2008 Claxton Shield

January 2024 January 2018 March 2026 2008 Claxton Shield 2008ClaxtonShieldLogo.JPG Baseball 6 28 December 2007 – 2 February 2008 Victoria Aces Regular season First place New South Wales Patriots (9-3) Second place Perth Heat (8-4) Queensland Rams (8-4) Victoria Aces (7-5) South Australia (3–9) Australian Provincial (1-11) Finals series Perth Heat 9 New South Wales Patriots 2007 2009 2007 Claxton Shield 2009 Claxton ShieldThe 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 Perth Heat defeated the New South Wales Patriots in two games to win their 9th Shield.Laurila David Prospectus Q&A: Tim Cox https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/7122/prospectus-qa-tim-cox/ 4 March 2026 Baseball Prospectus 10 February 2008 Teams Australia 350 Australia -32.06 115.94 Perth Heat Australia -34.92 138.63 left South Australia Australia -27.44 153.01 Queensland Rams Australia -33.77 150.86 top NSW Patriots Australia -35.31 149.12 bottom Australia Provincial Australia -37.86 144.78 bottom Victoria Aces 2008 Claxton Shield teams The 2008 Claxton Shield was contested between six teams from around Australia, divided into two divisions. 2008 Claxton Shield team rosters Southern Division Perth Heat Baseball Park South Australia Woodville Oval Victoria Aces Melbourne Ballpark Eastern Division Australia Provincial Narrabundah Baseball Park New South Wales Patriots Blacktown Baseball Stadium Queensland Rams Redlands Baseball Park Holloway Field Match results Southern Division 28 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval Victoria Aces Aces 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 9 18 4 South Australia SA 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 12 1 D Barker J Challinor M Blackmore (1-0) J Rex (0-1) 3, D Berg, P Stokes, A Russell 1, T Brice Attendance: 29 December 2007 at 11.00 am, Woodville Oval Victoria Aces Aces 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 9 14 1 South Australia SA 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 8 9 4 B Wilson D Fidge G Karlsen (1-0) J Tols (0-1) M Blackmore (1) 1, A Russell 1, T Brice Attendance: 29 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval Victoria Aces Aces 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 7 13 17 1 South Australia SA 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 15 1 J Blejwas C Lawson A Dewar T Fiebig 1; T Williams 6–2; D Berg. 1; P Rutgers, P Stokes, R Johnston, T Brice. Attendance: 3 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park South Australia SA 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 9 0 Perth Heat Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 J Challinor B Thomas J Challinor (1-0) B Thomas (0-1) 0 0 Attendance: 4 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park South Australia SA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 7 2 Perth Heat Heat 2 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 - 10 9 1 C Lawson M Kelly M Kelly (1-0) C Lawson (0-1) 0 1, A de San Miguel Attendance: 5 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park South Australia SA 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 Perth Heat Heat 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 - 8 14 1 D Ruzic L Hendriks L Hendriks (1-0) D Ruzic (0-1) 0 0 Attendance: 11 January 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark Perth Heat Heat 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 6 11 0 Victoria Aces Aces 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 14 3 M Kelly D Hendricks D Peacock (1-0) A Dewar (0-1) B Wise (1) 0 0 Attendance:573 12 January 2008 at 3.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark Perth Heat Heat 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 8 11 2 Victoria Aces Aces 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 13 2 L Hendriks G Wiltshire L Hendriks (1-0) G Wiltshire (0-1) D Peacock (1) 0 0 Attendance:603 12 January 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark Perth Heat Heat 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 0 Victoria Aces Aces 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 4 9 2 B Thomas B Flemming L Hogan (1-0) B Thomas (0-1) M Blackmore (1) 0 0 Attendance:661 18 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval Perth Heat Heat 1 0 2 0 6 2 0 X X 11 13 0 South Australia SA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 2 1 L Hendriks T Merrill L Hendriks (1-0 T Merrill (0-1) 1, M Graham 0 Attendance: 19 January 2008 at 11.00 am, Woodville Oval Perth Heat Heat 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 0 South Australia SA 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 6 1 M Kelly D Ruzic M Kelly (1-0) D Ruzic (0-1) 1; C Balgera 2; T Brice, B Pett Attendance: 19 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval Perth Heat Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 South Australia SA 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 12 0 S Mitchinson J Challinor J Challinor (1-0) S Mitchinson (0-1) D Fidge (1) 0 0 Attendance: 24 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park Victoria Aces Aces 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 6 8 2 Perth Heat Heat 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 12 3 G Wiltshire L Hendriks R Spear C Goadby M Blackmore 0 0 Attendance: 25 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park Victoria Aces Aces 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 1 Perth Heat Heat 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 X 7 12 0 B Wilson M Kelly M Kelly B Wilson, 1; B Harman 0 Attendance: 26 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park Victoria Aces Aces 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 4 Perth Heat Heat 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 X 5 7 2 T Blackley S Mitchinson B Wise A Bright 0 1; M Kennelly Attendance: 1 February 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark South Australia SA 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 8 0 Victoria Aces Aces 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 2 X 9 11 2 J Challinor G Wiltshire G Wiltshire J Challinor 0 0 Attendance: 2 February 2008 at 3.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark South Australia SA 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 14 22 4 Victoria Aces Aces 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 1 11 10 1 D Ruzic B Wilson D Ruzic B Wilson 0 0 Attendance:1,211 2 February 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark South Australia SA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Victoria Aces Aces 1 3 1 0 2 5 X 12 14 0 T Langmann T Blackley T Blackley T Langmann 0 1; B Harman Attendance:1,437 Eastern Division 28 December 2007 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah NSW Patriots Patriots 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 8 11 1 Australia Provincial Provincial 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 1 D Rosser P Brassington D Rosser (1-0) L Wilkins (0-1) 0 0 Attendance:378 29 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, Narrabundah NSW Patriots Patriots 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 13 1 Australia Provincial Provincial 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 1 M Bennett C Hardy M Bennett (1-0) C Hardy (0-1) 1, B Kingman 0 Attendance: 29 December 2007 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah NSW Patriots Patriots 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 11 0 Australia Provincial Provincial 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 V Hardy S Kent T Cox (1-0) S Kent (0-1) 0 0 Attendance:343 6 January 2008 at 9.10 am, Holloway Field Australia Provincial Provincial 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 - - 4 8 3 Queensland Rams Rams 0 1 1 0 2 5 - - - 9 9 2 P Brassington C Mowday J Veitch (1-0) C Hardy (0-2) 0 1, J Naughton Attendance:350 6 January 2008 at 12.00 pm, Holloway Field No result, Game completed on 27 January on Provincial's home leg Australia Provincial Provincial 0 7 0 0 2 5 0 14 13 0 Queensland Rams Rams 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 6 9 4 S Kent M Timms C Hardy (1-2) M Timms (0-1) 0 0 Attendance: 5 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands Rescheduled to 25 January 2008, Narrabundah Australia Provincial Provincial 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 3 Queensland Rams Rams 0 0 0 0 4 3 X 7 8 2 P Brassington C Mowday C Mowday P Brassington 0 0 Attendance: 11 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark Australia Provincial Provincial 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 10 0 NSW Patriots Patriots 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 2 X 9 14 2 P Brassington D Rosser T Cox (2-0) D Thorne (0-1) 1, M Collins 1, G Fingleson Attendance:512 12 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark Australia Provincial Provincial 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2 NSW Patriots Patriots 0 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 9 11 1 M Lennox M Bennett M Bennett (2-0) M Lennox (0-1) 0 0 Attendance:296 12 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark Australia Provincial Provincial 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 8 1 NSW Patriots Patriots 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 5 11 2 S Kent T