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2008 Claxton Shield

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{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}{{Unreferenced|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2008 Claxton Shield

| image = 2008ClaxtonShieldLogo.JPG

| sport = Baseball

| no_of_teams = 6

| duration = 28 December 2007 – 2 February 2008

| defending_champs = Victoria Aces

| season = Regular season

| season_champ_name = First place

| season_champs = New South Wales Patriots

| first_record = (9-3)

| second_name = Second place

| second_place = Perth Heat

| second_record = (8-4)

| third_place = Queensland Rams

| third_record = (8-4)

| fourth_place = Victoria Aces

| fourth_record = (7-5)

| fifth_place = South Australia

| fifth_record = (3–9)

| sixth_place = Australian Provincial

| sixth_record = (1-11)

| finals = Finals series

| finals_champ = Perth Heat

| num_championships = 9

| finals_runner-up = New South Wales Patriots

| prevseason_year = 2007

| nextseason_year = 2009

| prevseason_link = 2007 Claxton Shield

| nextseason_link = 2009 Claxton Shield

}}The 74th Claxton Shield was held from 28 December 2007 to 10 February 2008. The 2008 Shield was conducted on a Home and Away series made up of 2 Divisions; Eastern Division: Australian Provincial, New South Wales Patriots and the Queensland Rams, Southern Division: Perth Heat, Victoria Aces and South Australia. Each divisional series saw each team meet 6 times with 3 home games and 3 away games, the top team from each division then meet in a 3-game Championship series.

Teams

{{Location map+|Australia|width=350|places =

{{Location map~|Australia|lat_deg = -32.06|lon_deg = 115.94|label= Perth Heat}}

{{Location map~|Australia|lat_deg = -34.92|lon_deg = 138.63|position = left|label= South Australia}}

{{Location map~|Australia|lat_deg = -27.44|lon_deg = 153.01|label= Queensland Rams}}

{{Location map~|Australia|lat_deg = -33.77|lon_deg = 150.86|position = top|label= NSW Patriots}}

{{Location map~|Australia|lat_deg = -35.31|lon_deg = 149.12|position = bottom|label= Australia Provincial}}

{{Location map~|Australia|lat_deg = -37.86|lon_deg = 144.78|position = bottom|label= Victoria Aces}}

|caption = 2008 Claxton Shield teams

}}

The 2008 Claxton Shield was contested between six teams from around Australia, divided into two divisions.

:2008 Claxton Shield team rosters

=Southern Division=

=Eastern Division=

Match results

=Southern Division=

==28 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, [[Woodville Oval]]==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=Aces

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=3|R6=1|R7=0|R8=1|R9=2|R10=2|RR=9|RH=18|RE=4

|Home=South Australia|HomeAbr=SA

|H1=1|H2=1|H3=1|H4=2|H5=0|H6=2|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|H10=0|HR=8|HH=12|HE=1

|RSP=D Barker|HSP=J Challinor

|WP=M Blackmore (1-0)|LP=J Rex (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=3, D Berg, P Stokes, A Russell|HomeHR=1, T Brice Attendance:

|}}

==29 December 2007 at 11.00 am, Woodville Oval==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=Aces

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=5|R9=2|RR=9|RH=14|RE=1

|Home=South Australia|HomeAbr=SA

|H1=0|H2=2|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=6|H9=0|HR=8|HH=9|HE=4

|RSP=B Wilson|HSP=D Fidge

|WP=G Karlsen (1-0)|LP=J Tols (0-1)|SV=M Blackmore (1)

|RoadHR=1, A Russell|HomeHR=1, T Brice Attendance:

|}}

==29 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=Aces

|R1=0|R2=1|R3=1|R4=0|R5=3|R6=0|R7=1|R8=0|R9=7|RR=13|RH=17|RE=1

|Home=South Australia|HomeAbr=SA

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=4|H4=4|H5=1|H6=1|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=10|HH=15|HE=1

|RSP=J Blejwas|HSP=C Lawson

|WP=A Dewar|LP=T Fiebig|SV=

|RoadHR=1; T Williams|HomeHR=6–2; D Berg. 1; P Rutgers, P Stokes, R Johnston, T Brice. Attendance:

|}}

==3 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, [[Baseball Park (Perth)|Baseball Park]]==

