2009 Claxton Shield
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The 2009 Diamond Anniversary Claxton Shield was the 75-year anniversary of the Claxton Shield and was held from 2 December 2008 to 8 February 2009 and was the Shield's Diamond anniversary. The Perth Heat won the tournament after defeating the New South Wales Patriots 3-2 in the third game of a best of three series.
Overview
The 2009 Shield series excluded the Australian Provincial baseball team and consisted of four, three game series against each team including a two home, two away and a bye round for each of the teams. On top of this to start off the tournament, there was also a showcase round where each team played each other once. To celebrate the 75th anniversary, the showcase round also hosted a variety of other events such as a Home Run Derby. Teams that competed in the 2009 Claxton Shield were the New South Wales Patriots, Queensland Rams, Perth Heat, Victoria Aces and the South Australia.[1]
The competition served as the primary selection trial for the national team to compete in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. The first round of the WBC commenced Mexico City on 8 March 2009, a month after the final round.[2]
Teams
Rosters
Venues
The 2009 Claxton Shield will be competed between 5 teams from around Australia in 13 different venues.[2]
- Perth Heat
- South Australia
- Anderson Reserve - Glenelg
- Blue Lake Sports Park - Mount Gambier
- Victoria Aces
- New South Wales Patriots
- Blacktown Baseball Stadium - Sydney
- Narrabundah Baseball Park - Canberra
- Aquatic Reserve - Manly
- Fred Finch Park - Wollongong
- Queensland Rams
Regular season
| Clinched championship series berth | |
| Clinched semi-final series berth |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Heat | 12 | 4 | .750 | – |
| Victoria Aces | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2 |
| New South Wales Patriots | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3 |
| Queensland Rams | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4 |
| South Australia | 1 | 15 | .063 | 11 |
Championship series
The 2009 Claxton Shield finals series will have the top three teams after regular fixtures qualify. The team who finishes first will auto-qualify for the final where they will meet the winner of the 2nd vs 3rd. Both semi-finals and finals are best of three series.
23 January 2009 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Victoria Aces | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: Patriots: W Lundgren Aces: T Blackley WP: T Blackley (1-0) LP: W Lundgren (0-1) Home runs: Patriots: 0 Aces: 0 Attendance: 737[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 January 2009 at 3.00 pm, Waverley
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NSW Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | X | 9 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: Aces: A Blackley Patriots: T Cox WP: T Cox (1-0) LP: A Blackley (0-1) Home runs: Aces: 0 Patriots: 2, M Lysaught, S Pender Attendance: 1731[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 January 2009 at 12.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Victoria Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: Patriots: C Anderson Aces: D Cassidy WP: C Anderson (1-0) LP: D Cassidy (0-1) Sv: W Lundgren 1 Home runs: Patriots: 1, S Pender Aces: 0 Attendance: 154[6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 February 2009 at 7.00 pm, Baseball Park
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Perth Heat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: Patriots: C Anderson Heat: L Hendriks WP: C Anderson (2-0) LP: L Hendriks (0-1) Sv: W Lundgren 2 Home runs: Patriots: 0 Heat: 0 Attendance:[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 February 2009 at 7.00 pm, Baseball Park
Perth Heat def. New South Wales Patriots.
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8 February 2009 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| NSW Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Perth Heat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: Patriots: W Lundgren Heat: D Schmidt WP: B Wise (1-0) LP: M Williams (0-1) Sv: W Lundgren 2 Home runs: Patriots: 0 Heat: 1, C House Attendance: 2150[8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conditions
Blacktown Baseball Stadium experienced quite warm December summer weather for New South Wales. Although the average maximum temperature is 25 °C (77 °F), most games were above this, with Game 8 of the showcase round between South Australia and Victoria Aces hitting 32 °C (90 °F) during the match.
On 7 December, the temperature dropped to a maximum of 22 °C with a strong breeze over Blacktown as well as clouds, however, no rain fell and the games finished as scheduled.
A large low-pressure system and long periods of rain forced the postponement of both games on 12 December in Altona, Victoria and Canberra. Games the next day were rescheduled to allow for 7-inning double headers. Game 1 between Queensland Rams and Victoria Aces was relocated to Mildura, Victoria where Game 2 and 3 were also being played.[9]
On 3 January, the New South Wales Patriots vs Queensland Rams second game at Baxter Field, Lismore was delayed during the 6th inning due to a small stint of heavy rain. Drizzle was present throughout the game, but was only delayed for approximately ten minutes.[10]
Fielders Choice Player of the Series
This is awarded recognition of outstanding individual performances each round of the 2009 Claxton Shield by the Australian Baseball Federation.[11]
- Round 1 - Nick Kimpton
- Round 2 - Daniel Berg
- Round 3 - Tim Kennelly
- Round 4 - Luke Hughes
- Round 5 - Wayne Lundgren
- Round 6 - Justin Huber
Statistics leaders
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Awards
| Award | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Championship MVP | Luke Hughes | Perth Heat |
| Golden Glove | Grant Karlsen | Victoria Aces |
| Batting Champion | Nick Kimpton | Perth Heat |
| Pitcher of the Year | Tim Cox | New South Wales Patriots |
| Rookie of the Year | Chris House | Perth Heat |
| Manager of the Year | Don Kyle | Perth Heat |
External links
- Official Baseball Australia Website
- Official 2009 Claxton Shield Page
- 14 December Results Courier Mail
References
- ^ Stockman, Jennifer (3 November 2008). "2009 Claxton Shield Schedule" (PDF). Australian Baseball Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Stockman, Jennifer (24 November 2008). "2009 Claxton Shield Media Guide" (PDF). Australian Baseball Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Collins, Kingsley (5 December 2008). "Claxton Shield a fillip for Sunraysia baseball". Australian Baseball Federation. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ New South Wales vs Victoria Semi-Final 1 Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Victoria vs New South Wales Semi-Final 2 Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Programs/Claxton Shield/2009/SF3/xvisitor.htm New South Wales vs Victoria Semi-Final 3". Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ New South Wales vs Perth Grand-Final 1[dead link]
- ^ New South Wales vs Perth Grand-Final 3 Archived 30 March 2009 at archive.today
- ^ Foster, Ben (13 December 2008). "BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A BALLGAME...Let's play two!". Australian Baseball Federation. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Queensland vs New South Wales 3 January 2008[dead link]
- ^ FIELDERS CHOICE Player of the Round