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]
See main article: List of current Australian Baseball League team rosters.
State/Territory | Stadium | ||
---|---|---|---|
Adelaide Giants | South Australia | Dicolor Australia Stadium[3] | |
Queensland | Viticon Stadium[4] | ||
Australian Capital Territory | Narrabundah Ballpark[5] | ||
Victoria | Melbourne Ballpark[6] | ||
Western Australia | Empire Ballpark[7] | ||
New South Wales | Blue Sox Stadium[8] |
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.
Postseason |
Pos | Team | W | L | Pct. | 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 |
Through Round 3.
Player | Team | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
AVG | Austin Murr | Sydney Blue Sox | .395 | |
HR | Greg Bird Arturo Disla Alex Hall | Melbourne Aces Melbourne Aces Perth Heat | 4 | |
RBI | Alex Hall | Perth Heat | 10 | |
R | Daito Yamamoto | Sydney Blue Sox | 11 | |
H | Six tied at | 15 | ||
SB | Miles Simington | Canberra Cavalry | 4 |
Player | Team | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
W | Ben Ferrer | Sydney Blue Sox | 3 | |
L | Gunnar Kines | Brisbane Bandits | 3 | |
ERA | Jack Mahoney Young Woo Shin | Canberra Cavalry Perth Heat | 0.00 | |
K | Ryusei Yamada Makoto Kyomoto Lachlan Wells | Adelaide Giants Adelaide Giants Adelaide Giants | 22 | |
IP | Jack Mahoney Makoto Kyomoto | Sydney Blue Sox Adelaide Giants | 17 | |
SV | Tyler Beardsley | Perth Heat | 4 |
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]