2003 Claxton Shield Explained

The Claxton Shield is an annual competition held by the Australian Baseball Federation. The 2003 Shield reverted to its original form for the first time since 1988, due to the folding of the International Baseball League of Australia. The Shield was held in New South Wales at the Blacktown Olympic Park Baseball Stadium between 26 January to 1 February .

Ladder - After Round Robin

TeamPlayedWinsLossDrawWin %
Victorian Aces5
New South Wales Patriots5
Queensland Rams5
perth heat..................5
South Australia5
Australian Provincial5

Championship series

Game 18: 1 February 2003 - Championship Game - Winner 1 vs 4 Vs Winner 2 vs 3

Awards

AwardPersonTeam
Most Valuable PlayerCraig LEWISNew South Wales Patriots
Championship M.V.P.P.J BEVISQueensland Rams
Batting ChampionCraig LEWISNew South Wales Patriots
Golden GloveCraig LEWISNew South Wales Patriots
Pitcher of the YearJohn VEITCHQueensland Rams

Top Stats

+ Defensive Stats
NameWinsLossesSavesERA
John VEITCH1003.12
Rikki JOHNSTONE1002.84
Shane TONKIN1112.16
Daniel REDDEN1011.00
Matt WILKINSON1001.35
Travis BLACKLEY1101.42
+ Offensive Stars
NameAvgHRRBI
Craig LEWIS.56538
Tom BRICE.50000
Trent OELTJEN.47615
Ben WIGMORE.43516
Luke HUGHES.42905
Rodney NAN BUIZEN.40704

All-Star Team

PositionNameTeam
CatcherBen WigmoreSouth Australia
1st BaseCraig LewisNew South Wales Patriots
2nd BaseRod Van BuizenNew South Wales Patriots
3rd BaseBrendan KingmanNew South Wales Patriots
Short StopAdam BlightAustralian Provincial
Out FieldJohn EdwardsVictoria Aces
Out FieldTrent OeltjenNew South Wales Patriots
Out FieldDavid SutherlandQueensland Rams
Designated HitterTom BriceSouth Australia
Starting PitcherShane TonkinWestern Heelers
Relief PitcherP.J BevisQueensland Rams
ManagerDavid NilssonQueensland Rams

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