2007 Claxton Shield

The 2007 Claxton Shield was the 73rd anniversary of the event, it was held between 19 and 28 January 2007, at Baseball Park in Western Australia, the first to be held outside of Blacktown Baseball Stadium in New South Wales since 2002 when it was held at the Melbourne Ballpark. The 2007 Shield featured over 120 of Australia's best baseballers, including 45 professionals.

Teams

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2007 Claxton Shield teams

The 2007 Claxton Shield is being competed between 6 teams from around Australia.

2007 Claxton Shield team rosters

Match results

Game 1: 19 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aus. Provincial 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 8 9 1
Perth Heat 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 6 8 2
WP: B. WILSON (1–0)   LP: B. THOMAS (0–1)   Sv: S. KENT
Home runs:
Provincial: 0
Heat: 0 Attendance:1000

Game 2: 20 January 2007, at Hourglass Reserve, Rockingham.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Queensland Rams 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 1
Australian Provincial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0
WP: J. VEITCH (1–0)   LP: T. ELLIS (0–1)   Sv: T. CRAWFORD
Home runs:
Rams: 0
Provincial: 0 Attendance:200

Game 3: 20 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Victoria Aces 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 7 14 1
NSW Patriots 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 X 8 11 1
WP: A. COOK (1–0)   LP: R. SPEAR (0–1)   Sv: M. BENNETT
Home runs:
Aces: 1 P. RUTGERS
Patriots: 3 G. FINGLESON, B. KINGMAN, A. GRAHAM Attendance:300

Game 4: 20 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Perth Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 1
South Australia 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 X 4 9 0
WP: D. RUZIC (1–0)   LP: M. KELLY (0–1)   Sv: D. FIDGE
Home runs:
Heat: 0
SA: 0 Attendance:1500

Game 5: 21 January 2007, at Merlin Reserve, Mandurah.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Australian Provincial 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 5 7 2
South Australia 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 9 0
WP: C. LAWSON (1–0)   LP: H. BEARD (0–1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Provincial: 2 J. DAVIS, P. MAAT
SA: 0 Attendance:TBA

Game 6: 21 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Victoria Aces 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 4 0 10 11 0
Queensland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
WP: G. WILTSHIRE (1–0)   LP: M. BATES (0–1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Aces: 2 D. SHUMPERT, P. WEICHARD
Rams: TBA Attendance:100

Game 7: 21 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
NSW Patriots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
Perth Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
WP: R. THOMPSON (1–0)   LP: D. WHITE (0–1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Patriots: 0
Heat: 0 Attendance:1500

Game 8: 22 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Australia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 4 1
Queensland Rams 1 1 5 2 4 0 X - - 13 16 2
WP: T. LOETZSCH (1–0)   LP: J. ZIERSCH (0–1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
SA: 0
Rams: 1 J. ROBERTS Attendance:100

Game 9: 22 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NSW Patriots 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 9 7 3
Australian Provincial 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 4
WP: V. HARRIS (1–0)   LP: R. PAEWAI (0–1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Patriots: 0
Provincial: 1 P. MAAT Attendance:100

Game 10: 22 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Perth Heat 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
Victoria Aces 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 3 7 1
WP: M. BLACKMORE (1–0)   LP: S. EISSENS (0–1)   Sv: P. MOYLAN
Home runs:
Heat: 0
Aces: 1 M. KENT Attendance:1250

Game 11: 23 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Australia 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
NSW Patriots 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 X 4 8 3
WP: A. BLIGHT (1–0)   LP: D. FIDGE (0–1)   Sv: C. ANDERSON
Home runs:
SA: 1 T. WILLIAMS
Patriots: 0 Attendance:57

Game 12: 23 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aus. Provincial 0 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 9 12 1
Victoria Aces 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 4
WP: B. WILSON (1–0)   LP: C. FORBES (0–1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Provincial: 2 M. COLLINS, P. MAAT
Aces: 0 Attendance:100

