2007 Claxton Shield

The 2007 Claxton Shield was the 73rd anniversary of the event, it was held between 19 and 28 January 2007, at Baseball Park in Western Australia, the first to be held outside of Blacktown Baseball Stadium in New South Wales since 2002 when it was held at the Melbourne Ballpark. The 2007 Shield featured over 120 of Australia's best baseballers, including 45 professionals.

Teams[]

2007 Claxton Shield teams

The 2007 Claxton Shield is being competed between 6 teams from around Australia.

2007 Claxton Shield team rosters

Australian Provincial,
New South Wales Patriots,
Perth Heat,
Queensland Rams,
South Australia,
Victoria Aces.

Match results[]

Game 1: 19 January 2007.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Aus. Provincial	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	8	9	1
Perth Heat	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	6	8	2
WP: B. WILSON (1-0) LP: B. THOMAS (0-1) Sv: S. KENT Home runs: Provincial: 0 Heat: 0 Attendance:1000

Game 2: 20 January 2007, at Hourglass Reserve, Rockingham.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Queensland Rams	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	6	1
Australian Provincial	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	5	0
WP: J. VEITCH (1-0) LP: T. ELLIS (0-1) Sv: T. CRAWFORD Home runs: Rams: 0 Provincial: 0 Attendance:200

Game 3: 20 January 2007.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Victoria Aces	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	2	7	14	1
NSW Patriots	2	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	X	8	11	1
WP: A. COOK (1-0) LP: R. SPEAR (0-1) Sv: M. BENNETT Home runs: Aces: 1 P. RUTGERS Patriots: 3 G. FINGLESON, B. KINGMAN, A. GRAHAM Attendance:300

Game 4: 20 January 2007.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Perth Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	5	1
South Australia	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	X	4	9	0
WP: D. RUZIC (1-0) LP: M. KELLY (0-1) Sv: D. FIDGE Home runs: Heat: 0 SA: 0 Attendance:1500

Game 5: 21 January 2007, at Merlin Reserve, Mandurah.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Australian Provincial	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	5	7	2
South Australia	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	9	0
WP: C. LAWSON (1-0) LP: H. BEARD (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: Provincial: 2 J. DAVIS, P. MAAT SA: 0 Attendance:TBA

Game 6: 21 January 2007.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Victoria Aces	0	1	0	2	1	0	2	4	0	10	11	0
Queensland	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2
WP: G. WILTSHIRE (1-0) LP: M. BATES (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: Aces: 2 D. SHUMPERT, P. WEICHARD Rams: TBA Attendance:100

Game 7: 21 January 2007.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
NSW Patriots	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	1
Perth Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
WP: R. THOMPSON (1-0) LP: D. WHITE (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: Patriots: 0 Heat: 0 Attendance:1500

Game 8: 22 January 2007.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Australia	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	1	4	1
Queensland Rams	1	1	5	2	4	0	X	-	-	13	16	2
WP: T. LOETZSCH (1-0) LP: J. ZIERSCH (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: SA: 0 Rams: 1 J. ROBERTS Attendance:100

Game 9: 22 January 2007.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NSW Patriots	1	0	2	0	0	2	3	1	0	9	7	3
Australian Provincial	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	4
WP: V. HARRIS (1-0) LP: R. PAEWAI (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: Patriots: 0 Provincial: 1 P. MAAT Attendance:100

Game 10: 22 January 2007.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Perth Heat	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	1
Victoria Aces	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	X	3	7	1
WP: M. BLACKMORE (1-0) LP: S. EISSENS (0-1) Sv: P. MOYLAN Home runs: Heat: 0 Aces: 1 M. KENT Attendance:1250

Game 11: 23 January 2007.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Australia	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
NSW Patriots	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	X	4	8	3
WP: A. BLIGHT (1-0) LP: D. FIDGE (0-1) Sv: C. ANDERSON Home runs: SA: 1 T. WILLIAMS Patriots: 0 Attendance:57

