2016–17 Australian Baseball League season

The 2016–17 Australian Baseball League season was the seventh Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, and was held from 17 November 2016 to 11 February 2017.

2016–17
Australian Baseball League

Season details
Sport	Baseball
Country	Australia
Teams	6
Dates	17 November 2016 – 11 February 2017
Defending champions	Brisbane Bandits (2015–16)
Champions	Brisbane Bandits (2nd title)
Helms Award	Aaron Whitefield
Final positions
Champions	Brisbane Bandits
Second place	Melbourne Aces
Third place	Adelaide Bite
Fourth place	Canberra Cavalry
Fifth place	Sydney Blue Sox
Sixth place	Perth Heat
Regular season
Games played	119
Attendance	87,475  (735 per game)
Best batting average	Mitch Dening (ADE) (.340)
Most homeruns hit	Stone Garrett (SYD) Mitch Nilsson (BRI) Mike Walker (MEL) (7)
Most stolen bases	Aaron Whitefield (BRI) (20)
Best ERA	Mark Hamburger (MEL) (1.90)
Most strikeouts (as pitcher)	Mark Hamburger (MEL) (86)
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Teams

Adelaide Bite

Brisbane Bandits

Canberra Cavalry

Melbourne Aces

Perth Heat

Sydney Blue Sox

Teams in the ABL

Team	State / Territory	Stadium
Adelaide Bite	South Australia	Diamond Sports Stadium[1]
Brisbane Bandits	Queensland	Brisbane Exhibition Ground[2]
Canberra Cavalry	Australian Capital Territory	Narrabundah Ballpark[3]
Melbourne Aces	Victoria	Melbourne Ballpark[4]
Perth Heat	Western Australia	Baseball Park[5]
Sydney Blue Sox	New South Wales	Blue Sox Stadium[6]

Regular season

Key Clinched Championship Series berth Clinched Preliminary final berth 2016–17 regular season standings Pos Team [7] W L Pct. GB Home Away 1 Melbourne Aces 26 14 .650 – 13–7 13–7 2 Adelaide Bite 23 17 .575 3.0 12–8 11–9 3 Brisbane Bandits 21 18 .538 4.5 11–8 10–10 4 Canberra Cavalry 20 20 .500 6.0 11–9 9–11 5 Sydney Blue Sox 15 24 .385 10.5 11–9 4–15 6 Perth Heat 14 26 .350 12.0 10–10 4–16

Statistical leaders

Batting leaders Stat Player[S 1] Team Total AVG Mitch Dening Adelaide Bite .340 HR Mitch Nilsson Mike Walker Stone Garrett Brisbane Bandits Melbourne Aces Sydney Blue Sox 7 RBI Mitch Dening Adelaide Bite 27 R Aaron Whitefield Brisbane Bandits 34 H Aaron Whitefield Brisbane Bandits 53 SB Aaron Whitefield Brisbane Bandits 20

Pitching leaders Stat Player[S 2] Team Total W Mark Hamburger Melbourne Aces 5 L Mike Lee Tom Bailey Perth Heat Perth Heat 6 ERA Mark Hamburger Melbourne Aces 1.90 K Mark Hamburger Melbourne Aces 86 IP Mark Hamburger Melbourne Aces 75⅔ SV Ryan Searle Brisbane Bandits 9

1. Minimum 2.7 PAs per team game.[8]
2. Minimum 0.8 IP per team game. [9]

Postseason

	Preliminary Final Series					Championship Series
						1	Melbourne Aces	0
	2	Adelaide Bite	1			3	Brisbane Bandits	2
	3	Brisbane Bandits	2

Preliminary final series

3 February 2017 16:00 (UTC+10:30) Game 1	Adelaide Bite	1–3	Brisbane Bandits	Diamond Sports Stadium, Adelaide Umpires: HP: Takahito Matsuda 1B: Payne Sowter 2B: Ian Reval 3B: Blake Halligan
	LP: Matthew Williams (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Zac Treece (1–0) Sv: Ryan Searle (1)

4 February 2017 18:00 (UTC+10:00) Game 2	Brisbane Bandits	4–8 (F/12)	Adelaide Bite	AFA Stadium at Holloway Field, Brisbane Umpires: HP: Tom West 1B: James Shields 2B: Paul Latta 3B: Mal Mackay
	LP: Ryan Searle (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Zach Cooper (1–0)
	HR: Aaron Whitefield (1), Wade Dutton (1)		HR: Marcus Greene Jr. (1), , Mitch Dening (1)

5 February 2017 13:00 (UTC+10:00) Game 3	Brisbane Bandits	18–2	Adelaide Bite	AFA Stadium at Holloway Field, Brisbane Umpires: HP: Mal Mackay 1B: Tom West 2B: Paul Latta 3B: James Shields
	WP: Rick Teasley (1–0)	Boxscore	LP: Hei Chun Lee (0–1)
	HR: Trent Oeltjen (1), Ryan Battaglia 2 (2), Logan Wade (1), Mitch Nilsson 2 (2), David Rodriguez (1)		HR: Stefan Welch (1), Jordan McArdle (1)

Championship Series

10 February 2017 19:30 (UTC+11:00) Game 1	Melbourne Aces	2–6	Brisbane Bandits	Melbourne Ballpark, Melbourne Umpires: HP: Takahito Matsuda 1B: Mal Mackay 2B: Trent Thomas 3B: Tom West
	LP: Mark Hamburger (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Rick Teasley (1–0)
			HR: Trent Oeltjen (1), David Rodriguez (1), Logan Wade (1), Kevin Padlo (1)

11 February 2017 18:30 (UTC+11:00) Game 2	Melbourne Aces	1–3	Brisbane Bandits	Melbourne Ballpark, Melbourne Umpires: HP: Mal Mackay 1B: Trent Thomas 2B: Tom West 3B: Takahito Matsuda
	LP: Kramer Champlin (1–0)	Boxscore	WP: Jon Kennedy (0–1) Sv: Ryan Searle (1)
	HR: Cody Jones (1)

References

1. "Adelaide Bite Homepage". Adelaide Bite. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
2. "Brisbane Bandits Homepage". Brisbane Bandits. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
3. "Canberra Cavalry Homepage". Canberra Cavalry. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
4. "Melbourne Aces Homepage". Melbourne Aces. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
5. "Perth Heat Homepage". Perth Heat. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
6. "Sydney Blue Sox Homepage". Sydney Blue Sox. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
7. "2016 Australian Baseball League Final Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
8. "League Batting Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
9. "League Pitching Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

External links

• The Australian Baseball League – Official ABL Website
• Official Baseball Australia Website