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2014–15 Australian Baseball League season

The 2014–15 Australian Baseball League season was the fifth Australian Baseball League (ABL) season. It was held from 30 October 2014 to 8 February 2015, with the Perth Heat winning their fourth title in five seasons, defeating the Adelaide Bite in the finals to defend their title.

2014–15 Australian Baseball League season
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
SportBaseball
Duration30 October 2014 – 8 February 2015
Number of games138
Number of teams6
Total attendance140,932
Regular season
Season MVPAaron Miller
Championship Series
VenueNorwood Oval
ChampionsPerth Heat (4th title)
  Runners-upAdelaide Bite
Seasons

Teams edit

Teams in the ABL
Team City State Stadium Ref
Adelaide Bite Adelaide South Australia Norwood Oval [1]
Brisbane Bandits Brisbane Queensland Brisbane Exhibition Ground [2]
Canberra Cavalry Canberra Australian Capital Territory Narrabundah Ballpark [3]
Melbourne Aces Melbourne Victoria Melbourne Ballpark [4]
Perth Heat Perth Western Australia Baseball Park [5]
Sydney Blue Sox Sydney New South Wales Blue Sox Stadium [6]

Regular season edit

Standings edit

Team Pld W L GB PCT Home Away Qualification
Adelaide Bite 48 32 16 — .667 18–6 14–10 Championship Series
Perth Heat 48 28 20 4 .583 15–9 13–11 Preliminary final
Sydney Blue Sox 46 22 24 9 .478 12–10 10–14
Canberra Cavalry 46 22 24 9 .478 10–12 12–12
Brisbane Bandits 46 21 25 10 .457 14–10 7–15
Melbourne Aces 46 15 31 16 .326 10–14 5–17
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 Adelaide Bite 1
2 Perth Heat 2 2 Perth Heat 2
3 Sydney Blue Sox 0

Preliminary Final Series edit

Game 1 edit

January 30, 2015 19:30 (UTC+11:00) at Blue Sox Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Perth Heat 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 9 0
Sydney Blue Sox 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 10 1
WP: McKenzie Acker (1–0)   LP: Aaron Sookee (0–1)   Sv: Jorge Marban (1)
Home runs:
PER: Rene Tosoni (1)
SYD: None
Umpires: HP: Trent Thomas 1B: Riley Barrington 2B: Jordan Taylor 3B: Bob Crawford
Boxscore

Game 2 edit

January 31, 2015 19:20 (UTC+08:00) at Baseball Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sydney Blue Sox 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 10 4
Perth Heat 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 X 9 13 0
WP: Scott Mitchinson (1–0)   LP: Luke Wilkins (0–1)
Umpires: HP: Brett Robson 1B: Ryan Harder 2B: Lou Bonomi 3B: Peter Bowie
Boxscore

Composite line score edit

2015 ABL Preliminary Final Series (2–0): Perth Heat over Sydney Blue Sox

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Perth Heat 1 0 5 3 1 0 0 4 0 14 23 0
Sydney Blue Sox 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 20 5

Championship Series edit

Game 1 edit

February 6, 2015 19:00 (UTC+10:30) at Norwood Oval
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Perth Heat 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Adelaide Bite 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 3 7 1
WP: Morgan Coombs (1–0)   LP: Mike McClendon (0–1)   Sv: Tyler Brunnemann (1)
Home runs:
PER: Tim Smith (1)
ADE: Stefan Welch (1), Tom Brice (1), Mitch Dening (1)
Umpires: HP: Brett Robson 1B: Paul Latta 2B: Neil Poulton 3B: Trent Thomas
Boxscore

Game 2 edit

February 7, 2015 19:00 (UTC+10:30) at Norwood Oval (F/10)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Perth Heat 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 6 0
Adelaide Bite 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 0
WP: Jorge Marban (1–0)   LP: Tyler Brunnemann (0–1)
Home runs:
PER: Tim Kennelly (1), Brian Pointer (1)
ADE: Stefan Welch (2), Chris Adamson (1)
Umpires: HP: Neil Poulton 1B: Brett Robson 2B: Trent Thomas 3B: Paul Latta
Boxscore

Game 3 edit

February 8, 2015 19:00 (UTC+10:30) at Norwood Oval
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Perth Heat 2 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 12 13 0
Adelaide Bite 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 12 1
WP: Mike McCarthy (1–0)   LP: Wilson Lee (0–1)
Home runs:
PER: Tim Kennelly (1), Tim Smith (2), Luke Hughes (1)
ADE: Mitch Dening 2 (3), Craig Maddox (1)
Umpires: HP: Paul Latta 1B: Trent Thomas 2B: Brett Robson 3B: Neil Poulton
Boxscore

Composite line score edit

2015 ABL Championship Series (2–1): Adelaide Bite over Perth Heat

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Perth Heat 3 4 2 4 0 0 4 0 0 2 19 25 2
Adelaide Bite 1 1 0 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 11 28 2

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. ^ "2015 Australian Baseball League Current Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  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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