2009 Claxton Shield

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Field	Value
image	Claxton2009.jpg
sport	Baseball
title	75th Claxton Shield
Diamond Anniversary
no_of_teams	5
duration	2 December 2008 – 8 February 2009
defending_champs	Perth Heat
season	Regular season
season_champ_name	First place
season_champs	Perth Heat
first_record	(12–4)
second_name	Second place
second_place	Victoria Aces
second_record	(10–6)
third_place	New South Wales Patriots
third_record	(9–7)
fourth_place	Queensland Rams
fourth_record	(8–8)
fifth_place	South Australia
fifth_record	(1–15)
finals	Finals series
finals_champ	Perth Heat
num_championships	10
finals_runner-up	New South Wales Patriots
prevseason_year	2008
nextseason_year	2010
prevseason_link	2008 Claxton Shield
nextseason_link	2010 Claxton Shield
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| image = Claxton2009.jpg | sport = Baseball | title = 75th Claxton Shield Diamond Anniversary | no_of_teams = 5 | duration = 2 December 2008 – 8 February 2009 | defending_champs = Perth Heat | season = Regular season | season_champ_name = First place | season_champs = Perth Heat | first_record = (12–4) | second_name = Second place | second_place = Victoria Aces | second_record = (10–6) | third_place = New South Wales Patriots | third_record = (9–7) | fourth_place = Queensland Rams | fourth_record = (8–8) | fifth_place = South Australia | fifth_record = (1–15) | finals = Finals series | finals_champ = Perth Heat | num_championships = 10 | finals_runner-up = New South Wales Patriots | prevseason_year = 2008 | nextseason_year = 2010 | prevseason_link = 2008 Claxton Shield | nextseason_link = 2010 Claxton Shield The 2009 Diamond Anniversary Claxton Shield was the 75-year anniversary of the Claxton Shield and was held from 2 December 2008 to 8 February 2009 and was the Shield's Diamond anniversary. The Perth Heat won the tournament after defeating the New South Wales Patriots 3–2 in the third game of a best of three series. This historic tournament served as the final edition of the Claxton Shield as a standalone national competition before its integration into the newly formed Australian Baseball League (ABL) in 2010. The victory was particularly significant for Western Australian baseball, as it represented Perth's first Claxton Shield title since 2001 and demonstrated the growing parity among Australia's regional baseball programs.

Overview

The 2009 Shield series excluded the Australian Provincial baseball team and consisted of four, three-game series against each team including a two home, two away and a bye round for each of the teams. On top of this to start off the tournament, there was also a showcase round where each team played each other once. To celebrate the 75th anniversary, the showcase round also hosted a variety of other events such as a Home Run Derby. Teams that competed in the 2009 Claxton Shield were the New South Wales Patriots, Queensland Rams, Perth Heat, Victoria Aces and the South Australia.

The competition served as the primary selection trial for the national team to compete in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. The first round of the WBC commenced Mexico City on 8 March 2009, a month after the final round.

Teams

Rosters

Main article: 2009 Claxton Shield team rosters

Venues

|caption = 2009 Claxton Shield teams The 2009 Claxton Shield will be competed between 5 teams from around Australia in 13 different venues.

Perth Heat
- Baseball Park – Perth
South Australia
- Anderson Reserve – Glenelg
- Blue Lake Sports Park – Mount Gambier
Victoria Aces
- Melbourne Ballpark – Altona
- Geelong Baseball Park – Geelong
- Aerodrome Oval – Mildura
New South Wales Patriots
- Blacktown Baseball Stadium – Sydney
- Narrabundah Baseball Park – Canberra
- Aquatic Reserve – Manly
- Fred Finch Park – Wollongong
Queensland Rams
- John Murray Field – Redlands
- Holloway Field – Windsor
- Baxter Field – Lismore

Regular season

The regular season was held from 2 December 2008 through to 18 January 2009, followed by a two-week finals series from 23 January to 8 February 2009. The season started with a showcase round featuring all five teams in a single round-robin series of matches at Blacktown Olympic Park. This was followed by five rounds of home and away games, with each team playing four 3-game series, one against each other team, two at home and two away. As there was an odd number of teams, each team also had a bye round. At the end of the home and away season, the top three teams qualified for the finals series.

