2021–22 Australian Baseball League season

Cancelled sports tournament

Sports season

2021–22 Australian Baseball League season

League| Australian Baseball League
Sport| Baseball
Duration| 18 November 2021 – 6 February 2022
Number of teams| 6
Seasons

← 2020–21

2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Australian Baseball League season was to be the twelfth season of the Australian Baseball League (ABL). The regular season was to be held from 18 November 2021 to 23 January 2022.

For the second consecutive season, the league was to be temporarily reduced to six teams, with Geelong-Korea and Auckland Tuatara impacted by international travel affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the impact of local COVID-19 restrictions, it was announced that the start of the season would be delayed to late-December. However on 22 October 2021, it was announced that the season had been cancelled in full due to COVID-19 interstate travel restrictions and lockdowns.[1]

## Teams

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Main article: List of current Australian Baseball League team rosters

Adelaide Giants

Brisbane Bandits

Canberra Cavalry

Melbourne Aces

Perth Heat

Sydney Blue Sox

Teams in the ABL  Team  | State / Territory/ Country  | Stadium

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Adelaide Giants | South Australia | Diamond Sports Stadium[2]
Brisbane Bandits | Queensland | Holloway Field[3]
Canberra Cavalry | Australian Capital Territory | Narrabundah Ballpark[4]
Melbourne Aces | Victoria | Melbourne Ballpark[5]
Perth Heat | Western Australia | Baseball Park[6]
Sydney Blue Sox | New South Wales | Blue Sox Stadium[7]

## Regular season

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The season was to include a 40 game schedule, consisting of ten series, with each team playing a four game home and away series against each other.

Baxter Field was previously announced to be hosting the first Australian Baseball League All-Star Game since 2017.[8]

Scheduled doubleheaders consist of a seven inning game followed by a nine inning game. The league uses the WBSC tiebreaker rule for all games going beyond the 9th inning, or extra innings beginning less than one hour to a curfew.

## References

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1. ^ "Australian Baseball League cancels entire 2021-2022 season due to COVID-19". Inside the Games. 22 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
2. ^ "Adelaide Giants Homepage". Adelaide Giants. 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. ^ Swanton, Will (18 January 2021). "Lismore plays ball". The Australian. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

## 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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* List of champions

Seasons|

* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22 (cancelled)
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Current clubs|

* Adelaide Giants
* Brisbane Bandits
* Canberra Cavalry
* Melbourne Aces
* Perth Heat
* Sydney Blue Sox

Former, relocated,
and disestablished clubs|

* Auckland Tuatara
* Geelong-Korea

* Claxton Shield (1934–1988, 2003–2010)
* Australian Baseball League (1989–1999)
* International Baseball League of Australia (1999–2002)

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