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2009 Claxton Shield

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox sports season

| image = Claxton2009.jpg

| sport = Baseball

| title = 75th Claxton Shield
Diamond Anniversary

| no_of_teams = 5

| duration = 2 December 2008 – 8 February 2009

| defending_champs = Perth Heat

| season = Regular season

| season_champ_name = First place

| season_champs = Perth Heat

| first_record = (12–4)

| second_name = Second place

| second_place = Victoria Aces

| second_record = (10–6)

| third_place = New South Wales Patriots

| third_record = (9–7)

| fourth_place = Queensland Rams

| fourth_record = (8–8)

| fifth_place = South Australia

| fifth_record = (1–15)

| finals = Finals series

| finals_champ = Perth Heat

| num_championships = 10

| finals_runner-up = New South Wales Patriots

| prevseason_year = 2008

| nextseason_year = 2010

| prevseason_link = 2008 Claxton Shield

| nextseason_link = 2010 Claxton Shield

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/2009%20Claxton%20Shield%20Schedule_FINAL.pdf |title=2009 Claxton Shield Schedule |publisher=Australian Baseball Federation |date=3 November 2008 |last=Stockman |first=Jennifer |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205041154/http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/2009%20Claxton%20Shield%20Schedule_FINAL.pdf |archivedate=5 February 2009 }}

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.

Teams

=Rosters=

{{Main|2009 Claxton Shield team rosters}}

=Venues=

{{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 = 2009 Claxton Shield teams

}}

The 2009 Claxton Shield will be competed between 5 teams from around Australia in 13 different venues.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/2009%20Media%20Guide_Diamond%20Anniversary%20Claxton%20Shield.pdf |title=2009 Claxton Shield Media Guide |publisher=Australian Baseball Federation |date=24 November 2008 |last=Stockman |first=Jennifer |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205041219/http://baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/2009%20Media%20Guide_Diamond%20Anniversary%20Claxton%20Shield.pdf |archivedate=5 February 2009 }}

Regular season

The regular season was held from 2 December 2008 through to 18 January 2009, followed by a two-week finals series from 23 January to 8 February 2009. The season started with a showcase round featuring all five teams in a single round-robin series of matches at Blacktown Olympic Park. This was followed by five rounds of home and away games, with each team playing four 3-game series, one against each other team, two at home and two away. As there was an odd number of teams, each team also had a bye round. At the end of the home and away season, the top three teams qualified for the finals series.{{cite web|title=2009 (75th Anniversary) Claxton Shield Schedule |url=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/2009%20Claxton%20Shield%20Schedule_FINAL.pdf |work=2009 Claxton Shield |publisher=Australian Baseball Federation |date=3 November 2008 |accessdate=1 November 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205172719/http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/2009%20Claxton%20Shield%20Schedule_FINAL.pdf |archivedate=5 December 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}

=Standings=

class="wikitable"
style="width:15px; background:#7cfc00;"|Clinched championship series berth
style="background:#add8e6;"|Clinched semi-final series berth

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=200 | Team

! width=40 | W

! width=40 | L

! width=40 | Pct.

! width=40 | GB

style="background:#7cfc00;"

| align=left | Perth Heat

| 12

4.750–
style="background:#add8e6;"

| align=left | Victoria Aces

| 10

6.6252
style="background:#add8e6;"

| align=left | New South Wales Patriots

| 9

7.5633
align=left | Queensland Rams

| 8

8.5004
align=left | South Australia

| 1

15.06311

= Showcase - Round 1 =

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|Date=2 December 2008

|Time=18:30 (UTC+11)

|Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney

|Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD

|R1=0|R2=1|R3=0|R4=2|R5=0|R6=2|R7=1|R8=2|R9=0|RR=8|RH=12|RE=0

|Home= Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Perth

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

|WP=C Mowday (1-0)|LP=D Peacock (0-1)|SV=S Morriss (1)

|RoadHR=J Naughton (1)|HomeHR=N Kimpton (1), M Kennelly (1)

|Attendance=151

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc01.htm

}}

{{col-2}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=3 December 2008

|Time=15:00 (UTC+11)

|Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney

|Other=(F/7)

|Road= Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=VIC

|R1=2|R2=1|R3=3|R4=3|R5=0|R6=0|R7=4|R8= |R9= |RR=13|RH=16|RE=0

|Home= Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=QLD

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

|WP=A Blackley (1-0)|LP=D Naylor (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=D Berg (1)|HomeHR=