{{Linescore|

|Road=South Australia|RoadAbr=SA

|R1=0|R2=2|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=3|R9=0|RR=6|RH=9|RE=0

|Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=0|HH=6|HE=2

|RSP=J Challinor|HSP=B Thomas

|WP=J Challinor (1-0)|LP=B Thomas (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==4 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park==

{{Linescore|

|Road=South Australia|RoadAbr=SA

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|Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat

|H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=4|H6=0|H7=4|H8=0|H9=-|HR=10|HH=9|HE=1

|RSP=C Lawson|HSP=M Kelly

|WP=M Kelly (1-0)|LP=C Lawson (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=1, A de San Miguel Attendance:

|}}

==5 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park==

{{Linescore|

|Road=South Australia|RoadAbr=SA

|R1=0|R2=2|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=5|RE=2

|Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=3|H5=0|H6=0|H7=3|H8=1|H9=-|HR=8|HH=14|HE=1

|RSP=D Ruzic|HSP=L Hendriks

|WP=L Hendriks (1-0)|LP=D Ruzic (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==11 January 2008 at 7.00 pm, [[Melbourne Ballpark]]==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Heat

|R1=2|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=1|R8=2|R9=0|RR=6|RH=11|RE=0

|Home=Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=Aces

|H1=0|H2=2|H3=1|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=1|H8=0|H9=0|HR=5|HH=14|HE=3

|RSP=M Kelly|HSP=D Hendricks

|WP=D Peacock (1-0)|LP=A Dewar (0-1)|SV=B Wise (1)

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:573

|}}

==12 January 2008 at 3.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Heat

|R1=2|R2=0|R3=3|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=2|R8=0|R9=0|RR=8|RH=11|RE=2

|Home=Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=Aces

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=3|HR=5|HH=13|HE=2

|RSP=L Hendriks|HSP=G Wiltshire

|WP=L Hendriks (1-0)|LP=G Wiltshire (0-1)|SV=D Peacock (1)

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:603

|}}

==12 January 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Heat

|R1=1|R2=1|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=10|RE=0

|Home=Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=Aces

|H1=1|H2=0|H3=1|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=1|H8=0|H9=X|HR=4|HH=9|HE=2

|RSP=B Thomas|HSP=B Flemming

|WP=L Hogan (1-0)|LP=B Thomas (0-1)|SV=M Blackmore (1)

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:661

|}}

==18 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Heat

|R1=1|R2=0|R3=2|R4=0|R5=6|R6=2|R7=0|R8=X|R9=X|RR=11|RH=13|RE=0

|Home=South Australia|HomeAbr=SA

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=X|H9=X|HR=0|HH=2|HE=1

|RSP=L Hendriks|HSP=T Merrill

|WP=L Hendriks (1-0|LP=T Merrill (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=1, M Graham|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==19 January 2008 at 11.00 am, Woodville Oval==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Heat

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=6|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=6|RH=10|RE=0

|Home=South Australia|HomeAbr=SA

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=1|H8=0|H9=1|HR=3|HH=6|HE=1

|RSP=M Kelly|HSP=D Ruzic

|WP=M Kelly (1-0)|LP=D Ruzic (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=1; C Balgera|HomeHR=2; T Brice, B Pett Attendance:

|}}

==19 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Heat

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=4|RE=0

|Home=South Australia|HomeAbr=SA

|H1=0|H2=2|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=2|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=4|HH=12|HE=0

|RSP=S Mitchinson|HSP=J Challinor

|WP=J Challinor (1-0)|LP=S Mitchinson (0-1)|SV=D Fidge (1)

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==24 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=Aces

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=2|R8=1|R9=3|RR=6|RH=8|RE=2

|Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat

|H1=1|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=1|HR=4|HH=12|HE=3

|RSP=G Wiltshire|HSP=L Hendriks

|WP=R Spear|LP=C Goadby|SV=M Blackmore

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==25 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=Aces