Standings

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	Clinched semi-final series berth
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Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Perth Heat	12	4	.750	–
Victoria Aces	10	6	.625	2
New South Wales Patriots	9	7	.563	3
Queensland Rams	8	8	.500	4
South Australia	1	15	.063	11
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Showcase - Round 1

|Date=2 December 2008 |Time=18:30 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Road=** Queensland Rams**|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=0|R2=1|R3=0|R4=2|R5=0|R6=2|R7=1|R8=2|R9=0|RR=8|RH=12|RE=0 |Home= Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Perth |H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=2|HH=10|HE=0 |WP=C Mowday (1-0)|LP=D Peacock (0-1)|SV=S Morriss (1) |RoadHR=J Naughton (1)|HomeHR=N Kimpton (1), M Kennelly (1) |Attendance=151 |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc01.htm |Date=3 December 2008 |Time=15:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Other=(F/7) |Road=** Victoria Aces**|RoadAbr=VIC |R1=2|R2=1|R3=3|R4=3|R5=0|R6=0|R7=4|R8= |R9= |RR=13|RH=16|RE=0 |Home= Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=QLD |H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=1|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8= |H9= |HR=3|HH=8|HE=3 |WP=A Blackley (1-0)|LP=D Naylor (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=D Berg (1)|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc02.htm |Date=3 December 2008 |Time=18:30 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Road=** Perth Heat**|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=5|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=2|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=7|RH=9|RE=0 |Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=0|HH=1|HE=3 |WP=M Kelly (1-0)|LP=D Fidge (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=L Dale (1)|HomeHR= |Attendance=198 |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc03.htm |Date=4 December 2008 |Time=15:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Other=(F/11) |Road=** Perth Heat**|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=1|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|R10=0|R11=1|RR=6|RH=15|RE=1 |Home= Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=VIC |H1=2|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|H10=0|H11=0|HR=5|HH=10|HE=3 |WP=D White (1-0)|LP=M Blackmore (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc04.htm |Date=4 December 2008 |Time=18:30 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Road= South Australia|RoadAbr=SA |R1=0|R2=1|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=5|RE=0 |Home=** New South Wales Patriots**|HomeAbr=NSW |H1=0|H2=0|H3=3|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=4|HH=7|HE=4 |WP=V Harris (1-0)|LP=P Brassington (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR= |Attendance=587 |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc05.htm |Date=5 December 2008 |Time=15:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Road= South Australia|RoadAbr=SA |R1=0|R2=3|R3=3|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=3|RR=9|RH=16|RE=2 |Home=** Queensland Rams**|HomeAbr=QLD |H1=1|H2=0|H3=2|H4=1|H5=1|H6=1|H7=0|H8=5|H9=X|HR=11|HH=12|HE=1 |WP=S Morriss (1-0)|LP=E Crabb (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=B Wigmore 2 (2) |HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc06.htm |Date=5 December 2008 |Time=19:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Road= New South Wales Patriots|RoadAbr=NSW |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=2|R7=1|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=9|RE=1 |Home=** Perth Heat**|HomeAbr=Perth |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=1|H5=2|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|HR=4|HH=11|HE=1 |WP=B Grice (1-0)|LP=T Grattan (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR=M Graham (1), N Kimpton (2) |Attendance=483 |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc07.htm |Date=6 December 2008 |Time=11:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Road=** Victoria Aces**|RoadAbr=VIC |R1=2|R2=0|R3=0|R4=3|R5=2|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=8|RH=14|RE=1 |Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=0|HH=7|HE=0 |WP=D Hendricks (1-0)|LP=T Fiebig (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc08.htm |Date=6 December 2008 |Time=19:30 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=3|RR=4|RH=14|RE=1 |Home=** New South Wales Patriots**|HomeAbr=NSW |H1=0|H2=2|H3=0|H4=0|H5=7|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=9|HH=14|HE=1 |WP=T Cox (1-0)|LP=C Mowday (1-1)|SV=M Bennett (1) |RoadHR=D Sutherland (1) |HomeHR=T Atherton (1) |Attendance=1,002 |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc09.htm |Date=7 December 2008 |Time=14:45 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Other= |Road= New South Wales Patriots|RoadAbr=NSW |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=1|RH=9|RE=0 |Home=** Victoria Aces**|HomeAbr=VIC |H1=0|H2=3|H3=1|H4=0|H5=1|H6=5|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=10|HH=14|HE=0 |WP=D Barker (1-0)|LP=V Harris (1-1)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR= |Attendance=276 |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc10.htm |}} :;Round 1 notes

