Sports season
| 2017–18 Australian Baseball League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Australian Baseball League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | 16 November 2017 – 11 February 2018 |
| Number of games | 119 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Total attendance | 98,397 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Jake Fraley |
| Championship Series | |
| Venue | Melbourne Ballpark |
| Champions | Brisbane Bandits (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Canberra Cavalry |
| Seasons | |
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※
Regular season※
| Clinched postseason berth |
| 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※
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Championship Series※
| 09 February 2018 18:00 (UTC+11:00) Game 1 |
Canberra Cavalry | 5–1 | Brisbane Bandits |  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 |  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 | 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※
- ^ The Great Australian Home-Run Spike FanGraphs 28 March 2018
- ^ "Adelaide Bite Homepage". Adelaide Bite. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Brisbane Bandits Homepage". Brisbane Bandits. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Canberra Cavalry Homepage". Canberra Cavalry. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Melbourne Aces Homepage". Melbourne Aces. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Perth Heat Homepage". Perth Heat. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Sydney Blue Sox Homepage". Sydney Blue Sox. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "2016 Australian Baseball League Final Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "League Batting Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ "League Pitching Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
External links※
- The Australian Baseball League Archived 2020-09-26 at the Wayback Machine – Official ABL Website
- Official Baseball Australia Website