1997–98 Perth Heat season

January 2013 Sports October 2023 January 2018 January 2018 Perth Heat 1997–98 Australian Baseball League 30 23 y 5th Perth, Western Australia WACA Doug Mateljan The 1997-98 Perth Heat season was the 9th season for the team. As was the case for the Heat's previous seasons they competed in the Australian Baseball League (ABL). Regular season Standings Regular season Record vs opponents Opponent W–LRecord Largest Victory Largest Defeat CurrentStreak Score Date Ground Score Date Ground ADEG 6-7 7-2 5 December 1997 Norwood Oval 1-7 5 December 1997 Norwood Oval L2 BRIB 3-3 15-2 5 January 1998 ANZ Stadium 2-18 4 January 1998 ANZ Stadium W2 GOLD 4-2 8-2 10 January 1998 Carrara Oval 2-19 8 January 1998 Carrara Oval W1 HUNT 5-2 17-6 28 January 1998 Marathon Stadium 0-8 19 January 1998 WACA W4 MELM 3-5 6-1 22 November 1997 WACA 2-7 14 December 1997 Melbourne Ballpark L3 MELR 4–2 13–6 26 December 1997 WACA 3–8 27 December 1997 WACA W2 SYDS 5-3 10-3 8 November 1997 WACA 1-5 & 5-9 15 November 1997 Concord Oval W2 Total 30–23 Brisbane Bandits Gold Coast Cougars W1 15–2 5 January 1998 ANZ Stadium 2-19 8 January 1998 Carrara Oval Game log W Heat win L Heat loss T Heat tie   Game postponed Bold Heat team member Perth Heat 1997-98 Game Log y Perth Heat October # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 1 | 31 October (DH 1) | ADEG m | 6–5 | | | | | 1-0 | Round 1: PERTH HEAT vs ADELAIDE GIANTS http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1997game1.htm Perth Heat 25 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990506204810/http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1997game1.htm May 6, 1999 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 2 | 31 October (DH 2) | ADEG m | 6–3 | | | | | 2-0 | |- y Perth Heat November # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 3 | 1 November (DH 1) | ADEG m | 6–5 | | | | | 3-0 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 4 | 1 November (DH 2) | ADEG m | 2–8 | | | | | 3-1 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 5 | 7 November (DH 1) | SYDS m | 3–5 | | | | | 3-2 | Round 2: PERTH HEAT vs SYDNEY STORM http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1997game2.htm Perth Heat 25 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990506210437/http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1997game2.htm May 6, 1999 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 6 | 7 November (DH 2) | SYDS m | 3–2 | | | | | 4-2 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 7 | 8 November (DH 1) | SYDS m | 10–3 | | | | | 5-2 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 8 | 8 November (DH 2) | SYDS m | 4–1 | | | | | 6-2 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 9 | 15 November (DH 1) | @ SYDS m | 1–5 | | | | | 6-3 | Round 2: SYDNEY STORM vs PERTH HEAT http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1997game3.htm Perth Heat 25 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990506212309/http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1997game3.htm May 6, 1999 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 10 | 15 November (DH 2) | @ SYDS m | 5–9 | | | | | 6-4 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 11 | 16 November (DH 1) | @ SYDS m | 4–3 | | | | | 7-4 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 12 | 16 November (DH 2) | @ SYDS m | 11–7 | | | | | 8-4 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 13 | 21 November | @ MELM m | 6–7 | | | | | 8-5 | Round 4: MELBOURNE MONARCHS vs PERTH HEAT http://perthheat.aust.com/results/1997game4.htm Perth Heat 25 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19991008192438/http://perthheat.aust.com/results/1997game4.htm October 8, 1999 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 14 | 22 November (DH 1) | @ MELM m | 6–1 | | | | | 9-5 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 15 | 22 November (DH 2) | @ MELM m | 9–5 | | | | | 10-5 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 16 | 23 November | @ MELM m | 0–2 | | | | | 10-6 | |- y Perth Heat December # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 17 | 5 December (DH 1) | @ ADEG m | 7–2 | | | | | 11-6 | Round 5: PERTH HEAT vs ADELAIDE GIANTS http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1997game5.htm Perth Heat 25 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990506214808/http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1997game5.htm May 6, 1999 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 18 | 5 December (DH 2) | @ ADEG m | 1–7 | | | | | 11-7 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 19 | 6 December (DH 1) | @ ADEG m | 1–5 | | | | | 11-8 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 20 | 6 December (DH 2) | @ ADEG m | 3–6 | | | | | 11-9 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 21 | 14 December (DH 1) | MELM m | 10–9 | | | | | 12-9 | Round 6: PERTH HEAT vs MELBOURNE MONARCHS http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1997game5.htm Perth Heat 25 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990506214808/http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1997game5.htm May 6, 1999 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 22 | 14 December (DH 2) | MELM m | 2–7 | P. Dale | | | | 12-10 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 23 | 15 December (DH 1) | MELM m | 0–3 | E. Nelsen | | R. Spear | | 12-11 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 24 | 15 December (DH 2) | MELM m | 4–6 | | | | | 12-12 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 25 | 19 December | ADEG m | 4–2 | | | | | 13-12 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 26 | 20 December (DH 1) | ADEG m | 4-0 | | | | | 14-12 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 27 | 20 December (DH 2) | ADEG m | 2–5 | | | | | 14-13 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 28 | 21 December | ADEG m | 2–6 | | | | | 14-14 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 29 | 26 December (DH 1) | MELR m | 13–6 | | | | | 15-14 | Reds Draw with Perth http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/29c_dec.htm Melbourne Reds 19 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19980630204206/http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/29c_dec.htm June 30, 1998 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 