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc02.htm

}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=3 December 2008

|Time=18:30 (UTC+11)

|Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney

|Road= Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Perth

|R1=5|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=2|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=7|RH=9|RE=0

|Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA

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

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

|RoadHR=L Dale (1)|HomeHR=

|Attendance=198

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc03.htm

}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=4 December 2008

|Time=15:00 (UTC+11)

|Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney

|Other=(F/11)

|Road= Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Perth

|R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=1|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|R10=0|R11=1|RR=6|RH=15|RE=1

|Home= Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=VIC

|H1=2|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|H10=0|H11=0|HR=5|HH=10|HE=3

|WP=D White (1-0)|LP=M Blackmore (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc04.htm

}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=4 December 2008

|Time=18:30 (UTC+11)

|Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney

|Road= South Australia|RoadAbr=SA

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

|Home= New South Wales Patriots|HomeAbr=NSW

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=3|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=4|HH=7|HE=4

|WP=V Harris (1-0)|LP=P Brassington (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=

|Attendance=587

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc05.htm

}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=5 December 2008

|Time=15:00 (UTC+11)

|Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney

|Road= South Australia|RoadAbr=SA

|R1=0|R2=3|R3=3|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=3|RR=9|RH=16|RE=2

|Home= Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=QLD

|H1=1|H2=0|H3=2|H4=1|H5=1|H6=1|H7=0|H8=5|H9=X|HR=11|HH=12|HE=1

|WP=S Morriss (1-0)|LP=E Crabb (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=B Wigmore 2 (2) |HomeHR=

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc06.htm

}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=5 December 2008

|Time=19:00 (UTC+11)

|Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney

|Road= New South Wales Patriots|RoadAbr=NSW

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

|Home= Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Perth

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

|WP=B Grice (1-0)|LP=T Grattan (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=M Graham (1), N Kimpton (2)

|Attendance=483

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc07.htm

}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=6 December 2008

|Time=11:00 (UTC+11)

|Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney

|Road= Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=VIC

|R1=2|R2=0|R3=0|R4=3|R5=2|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=8|RH=14|RE=1

|Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA

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

|WP=D Hendricks (1-0)|LP=T Fiebig (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc08.htm

}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=6 December 2008

|Time=19:30 (UTC+11)

|Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney

|Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=3|RR=4|RH=14|RE=1

|Home= New South Wales Patriots|HomeAbr=NSW

|H1=0|H2=2|H3=0|H4=0|H5=7|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=9|HH=14|HE=1

|WP=T Cox (1-0)|LP=C Mowday (1-1)|SV=M Bennett (1)

|RoadHR=D Sutherland (1) |HomeHR=T Atherton (1)

|Attendance=1,002

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc09.htm

}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=7 December 2008

|Time=14:45 (UTC+11)

|Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney

|Other=

|Road= New South Wales Patriots|RoadAbr=NSW

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

|Home= Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=VIC

|H1=0|H2=3|H3=1|H4=0|H5=1|H6=5|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=10|HH=14|HE=0

|WP=D Barker (1-0)|LP=V Harris (1-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=

|Attendance=276

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc10.htm

|}}

{{col-2}}

{{col-end}}

:;Round 1 notes

{{reflist | group="R1" | refs=

Originally scheduled for 14:00 start. Delayed by 45 minutes due to storm.

