2000–01 International Baseball League of Australia season

February 2013 November 2022 January 2018 October 2026 The 2000-01 International Baseball League of Australia was the 2nd season of the League. The 2000-01 leagues was to consist of 3 parts; A traditional Claxton Shield Tournament, to be played in late December 2000, an All-Star game and an International Development League to be played exclusively on the Gold Coast at Palm Meadows and Carrara Oval from late November 2000 to late January 2001. 4 Claxton Shield The 2000-01 Claxton Shield was to be held at Blacktown Baseball Stadium in the week after Christmas.2000/2001 SEASON - IBLA Year 2, The Gold Coast League! http://www.pflintoff.com/AFTERABL.htm#2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20080721011402/http://www.pflintoff.com/AFTERABL.htm#2001 usurped 21 July 2008 Peter Flintoff Flintoff & Dunn 7 March 2013INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR 2000/2001 SEASON http://www.ibla.com.au/news.html?oid=3300914 https://web.archive.org/web/20001207135900/http://www.ibla.com.au/news.html?oid=3300914 dead 7 December 2000 IBLA 7 March 2013 The Tournament was canceled in early December due to the grounds being unfit for play. The timing of a Tournament was also unpopular with many of the players. All-Star Challenge The All-Star Challenge was scheduled for the Australia Day weekend 26–28 January 2001, it was to be held at Colonial Stadium, Melbourne. The weekend was to be contested by the Australia national baseball team and an All-Star team that was rumored to include MLB player Roberto Alomar. The game was canceled at the same time at the 2000-01 Claxton Shield. Development League Baseball 4 International Baseball League of Australia IBLA Internationals Australia 78 The 2000–01 International Baseball League of Australia Development League season, also known as the Gold Coast League, was the first season the Development League was conducted. The League was held exclusively on the Gold Coast, and was contest between 4 teams, Australia, Taiwan, MLB All-Stars and Internationals. The league was held from 29 November 2000 to 20 January 2001, The one game Championship playoff was won by the IBLA Internationals on 21 January 2001. The Internationals defeated Australia 2–1. Teams Australia -28.016667 153.4 IBLA League Location in Australia Rosters 2000–01 International Baseball League of Australia team rosters The 2000–01 season involved four teams: IBLA Australia, IBLA Internationals, MLB Stars and the Taiwan national Baseball team. All teams played on a home and away basis at the same two venues. Venues + Teams in the ABL City State Stadium Ref Main venue Gold Coast Queensland Palm Meadows Secondary venue Carrara Oval Regular season The regular season fixture consisted of 78 games. Each team played each other on a home and away basis. Ladder + 2000-01 IBLA Development League standings Team W L D Pct. GB IBLA Internationals 25 15 3 25 13 – IBLA Australia 17 19 2 17 19 3.5 Taiwan 17 19 4 17 19 4.5 MLB Stars 17 25 1 17 25 9 Statistical leaders + Batting leaders Stat Player Minimum 2.7 PAs per team game. Correct as of 17 February 2013.League Leaders http://www.ibla.com.au/past_seasons/2001/league_leaders.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20020127224753/http://www.ibla.com.au/past_seasons/2001/league_leaders.htm dead 27 January 2002 IBLA 17 February 2013 bat S Team Total AVG Jarrod Hodges Australia .375 HR Robert Stratton MLB Stars 7 RBI Travis Wilson IBLA Internationals 38 R Andrew Zapp IBLA Internationals 33 H Andrew Zapp IBLA Internationals 57 SB Ryan Langerhans IBLA Internationals 12 1em + Pitching leaders Stat Player Minimum 0.8 IP per team game. Correct as of 17 February 2013. pitch S Team Total W Chao-Hao Tseng Taiwan 5 L Stephen Colyer MLB Stars 5 ERA Luke Prokopec Australia 0.39 K Brad Guy IBLA Internationals 48 IP Chao-Hao Tseng Taiwan 59 1 3 SV Brad Voyles IBLA Internationals 5 S Postseason All games for the 2001 postseason were played at Palm Meadows on the Gold Coast. All finals were a 1-game play-off. 19 January IBLA Internationals 4 MLB Stars 2 19 January Taiwan 1 IBLA Australia 3 21 January 1 IBLA Internationals 2 2 IBLA Australia 1 20 January 4 MLB Stars 6 3 Taiwan 0 Finals Series Winners of Game 1 and 2 went into Championship games, Losers of game 1 and 2 went into a playoff for 3rd. Game 1 1st vs 4th: 19 January 2001 MLB Stars MLB 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 IBLA Internationals Internationals 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 4 10 1 ? ?IBLA Post-Season results http://www.ibla.com.au/past_seasons/2001/finals.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20020125201849/http://www.ibla.com.au/past_seasons/2001/finals.htm dead 25 January 2002 IBLA 17 February 2013 Game 2 2nd vs 3rd: 19 January 2001 IBLA Australia Australia 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 4 Taiwan Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 ? ? Game 3 Loser 1 vs Loser 2: 20 January 2001 MLB Stars MLB 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 6 9 5 Taiwan Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 ? ? Game 4 Championship Game: 21 January 2001 IBLA Australia Australia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 IBLA Internationals Internationals 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 ? ? Awards Award PersonIBLA 2001 http://www.pflintoff.com/HONOURS.htm#2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20080307080110/http://www.pflintoff.com/HONOURS.htm#2001 usurped 7 March 2008 Flintoff & Dunns Australian Major League Baseball Flintoff & Dunn 17 February 2013 TeamMost Valuable PlayerAndrew ZappIBLA InternationalsBatting ChampionGolden GloveChi-Sheng LinTaiwanPitcher of the YearChao-Hao Tseng Top Stats + Defensive Stats Name Wins Losses Saves ERAMark Dewey3100.63P.J Bevis3111.54Kazuhiro Takeoka4021.71Brad Guy2402.48Kwang-Soo Kim3302.54Phil Stockman1105.29 1em + Offensive Stars Name Avg HR RBIAndrew Zapp.373432Travis Wilson.352738Ryan Langerhans.312525Ji-Hwan Sohn.28515Scott Goodman.271324Nicholas Green.265518 All-Star team Position Name TeamCatcherJustin HuberIBLA Australia1st base Andrew ZappIBLA Internationals2nd base Chung-Yi HuangTaiwan3rd baseTravis WilsonIBLA InternationalsShortstopGlenn WilliamsIBLA AustraliaOutfieldTroy ShadarIBLA InternationalsOutfieldJarrod HodgesIBLA AustraliaOutfieldChris SnellingDesignated hitterGavin FinglesonIBLA InternationalsStarting pitcherChao-Hao TsengTaiwanRelief pitcher Luke ProkopecIBLA AustraliaManagerChris BandoIBLA Internationals References collapsed Category:International Baseball League of Australia seasons International Baseball League of Australia season, 2000-2001 International Baseball League of Australia season, 2000-2001