2015–16 Australian Baseball League season

The 2015–16 Australian Baseball League season was the sixth Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, held from 23 October 2015 to 6 February 2016.

2015–16 Australian Baseball League season
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
SportBaseball
Duration23 October 2015 – 6 February 2016
Number of games159
Number of teams6
Total attendance150,213
Regular season
Season MVPJustin Williams
Championship Series
VenueHolloway Field
ChampionsBrisbane Bandits (1st title)
  Runners-upAdelaide Bite
Seasons

Teams

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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

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Standings

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Team Pld W L GB PCT Home Away Qualification
Brisbane Bandits 56 37 19 .661 23–5 14–14 Championship Series
Canberra Cavalry 56 31 25 6 .554 18–10 13–15 Preliminary final
Adelaide Bite 56 30 26 7 .536 18–10 12–16
Sydney Blue Sox 55 26 29 10.5 .473 18–9 8–20
Perth Heat 56 23 33 14 .411 12–16 11–17
Melbourne Aces 55 20 35 16.5 .364 10–18 10–17
Source: [7]

Statistical leaders

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

Postseason

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Bracket

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Preliminary Final Series Championship Series
1 Brisbane Bandits 2
2 Canberra Cavalry 1 3 Adelaide Bite 0
3 Adelaide Bite 2

Preliminary Final Series

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Game 1

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January 29, 2016 19:00 (UTC+10:30) at Norwood Oval
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Canberra Cavalry 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 0
Adelaide Bite 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 6 11 0
WP: Josh Tols (1–0)   LP: Brian Grening (0–1)   Sv: Loek van Mil (1)
Home runs:
CAN: Ryan Miller (1)
ADE: Travis Demeritte 2 (2)
Boxscore

Game 2

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The second game of the series was scheduled to be played on 30 January, but was postponed due to wet weather. It was rescheduled to be the first game of a doubleheader the following day.

January 31, 2016 12:00 (UTC+11:00) at Narrabundah Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Adelaide Bite 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0
Canberra Cavalry 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 X 3 7 0
WP: Steven Kent (1–0)   LP: Takuro Ito (0–1)   Sv: Michael Click (1)
Home runs:
ADE: Kyle Petty (1)
CAN: Bryan Pounds (1)
Boxscore

Game 3

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January 31, 2016 15:30 (UTC+11:00) at Narrabundah Ballpark
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Adelaide Bite 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 9 12 1
Canberra Cavalry 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 1
WP: Nick Talbot (1–0)   LP: Scott Cone (0–1)
Home runs:
ADE: Travis Demeritte 2 (4), Kyle Petty (2)
CAN: None
Boxscore

Composite Line Score

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2016 ABL Preliminary Final Series (2–1): Adelaide Bite over Canberra Cavalry

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Adelaide Bite 3 2 6 1 0 1 2 1 1 17 34 1
Canberra Cavalry 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 9 24 1

Championship Series

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Game 1

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February 5, 2016 18:00 (UTC+10:00) at AFA Sdadium at Holloway Field
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Adelaide Bite 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Brisbane Bandits 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 X 7 10 0
WP: Jason Jarvis (1–0)   LP: Josh Tols (0–1)   Sv: Ryan Searle (1)
Home runs:
ADE: Angus Roeger (1)
BRI: Bralin Jackson (1), TJ Bennett (1)
Boxscore

Game 2

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February 6, 2016 18:00 (UTC+10:00) at AFA Sdadium at Holloway Field
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Adelaide Bite 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 3
Brisbane Bandits 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 X 7 8 2
WP: Travis Blackley (1–0)   LP: Steven Chambers (0–1)
Home runs:
ADE: Kyle Petty (1)
BRI: Donald Lutz (1)
Boxscore

Composite Line Score

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2016 ABL Championship Series (2–0): Brisbane Bandits over Adelaide Bite

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brisbane Bandits 1 0 7 1 1 3 0 1 0 14 18 2
Adelaide Bite 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 16 4

References

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  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.
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