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=1|R9=0|RR=2|RH=7|RE=1

|Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat

|H1=1|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=3|H7=1|H8=2|H9=X|HR=7|HH=12|HE=0

|RSP=B Wilson|HSP=M Kelly

|WP=M Kelly|LP=B Wilson,|SV=

|RoadHR=1; B Harman|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==26 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=Aces

|R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=7|RE=4

|Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat

|H1=1|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=1|H8=3|H9=X|HR=5|HH=7|HE=2

|RSP=T Blackley|HSP=S Mitchinson

|WP=B Wise|LP=A Bright|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=1; M Kennelly Attendance:

|}}

==1 February 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark==

{{Linescore|

|Road=South Australia|RoadAbr=SA

|R1=1|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=2|R8=0|R9=1|RR=5|RH=8|RE=0

|Home=Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=Aces

|H1=0|H2=1|H3=3|H4=0|H5=1|H6=2|H7=0|H8=2|H9=X|HR=9|HH=11|HE=2

|RSP=J Challinor|HSP=G Wiltshire

|WP=G Wiltshire|LP=J Challinor|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==2 February 2008 at 3.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark==

{{Linescore|

|Road=South Australia|RoadAbr=SA

|R1=4|R2=2|R3=3|R4=0|R5=0|R6=3|R7=0|R8=0|R9=2|RR=14|RH=22|RE=4

|Home=Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=Aces

|H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=6|H7=0|H8=1|H9=1|HR=11|HH=10|HE=1

|RSP=D Ruzic|HSP=B Wilson

|WP=D Ruzic|LP=B Wilson|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:1,211

|}}

==2 February 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark==

{{Linescore|

|Road=South Australia|RoadAbr=SA

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=|R9=|RR=0|RH=3|RE=2

|Home=Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=Aces

|H1=1|H2=3|H3=1|H4=0|H5=2|H6=5|H7=X|H8=|H9=|HR=12|HH=14|HE=0

|RSP=T Langmann|HSP=T Blackley

|WP=T Blackley|LP=T Langmann|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=1; B Harman Attendance:1,437

|}}

=Eastern Division=

==28 December 2007 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah==

{{Linescore|

|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=5|R6=1|R7=0|R8=1|R9=0|RR=8|RH=11|RE=1

|Home=Australia Provincial|HomeAbr=Provincial

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=1|HH=13|HE=1

|RSP=D Rosser|HSP=P Brassington

|WP=D Rosser (1-0)|LP=L Wilkins (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:378

|}}

==29 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, Narrabundah==

{{Linescore|

|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots

|R1=0|R2=1|R3=3|R4=1|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=6|RH=13|RE=1

|Home=Australia Provincial|HomeAbr=Provincial

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=2|H8=0|H9=0|HR=2|HH=6|HE=1

|RSP=M Bennett|HSP=C Hardy

|WP=M Bennett (1-0)|LP=C Hardy (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=1, B Kingman|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==29 December 2007 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah==

{{Linescore|

|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=1|R6=1|R7=0|R8=1|R9=1|RR=5|RH=11|RE=0

|Home=Australia Provincial|HomeAbr=Provincial

|H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=1|HH=5|HE=1

|RSP=V Hardy|HSP=S Kent

|WP=T Cox (1-0)|LP=S Kent (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:343

|}}

==6 January 2008 at 9.10 am, [[Holloway Field]]==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Australia Provincial|RoadAbr=Provincial

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=0|R6=0|R7=2|R8=-|R9=-|RR=4|RH=8|RE=3

|Home=Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=Rams

|H1=0|H2=1|H3=1|H4=0|H5=2|H6=5|H7=-|H8=-|H9=-|HR=9|HH=9|HE=2

|RSP=P Brassington|HSP=C Mowday

|WP=J Veitch (1-0)|LP=C Hardy (0-2)|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=1, J Naughton Attendance:350

|}}

==6 January 2008 at 12.00 pm, Holloway Field==

;No result, Game completed on 27 January on Provincial's home leg

{{Linescore|

|Road=Australia Provincial|RoadAbr=Provincial

|R1=0|R2=7|R3=0|R4=0|R5=2|R6=5|R7=0|R8=|R9=|RR=14|RH=13|RE=0

|Home=Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=Rams

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=3|H7=2|H8=|H9=|HR=6|HH=9|HE=4

|RSP=S Kent|HSP=M Timms

|WP=C Hardy (1-2)|LP=M Timms (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==5 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands==

