2007 Claxton Shield Explained
The 2007 Claxton Shield was the 73rd anniversary of the event, it was held between 19 and 28 January 2007, at Baseball Park in Western Australia, the first to be held outside of Blacktown Baseball Stadium in New South Wales since 2002 when it was held at the Melbourne Ballpark. The 2007 Shield featured over 120 of Australia's best baseballers, including 45 professionals.
Teams
The 2007 Claxton Shield is being competed between 6 teams from around Australia.
2007 Claxton Shield team rosters
Match results
Game 15: 24 January 2007.
Ladder – After Round Robin
| Team | Played | Wins | Loss | Win % | For | Agn. |
|---|
| New South Wales Patriots | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | 18 |
| Victoria Aces | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 34 | 23 |
| Queensland Rams | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 26 | 22 |
| South Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 19 | 35 |
| Australian Provincial | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 30 | 28 |
| Perth Heat | 5 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 10 | 22 | |
Championship series
Game 19: 27 January 2007 – Grand Final – Winner Game 17 Vs Winner Game 18
- Box score[1]
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
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| Trent OELTJEN LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | | Timothy AUTY RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .000 | | Gavin FINGLESON 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | | Glenn WILLIAMS SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | | Brendan KINGMAN 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | | Trent D'ANTONIO DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | | Mark HOLLAND 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | Andrew GRAHAM C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | | Michael LYSAUGHT CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .000 | | Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | | BATTING
Hits: 8; G. FINGLESON 3, B. KINGMAN 2, A. GRAHAM 2, G. WILLIAMS.
2B: 1; B. KINGMAN.
RBI: 2; B. KINGMAN, A. GRAHAM.
2-out RBI:
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out:
| BASERUNNING
SB: 0.
| FIELDING
E: G. WILLIAMS 2.
DP:
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|
| Harris VAUGHAN | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | X.XX | | Todd GRATTAN | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X.XX | | Matthew WILLIAMS | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X.XX | | Andrew COOK | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X.XX | | Totals | 8.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | | PITCHING
Batters faced: H. VAUGHAN 20, T. GRATTAN 9, M. WILLIAMS 8, A. COOK 1.
Ground Outs-Fly Outs: H. VAUGHAN 5–5, T. GRATTAN 3–1, M. WILLIAMS 3–1, A. COOK 0–0.
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| | Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
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| Paul WEICHARD CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | | Paul RUTGERS 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | | Brad HARMAN SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | | Matthew KENT C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .666 | | Danile BERG 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .250 | | Rikki JOHNSTON DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | | Derek SHUMPERT LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | | Ryan BOOTH PH/LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | | Andrew RUSSELL RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | | Ben UTTING 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | | Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | | BATTING
Hits: 8; M. KENT 2, B. UTTING 2, P. RUTGERS, B. HARMAN, D. BERG, R. BOOTH.
2B: 1; B. HARMAN.
HR: 2; M. KENT, B. UTTING.
RBI: 3; P. RUTGERS, M. KENT, B. UTTING.
2-out RBI:
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out:
| BASERUNNING
SB: 0.
| FIELDING
E: 2; A. RUSSELL, G. WILTSHIRE.
DP:
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|
Greg WILTSHIRE
| 7.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | X.XX | Adam BLACKLEY
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X.XX | | Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | | PITCHING
Batters Faced: G. WILTSHIRE 32, A. BLACKLEY 6.
Ground Outs-Fly Outs: G. WILTSHIRE 9–3, A. BLACKLEY 1–2.
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Awards
| Award | Person | Team |
|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Matthew KENT | Victoria Aces |
| Championship M.V.P. | Greg WILTSHIRE | Victoria Aces |
| Golden GLOVE | Paul RUTGERS | Victoria Aces |
| Batting Champion | Matthew KENT | Victoria Aces |
| Pitcher of the Year | Dushan RUSIC | South Australia |
| Rookie of the Year | David ROSSER | New South Wales Patriots |
| Manager of the Year | | | |
Top Stats
| + Defensive Stats |
| Name | Wins | Losses | Saves | ERA |
|---|
| Dushan RUZIC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Greg WILTSHIRE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 |
| David ROSSER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 |
| Taj MERRILL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 |
| John VEITCH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.19 | |
| + Offensive Stars |
| Name | Avg | HR | RBI |
|---|
| Marc TAINTY | .417 | 0 | 2 |
| Mathew KENT | .379 | 1 | 6 |
| Glenn WILLIAMS | .379 | 0 | 4 |
| Gavin FINGLESON | .370 | 1 | 6 |
| Ben UTTING | .364 | 1 | 6 | |
All-Star Team
| Position | Name | Team |
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| Catcher | | |
| 1st Base | | |
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| Short Stop | | |
| Out Field | | |
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| Designated Hitter | | |
| Starting Pitcher | | |
| Relief Pitcher | | |
| Manager | | | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Play by Play – Grand Final . Australian Baseball Federation . 11 February 2011 . 27 January 2007 . https://archive.today/20121215185709/http://www.wa.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton07/game19/xlive.htm . 15 December 2012 . dead .
