2014–15 Australian Baseball League season

2014–15
Australian Baseball League

Season details
Sport	Baseball
Country	Australia
Teams	6
Dates	30 October 2014 – 8 February 2015
Defending champions	Perth Heat (2013–14)
Champions	Perth Heat (4th title)
Final positions
Champions	Perth Heat
Second place	Adelaide Bite
Third place	Sydney Blue Sox
Fourth place	Canberra Cavalry
Fifth place	Brisbane Bandits
Sixth place	Melbourne Aces
Regular season
Games played	138
Attendance	140,932  (1,021 per game)
Best batting average	Aaron Miller (ADE) (.389)
Most homeruns hit	Kellin Deglan (MEL) (16)
Most stolen bases	Brandon Dixon (ADE) (21)
Best ERA	Mike McClendon (PER) (1.66)
Most strikeouts (as pitcher)	Ryan Searle (BRI) (69)
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The 2014–15 Australian Baseball League season was the fifth Australian Baseball League (ABL) season. It was held from 30 October 2014 to 8 February 2015, with the Perth Heat winning their fourth title in five seasons, defeating the Adelaide Bite in the finals to defend their title.

Teams

Adelaide Bite

Brisbane Bandits

Canberra Cavalry

Melbourne Aces

Perth Heat

Sydney Blue Sox

Teams in the ABL

Team	City	State	Stadium	Ref
Adelaide Bite	Adelaide	South Australia	Norwood Oval	[1]
Brisbane Bandits	Brisbane	Queensland	Brisbane Exhibition Ground	[2]
Canberra Cavalry	Canberra	Australian Capital Territory	Narrabundah Ballpark	[3]
Melbourne Aces	Melbourne	Victoria	Melbourne Ballpark	[4]
Perth Heat	Perth	Western Australia	Baseball Park	[5]
Sydney Blue Sox	Sydney	New South Wales	Blue Sox Stadium	[6]

Regular season

Key † Clinched Championship Series berth ‡ Clinched postseason berth 2014–15 regular season standings Team[7] W L Pct. GB Home Road Adelaide Bite^† 32 16 .667 – 18–6 14–10 Perth Heat^‡ 28 20 .583 4.0 15–9 13–11 Sydney Blue Sox^‡ 22 24 .478 9.0 12–10 10–14 Canberra Cavalry 22 24 .478 9.0 10–12 12–12 Brisbane Bandits 21 25 .457 10.0 14–10 7–15 Melbourne Aces 15 31 .326 16.0 10–14 5–17

Postseason

	Preliminary Final Series					Championship Series
						1	Adelaide Bite	1
	2	Perth Heat	2			2	Perth Heat	2
	3	Sydney Blue Sox	0

Preliminary final series

30 January 2015 19:30 (UTC+11:00) Game 1	Sydney Blue Sox	4 – 5	Perth Heat	Blue Sox Stadium, Sydney Umpires: HP: Trent Thomas 1B: Riley Barrington 2B: Jordan Taylor 3B: Bob Crawford
	LP: Aaron Sookee (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: McKenzie Acker (1–0) Sv: Jorge Marban (1)
			HR: Rene Tosoni (1)

31 January 2015 19:20 (UTC+08:00) Game 2	Perth Heat	9 – 2	Sydney Blue Sox	Baseball Park, Perth Umpires: HP: Brett Robson 1B: Ryan Harder 2B: Lou Bonomi 3B: Peter Bowie
	WP: Scott Mitchinson (1–0)	Boxscore	LP: Luke Wilkins (0–1)

Championship Series

6 February 2015 19:00 (UTC+10:30) Game 1	Adelaide Bite	3 – 2	Perth Heat	Norwood Oval, Adelaide Umpires: HP: Brett Robson 1B: Paul Latta 2B: Neil Poulton 3B: Trent Thomas
	WP: Morgan Coombs (1–0) Sv: Tyler Brunnemann (1)	Boxscore	LP: Mike McClendon (0–1)
	HR: Stefan Welch (1), Tom Brice (1), Mitch Dening (1)		HR: Tim Smith (1)

7 February 2015 19:00 (UTC+10:30) Game 2	Adelaide Bite	3 – 5 (F/10)	Perth Heat	Norwood Oval, Adelaide Umpires: HP: Neil Poulton 1B: Brett Robson 2B: Trent Thomas 3B: Paul Latta
	LP: Tyler Brunnemann (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Jorge Marban (1–0)
	HR: Stefan Welch (2), Chris Adamson (1)		HR: Tim Kennelly (1), Brian Pointer (1)

8 February 2015 19:00 (UTC+10:30) Game 3	Adelaide Bite	5 – 12	Perth Heat	Norwood Oval, Adelaide Umpires: HP: Paul Latta 1B: Trent Thomas 2B: Brett Robson 3B: Neil Poulton
	LP: Wilson Lee (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Mike McCarthy (1–0)
	HR: Mitch Dening 2 (3), Craig Maddox (1)		HR: Tim Kennelly (1), Tim Smith (2), Luke Hughes (1)

References

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. "2015 Australian Baseball League Current Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

External links

• The Australian Baseball League – Official ABL Website
• Official Baseball Australia Website