30 | 26 December (DH 2) | MELR m | 1–0 | | | | | 16-14 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 31 | 27 December (DH 1) | MELR m | 2–3 | | | | | 16-15 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 32 | 27 December (DH 2) | MELR m | 3–8 | | | | | 16-16 | |- y Perth Heat January # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 33 | 3 January | @ BRIB m | 1–11 | | | | | 16-17 | Round 9: BRISBANE BANDITS vs PERTH HEAT http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1998game9.htm Perth Heat 25 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990507015250/http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1998game9.htm May 7, 1999 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 34 | 4 January | @ BRIB m | 2–18 | | | | | 16-18 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 35 | 5 January | @ BRIB m | 15–2 | | | | | 17-18 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 36 | 8 January | @ GOLD m | 2–19 | | | | | 17-19 | Round 10: GOLD COAST COUGARS vs PERTH HEAT http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1998game10.htm Perth Heat 25 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990506223744/http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1998game10.htm May 6, 1999 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 37 | 9 January | @ GOLD m | 8–7 | | | | | 18-19 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 38 | 10 January | @ GOLD m | 8-2 | | | | | 19-19 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 39 | 19 January (DH 1) | HUNT m | 0–8 | | | | | 19-20 | Round 11: PERTH HEAT vs HUNTER EAGLES http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1998game11.htm Perth Heat 25 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990506230926/http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1998game11.htm May 6, 1999 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 40 | 19 January (DH 2) | HUNT m | 11–6 | | | | | 20-20 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 41 | 20 January (DH 1) | HUNT m | 6–8 | | | | | 20-21 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 42 | 20 January (DH 2) | HUNT m | 5–2 | | | | | 21-21 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 43 | 22 January | @ MELR m | 2–0 | | | | | 22-21 | Round 12: MELBOURNE REDS vs PERTH HEAT http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1998game12.htm Perth Heat 25 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990506235631/http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1998game12.htm May 6, 1999 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 44 | 23 January | @ MELR m | 9–6 | | | | | 23-21 | |- bgcolor=#bbbbbb | 45 | 24 January | @ MELR m | Wash Out | | | | | 23-21 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 46 | 26 January | @ HUNT m | 15–5 | | | | | 24-21 | Round 13: HUNTER EAGLES vs PERTH HEAT http://perthheat.aust.com/results/1998game13.htm Perth Heat 25 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19991116111900/http://perthheat.aust.com/results/1998game13.htm November 16, 1999 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 47 | 27 January | @ HUNT m | 8–7 | | | | | 25-21 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 48 | 28 January | @ HUNT m | 17-6 | | | | | 26-21 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 49 | 31 January | BRIB m | 0–12 | | | | | 26-22 | Round 14: PERTH HEAT vs BRISBANE BANDITS http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1998game14.htm Perth Heat 25 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990507012627/http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1998game14.htm May 7, 1999 |- y Perth Heat February # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 50 | 1 February | BRIB m | 12–6 | | | | | 27-22 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 51 | 2 February | BRIB m | 5–1 | | | | | 28-22 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 52 | 5 February | GOLD m | 6-2 | | | | | 29-22 | Round 15: PERTH HEAT vs GOLD COAST COUGARS http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1998game15.htm Perth Heat 25 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990507014137/http://www.perthheat.aust.com/results/1998game15.htm May 7, 1999 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 53 | 6 February | GOLD m | 3-10 | | | | | 29-23 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 54 | 7 February | GOLD m | 7-4 | | | | | 30-23 | |- Postseason Finals Series at Melbourne Ballpark In previous years the post season was played as home and away best of 3 games, with the two winner of each series meeting for a best of 5 series{fact}, in 1997-98 this was changed to a round robin play-off format with each team playing 3 games, 1 against each of the other 3 qualified teams, with the two highest places teams playing off in the Championship Series.FAI Cup Pitches new finals format and all star competition as baseball bats up for the summer of 1997/1998. http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/98_sum.htm Press Release Australian Baseball League 19 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19980630204341/http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/98_sum.htm June 30, 1998 All games for the 9th ABL title were played at the Melbourne Ballpark from February, 10–12 with the best of three championship series February 14–15. Full series results Award winners ABL awards Award Name Stat ref Reliever of the Year Gabe Molina All-stars Position Name ref Relief Pitcher Gabe Molina Heat Awards Award Name Stat ref Roster Perth Heat 1997–98 ABL #FF8800 #FFFFFF #000000 #FFFFFF Inactive roster Coaching Staff    AUS Fred Lindberg 15 AUS Robert Wells 17 ENG Simon Eissens    USA Gabe Molina    AUS Peter Moylan 10 AUS Grant Moyle    USA Chad Paronto 22 AUS Shane Tonkin    AUS Brett Walters    AUS Toby Barnett    AUS Gavin Edmondson 42 AUS John Moore 11 AUS Michael Toohey 31 AUS Clayton Barnes 20 AUS Sean Jones 25 AUS Ben Needle    AUS Dean Robertson    AUS Mathew Davis    USA Johnny Isom  4 AUS Gerard Prosper    AUS Shane Smith Current as of February 1998.Perth Heat Player Profiles http://www.perthheat.aust.com/player.htm#Players https://web.archive.org/web/19990506202419/http://www.perthheat.aust.com/player.htm#Players dead 6 May 1999 Perth Heat 24 November 2012 References autocollapse Category:Perth Heat Perth Heat