Game 12: 23 January 2007.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Aus. Provincial	0	3	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	9	12	1
Victoria Aces	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	7	4
WP: B. WILSON (1-0) LP: C. FORBES (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: Provincial: 2 M. COLLINS, P. MAAT Aces: 0 Attendance:100

Game 13: 23 January 2007.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Queensland Rams	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	6	11	0
Perth Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
WP: C. MOWDAY (1-0) LP: L. BARON (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: Rams: 0 Heat: 0 Attendance:1000

Game 14: 24 January 2007.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Victoria Aces	1	5	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	10	11	0
South Australia	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	1
WP: D. HENDRICKS (1-0) LP: D. REDDEN (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: Aces: 1 B. HARMAN SA: 1 B. WIGMORE Attendance:100

Game 15: 24 January 2007.[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NSW Patriots	1	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	12	1
Queensland Rams	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	9	2
WP: A. FRANCIS (1-0) LP: M. BATES (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: Patriots: 1 M. LYSAUGHT Rams: 0 Attendance:180

Ladder - After Round Robin[]

Team	Played	Wins	Loss	Win %	For	Agn.
New South Wales Patriots	5	5	0	1.000	31	18
Victoria Aces	5	3	2	.600	34	23
Queensland Rams	5	3	2	.600	26	22
South Australia	5	2	3	.400	19	35
Australian Provincial	5	2	3	.400	30	28
Perth Heat	5	0	5	.000	10	22

Championship series[]

Game 16: 25 January 2007 - Minor Semi Final (3rd vs 4th)[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Australia	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	9	0
Queensland Rams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
WP: D. RUZIC (1-0) LP: J. VEITCH (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: SA: 0 Rams: 0 Attendance:57

Game 17: 25 January 2007 - Major Semi Final (1st vs 2nd)[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Victoria Aces	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	12	2
NSW Patriots	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	2
WP: M. BLACKMORE (1-0) LP: M. WILLIAMS (0-1) Sv: P. MOYLAN Home runs: Aces: 0 Patriots: 0 Attendance:204

Game 18: 26 January 2007 - Preliminary Final - Loser Game 17 Vs Winner Game 16[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Australia	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1
NSW Patriots	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0
WP: M. BENNETT (1-0) LP: P. MILDREN (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: SA: 0 Patriots: 0 Attendance:150

Game 19: 27 January 2007 - Grand Final - Winner Game 17 Vs Winner Game 18[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NSW Patriots	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	8	2
Victoria Aces	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	4	8	2
WP: A. BLACKLEY (1-0) LP: A. COOK (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: Patriots: 0 Aces: 2 M. KENT, B. UTTING. Attendance:1,500

*Box Score

Awards[]

Award	Person	Team
Most Valuable Player	Matthew KENT	Victoria Aces
Championship M.V.P.	Greg WILTSHIRE	Victoria Aces
Golden GLOVE	Paul RUTGERS	Victoria Aces
Batting Champion	Matthew KENT	Victoria Aces
Pitcher of the Year	Dushan RUSIC	South Australia
Rookie of the Year	David ROSSER	New South Wales Patriots
Manager of the Year

Top Stats[]

Defensive Stats
Name	Wins	Losses	ERA
Dushan RUZIC	2	0	0.00
Greg WILTSHIRE	1	0	1.84
David ROSSER	0	0	1.29
Taj MERRILL	0	0	3.46
John VEITCH	1	1	2.19

Offensive Stars
Name	Avg	HR	RBI
Marc TAINTY	.417	0	2
Mathew KENT	.379	1	6
Glenn WILLIAMS	.379	0	4
Gavin FINGLESON	.370	1	6
Ben UTTING	.364	1	6

All-Star Team[]

Position	Name	Team
Catcher
1st Base
2nd Base
3rd Base
Short Stop
Out Field
Out Field
Out Field
Designated Hitter
Starting Pitcher
Relief Pitcher
Manager

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