The 2000-01 International Baseball League of Australia was the 2nd season of the League. The 2000-01 leagues was to consist of 3 parts; A traditional Claxton Shield Tournament, to be played in late December 2000, an All-Star game and an International Development League to be played exclusively on the Gold Coast at Palm Meadows and Carrara Oval from late November 2000 to late January 2001.
The 2000-01 Claxton Shield was to be held at Blacktown International Ballpark in the week after Christmas.[1] [2] The Tournament was canceled in early December due to the grounds being unfit for play. The timing of a Tournament was also unpopular with many of the players.
The All-Star Challenge was scheduled for the Australia Day weekend 26–28 January 2001, it was to be held at Colonial Stadium, Melbourne. The weekend was to be contested by the Australia national baseball team and an All-Star team that was rumored to include MLB player Roberto Alomar. The game was canceled at the same time at the 2000-01 Claxton Shield.
| Sport: | Baseball |
| No Of Teams: | 4 |
| League: | International Baseball League of Australia |
| Finals Champ: | IBLA Internationals |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Australia |
| No Of Matches: | 78 |
The 2000–01 International Baseball League of Australia Development League season, also known as the Gold Coast League, was the first season the Development League was conducted. The League was held exclusively on the Gold Coast, and was contest between 4 teams, Australia, Taiwan, MLB All-Stars and Internationals.
The league was held from 29 November 2000 to 20 January 2001, The one game Championship playoff was won by the IBLA Internationals on 21 January 2001. The Internationals defeated Australia 2–1.
See main article: 2000–01 International Baseball League of Australia team rosters.
The 2000–01 season involved four teams: IBLA Australia, IBLA Internationals, MLB Stars and the Taiwan national Baseball team. All teams played on a home and away basis at the same two venues.
| City | State | Stadium | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Venue | Gold Coast | Queensland | Palm Meadows | ||
| Secondary Venue | Gold Coast | Queensland | Carrara Oval |
The regular season fixture consisted of 78 games. Each team played each other on a home and away basis.
| W | L | D | Pct. | GB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBLA Internationals | 25 | 15 | 3 | – | ||
| IBLA Australia | 17 | 19 | 2 | 3.5 | ||
| Taiwan | 17 | 19 | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| MLB Stars | 17 | 25 | 1 | 9 |
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | Jarrod Hodges | Australia | .375 | |
| HR | Robert Stratton | MLB Stars | 7 | |
| RBI | Travis Wilson | IBLA Internationals | 38 | |
| R | Andrew Zapp | IBLA Internationals | 33 | |
| H | Andrew Zapp | IBLA Internationals | 57 | |
| SB | Ryan Langerhans | IBLA Internationals | 12 |
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Chao-Hao Tseng | Taiwan | 5 | |
| L | Stephen Colyer | MLB Stars | 5 | |
| ERA | Luke Prokopec | Australia | 0.39 | |
| K | Brad Guy | IBLA Internationals | 48 | |
| IP | Chao-Hao Tseng | Taiwan | ||
| SV | Brad Voyles | IBLA Internationals | 5 |
All games for the 2001 postseason were played at Palm Meadows on the Gold Coast. All finals were a 1-game play-off.
Winners of Game 1 and 2 went into Championship games, Losers of game 1 and 2 went into a playoff for 3rd.
| Award | Person[3] | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Andrew Zapp | IBLA Internationals | |
| Batting Champion | Andrew Zapp | IBLA Internationals | |
| Golden Glove | Chi-Sheng Lin | Taiwan | |
| Pitcher of the Year | Chao-Hao Tseng | Taiwan |
| + Defensive Stats | |||||
| Name | Wins | Losses | Saves | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dewey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.63 | |
| P.J Bevis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.54 | |
| Kazuhiro Takeoka | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.71 | |
| Brad Guy | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.48 | |
| Kwang-Soo Kim | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.54 | |
| Phil Stockman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.29 |
| + Offensive Stars | ||||
| Name | Avg | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Zapp | .373 | 4 | 32 | |
| Travis Wilson | .352 | 7 | 38 | |
| Ryan Langerhans | .312 | 5 | 25 | |
| Ji-Hwan Sohn | .285 | 1 | 5 | |
| Scott Goodman | .271 | 3 | 24 | |
| Nicholas Green | .265 | 5 | 18 |
| Position | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catcher | Justin Huber | IBLA Australia | |
| 1st base | Andrew Zapp | IBLA Internationals | |
| 2nd base | Chung-Yi Huang | Taiwan | |
| 3rd base | Travis Wilson | IBLA Internationals | |
| Shortstop | Glenn Williams | IBLA Australia | |
| Outfield | Troy Shadar | IBLA Internationals | |
| Outfield | Jarrod Hodges | IBLA Australia | |
| Outfield | Chris Snelling | IBLA Australia | |
| Designated hitter | Gavin Fingleson | IBLA Internationals | |
| Starting pitcher | Chao-Hao Tseng | Taiwan | |
| Relief pitcher | Luke Prokopec | IBLA Australia | |
| Manager | Chris Bando | IBLA Internationals |