Round 2

|Date=13 December 2008 |Time=14:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Old Aerodrome Oval, Mildura |Other= |Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|RR=0|RH=4|RE=1 |Home=** Victoria Aces**|HomeAbr=VIC |H1=3|H2=5|H3=3|H4=3|H5=0|H6=1|H7=X|HR=15|HH=13|HE=0 |WP=A Blackley (2-0)|LP=C Mowday (1-2)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR=P Rutgers (1), B Harman (1), D Berg (2), H Dingle (1), A Russell (1) |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g11.htm |Date=13 December 2008 |Time=15:45 (UTC+11) |Location=Narrabundah Ballpark, Canberra |Other= |Road= Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=3|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|RR=3|RH=3|RE=3 |Home=** New South Wales Patriots**|HomeAbr=NSW |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=5|H5=0|H6=0|H7=X|HR=5|HH=7|HE=1 |WP=W Lungren (1-0)|LP=M Kelly (1-1)|SV=C Oxspring (1) |RoadHR=L Dale (2)|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc12.htm |Date=13 December 2008 |Time=16:45 (UTC+11) |Location=Old Aerodrome Oval, Mildura |Other= |Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=7|R7=1|RR=9|RH=14|RE=1 |Home=** Victoria Aces**|HomeAbr=VIC |H1=4|H2=0|H3=1|H4=4|H5=0|H6=0|H7=1|HR=10|HH=12|HE=3 |WP=M Blackmore (1-1)|LP=N Crawford (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=B Roneberg (1), D Sutherland (2)|HomeHR=D Berg (2), A Russell (2) |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g13.htm |Date=13 December 2008 |Time=19:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Narrabundah Ballpark, Canberra |Other= |Road=** Perth Heat**|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=0|R2=2|R3=1|R4=1|R5=2|R6=2|R7=0|RR=7|RH=13|RE=1 |Home= New South Wales Patriots|HomeAbr=NSW |H1=0|H2=2|H3=0|H4=2|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|HR=2|HH=7|HE=0 |WP=D Peacock (1-1)|LP=M Bennett (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=T Kennelly (1)|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc14.htm |Date=14 December 2008 |Time=11:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Old Aerodrome Oval, Mildura |Road=** Queensland Rams**|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=4|RR=4|RH=10|RE=3 |Home= Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=VIC |H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|HR=3|HH=7|HE=0 |WP=M Timms (1-0)|LP=B Cunningham (0-1)|SV=T Crawford (1) |RoadHR=D Sutherland (3)|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State%20Programs/Claxton%20Shield/2009/G15/G15/xlive.htm |Date=14 December 2008 |Time=13:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Fred Finch Park, Wollongong |Road= Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=3|R6=4|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=8|RH=11|RE=3 |Home=** New South Wales Patriots**|HomeAbr=NSW |H1=0|H2=1|H3=6|H4=0|H5=2|H6=0|H7=2|H8=0|H9=X|HR=11|HH=13|HE=3 |WP=T Grattan (1-1)|LP=L Hendriks (0-1)|SV=A Angelucci (1) |RoadHR=N Kimpton (3), M Kennelly (2), L Dale (3), D White (1)|HomeHR=T Atherton (2), M Holland (1) |Attendance=300 |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc16.htm :;Round 2 notes