}}

= Round 2 =

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=13 December 2008

|Time=14:00 (UTC+11)

|Location=Old Aerodrome Oval, Mildura

|Other=

|Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|RR=0|RH=4|RE=1

|Home= Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=VIC

|H1=3|H2=5|H3=3|H4=3|H5=0|H6=1|H7=X|HR=15|HH=13|HE=0

|WP=A Blackley (2-0)|LP=C Mowday (1-2)|SV=

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=P Rutgers (1), B Harman (1), D Berg (2), H Dingle (1), A Russell (1)

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g11.htm

}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=13 December 2008

|Time=15:45 (UTC+11)

|Location=Narrabundah Ballpark, Canberra

|Other=

|Road= Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Perth

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

|Home= New South Wales Patriots|HomeAbr=NSW

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

|WP=W Lungren (1-0)|LP=M Kelly (1-1)|SV=C Oxspring (1)

|RoadHR=L Dale (2)|HomeHR=

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc12.htm

}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=13 December 2008

|Time=16:45 (UTC+11)

|Location=Old Aerodrome Oval, Mildura

|Other=

|Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=7|R7=1|RR=9|RH=14|RE=1

|Home= Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=VIC

|H1=4|H2=0|H3=1|H4=4|H5=0|H6=0|H7=1|HR=10|HH=12|HE=3

|WP=M Blackmore (1-1)|LP=N Crawford (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=B Roneberg (1), D Sutherland (2)|HomeHR=D Berg (2), A Russell (2) |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g13.htm

}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=13 December 2008

|Time=19:00 (UTC+11)

|Location=Narrabundah Ballpark, Canberra

|Other=

|Road= Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Perth

|R1=0|R2=2|R3=1|R4=1|R5=2|R6=2|R7=0|RR=7|RH=13|RE=1

|Home= New South Wales Patriots|HomeAbr=NSW

|H1=0|H2=2|H3=0|H4=2|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|HR=2|HH=7|HE=0

|WP=D Peacock (1-1)|LP=M Bennett (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=T Kennelly (1)|HomeHR=

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc14.htm

}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=14 December 2008

|Time=11:00 (UTC+11)

|Location=Old Aerodrome Oval, Mildura

|Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=4|RR=4|RH=10|RE=3

|Home= Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=VIC

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

|WP=M Timms (1-0)|LP=B Cunningham (0-1)|SV=T Crawford (1)

|RoadHR=D Sutherland (3)|HomeHR=

|BoxURL=http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State%20Programs/Claxton%20Shield/2009/G15/G15/xlive.htm

}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=14 December 2008

|Time=13:00 (UTC+11)

|Location=Fred Finch Park, Wollongong

|Road= Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Perth

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=3|R6=4|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=8|RH=11|RE=3

|Home= New South Wales Patriots|HomeAbr=NSW

|H1=0|H2=1|H3=6|H4=0|H5=2|H6=0|H7=2|H8=0|H9=X|HR=11|HH=13|HE=3

|WP=T Grattan (1-1)|LP=L Hendriks (0-1)|SV=A Angelucci (1)

|RoadHR=N Kimpton (3), M Kennelly (2), L Dale (3), D White (1)|HomeHR=T Atherton (2), M Holland (1)

|Attendance=300

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc16.htm

}}

{{col-end}}

:;Round 2 notes

{{reflist | group="R2" | refs=

Originally scheduled for 19:00, 12 December at Melbourne Ballpark. Re-scheduled to be first game of a doubleheader (7 innings) after a washout.

Re-scheduled as a 7 inning game as part of the doubleheader.

Originally scheduled for 19:00, 12 December. Re-scheduled to be first game of a doubleheader (7 innings) after a washout.

}}

= Round 3 =

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=19 December 2008

|Time=19:00 (UTC+10:30)

|Location=Blue Lake Sports Park, Mount Gambier

|Other=(F/10)

|Road= Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=VIC

|R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|R10=1|RR=3|RH=6|RE=3

|Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA

|H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|H10=0|HR=2|HH=11|HE=2

|WP=M Blackmore (2-1)|LP=J Ziersch (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=T Kennelly (2)

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g17.htm

}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=19 December 2008

|Time=19:00 (UTC+8)

|Location=Baseball Park, Perth

|Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD

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

|Home= Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Perth

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

|WP=M Kelly (2-1)|LP=C Mowday (1-3)|SV=B Wise (1)

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=B Pett (1)