Grattan B Thomas (1-0) R Hipke (0-1) M Williams (1) 0 0 Attendance:493 19 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands NSW Patriots Patriots 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 7 0 Queensland Rams Rams 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 2 M Bennett C Mowday T Cox D Holland 1; T D'Antonio 1; M Studeman Attendance:600 20 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Redlands NSW Patriots Patriots 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 0 Queensland Rams Rams 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 4 3 0 J Eacott T Crawford T Crawford (1-0) J Eacott (0-1) P Stockman (1) 0 1; B Roneberg Attendance:360 20 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands NSW Patriots Patriots 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 Queensland Rams Rams 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 5 9 0 D Rosser D Naylor S Morriss A Cooke PJ Bevis 2; P Maat 1; B Roneberg, D Sutherland Attendance:352 25 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah Queensland Rams Rams 1 0 0 0 4 3 3 11 12 0 Australian Provincial Provincial 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2 T Crawford S Kent T Crawford (2-0) S Kent (0-2) 0 0 Attendance: 26 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Narrabundah Queensland Rams Rams 0 2 3 0 0 1 6 12 15 3 Australian Provincial Provincial 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 D Naylor M Lennox D Naylor (1-0) M Lennox (0-2) 0 0 Attendance: 26 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah Queensland Rams Rams 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 16 19 2 Australian Provincial Provincial 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 8 2 M Timms A Gribbin S Morriss (2-0) A Gribbon (0-1) 1; J Nilsson 0 Attendance: 1 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark Queensland Rams Rams 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 1 NSW Patriots Patriots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 C Mowday M Bennett C Mowday (2-0) M Bennett (2-1) PJ Bevis (1) 0 0 Attendance: 2 February 2008 at 3.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark Queensland Rams Rams 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0 NSW Patriots Patriots 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 X 5 12 0 D Naylor T Cox M Williams (1-0) S Morriss (2-1) 0 0 Attendance: 2 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark Queensland Rams Rams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 NSW Patriots Patriots 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 1 5 0 T Crawford S Benson D D'Louhy (1-0) T Crawford (2-1) T Grattan (1) 0 0 Attendance:728 Ladder Southern Division Team Played Wins Loss Win % Games BehindPerth Heat1284.667Victoria Aces1275.5831South Australia1239.2505 Eastern Division Team Played Wins Loss Win % Games BehindNew South Wales Patriots1293.750Queensland Rams1284.6671Australian Provincial12111.0838 Championship series Game 1: 8 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark Perth Heat Heat 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 9 0 NSW Patriots Patriots 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 7 3 L Hendriks M Bennett L Hendriks (1-0) M Bennett (0-1) B Wise (1) 1; L Hughes 0 Attendance:432 Box Score Game 2: 9 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark NSW Patriots Patriots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Perth Heat Heat 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 4 6 1 T Cox M Kelly M Kelly (1-0) T Cox (0-1) 0 1; M. Graham Attendance:735 Box Score Awards Award Name TeamMost Valuable PlayerClint BalgeraPerth HeatChampionship M.V.P.Mark KellyPerth HeatGolden GloveMatt StudemanQueensland RamsBatting ChampionClint BalgeraPerth HeatPitcher of the YearTim CoxNew South Wales PatriotsRookie of the YearLiam HendriksPerth HeatManager of the YearGordon GerlachPerth Heat Top Stats + Defensive Stats Name Wins Losses Saves ERATim COX3001.00Chris MOWDAY2001.17Liam HENDRIKS3001.90Tristian CRAWFORD2101.96Darren FIDGE0012.19 1em + Offensive Stars Name Avg HR RBIClint BALGERA.450111David SUTHERLAND.442112Brad HARMAN.44027Mitch DENING.40904Brett RONEBERG.40629 All-Star Team Position Name TeamCatcher1st Base2nd Base3rd BaseShort StopOut FieldOut FieldOut FieldDesignated HitterStarting PitcherRelief PitcherManager References External links Official Baseball Australia Website Official 2008 Claxton Shield Website Category:Claxton Shield Category:January 2008 sports events in Australia Category:February 2008 sports events in Australia Category:December 2007 sports events in Australia Category:2008 in Australian sport Category:2008 in baseball