Round 3

|Date=19 December 2008 |Time=19:00 (UTC+10:30) |Location=Blue Lake Sports Park, Mount Gambier |Other=(F/10) |Road=** Victoria Aces**|RoadAbr=VIC |R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|R10=1|RR=3|RH=6|RE=3 |Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA |H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|H10=0|HR=2|HH=11|HE=2 |WP=M Blackmore (2-1)|LP=J Ziersch (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR=T Kennelly (2) |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g17.htm |Date=19 December 2008 |Time=19:00 (UTC+8) |Location=Baseball Park, Perth |Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=2|R9=0|RR=3|RH=4|RE=2 |Home=** Perth Heat**|HomeAbr=Perth |H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=3|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=3|H9=X|HR=6|HH=6|HE=0 |WP=M Kelly (2-1)|LP=C Mowday (1-3)|SV=B Wise (1) |RoadHR=|HomeHR=B Pett (1) |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/g18/xlive.htm |Date=20 December 2008 |Time=19:00 (UTC+10:30) |Location=Blue Lake Sports Park, Mount Gambier |Other=(F/7) |Road=** Victoria Aces**|RoadAbr=VIC |R1=3|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=7|R7=1|R8= |R9= |RR=12|RH=11|RE=1 |Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8= |H9= |HR=0|HH=4|HE=3 |WP=A Blackley (3-0)|LP=P Brassington (0-2)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g19.htm |}} |Date=20 December 2008 |Time=19:00 (UTC+8) |Location=Baseball Park, Perth |Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=0|R2=1|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=10|RE=0 |Home=** Perth Heat**|HomeAbr=Perth |H1=0|H2=0|H3=3|H4=0|H5=1|H6=1|H7=1|H8=0|H9=X|HR=4|HH=12|HE=2 |WP=D Peacock (2-1)|LP=R Searle (0-1)|SV=L Hendricks (1) |RoadHR=|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/g20/xhome.htm |Date=21 December 2008 |Time=13:00 (UTC+10:30) |Location=Blue Lake Sports Park, Mount Gambier |Road=** Victoria Aces**|RoadAbr=VIC |R1=3|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=3|R8=3|R9=1|RR=9|RH=10|RE=2 |Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=2|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|HR=3|HH=3|HE=0 |WP=A Bright (1-0)|LP=C Doyle (0-1)|SV=B Cunningham (1) |RoadHR=B Tamburrino (1)|HomeHR=S Welch (1) |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g21.htm |Date=21 December 2008 |Time=18:00 (UTC+8) |Location=Baseball Park, Perth |Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=2|R2=1|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=7|RE=3 |Home=** Perth Heat**|HomeAbr=Perth |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=2|H5=2|H6=1|H7=1|H8=1|H9=X|HR=6|HH=7|HE=2 |WP=D Schmidt (1-0)|LP=T Crawford (0-1)|SV=B Wise (2) |RoadHR=|HomeHR=T Kennelly (3), L Dale (4) |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/g22/xlive.htm

Round 4

|Date=2 January 2009 |Time=19:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Albert Park, Lismore |Road= New South Wales Patriots|RoadAbr=NSW |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=6|RE=1 |Home=** Queensland Rams**|HomeAbr=QLD |H1=0|H2=3|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=3|HH=7|HE=1 |WP=C Mowday (2-3)|LP=C Oxspring (0-1)|SV=R Searle (1) |RoadHR=|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm |Date=2 January 2009 |Time=15:00 (UTC+10:30) |Location=Anderson Reserve, Glenelg |Road= Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=8|RE=4 |Home=** South Australia**|HomeAbr=SA |H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=3|H5=2|H6=3|H7=0|H8=1|H9=X|HR=11|HH=13|HE=0 |WP=D Fidge (1-1)|LP=M Kelly (2-2)|SV=T Langmann (1) |RoadHR=N Kimpton (4), L Hughes (1)|HomeHR=S Welch (2), J Cresswell (1) |BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm |Date=3 January 2009 |Time=17:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Albert Park, Lismore |Road= New South Wales Patriots|RoadAbr=NSW |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=0|RR=2|RH=7|RE=1 |Home=** Queensland Rams**|HomeAbr=QLD |H1=3|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=3|HH=7|HE=2 |WP=J Erasmus (1-0)|LP=W Lundgren (0-1)|SV=R Searle (2) |RoadHR=|HomeHR=M Collins (1) |BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm |Date=3 January 2009 |Time=15:00 (UTC+10:30) |Location=Anderson Reserve, Glenelg |Road=** Perth Heat**|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=1|R8=4|R9=2|R10=3|RR=11|RH=15|RE=3 |Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA |H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=5|H6=0|H7=1|H8=0|H9=0|H10=1|HR=9|HH=10|HE=2 |WP=D White (2-0)|LP=J Ziersch (0-2)|SV=B Wise (3) |RoadHR=L Dale 2 (6), L Hughes (2)|HomeHR=S Welch 2 (4), J Cakebread (1) |BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm |Date=4 January 2009 |Time=13:00 (UTC+10) |Location=Holloway Field, Brisbane |Road=** New South Wales Patriots**|RoadAbr=NSW |R1=1|R2=1|R3=0|R4=5|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=2|R9=0|RR=10|RH=12|RE=3 |Home= Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=QLD |H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=0|HR=2|HH=7|HE=1 |WP=T Cox (2-0)|LP=C Naylor (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=M Lysaught (1)|HomeHR=M Collins (2) |BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm |Date=4 January 2009 |Time=13:00 (UTC+10:30) |Location=Anderson Reserve, Glenelg |Road=** Perth Heat**|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=2|R6=4|R7=0|R8=2|R9=7|RR=16|RH=16|RE=1 |Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA |H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=0|HH=3|HE=2 |WP=L Hendricks (1-0)|LP=M Ewart (0-1)|SV=D Schmidt (1) |RoadHR=N Kimpton (5), L Hughes 2 (4), L Dale (7)|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm