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/g18/xlive.htm

}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=20 December 2008

|Time=19:00 (UTC+10:30)

|Location=Blue Lake Sports Park, Mount Gambier

|Other=(F/7)

|Road= Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=VIC

|R1=3|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=7|R7=1|R8= |R9= |RR=12|RH=11|RE=1

|Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA

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

|WP=A Blackley (3-0)|LP=P Brassington (0-2)|SV=

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g19.htm

|}}

{{col-2}}

{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=20 December 2008

|Time=19:00 (UTC+8)

|Location=Baseball Park, Perth

|Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD

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

|Home= Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Perth

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=3|H4=0|H5=1|H6=1|H7=1|H8=0|H9=X|HR=4|HH=12|HE=2

|WP=D Peacock (2-1)|LP=R Searle (0-1)|SV=L Hendricks (1)

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/g20/xhome.htm

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{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=21 December 2008

|Time=13:00 (UTC+10:30)

|Location=Blue Lake Sports Park, Mount Gambier

|Road= Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=VIC

|R1=3|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=3|R8=3|R9=1|RR=9|RH=10|RE=2

|Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA

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

|WP=A Bright (1-0)|LP=C Doyle (0-1)|SV=B Cunningham (1)

|RoadHR=B Tamburrino (1)|HomeHR=S Welch (1)

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g21.htm

}}

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{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=21 December 2008

|Time=18:00 (UTC+8)

|Location=Baseball Park, Perth

|Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD

|R1=2|R2=1|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=7|RE=3

|Home= Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Perth

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=2|H5=2|H6=1|H7=1|H8=1|H9=X|HR=6|HH=7|HE=2

|WP=D Schmidt (1-0)|LP=T Crawford (0-1)|SV=B Wise (2)

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=T Kennelly (3), L Dale (4)

|BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/g22/xlive.htm

}}

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= Round 4 =

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{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=2 January 2009

|Time=19:00 (UTC+11)

|Location=Albert Park, Lismore

|Road= New South Wales Patriots|RoadAbr=NSW

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

|Home= Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=QLD

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

|WP=C Mowday (2-3)|LP=C Oxspring (0-1)|SV=R Searle (1)

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=

|BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm

}}

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{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=2 January 2009

|Time=15:00 (UTC+10:30)

|Location=Anderson Reserve, Glenelg

|Road= Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Perth

|R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=8|RE=4

|Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA

|H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=3|H5=2|H6=3|H7=0|H8=1|H9=X|HR=11|HH=13|HE=0

|WP=D Fidge (1-1)|LP=M Kelly (2-2)|SV=T Langmann (1)

|RoadHR=N Kimpton (4), L Hughes (1)|HomeHR=S Welch (2), J Cresswell (1)

|BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm

}}

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{{col-begin}}

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{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=3 January 2009

|Time=17:00 (UTC+11)

|Location=Albert Park, Lismore

|Road= New South Wales Patriots|RoadAbr=NSW

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

|Home= Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=QLD

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

|WP=J Erasmus (1-0)|LP=W Lundgren (0-1)|SV=R Searle (2)

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=M Collins (1)

|BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm

}}

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{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=3 January 2009

|Time=15:00 (UTC+10:30)

|Location=Anderson Reserve, Glenelg

|Road= Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Perth

|R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=1|R8=4|R9=2|R10=3|RR=11|RH=15|RE=3

|Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA

|H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=5|H6=0|H7=1|H8=0|H9=0|H10=1|HR=9|HH=10|HE=2

|WP=D White (2-0)|LP=J Ziersch (0-2)|SV=B Wise (3)

|RoadHR=L Dale 2 (6), L Hughes (2)|HomeHR=S Welch 2 (4), J Cakebread (1)

|BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm

}}

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|Date=4 January 2009

|Time=13:00 (UTC+10)

|Location=Holloway Field, Brisbane

|Road= New South Wales Patriots|RoadAbr=NSW

|R1=1|R2=1|R3=0|R4=5|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=2|R9=0|RR=10|RH=12|RE=3

|Home= Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=QLD

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

|WP=T Cox (2-0)|LP=C Naylor (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=M Lysaught (1)|HomeHR=M Collins (2)

|BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm

}}

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{{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes

