2013–14 Australian Baseball League season

2013–14
Australian Baseball League
Season details
Sport	Baseball
Country	Australia
Teams	6
Dates	31 October 2013 – 8 February 2014
Defending champions	Canberra Cavalry (2012–13)
Champions	Perth Heat (3rd title)
Helms Award	Ryan Casteel
Final positions
Champions	Perth Heat
Second place	Canberra Cavalry
Third place	Sydney Blue Sox
Fourth place	Melbourne Aces
Fifth place	Adelaide Bite
Sixth place	Brisbane Bandits
Regular season
Games played	125
Attendance	147,887 (1,183 per game)
Best batting average	Ryan Casteel (MEL) (.343)
Most homeruns hit	Ryan Casteel (MEL) (11)
Most stolen bases	Jon Berti (CAN) (31)
Best ERA	Mike Ekstrom (PER) (0.72)
Most strikeouts (as pitcher)	Brian Grening (CAN) (70)
	← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 Australian Baseball League season was the fourth Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, and was held from 31 October 2013 to 8 February 2014. The season started with a game between the Melbourne Aces and the Canberra Cavalry at Narrabundah Ballpark in Canberra. The Perth Heat won their third title in four seasons defeating defending champions the Canberra Cavalry in the finals.^[1]

Teams[]

Adelaide Bite

Teams in the ABL
Team	City	State	Stadium	Ref
Adelaide Bite	Adelaide	South Australia	Norwood Oval	^[2]
Brisbane Bandits	Brisbane	Queensland	Brisbane Exhibition Ground	^[3]
Canberra Cavalry	Canberra	Australian Capital Territory	Narrabundah Ballpark	^[4]
Melbourne Aces	Melbourne	Victoria	Melbourne Ballpark	^[5]
Perth Heat	Perth	Western Australia	Baseball Park	^[6]
Sydney Blue Sox	Sydney	New South Wales	Blue Sox Stadium	^[7]

Regular season[]

Key
	Clinched Championship Series berth
	Clinched Preliminary final berth

2013–14 regular season standings
Team^[8] v t	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
	32	14	.696	–	18–5	14–9
Sydney Blue Sox	23	23	.500	9.0	10–13	13–10
	22	24	.478	10.0	13–10	9–14
	22	24	.478	10.0	14–9	8–15
	21	25	.457	11.0	13–10	8–15
	18	28	.391	14.0	11–12	7–16

Statistical leaders[]

Batting leaders
Stat	Player^{[S 1]}	Team	Total
AVG	Ryan Casteel	Melbourne Aces	.343
HR	Ryan Casteel	Melbourne Aces	11
RBI		Perth Heat	41
R	Jon Berti	Canberra Cavalry	46
H		Perth Heat	58
SB	Jon Berti	Canberra Cavalry	31

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player^{[S 2]}	Team	Total
W		Perth Heat	7
L		Sydney Blue Sox	7
ERA	Mike Ekstrom	Perth Heat	0.72
K		Canberra Cavalry	70
IP	Craig Anderson	Sydney Blue Sox	78
SV	Dae-Sung Koo	Sydney Blue Sox Canberra Cavalry	11

^ Minimum 2.7 PAs per team game.^[9]
^ Minimum 0.8 IP per team game. ^[10]

Postseason[]

Three teams qualified for a two-round postseason. The highest placed team at the end of the regular season gained entry to and hosted the championship series. The other place was determined by a preliminary final series between the second and third placed teams, hosted by the second placed team.^[11]

Preliminary Final Series			Championship Series

			1	Perth Heat	2

			3	Canberra Cavalry	0
2	Sydney Blue Sox	1

3	Canberra Cavalry	2

Preliminary final series[]

31 January Game 1	Sydney Blue Sox	18 – 11	Canberra Cavalry	Narrabundah Ballpark, Canberra Umpires: HP: Mal Mackay. 1B: Paul Hyham. 2B: Trent Thomas. 3B: Takahito Matsuda
		Boxscore

1 February Game 2	Sydney Blue Sox	3 – 4	Canberra Cavalry	Blue Sox Stadium, Sydney Umpires: HP: Paul Hyham. 1B: Trent Thomas. 2B: Takahito Matsuda. 3B: Mal Mackay
		Boxscore

2 February Game 3	Sydney Blue Sox	1 – 9	Canberra Cavalry	Blue Sox Stadium, Sydney Umpires: HP: Trent Thomas. 1B: Takahito Matsuda. 2B: Mal Mackay. 3B: Paul Hyham
		Boxscore

Championship series[]

7 February Game 1	Perth Heat	4 – 3	Canberra Cavalry	Barbagallo Ballpark, Perth Umpires: HP: Brett Robson. 1B: Paul Hyham. 2B: Mal Mackay. 3B: Trent Thomas
		Boxscore

8 February Game 2	Perth Heat	2 – 1	Canberra Cavalry	Barbagallo Ballpark, Perth Umpires: HP: Brett Robson. 1B: Paul Hyham. 2B: Mal Mackay. 3B: Trent Thomas
		Boxscore

References[]

^ Sydney Morning Herald, February 9 2014 Perth Heat win baseball premiership
^ "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.
^ "2013 Australian Baseball League Current Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
^ "League Batting Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
^ "League Pitching Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
^ "Playoff Procedures". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

External links[]

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

[bat-10] Minimum 2.7 PAs per team game.^[9]

[pitch-12] Minimum 0.8 IP per team game. ^[10]

[1] Sydney Morning Herald, February 9 2014 Perth Heat win baseball premiership

[bite-2] "Adelaide Bite Homepage". Adelaide Bite. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[bandits-3] "Brisbane Bandits Homepage". Brisbane Bandits. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[cavalry-4] "Canberra Cavalry Homepage". Canberra Cavalry. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[aces-5] "Melbourne Aces Homepage". Melbourne Aces. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[heat-6] "Perth Heat Homepage". Perth Heat. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[bluesox-7] "Sydney Blue Sox Homepage". Sydney Blue Sox. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[standings-8] "2013 Australian Baseball League Current Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

[batstat-9] "League Batting Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2014.

[pitchstat-11] "League Pitching Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 27 January 2014.

[playoff_procedures-13] "Playoff Procedures". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

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