Round 5

8 January 2009 at 7.00pm, [[Baseball Park (Perth)|Baseball Park]]

|Road= Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=VIC |R1=0|R2=1|R3=3|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=1|R9=0|RR=7|RH=11|RE=2 |Home=** Perth Heat**|HomeAbr=Perth |H1=3|H2=4|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=8|HH=9|HE=3 |WP=T Murphy (1-0)|LP=A Blackley (3-1)|SV=B Wise (4) |RoadHR=P Weichard (1)|HomeHR=L Hughes (5) Attendance: |}}

9 January 2009 at 7.00pm, [[Blacktown Baseball Stadium]]

|Road= South Australia|RoadAbr=SA |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=1|RE=0 |Home=** New South Wales Patriots**|HomeAbr=NSW |H1=0|H2=2|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=3|HH=7|HE=3 |WP=W Lundgren (2-1)|LP=D Fidge (1-2)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR= Attendance: |}}

9 January 2009 at 7.00pm, [[Baseball Park (Perth)|Baseball Park]]

|Road= Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=VIC |R1=1|R2=1|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=6|RE=2 |Home=** Perth Heat**|HomeAbr=Perth |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=4|H9=0|HR=4|HH=8|HE=1 |WP=W Saupold (1-0)|LP=M Blackmore (2-2)|SV=B Grice (1) |RoadHR=P Weichard (2)|HomeHR= Attendance: |}}

10 January 2009 at 7.00pm, [[Blacktown Baseball Stadium]]

|Road= South Australia|RoadAbr=SA |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|RR=0|RH=2|RE=4 |Home=** New South Wales Patriots**|HomeAbr=NSW |H1=0|H2=2|H3=5|H4=5|H5=1|H6=0|H7=X|HR=11|HH=10|HE=0 |WP=T Cox (3-0)|LP=P Brassington (0-3)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR= Attendance: |}}

Round 6

Championship series

The 2009 Claxton Shield finals series will have the top three teams after regular fixtures qualify. The team who finishes first will auto-qualify for the final where they will meet the winner of the 2nd vs 3rd. Both semi-finals and finals are best of three series.

23 January 2009 at 7.00 pm, [[Melbourne Ballpark]]

|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=1|RH=1|RE=2 |Home=Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=Aces |H1=2|H2=3|H3=1|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=7|HH=10|HE=0 |RSP=W Lundgren|HSP=T Blackley |WP=T Blackley (1-0)|LP=W Lundgren (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR= 0|HomeHR= 0 Attendance: 737 |}}

24 January 2009 at 3.00 pm, [[Glen Waverley, Victoria|Waverley]]

|Road=Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=Aces |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=6|RE=6 |Home=NSW Patriots|HomeAbr=Patriots |H1=3|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=3|H7=1|H8=2|H9=X|HR=9|HH=8|HE=0 |RSP=A Blackley|HSP=T Cox |WP=T Cox (1-0)|LP=A Blackley (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=0 |HomeHR=2, M Lysaught, S Pender Attendance: 1731 |}}

