2016–17 Australian Baseball League season

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.

2016–17 Australian Baseball League season
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
SportBaseball
Duration17 November 2016 – 11 February 2017
Number of games119
Number of teams6
Total attendance87,475
Regular season
Season MVPAaron Whitefield
Championship Series
VenueMelbourne Ballpark
ChampionsBrisbane Bandits (2nd title)
  Runners-upMelbourne Aces
Seasons

Teams

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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

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Standings

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Team Pld W L GB PCT Home Away Qualification
Melbourne Aces 40 26 14 .650 13–7 13–7 Championship Series
Adelaide Bite 40 23 17 3 .575 12–8 11–9 Preliminary final
Brisbane Bandits 39 21 18 4.5 .538 11–8 10–10
Canberra Cavalry 40 20 20 6 .500 11–9 9–11
Sydney Blue Sox 39 15 24 10.5 .385 11–9 4–15
Perth Heat 40 14 26 12 .350 10–10 4–16
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 Melbourne Aces 0
2 Adelaide Bite 1 3 Brisbane Bandits 2
3 Brisbane Bandits 2

Preliminary Final Series

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Game 1

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3 February 2017 19:00 (UTC+10:30) at Diamond Sports Stadium in Adelaide
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brisbane Bandits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 8 0
Adelaide Bite 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
WP: Zac Treece (1–0)   LP: Matthew Williams (0–1)   Sv: Ryan Searle (1)
Boxscore

Game 2

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4 February 2017 18:00 (UTC+10:00) at AFA Stadium at Holloway Field in Brisbane (F/12)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Adelaide Bite 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 15 2
Brisbane Bandits 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
WP: Zach Cooper (1–0)   LP: Ryan Searle (0–1)
Home runs:
ADE: Marcus Greene Jr (1), Mitch Dening (1)
BRI: Aaron Whitefield (1), Wade Dutton (1)
Boxscore

Game 3

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5 February 2017 13:00 (UTC+10:00) at AFA Stadium at Holloway Field in Brisbane
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Adelaide Bite 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
Brisbane Bandits 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 8 X 18 23 3
WP: Rick Teasley (1–0)   LP: Hei Chun Lee (0–1)
Home runs:
ADE: Stefan Welch (1), Jordan McArdle (1)
BRI: Trent Oeltjen (1), Ryan Battaglia 2 (2), Logan Wade (1), Mitch Nilsson 2 (2), David Rodriguez (1)
Boxscore

Composite Line Score

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2017 ABL Preliminary Final Series (2–1): Brisbane Bandits over Adelaide Bite

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Brisbane Bandits 1 2 0 1 2 2 6 11 0 0 0 0 25 41 4
Adelaide Bite 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 11 25 2

Championship Series

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Game 1

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10 February 2017 19:30 (UTC+11:00) at Melbourne Ballpark in Melbourne
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brisbane Bandits 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 10 0
Melbourne Aces 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
WP: Rick Teasley (1–0)   LP: Mark Hamburger (0–1)
Home runs:
BRI: Trent Oeltjen (1), David Rodriguez (1), Logan Wade (1), Kevin Padlo (1)
MEL: None
Boxscore

Game 2

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11 February 2017 18:30 (UTC+11:00) at Melbourne Ballpark in Melbourne
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brisbane Bandits 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 8 0
Melbourne Aces 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
WP: Kramer Champlin (1–0)   LP: Jon Kennedy (0–1)   Sv: Ryan Searle (1)
Home runs:
BRI: None
MEL: Cody Jones (1)
Boxscore

Composite Line Score

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2017 ABL Championship Series (2–0): Brisbane Bandits over Melbourne Aces

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brisbane Bandits 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 9 18 0
Melbourne Aces 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0

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. ^ "2016 Australian Baseball League Final Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  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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