2016–17 Australian Baseball League season

Sports season

2016–17 Australian Baseball League season

League| Australian Baseball League
Sport| Baseball
Duration| 17 November 2016 – 11 February 2017
Number of games| 119
Number of teams| 6
Total attendance| 87,475
Regular season
Season MVP| Aaron Whitefield
Championship Series
Venue| Melbourne Ballpark
Champions| Brisbane Bandits (2nd title)
Runners-up| Melbourne Aces
Seasons

← 2015–16

2017–18 →

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.

## Teams

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Adelaide Bite

Brisbane Bandits

Canberra Cavalry

Melbourne Aces

Perth Heat

Sydney Blue Sox

Teams in the ABL  Team  | State / Territory  | Stadium

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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

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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

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### Statistical leaders

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Batting leaders  | Stat  | Player[S 1] | Team  | Total

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AVG | Mitch Dening | Adelaide Bite | .340
HR |

Mitch Nilsson

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Mike Walker

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Stone Garrett

Brisbane Bandits

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Melbourne Aces

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Sydney Blue Sox

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RBI | Mitch Dening | Adelaide Bite | 27
R | Aaron Whitefield | Brisbane Bandits | 34
H | Aaron Whitefield | Brisbane Bandits | 53
SB | Aaron Whitefield | Brisbane Bandits | 20
Pitching leaders  | Stat  | Player[S 2] | Team  | Total

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W | Mark Hamburger | Melbourne Aces | 5
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Mike Lee

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Tom Bailey

Perth Heat

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Perth Heat

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ERA | Mark Hamburger | Melbourne Aces | 1.90
K | Mark Hamburger | Melbourne Aces | 86
IP | Mark Hamburger | Melbourne Aces | 752⁄3
SV | Ryan Searle | Brisbane Bandits | 9

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 |

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| | | | 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

## External links

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* The Australian Baseball League Archived 26 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine – Official ABL Website
* Official Baseball Australia Website

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