2016–17 Australian Baseball League season

2016–17
Australian Baseball League
Season details
Sport	Baseball
Country	Australia
Teams	6
Dates	17 November 2016 – 11 February 2017
Defending champions	Brisbane Bandits (2015–16)
Champions	Brisbane Bandits (2nd title)
Helms Award	Aaron Whitefield
Final positions
Champions	Brisbane Bandits
Second place	Melbourne Aces
Third place	Adelaide Bite
Fourth place	Canberra Cavalry
Fifth place	Sydney Blue Sox
Sixth place	Perth Heat
Regular season
Games played	119
Attendance	87,475 (735 per game)
Best batting average	Mitch Dening (ADE) (.340)
Most homeruns hit	Stone Garrett (SYD); Mitch Nilsson (BRI); Mike Walker (MEL) (7)
Most stolen bases	Aaron Whitefield (BRI) (20)
Best ERA	Mark Hamburger (MEL) (1.90)
Most strikeouts (as pitcher)	Mark Hamburger (MEL) (86)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Australian Baseball League season was the seventh Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, and was held from 17 November 2016 to 11 February 2017.

Teams[]

Adelaide Bite

Teams in the ABL
Team	State / Territory	Stadium
Adelaide Bite	South Australia	Diamond Sports Stadium^[1]
Brisbane Bandits	Queensland	Brisbane Exhibition Ground^[2]
Canberra Cavalry	Australian Capital Territory	Narrabundah Ballpark^[3]
Melbourne Aces	Victoria	Melbourne Ballpark^[4]
Perth Heat	Western Australia	Baseball Park^[5]
Sydney Blue Sox	New South Wales	Blue Sox Stadium^[6]

Regular season[]

Key
	Clinched Championship Series berth
	Clinched Preliminary final berth

2016–17 regular season standings
Pos	Team ^[7] v t	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Away
1	Melbourne Aces	26	14	.650	–	13–7	13–7
2	Adelaide Bite	23	17	.575	3.0	12–8	11–9
3	Brisbane Bandits	21	18	.538	4.5	11–8	10–10
4	Canberra Cavalry	20	20	.500	6.0	11–9	9–11
5	Sydney Blue Sox	15	24	.385	10.5	11–9	4–15
6	Perth Heat	14	26	.350	12.0	10–10	4–16

Statistical leaders[]

Batting leaders
Stat	Player^{[S 1]}	Team	Total
AVG	Mitch Dening	Adelaide Bite	.340
HR	Mitch Nilsson Mike Walker	Brisbane Bandits Melbourne Aces Sydney Blue Sox	7
RBI	Mitch Dening	Adelaide Bite	27
R	Aaron Whitefield	Brisbane Bandits	34
H	Aaron Whitefield	Brisbane Bandits	53
SB	Aaron Whitefield	Brisbane Bandits	20

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player^{[S 2]}	Team	Total
W	Mark Hamburger	Melbourne Aces	5
L	Tom Bailey	Perth Heat Perth Heat	6
ERA	Mark Hamburger	Melbourne Aces	1.90
K	Mark Hamburger	Melbourne Aces	86
IP	Mark Hamburger	Melbourne Aces	75⅔
SV	Ryan Searle	Brisbane Bandits	9

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

Postseason[]

Preliminary Final Series			Championship Series

			1	Melbourne Aces	0

			3	Brisbane Bandits	2
2	Adelaide Bite	1

3	Brisbane Bandits	2

Preliminary final series[]

3 February 2017 16:00 (UTC+10:30) Game 1	Adelaide Bite	1–3	Brisbane Bandits	Diamond Sports Stadium, Adelaide Umpires: HP: 1B: 2B: 3B:
	LP: Matthew Williams (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: (1–0) Sv: Ryan Searle (1)

4 February 2017 18:00 (UTC+10:00) Game 2	Brisbane Bandits	4–8 (F/12)	Adelaide Bite	AFA Stadium at Holloway Field, Brisbane Umpires: HP: 1B: 2B: 3B:
	LP: Ryan Searle (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Zach Cooper (1–0)
	HR: Aaron Whitefield (1), Wade Dutton (1)		HR: (1), , Mitch Dening (1)

5 February 2017 13:00 (UTC+10:00) Game 3	Brisbane Bandits	18–2	Adelaide Bite	AFA Stadium at Holloway Field, Brisbane Umpires: HP: 1B: 2B: 3B:
	WP: (1–0)	Boxscore	LP: (0–1)
	HR: Trent Oeltjen (1), Ryan Battaglia 2 (2), Logan Wade (1), Mitch Nilsson 2 (2), (1)		HR: Stefan Welch (1), (1)

Championship Series[]

10 February 2017 19:30 (UTC+11:00) Game 1	Melbourne Aces	2–6	Brisbane Bandits	Melbourne Ballpark, Melbourne Umpires: HP: 1B: 2B: Trent Thomas 3B:
	LP: Mark Hamburger (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: (1–0)
			HR: Trent Oeltjen (1), (1), Logan Wade (1), Kevin Padlo (1)

11 February 2017 18:30 (UTC+11:00) Game 2	Melbourne Aces	1–3	Brisbane Bandits	Melbourne Ballpark, Melbourne Umpires: HP: 1B: Trent Thomas 2B: 3B:
	LP: (1–0)	Boxscore	WP: Jon Kennedy (0–1) Sv: Ryan Searle (1)
	HR: Cody Jones (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.
^ "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 – Official ABL Website
Official Baseball Australia Website

[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] "2016 Australian Baseball League Final Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[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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