2013–14 Australian Baseball League season

2013–14
Australian Baseball League
Season details
Sport Baseball
Country  Australia
Teams 6
Dates 31 October 2013 – 8 February 2014
Defending champions Canberra Cavalry (2012–13)
Champions Perth Heat (3rd title)
Final positions
Champions Perth Heat
Second place Canberra Cavalry
Third place Sydney Blue Sox
Fourth place Melbourne Aces
Fifth place Adelaide Bite
Sixth place Brisbane Bandits
Regular season
Games played 125
Attendance 147,887  (1,183 per game)
Best batting average Ryan Casteel(MEL) (.343)
Most homeruns hit Ryan Casteel(MEL) (11)
Most stolen bases Jon Berti(CAN) (31)
Best ERA Mike Ekstrom(PER) (0.72)
Most strikeouts (as pitcher) Brian Grening(CAN) (70)

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

Key
† Clinched Championship Series berth
‡ Clinched postseason berth
2013–14 regular season standings
Team[8]
W L Pct. GB Home Road
Perth Heat† 32 14 .696 – 18–5 14–9
Sydney Blue Sox‡ 23 23 .500 9.0 10–13 13–10
Canberra Cavalry‡ 22 24 .478 10.0 13–10 9–14
Melbourne Aces 22 24 .478 10.0 14–9 8–15
Adelaide Bite 21 25 .457 11.0 13–10 8–15
Brisbane Bandits 18 28 .391 14.0 11–12 7–16

    Posteason

    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.[9]

      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. ↑ "Playoff Procedures". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

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