2016–17 Australian Baseball League season

2016–17
Australian Baseball League
Season details
Sport Baseball
Country  Australia
Teams 6
Dates 17 November 2016 – 11 February 2017
Defending champions Brisbane Bandits (2015–16)
Champions Brisbane Bandits (2nd title)
Final positions
Champions Brisbane Bandits
Second place Melbourne Aces
Third place Adelaide Bite
Fourth place Canberra Cavalry
Fifth place Sydney Blue Sox
Sixth place Perth Heat
Regular season
Games played 107
Attendance 87,475  (818 per game)
Best batting average Mitch Dening (ADE) (.340)
Most homeruns hit Stone Garrett (SYD)
Mitch Nilsson (BRI)
Mike Walker (MEL) (7)
Most stolen bases Aaron Whitefield (BRI) (20)
Best ERA Mark Hamburger (MEL) (1.90)
Most strikeouts (as pitcher) Mark Hamburger (MEL) (86)
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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

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

Key
† Championship Series berth
‡ Postseason berth
2016–17 home-and-away ladder[7]
Pos Team
P W L F A R% WP
1 Melbourne Aces † 40 26 14 177 143 553 65.00
2 Adelaide Bite ‡ 40 23 17 206 184 528 57.50
3 Brisbane Bandits ‡ 39 21 18 234 207 531 53.85
4 Canberra Cavalry 40 20 20 193 203 487 50.00
5 Sydney Blue Sox 39 15 24 170 203 456 38.46
6 Perth Heat 40 14 26 158198444 35.00

    Postseason

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

    Preliminary final series

    3 February 2017
    16:00 (UTC+10:30)
    Game 1    		 Adelaide Bite 1 – 3 Brisbane Bandits South Australia Diamond Sports Stadium, Adelaide
    Umpires: HP: Takahito Matsuda 1B: Payne Sowter 2B: Ian Reval 3B: Blake Halligan
    LP: Matthew Williams (0–1) Boxscore WP: Zac Treece (1–0)
    Sv: Ryan Searle (1)
    4 February 2017
    18:00 (UTC+10:00)
    Game 2    		 Brisbane Bandits 4 – 8 (F/12) Adelaide Bite Queensland AFA Stadium at Holloway Field, Brisbane
    Umpires: HP: Tom West 1B: James Shields 2B: Paul Latta 3B: Mal Mackay
    LP: Ryan Searle (0–1) Boxscore WP: Zach Cooper (1–0)
    HR: Aaron Whitefield (1), Wade Dutton (1) HR: Marcus Greene Jr. (1), , Mitch Dening (1)
    5 February 2017
    13:00 (UTC+10:00)
    Game 3    		 Brisbane Bandits 18 – 2 Adelaide Bite Queensland AFA Stadium at Holloway Field, Brisbane
    Umpires: HP: Mal Mackay 1B: Tom West 2B: Paul Latta 3B: James Shields
    WP: Rick Teasley (1–0) Boxscore LP: Hei Chun Lee (0–1)
    HR: Trent Oeltjen (1), Ryan Battaglia 2 (2), Logan Wade (1), Mitch Nilsson 2 (2), David Rodriguez (1) HR: Stefan Welch (1), Jordan McArdle (1)

    Championship Series

    10 February 2017
    19:30 (UTC+11:00)
    Game 1    		 Melbourne Aces 2 – 6 Brisbane Bandits Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Ballpark, Melbourne
    Umpires: HP: Takahito Matsuda 1B: Mal Mackay 2B: Trent Thomas 3B: Tom West
    LP: Mark Hamburger (0–1) Boxscore WP: Rick Teasley (1–0)
    HR: Trent Oeltjen (1), David Rodriguez (1), Logan Wade (1), Kevin Padlo (1)
    11 February 2017
    18:30 (UTC+11:00)
    Game 2    		 Melbourne Aces 1 – 3 Brisbane Bandits Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Ballpark, Melbourne
    Umpires: HP: Mal Mackay 1B: Trent Thomas 2B: Tom West 3B: Takahito Matsuda
    LP: Kramer Champlin (1–0) Boxscore WP: Jon Kennedy (0–1)
    Sv: Ryan Searle (1)
    HR: Cody Jones (1)

    References

    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 Current Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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