; Rescheduled to 25 January 2008, Narrabundah

{{Linescore|

|Road=Australia Provincial|RoadAbr=Provincial

|R1=0|R2=1|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=2|R8=|R9=|RR=3|RH=5|RE=3

|Home=Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=Rams

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=4|H6=3|H7=X|H8=|H9=|HR=7|HH=8|HE=2

|RSP=P Brassington|HSP=C Mowday

|WP=C Mowday|LP=P Brassington|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==11 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, [[Blacktown Baseball Stadium|Blacktown Olympic Ballpark]]==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Australia Provincial|RoadAbr=Provincial

|R1=4|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=2|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=7|RH=10|RE=0

|Home=NSW Patriots|HomeAbr=Patriots

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=2|H5=0|H6=0|H7=4|H8=2|H9=X|HR=9|HH=14|HE=2

|RSP=P Brassington|HSP=D Rosser

|WP=T Cox (2-0)|LP=D Thorne (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=1, M Collins|HomeHR=1, G Fingleson Attendance:512

|}}

==12 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark==

{{Linescore|

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|R1=0|R2=1|R3=2|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=10|RE=2

|Home=NSW Patriots|HomeAbr=Patriots

|H1=0|H2=5|H3=0|H4=0|H5=2|H6=0|H7=2|H8=0|H9=X|HR=9|HH=11|HE=1

|RSP=M Lennox|HSP=M Bennett

|WP=M Bennett (2-0)|LP=M Lennox (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:296

|}}

==12 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark==

{{Linescore|

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|R1=0|R2=1|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=8|RE=1

|Home=NSW Patriots|HomeAbr=Patriots

|H1=1|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=4|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=5|HH=11|HE=2

|RSP=S Kent|HSP=T Grattan

|WP=B Thomas (1-0)|LP=R Hipke (0-1)|SV=M Williams (1)

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:493

|}}

==19 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands==

{{Linescore|

|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots

|R1=0|R2=2|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=3|R9=0|RR=5|RH=7|RE=0

|Home=Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=Rams

|H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=2|H5=0|H6=0|H7=1|H8=0|H9=0|HR=4|HH=10|HE=2

|RSP=M Bennett|HSP=C Mowday

|WP=T Cox|LP=D Holland|SV=

|RoadHR=1; T D'Antonio|HomeHR=1; M Studeman Attendance:600

|}}

==20 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Redlands==

{{Linescore|

|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=1|RR=3|RH=10|RE=0

|Home=Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=Rams

|H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=1|H9=X|HR=4|HH=3|HE=0

|RSP=J Eacott|HSP=T Crawford

|WP=T Crawford (1-0)|LP=J Eacott (0-1)|SV=P Stockman (1)

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=1; B Roneberg Attendance:360

|}}

==20 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands==

{{Linescore|

|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots

|R1=0|R2=3|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=4|RH=5|RE=0

|Home=Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=Rams

|H1=0|H2=2|H3=1|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=X|HR=5|HH=9|HE=0

|RSP=D Rosser|HSP=D Naylor

|WP=S Morriss|LP=A Cooke|SV=PJ Bevis

|RoadHR=2; P Maat|HomeHR=1; B Roneberg, D Sutherland Attendance:352

|}}

==25 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=Rams

|R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=4|R6=3|R7=3|R8=|R9=|RR=11|RH=12|RE=0

|Home=Australian Provincial|HomeAbr=Provincial

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=|H9=|HR=1|HH=5|HE=2

|RSP=T Crawford|HSP=S Kent

|WP=T Crawford (2-0)|LP=S Kent (0-2)|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==26 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Narrabundah==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=Rams

|R1=0|R2=2|R3=3|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=6|R8=|R9=|RR=12|RH=15|RE=3

|Home=Australian Provincial|HomeAbr=Provincial

|H1=1|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=|H9=|HR=1|HH=5|HE=4

|RSP=D Naylor|HSP=M Lennox

|WP=D Naylor (1-0)|LP=M Lennox (0-2)|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==26 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah==

{{Linescore|

|Road=Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=Rams

|R1=1|R2=5|R3=4|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=1|R8=0|R9=4|RR=16|RH=19|RE=2

|Home=Australian Provincial|HomeAbr=Provincial

|H1=3|H2=0|H3=0|H4=1|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=5|HH=8|HE=2

|RSP=M Timms|HSP=A Gribbin

|WP=S Morriss (2-0)|LP=A Gribbon (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=1; J Nilsson|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==1 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark==

