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)
Helms Award	Aaron Miller
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)
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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

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 Preliminary final berth

2014–15 regular season standings
Team^[7] v t	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
	32	16	.667	–	18–6	14–10
	28	20	.583	4.0	15–9	13–11
Sydney Blue Sox	22	24	.478	9.0	12–10	10–14
	22	24	.478	9.0	10–12	12–12
	21	25	.457	10.0	14–10	7–15
	15	31	.326	16.0	10–14	5–17

Statistical leaders[]

Batting leaders
Stat	Player^{[S 1]}	Team	Total
AVG	Aaron Miller	Adelaide Bite	.389
HR	Kellin Deglan	Melbourne Aces	16
RBI	Jack Murphy	Canberra Cavalry	37
R	Brandon Dixon Joey Wong	Adelaide Bite Perth Heat	38
H		Brisbane Bandits	60
SB	Brandon Dixon	Adelaide Bite	21

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player^{[S 2]}	Team	Total
W	Josh Tols	Adelaide Bite	9
L		Melbourne Aces	7
ERA	Mike McClendon	Perth Heat	1.66
K	Ryan Searle	Brisbane Bandits	69
IP	Craig Anderson	Sydney Blue Sox	77⅔
SV		Perth Heat Adelaide Bite Canberra Cavalry	8

^ Minimum 2.7 PAs per team game.^[8]
^ Minimum 0.8 IP per team game. ^[9]

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: (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: (1–0) Sv: (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: 1B: 2B: 3B:
	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: 1B: 2B: Neil Poulton 3B: Trent Thomas
	WP: (1–0) Sv: (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: 2B: Trent Thomas 3B:
	LP: (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: (1–0)
	HR: Stefan Welch (2), Chris Adamson (1)		HR: Tim Kennelly (1), (1)

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

References[]

^ "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.
^ "2015 Australian Baseball League Current Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
^ "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 – Official ABL Website
Official Baseball Australia Website

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[bat-9] Minimum 2.7 PAs per team game.^[8]

[pitch-11] Minimum 0.8 IP per team game. ^[9]

[bite-1] "Adelaide Bite Homepage". Adelaide Bite. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[bandits-2] "Brisbane Bandits Homepage". Brisbane Bandits. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[cavalry-3] "Canberra Cavalry Homepage". Canberra Cavalry. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[aces-4] "Melbourne Aces Homepage". Melbourne Aces. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[heat-5] "Perth Heat Homepage". Perth Heat. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[bluesox-6] "Sydney Blue Sox Homepage". Sydney Blue Sox. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[standings-7] "2015 Australian Baseball League Current Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

[batstat-8] "League Batting Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

[pitchstat-10] "League Pitching Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

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