25 January 2009 at 12.00 pm, [[Melbourne Ballpark]]

|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=3|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=2|RR=5|RH=9|RE=0 |Home=Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=Aces |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=0|HH=6|HE=1 |RSP=C Anderson|HSP=D Cassidy |WP=C Anderson (1-0)|LP=D Cassidy (0-1)|SV=W Lundgren 1 |RoadHR= 1, S Pender|HomeHR= 0 Attendance: 154 |}}

6 February 2009 at 7.00 pm, [[Empire Ballpark|Baseball Park]]

|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots |R1=2|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=5|RH=5|RE=2 |Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=2|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=0|HR=3|HH=8|HE=1 |RSP=C Anderson|HSP=L Hendriks |WP=C Anderson (2-0)|LP=L Hendriks (0-1)|SV=W Lundgren 2 |RoadHR= 0 |HomeHR= 0 Attendance: |}}

7 February 2009 at 7.00 pm, [[Empire Ballpark|Baseball Park]]

Perth Heat def. New South Wales Patriots.

8 February 2009 at 7.30 pm, [[Empire Ballpark|Baseball Park]]

|Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=2|RR=2|RH=5|RE=1 |Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=2|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|HR=3|HH=9|HE=2 |RSP=W Lundgren|HSP=D Schmidt |WP=B Wise (1-0)|LP=M Williams (0-1)|SV=W Lundgren 2 |RoadHR= 0 |HomeHR= 1, C House Attendance: 2150 |}}

Conditions

Blacktown Baseball Stadium experienced quite warm December summer weather for New South Wales. Although the average maximum temperature is 25 °C (77 °F), most games were above this, with Game 8 of the showcase round between South Australia and Victoria Aces hitting 32 °C (90 °F) during the match.

On 7 December, the temperature dropped to a maximum of 22 °C with a strong breeze over Blacktown as well as clouds, however, no rain fell and the games finished as scheduled.

A large low-pressure system and long periods of rain forced the postponement of both games on 12 December in Altona, Victoria and Canberra. Games the next day were rescheduled to allow for 7-inning double headers. Game 1 between Queensland Rams and Victoria Aces was relocated to Mildura, Victoria where Game 2 and 3 were also being played.

On 3 January, the New South Wales Patriots vs Queensland Rams second game at Baxter Field, Lismore was delayed during the 6th inning due to a small stint of heavy rain. Drizzle was present throughout the game, but was only delayed for approximately ten minutes.

Fielders Choice Player of the Series

This is awarded recognition of outstanding individual performances each round of the 2009 Claxton Shield by the Australian Baseball Federation.

Round 1 – Nick Kimpton
Round 2 – Daniel Berg
Round 3 – Tim Kennelly
Round 4 – Luke Hughes
Round 5 – Wayne Lundgren
Round 6 – Justin Huber

Statistics leaders

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Name	Wins	Losses	Saves	ERA
Tim COX	3	0	0	0.00
Wayne LUNDGREN	3	1	0	2.27
Darryn CASSIDY	1	0	0	2.52
Liam HENDRIKS	3	1	0	2.70
Mark KELLY	2	2	0	3.72
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::data[format=table title="Offensive Stars*"]

Name	Avg	HR	RBI
Nick KIMPTON	.500	5	23
Wade DUTTON	.425	0	5
Brad DUTTON	.393	0	8
David KANDILAS	.370	0	5
Christopher HOUSE	.356	0	8
::

Awards

::data[format=table]

Award	Name	Team
Championship MVP	Luke Hughes	Perth Heat
Golden Glove	Grant Karlsen	Victoria Aces
Batting Champion	Nick Kimpton	Perth Heat
Pitcher of the Year	Tim Cox	New South Wales Patriots
Rookie of the Year	Chris House	Perth Heat
Manager of the Year	Don Kyle	Perth Heat
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References

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Originally scheduled for 14:00 start. Delayed by 45 minutes due to storm.
Originally scheduled for 19:00, 12 December at Melbourne Ballpark. Re-scheduled to be first game of a doubleheader (7 innings) after a washout.
Re-scheduled as a 7 inning game as part of the doubleheader.
Originally scheduled for 19:00, 12 December. Re-scheduled to be first game of a doubleheader (7 innings) after a washout.
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