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2017–18 Australian Baseball League season
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
SportBaseball
Duration16 November 2017 – 11 February 2018
Number of games119
Number of teams6
Total attendance98,397
Regular season
Season MVPJake Fraley
Championship Series
VenueMelbourne Ballpark
ChampionsBrisbane Bandits (3rd title)
  Runners-upCanberra Cavalry
Seasons
← 2016–172018–19 →

The 2017–18 Australian Baseball League season was the eighth Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, and was held from 16 November 2017 to 11 February 2018. It was the last season of the ABL that was played with 6 teams, as the league expanded to eight teams for the 2018–19 season.

The league also saw a large spike in offensive production with the single season home-run, run, AVG, SLG & OPS records all broken and home runs doubled, leading to a juiced ball theory.

Teams

Teams in the ABL
Team State / Territory Stadium
Adelaide Bite South Australia Diamond Sports Stadium
Brisbane Bandits Queensland Holloway Field
Canberra Cavalry Australian Capital Territory Narrabundah Ballpark
Melbourne Aces Victoria Melbourne Ballpark
Perth Heat Western Australia Baseball Park
Sydney Blue Sox New South Wales Blue Sox Stadium

Regular season

Key
Clinched postseason berth
2017–18 Australian Baseball League season is located in AustraliaAdelaide BiteAdelaide BiteBrisbane BanditsBrisbane BanditsCanberra CavalryCanberra CavalryMelbourne AcesMelbourne AcesPerth HeatPerth HeatSydney Blue SoxSydney Blue Sox
2017–18 regular season standings
Pos Team W L Pct. GB Home Away
1 Brisbane Bandits  28 11 .718 – 15–4 13–7
2 Perth Heat  26 14 .650 2.5 12–8 14–6
3 Canberra Cavalry  21 18 .538 4.0 14–6 10–9
4 Melbourne Aces  17 23 .425 11.5 9–11 8–12
5 Sydney Blue Sox 13 27 .325 15.5 7–13 6–14
6 Adelaide Bite 11 29 .275 17.5 7–13 4–16

Postseason

Semifinal Series Championship Series
      
1 Brisbane Bandits 1
4 Melbourne Aces 0
1 Brisbane Bandits 2
3 Canberra Cavalry 1
2 Perth Heat 1
3 Canberra Cavalry 2

Statistical leaders

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
AVG Jay Baum Canberra Cavalry .439
HR T.J. Bennett
Donald Lutz 		Brisbane Bandits
Brisbane Bandits 		16
RBI David Kandilas
Chiang Chih-hsien 		Canberra Cavalry
Sydney Blue Sox 		44
R Jake Fraley Perth Heat 50
H Jay Baum
Jake Fraley 		Canberra Cavalry
Perth Heat 		61
SB Jake Fraley Perth Heat 39
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
W 6 tied at 4 teams 5
L Mark Hamburger
Greg Mosel 		Melbourne Aces
Adelaide Bite 		7
ERA Frank Gailey Canberra Cavalry 2.34
K Ryan Bollinger
Josh Tols 		Brisbane Bandits
Melbourne Aces 		75
IP Mark Hamburger Melbourne Aces 67+1⁄3
SV Cameron Lamb Perth Heat 6

  1. Minimum 2.7 PAs per team game.
  2. Minimum 0.8 IP per team game.

Championship Series

09 February 2018
18:00 (UTC+11:00)
Game 1 		Canberra Cavalry 5–1 Brisbane Bandits Australian Capital Territory Narrabundah Ballpark, Canberra
Attendance: 2,275
Umpires: HP: Takahito Matsuda 1B: Trent Thomas 2B: Matthew Pearson 3B: Ben Nash
WP: Brian Grening (1–0)
Sv: Tyler Herr (1) 		Boxscore LP: Ryan Bollinger (0–1)
HR: David Kandilas (1), Robbie Perkins (1) HR: TJ Bennett (1)
10 February 2018
18:00 (UTC+10:00)
Game 2 		Brisbane Bandits 12–2 Canberra Cavalry Victoria (state) Holloway Field, Brisbane
Attendance: 2,202
Umpires: HP: Tom West 1B: Mal Mackay 2B: Paul Latta 3B: Takahito Matsuda
WP: Tim Atherton (1–0) Boxscore LP: Lake Bachar (0–1)
HR: 2 Chih-Sheng Lin (2), Mitch Nilsson (1), 2 Andrew Campbell (2), David Sutherland (1), Donald Lutz (1) HR: Travis Witherspoon (1)
11 February 2018
16:00 (UTC+10:00)
Game 3 		Brisbane Bandits 4–2 Canberra Cavalry Victoria (state) Holloway Field, Brisbane
Attendance: 1,333
Umpires: HP: Mal Mackay 1B: Paul Latta 2B: Takahito Matsuda 3B: Tom West
WP: Travis Blackley (1–0)
Sv: Ryan Searle (1) 		Boxscore LP: Frank Gailey (0–1)
HR: Mitch Nilsson (2), Adam Weisenberger (1)

References

  1. The Great Australian Home-Run Spike FanGraphs 28 March 2018
  2. "Adelaide Bite Homepage". Adelaide Bite. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  3. "Brisbane Bandits Homepage". Brisbane Bandits. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  4. "Canberra Cavalry Homepage". Canberra Cavalry. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  5. "Melbourne Aces Homepage". Melbourne Aces. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  6. "Perth Heat Homepage". Perth Heat. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  7. "Sydney Blue Sox Homepage". Sydney Blue Sox. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  8. "2016 Australian Baseball League Final Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  9. "League Batting Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  10. "League Pitching Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

External links

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