|Date=4 January 2009

|Time=13:00 (UTC+10:30)

|Location=Anderson Reserve, Glenelg

|Road= Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Perth

|R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=2|R6=4|R7=0|R8=2|R9=7|RR=16|RH=16|RE=1

|Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA

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

|WP=L Hendricks (1-0)|LP=M Ewart (0-1)|SV=D Schmidt (1)

|RoadHR=N Kimpton (5), L Hughes 2 (4), L Dale (7)|HomeHR=

|BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm

}}

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= Round 5 =

== 8 January 2009 at 7.00pm, [[Baseball Park (Perth)|Baseball Park]] ==

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|Road= Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=VIC

|R1=0|R2=1|R3=3|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=1|R9=0|RR=7|RH=11|RE=2

|Home= Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Perth

|H1=3|H2=4|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=8|HH=9|HE=3

|WP=T Murphy (1-0)|LP=A Blackley (3-1)|SV=B Wise (4)

|RoadHR=P Weichard (1)|HomeHR=L Hughes (5) Attendance:[http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/29.htm?MenuID=2009_Claxton_Shield%2F21613%2F48573%2CPlay_by_Play%2F21730%2F0 Victoria vs West Australia 8 Jan 2009]

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== 9 January 2009 at 7.00pm, [[Blacktown Baseball Stadium]] ==

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|Road= South Australia|RoadAbr=SA

|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= New South Wales Patriots|HomeAbr=NSW

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

|WP=W Lundgren (2-1)|LP=D Fidge (1-2)|SV=

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=

Attendance:[http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc30.htm?MenuID=2009_Claxton_Shield%2F21613%2F48573%2CPlay_by_Play%2F21730%2F0 South Australia vs New South Wales 9 Jan 2009]

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== 9 January 2009 at 7.00pm, [[Baseball Park (Perth)|Baseball Park]] ==

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|Road= Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=VIC

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

|Home= Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Perth

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=4|H9=0|HR=4|HH=8|HE=1

|WP=W Saupold (1-0)|LP=M Blackmore (2-2)|SV=B Grice (1)

|RoadHR=P Weichard (2)|HomeHR=

Attendance:[http://www.wa.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/g31/xhome.htm Victoria vs West Australia 9 Jan 2009]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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== 10 January 2009 at 7.00pm, [[Blacktown Baseball Stadium]] ==

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|Road= South Australia|RoadAbr=SA

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|RR=0|RH=2|RE=4

|Home= New South Wales Patriots|HomeAbr=NSW

|H1=0|H2=2|H3=5|H4=5|H5=1|H6=0|H7=X|HR=11|HH=10|HE=0

|WP=T Cox (3-0)|LP=P Brassington (0-3)|SV=

|RoadHR=|HomeHR=

Attendance:[http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/cs32.htm?MenuID=2009_Claxton_Shield%2F21613%2F48573%2CPlay_by_Play%2F21730%2F0 South Australia vs New South Wales 10 Jan 2009]

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= Round 6 =

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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]]=

{{Linescore|

|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots

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

|Home=Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=Aces

|H1=2|H2=3|H3=1|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=7|HH=10|HE=0

|RSP=W Lundgren|HSP=T Blackley

|WP=T Blackley (1-0)|LP=W Lundgren (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR= 0|HomeHR= 0 Attendance: 737[http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State%20Programs/Claxton%20Shield/2009/SF1/xlive.htm New South Wales vs Victoria Semi-Final 1] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102007/http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State%20Programs/Claxton%20Shield/2009/SF1/xlive.htm |date=6 July 2011 }}

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=24 January 2009 at 3.00 pm, [[Glen Waverley, Victoria|Waverley]]=

{{Linescore|

|Road=Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=Aces

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

|Home=NSW Patriots|HomeAbr=Patriots

|H1=3|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=3|H7=1|H8=2|H9=X|HR=9|HH=8|HE=0

|RSP=A Blackley|HSP=T Cox

|WP=T Cox (1-0)|LP=A Blackley (0-1)|SV=

|RoadHR=0 |HomeHR=2, M Lysaught, S Pender Attendance: 1731[http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State%20Programs/Claxton%20Shield/2009/SF2/xhome.htm Victoria vs New South Wales Semi-Final 2] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102026/http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State%20Programs/Claxton%20Shield/2009/SF2/xhome.htm |date=6 July 2011 }}

