2024–25 Australian Baseball League season explained

Sport:Baseball
League:Australian Baseball League
No Of Teams:6
Duration: –
Season:Regular season
Finals:Postseason
Prevseason Link:2023–24 Australian Baseball League season
Prevseason Year:2023–24
Nextseason Link:2025–26 Australian Baseball League season
Nextseason Year:2025–26

The 2024–25 Australian Baseball League season is the fourteenth season of the Australian Baseball League (ABL), and began on 15 November 2024.[1] The six-team competition is the premier English speaking winter baseball league with players affiliated with Major League Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, KBO League, Chinese Professional Baseball League, and various independent baseball leagues.[2]

Teams

See main article: List of current Australian Baseball League team rosters.

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State/TerritoryStadium
Adelaide GiantsSouth AustraliaDicolor Australia Stadium[3]
QueenslandViticon Stadium[4]
Australian Capital TerritoryNarrabundah Ballpark[5]
VictoriaMelbourne Ballpark[6]
Western AustraliaEmpire Ballpark[7]
New South WalesBlue Sox Stadium[8]

Regular Season

The regular season began on 15 November 2024 and is scheduled to end on 19 January 2025.[1] Each team will play 40 games (20 home and 20 away) across 10 rounds and will face every other team twice (once at home and once away) in four-game series.[1]

The round two matchup between Brisbane and Melbourne in Brisbane was reduced to three games due to rain and fourth game rescheduled to round seven between the teams in Melbourne. The round three matchup between Sydney and Melbourne in Sydney was reduced to three games due to rain and the fourth game rescheduled to round nine between the teams in Melbourne.

Standings

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Postseason
PosTeamWLPct.GB
1 8 3
2 7 5 1.5
3 7 5 1.5
4 5 7 3.5
5 4 6 3.5
6 3 8 5.0

Statistical leaders

Through Round 3.

Stat! scope="col" width=150
PlayerTeamTotal
AVGAustin MurrSydney Blue Sox.395
HRGreg Bird
Arturo Disla
Alex Hall
Melbourne Aces
Melbourne Aces
Perth Heat
4
RBIAlex HallPerth Heat10
RDaito YamamotoSydney Blue Sox11
HSix tied at15
SBMiles SimingtonCanberra Cavalry4
Stat! scope="col" width=150
PlayerTeamTotal
WBen FerrerSydney Blue Sox3
LGunnar KinesBrisbane Bandits3
ERAJack Mahoney
Young Woo Shin
Canberra Cavalry
Perth Heat
0.00
KRyusei Yamada
Makoto Kyomoto
Lachlan Wells
Adelaide Giants
Adelaide Giants
Adelaide Giants
22
IPJack Mahoney
Makoto Kyomoto
Sydney Blue Sox
Adelaide Giants
17
SVTyler BeardsleyPerth Heat4

Postseason

The postseason is scheduled to begin 24 January 2025, with four teams making the playoffs.[1] All postseason series will use a best-of-three format, with the first-placed team hosting the fourth-placed and the second-placed team hosting the third-placed.[1] The winners of the semi-finals will compete for the Claxton Shield, beginning on 31 January 2025.[1]

Postseason bracket

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-25 Season Schedule Released . The Australian Baseball League . 15 November 2024 . en . 1 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Signing Tracker . The Australian Baseball League . 15 November 2024 . en . 11 October 2024.
  3. Web site: Dicolor Australia Becomes Stadium Naming Rights Partner at West Beach . 22 November 2022 . Adelaide Giants . 6 October 2023 .
  4. Web site: The Brisbane Bandits Announce Home Venue to Be Called Viticon Stadium . 19 October 2020 . Brisbane Bandits . 6 October 2023 .
  5. Web site: Contact Us . Canberra Cavalry . 6 October 2023 .
  6. Web site: About Us . Melbourne Aces . 6 October 2023 .
  7. Web site: Contact Us . Perth Heat . 6 October 2023 .
  8. Web site: About Us . Sydney Blue Sox . 6 October 2023 .