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|Home=NSW Patriots|HomeAbr=Patriots

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=0|HR=1|HH=6|HE=1

|RSP=C Mowday|HSP=M Bennett

|WP=C Mowday (2-0)|LP=M Bennett (2-1)|SV=PJ Bevis (1)

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==2 February 2008 at 3.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark==

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|Home=NSW Patriots|HomeAbr=Patriots

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=3|H8=0|H9=X|HR=5|HH=12|HE=0

|RSP=D Naylor|HSP=T Cox

|WP=M Williams (1-0)|LP=S Morriss (2-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:

|}}

==2 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark==

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|Home=NSW Patriots|HomeAbr=Patriots

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=1|HH=5|HE=0

|RSP=T Crawford|HSP=S Benson

|WP=D D'Louhy (1-0)|LP=T Crawford (2-1)|SV=T Grattan (1)

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance:728

|}}

Ladder

=Southern Division=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Played

! Wins

! Loss

! Win %

! Games Behind

Perth Heat

|12

|8

|4

|.667

|

Victoria Aces

|12

|7

|5

|.583

|1

South Australia

|12

|3

|9

|.250

|5

=Eastern Division=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Played

! Wins

! Loss

! Win %

! Games Behind

New South Wales Patriots

|12

|9

|3

|.750

|

Queensland Rams

|12

|8

|4

|.667

|1

Australian Provincial

|12

|1

|11

|.083

|8

Championship series

=Game 1: 8 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark=

{{Linescore|

|Road=Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Heat

|R1=2|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=2|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=5|RH=9|RE=0

|Home=NSW Patriots|HomeAbr=Patriots

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=2|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|HR=3|HH=7|HE=3

|RSP=L Hendriks|HSP=M Bennett

|WP=L Hendriks (1-0)|LP=M Bennett (0-1)|SV=B Wise (1)

|RoadHR=1; L Hughes|HomeHR=0 Attendance:432

|}}

=Game 2: 9 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark=

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|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=1|RE=0

|Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat

|H1=1|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=3|H8=0|H9=X|HR=4|HH=6|HE=1

|RSP=T Cox|HSP=M Kelly

|WP=M Kelly (1-0)|LP=T Cox (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=1; M. Graham Attendance:735

|}}

Awards

class="wikitable"
Award

! Name

! Team

Most Valuable Player

|Clint Balgera

|Perth Heat

Championship M.V.P.

|Mark Kelly

|Perth Heat

Golden Glove

|Matt Studeman

|Queensland Rams

Batting Champion

|Clint Balgera

|Perth Heat

Pitcher of the Year

|Tim Cox

|New South Wales Patriots

Rookie of the Year

|Liam Hendriks

|Perth Heat

Manager of the Year

|Gordon Gerlach

|Perth Heat

Top Stats

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{{col-break}}

class="wikitable"
+ Defensive Stats
Name

! Wins

! Losses

! Saves

! ERA

Tim COX

|3

|0

|0

|1.00

Chris MOWDAY

|2

|0

|0

|1.17

Liam HENDRIKS

|3

|0

|0

|1.90

Tristian CRAWFORD

|2

|1

|0

|1.96

Darren FIDGE

|0

|0

|1

|2.19

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class="wikitable"
+ Offensive Stars
Name

! Avg

! HR

! RBI

Clint BALGERA

|.450

|1

|11

David SUTHERLAND

|.442

|1

|12

Brad HARMAN

|.440

|2

|7

Mitch DENING

|.409

|0

|4

Brett RONEBERG

|.406

|2

|9

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All-Star Team

class="wikitable"
Position

! Name

! Team

Catcher

|

|

1st Base

|

|

2nd Base

|

|

3rd Base

|

|

Short Stop

|

|

Out Field

|

|

Out Field

|

|

Out Field

|

|

Designated Hitter

|

|

Starting Pitcher

|

|

Relief Pitcher

|

|

Manager

|

|

External links

  • [http://www.baseball.com.au Official Baseball Australia Website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718164512/http://www.baseball.com.au/default.asp?MenuID=Events%2F95%2F0,Claxton_Shield%2F14075%2F20767,2007_Claxton_Shield_Information%2F101%2F20767 Official 2008 Claxton Shield Website]

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