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=25 January 2009 at 12.00 pm, [[Melbourne Ballpark]]=

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|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=3|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=2|RR=5|RH=9|RE=0

|Home=Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=Aces

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

|RSP=C Anderson|HSP=D Cassidy

|WP=C Anderson (1-0)|LP=D Cassidy (0-1)|SV=W Lundgren 1

|RoadHR= 1, S Pender|HomeHR= 0 Attendance: 154{{Cite web |url=http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State |title=Programs/Claxton Shield/2009/SF3/xvisitor.htm New South Wales vs Victoria Semi-Final 3 |access-date=3 November 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719070505/http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State |archive-date=19 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}

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=6 February 2009 at 7.00 pm, [[Empire Ballpark|Baseball Park]]=

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|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots

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

|Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat

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

|RSP=C Anderson|HSP=L Hendriks

|WP=C Anderson (2-0)|LP=L Hendriks (0-1)|SV=W Lundgren 2

|RoadHR= 0 |HomeHR= 0 Attendance:[http://www.wa.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/gf44/xlive.htm New South Wales vs Perth Grand-Final 1]{{dead link|date=May 2015}}

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=7 February 2009 at 7.00 pm, [[Empire Ballpark|Baseball Park]]=

Perth Heat def. New South Wales Patriots.

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=8 February 2009 at 7.30 pm, [[Empire Ballpark|Baseball Park]]=

{{Linescore|

|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots

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

|Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat

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

|RSP=W Lundgren|HSP=D Schmidt

|WP=B Wise (1-0)|LP=M Williams (0-1)|SV=W Lundgren 2

|RoadHR= 0 |HomeHR= 1, C House Attendance: 2150[http://www.wa.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/GF46/xhome.htm New South Wales vs Perth Grand-Final 3] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20090330055414/http://www.wa.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/GF46/xhome.htm |date=30 March 2009 }}

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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.{{cite web | url=http://www.baseball.com.au/default.asp?Page=49180 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719232907/http://www.baseball.com.au/default.asp?Page=49180 | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 July 2012 | title=BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A BALLGAME...Let's play two! | publisher=Australian Baseball Federation | date=13 December 2008 | last=Foster | first=Ben | accessdate=15 December 2008}}

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.[http://qldbaseballscorers.com/claxtonshield/25.htm?MenuID=2009_Claxton_Shield%2F21613%2F48573%2CPlay_by_Play%2F21730%2F0 Queensland vs New South Wales 3 January 2008]{{dead link|date=May 2015}}

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.[https://archive.today/20120723193403/http://www.baseball.com.au/default.asp?MenuID=2009_Claxton_Shield/21613/48573,Player_of_the_Series/21944/49330/ FIELDERS CHOICE Player of the Round]

  • 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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+ Defensive Stats*
Name

! Wins

! Losses

! Saves

! ERA

Tim COX

|3

|0

|0

|0.00

Wayne LUNDGREN

|3

|1

|0

|2.27

Darryn CASSIDY

|1

|0

|0

|2.52

Liam HENDRIKS

|3

|1

|0

|2.70

Mark KELLY

|2

|2

|0

|3.72

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class="wikitable"
+ Offensive Stars*
Name

! Avg

! HR

! RBI

Nick KIMPTON

|.500

|5

|23

Wade DUTTON

|.425

|0

|5

Brad DUTTON

|.393

|0

|8

David KANDILAS

|.370

|0

|5

Christopher HOUSE

|.356

|0

|8

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Awards

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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

  • [http://www.baseball.com.au/ Official Baseball Australia Website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218111231/http://www.baseball.com.au/default.asp?MenuID=Events%2F95%2F0%2CClaxton_Shield%2F21613%2F48573 Official 2009 Claxton Shield Page]
  • [http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24798988-3064,00.html 14 December Results] Courier Mail

References

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