game 16: 25 January 2007 - Minor Semi Final (3rd vs 4th)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Australia 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Queensland Rams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
WP: D. RUZIC (1-0)   LP: J. VEITCH (0-1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
SA: 0
Rams: 0 Attendance:57

Game 17: 25 January 2007 - Major Semi Final (1st vs 2nd)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Victoria Aces 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 12 2
NSW Patriots 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
WP: M. BLACKMORE (1-0)   LP: M. WILLIAMS (0-1)   Sv: P. MOYLAN
Home runs:
Aces: 0
Patriots: 0 Attendance:204

Game 18: 26 January 2007 - Preliminary Final - Loser Game 17 Vs Winner Game 16

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Australia 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
NSW Patriots 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0
WP: M. BENNETT (1-0)   LP: P. MILDREN (0-1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
SA: 0
Patriots: 0 Attendance:150

Game 19: 27 January 2007 - Grand Final - Winner Game 17 Vs Winner Game 18

Main article: 2007 Claxton Shield Final
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NSW Patriots 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 2
Victoria Aces 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 8 2
WP: A. BLACKLEY (1-0)   LP: A. COOK (0-1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Patriots: 0
Aces: 2 M. KENT, B. UTTING. Attendance:1,500

*Box Score

Awards

Award Person Team
Most Valuable Player Matthew KENT Victoria Aces
Championship M.V.P. Greg WILTSHIRE Victoria Aces
Golden GLOVE Paul RUTGERS Victoria Aces
Batting Champion Matthew KENT Victoria Aces
Pitcher of the Year Dushan RUSIC South Australia
Rookie of the Year David ROSSER New South Wales Patriots
Manager of the Year

Top Stats

Defensive Stats
Name Wins Losses Saves ERA
Dushan RUZIC 2 0 0 0.00
Greg WILTSHIRE 1 0 0 1.84
David ROSSER 0 0 0 1.29
Taj MERRILL 0 0 0 3.46
John VEITCH 1 1 0 2.19
Offensive Stars
Name Avg HR RBI
Marc TAINTY .417 0 2
Mathew KENT .379 1 6
Glenn WILLIAMS .379 0 4
Gavin FINGLESON .370 1 6
Ben UTTING .364 1 6

All-Star Team

Position Name Team
Catcher
1st Base
2nd Base
3rd Base
Short Stop
Out Field
Out Field
Out Field
Designated Hitter
Starting Pitcher
Relief Pitcher
Manager

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