| 2008 Claxton Shield | |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| No Of Teams: | 6 |
| Duration: | 28 December 2007 – 2 February 2008 |
| Defending Champs: | Victoria Aces |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | First place |
| Season Champs: | New South Wales Patriots |
| First Record: | (9-3) |
| Second Name: | Second place |
| Second Place: | Perth Heat |
| Second Record: | (8-4) |
| Third Place: | Queensland Rams |
| Third Record: | (8-4) |
| Fourth Place: | Victoria Aces |
| Fourth Record: | (7-5) |
| Fifth Place: | South Australia |
| Fifth Record: | (3–9) |
| Sixth Place: | Australian Provincial |
| Sixth Record: | (1-11) |
| Finals: | Finals series |
| Finals Champ: | Perth Heat |
| Num Championships: | 9 |
| Finals Runner-Up: | New South Wales Patriots |
| Prevseason Year: | 2007 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2009 |
| Prevseason Link: | 2007 Claxton Shield |
| Nextseason Link: | 2009 Claxton Shield |
The 74th Claxton Shield was held from 28 December 2007 to 10 February 2008. The 2008 Shield was conducted on a Home and Away series made up of 2 Divisions; Eastern Division: Australian Provincial, New South Wales Patriots and the Queensland Rams, Southern Division: Perth Heat, Victoria Aces and South Australia. Each divisional series saw each team meet 6 times with 3 home games and 3 away games, the top team from each division then meet in a 3-game Championship series.
The 2008 Claxton Shield was contested between six teams from around Australia, divided into two divisions.
2008 Claxton Shield team rosters
| Team | Played | Wins | Loss | Win % | Games Behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Heat | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | ||
| Victoria Aces | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 | |
| South Australia | 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 5 |
| Team | Played | Wins | Loss | Win % | Games Behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales Patriots | 12 | 9 | 3 | .750 | ||
| Queensland Rams | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | |
| Australian Provincial | 12 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 8 |
| Award | Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Clint Balgera | Perth Heat | |
| Championship M.V.P. | Mark Kelly | Perth Heat | |
| Golden Glove | Matt Studeman | Queensland Rams | |
| Batting Champion | Clint Balgera | Perth Heat | |
| Pitcher of the Year | Tim Cox | New South Wales Patriots | |
| Rookie of the Year | Liam Hendriks | Perth Heat | |
| Manager of the Year | Gordon Gerlach | Perth Heat |
| + Defensive Stats | |||||
| Name | Wins | Losses | Saves | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim COX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | |
| Chris MOWDAY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | |
| Liam HENDRIKS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.90 | |
| Tristian CRAWFORD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.96 | |
| Darren FIDGE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.19 |
| + Offensive Stars | ||||
| Name | Avg | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint BALGERA | .450 | 1 | 11 | |
| David SUTHERLAND | .442 | 1 | 12 | |
| Brad HARMAN | .440 | 2 | 7 | |
| Mitch DENING | .409 | 0 | 4 | |
| Brett RONEBERG | .406 | 2 | 9 |
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