1997–98 Sydney Storm season

Sports October 2023 October 2023 January 2018 January 2018 Sydney Storm 1997–98 Australian Baseball League 32 22 y 2nd Sydney, New South Wales Concord Oval The 1997–98 Sydney Storm season was the 6th season for the team, but first season known as the Storm. As was the case for the Franchises previous seasons they competed in the Australian Baseball League (ABL). Offseason During the offseason the franchise changed its name from the Sydney Blues to the Sydney Storm, This was done as a result of legal action taken by Cricket NSW, Who also used the name Blues for its teams. Regular season Standings Regular season Record vs opponents Opponent W–LRecord Largest Victory Largest Defeat CurrentStreak Score Date Ground Score Date Ground ADEG 5–3 6–3 Game 16 Norwood Oval 4 Runs (2) L1 BRIB 5–2 23–9 Game 33 Concord Oval 1–6 Game 48 ANZ Stadium L2 GOLD 1–6 12–7 Game 52 Concord Oval 7–15 17 January 1998 Carrara Oval W1 HUNT 9–1 14–3 10 January 1998 Concord Oval 4–6 Game 27 Marathon Stadium W5 MELM 5–3 18–5 7 December 1997 Concord Oval 4–8 6 December 1997 Concord Oval W1 MELR 4–2 8–4 5 January 1998 Moorabbin Oval 4–13 1 February 1998 Concord Oval L1 PERH 3–5 5-1 & 9-5 15 November 1997 WACA 3–10 8 November 1997 Concord Oval L2 Total 32–22 Brisbane Bandits Melbourne Reds W2 23–9 Game 33 Concord Oval 4–13 1 February 1998 Concord Oval Game log W Storm win L Storm loss T Storm tie   Game postponed Bold Storm team member Sydney Storm 1997-98 Game Log y Sydney Storm November # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 1 | 1 November (DH 1) | HUNT m | 11–10 | | | | | 1-0 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 2 | 1 November (DH 2) | HUNT m | 5–3 | | | | | 2-0 | |- bgcolor=#bbbbbb | 3 | 2 November (DH 1) | HUNT m | Re-Scheduled | | | | | 2-0 | |- bgcolor=#bbbbbb | 4 | 2 November (DH 2) | HUNT m | Re-Scheduled | | | | | 2-0 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 5 | 7 November (DH 1) | @ PERH m | 5–3 | | | | | 3-0 | 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=#ffbbbb | 6 | 7 November (DH 2) | @ PERH m | 2-3 | | | | | 3-1 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 7 | 8 November (DH 1) | @ PERH m | 3-10 | | | | | 3-2 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 8 | 8 November (DH 2) | @ PERH m | 1-4 | | | | | 3-3 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 9 | 15 November (DH 1) |PERH m | 5-1 | | | | | 4-3 | 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=#bbffbb | 10 | 15 November (DH 2) | PERH m | 9-5 | | | | | 5-3 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 11 | 16 November (DH 1) | PERH m | 3-4 | | | | | 5-4 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 12 | 16 November (DH 2) | PERH m | 7-11 | | | | | 5-5 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 13 | | @ ADEG m | 1–5 | | | | | 5-6 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 14 | | @ ADEG m | 3–2 | | | | | 6-6 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 15 | | @ ADEG m | 5–2 | | | | | 7-6 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 16 | | @ ADEG m | 6–3 | | | | | 8-6 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 17 | | ADEG m | 6–5 | | | | | 9-6 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 18 | | ADEG m | 1–4 | | | | | 9-7 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 19 | | ADEG m | 8–7 | | | | | 10-7 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 20 | | ADEG m | 2–6 | | | | | 10-8 | |- |- y Sydney Storm December # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 21 | 5 December | MELM m | 3-2 | | | | | 11-8 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 22 | 6 December (DH 1) | MELM m | 6-5 | | | | | 12-8 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 23 | 6 December (DH 2) | MELM m | 4-8 | | | | | 12-9 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 24 | 7 December | MELM m | 18-5 | | | | | 13-9 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 25 | | @ HUNT m | 8–5 | | | | | 14-9 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 26 | | @ HUNT m | 4–1 | | | | | 15-9 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 27 | | @ HUNT m | 4–6 | | | | | 15-10 | |- bgcolor=#bbbbbb | 28 | | @ HUNT m | Wash Out | | | | | 15-10 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 29 | 19 December | @ MELM m | 5-3 | | | | | 16-10 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 30 | 20 December (DH 1) | @ MELM m | 3-6 | | | | | 16-11 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 31 | 20 December (DH 2) | @ MELM m | 0-1 | | | | | 16-12 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 32 | 21 December | @ MELM m | 6–5 | | | | | 17-12 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 33 | | BRIB m | 23–9 | | | | | 18-12 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 34 | | BRIB m | 3–2 | | | | | 19-12 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 35 | | BRIB m | 10–0 | | | | | 20-12 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 36 | | BRIB m | 10–7 | | | | | 21-12 | |- |- y Sydney Storm January # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 37 | 3 January | @ MELR m | 4-1 | | | | | 22-12 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 38 | 4 January | @ MELR m | 1-10 | | | | | 22-13 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 39 | 5 January | @ MELR m | 8-4 | | | | | 23-13 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 3 | | HUNT m | 17-14 | | | | | 24-13 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 40 | 9 January | HUNT m | 10-3 | | | | | 25-13 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 41 | 10 January | HUNT m | 14-3 | | | | | 26-13 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 42 | 11 January | HUNT m | 10-3 | | | | | 27-13 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 43 | 16 January | @ GOLD m | 12-17 | | | | | 27-14 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 44 | 17 January (DH 2) | @ GOLD m | 2-7 | | | | | 27-15 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 45 | 17 January (DH 2) | @ GOLD m | 7-15 | | | | | 27-16 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 46 | 18 January | @ GOLD m | 8-10 | | | | | 27-17 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 47 | | @ BRIB m | 3-2 | | | | | 28-17 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 48 | | @ BRIB m | 1-6 | | | | | 28-18 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 49 | | @ BRIB m | 1-2 | | | | | 28-19 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 50 | | GOLD m | 3-9 | | | | | 28-20 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 51 | | GOLD m | 5-8 | | | | | 28-21 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 52 | | GOLD m | 12-7 | | | | | 29-21 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 53 | 31 January | MELR m | 14–11 | | | | | 30-21 | |- y Sydney Storm February # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 54 | 1 February | MELR m | 4–13 | | | | | 30-22 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 55 | 2 February | MELR m | 10-9 | | | | | 31-22 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 4 | | HUNT m | 11-5 | | | | | 32-22 | |- 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. Finals Series (Storm games) Full series results Game 2: 10 February 1998 Melbourne Reds Reds ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 18 ? ? Sydney Storm Storm ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 5 ? ? ? (1-0) ? (0-1) ? ? ? Game 3: 11 February 1998 Melbourne Monarchs Monarchs ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 ? ? Sydney Storm Storm ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 5 ? ? ? (1-0) ? (0-1) ? ? ? Game 5: 12 February 1998 Sydney Storm Storm ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 6 ? ? Gold Coast Cougars Cougars ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8 ? ? ? (1-0) ? (0-1) ? ? ? Postseason Ladder Postseason ABL awards Award Name Stat refMost Valuable PlayerBrendan KingmanGolden GloveGlenn WilliamsBatting AwardBrendan KingmanRookie of the YearRodney Van Buizen All-stars Position Name refCatcherGary WhiteDesignated HitterBrendan Kingman Storm Awards Award Name Stat ref Roster Sydney Storm 1997–98 ABL #110044 #FFFFFF #440077 #FFFFFF Inactive roster Coaching Staff 11 AUS Shane Pepper    AUS Grant Balfour 27 AUS John Boothby  7 AUS Graham Cassel 28 AUS Brent Iddon 15 AUS Gary White 19 AUS Mark Shipley 43 AUS Craig Stone  4 AUS Scott Tunkin    AUS Rodney van Buizen 18 AUS Glenn Williams  3 AUS Matt Everingham 22 AUS Brendan Kingman 23 AUS Jeff Maloney 30 USA Will Skett Current as of February 1998. Incomplete References autocollapse Sydney Storm