Game 13: 23 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Queensland Rams 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
Perth Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
WP: C. MOWDAY (1–0)   LP: L. BARON (0–1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Rams: 0
Heat: 0 Attendance:1000

Game 14: 24 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Victoria Aces 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 10 11 0
South Australia 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
WP: D. HENDRICKS (1–0)   LP: D. REDDEN (0–1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Aces: 1 B. HARMAN
SA: 1 B. WIGMORE Attendance:100

Game 15: 24 January 2007.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NSW Patriots 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 12 1
Queensland Rams 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 2
WP: A. FRANCIS (1–0)   LP: M. BATES (0–1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Patriots: 1 M. LYSAUGHT
Rams: 0 Attendance:180

Ladder – After Round Robin

Team Played Wins Loss Win % For Agn.
New South Wales Patriots 5 5 0 1.000 31 18
Victoria Aces 5 3 2 .600 34 23
Queensland Rams 5 3 2 .600 26 22
South Australia 5 2 3 .400 19 35
Australian Provincial 5 2 3 .400 30 28
Perth Heat 5 0 5 .000 10 22

Championship series

Game 16: 25 January 2007 – Minor Semi Final (3rd vs 4th)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Australia 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Queensland Rams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
WP: D. RUZIC (1–0)   LP: J. VEITCH (0–1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
SA: 0
Rams: 0 Attendance:57

Game 17: 25 January 2007 – Major Semi Final (1st vs 2nd)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Victoria Aces 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 12 2
NSW Patriots 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
WP: M. BLACKMORE (1–0)   LP: M. WILLIAMS (0–1)   Sv: P. MOYLAN
Home runs:
Aces: 0
Patriots: 0 Attendance:204

Game 18: 26 January 2007 – Preliminary Final – Loser Game 17 Vs Winner Game 16

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Australia 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
NSW Patriots 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0
WP: M. BENNETT (1–0)   LP: P. MILDREN (0–1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
SA: 0
Patriots: 0 Attendance:150

Game 19: 27 January 2007 – Grand Final – Winner Game 17 Vs Winner Game 18

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NSW Patriots 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 2
Victoria Aces 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 8 2
WP: A. BLACKLEY (1–0)   LP: A. COOK (0–1)   Sv: None
Home runs:
Patriots: 0
Aces: 2 M. KENT, B. UTTING. Attendance:1,500
Box score[1]
New South Wales Patriots
Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Trent OELTJEN LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Timothy AUTY RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .000
Gavin FINGLESON 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .750
Glenn WILLIAMS SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333
Brendan KINGMAN 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .500
Trent D'ANTONIO DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Mark HOLLAND 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Andrew GRAHAM C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .500
Michael LYSAUGHT CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000
Totals 35 3 8 2 2 12 8  

BATTING
Hits: 8; G. FINGLESON 3, B. KINGMAN 2, A. GRAHAM 2, G. WILLIAMS.
2B: 1; B. KINGMAN.
RBI: 2; B. KINGMAN, A. GRAHAM.
2-out RBI:
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out:

BASERUNNING
SB: 0.

FIELDING
E: G. WILLIAMS 2.
DP:

New South Wales Patriots
Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Harris VAUGHAN 4.2 3 1 0 2 4 0 X.XX
Todd GRATTAN 2.1 2 2 2 0 3 2 X.XX
Matthew WILLIAMS 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 X.XX
Andrew COOK 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X.XX
Totals 8.2 8 4 3 2 8 2  

PITCHING
Batters faced: H. VAUGHAN 20, T. GRATTAN 9, M. WILLIAMS 8, A. COOK 1.
Ground Outs-Fly Outs: H. VAUGHAN 5–5, T. GRATTAN 3–1, M. WILLIAMS 3–1, A. COOK 0–0.
Victoria Aces
Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Paul WEICHARD CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Paul RUTGERS 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .250
Brad HARMAN SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Matthew KENT C 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .666
Danile BERG 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .250
Rikki JOHNSTON DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Derek SHUMPERT LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Ryan BOOTH PH/LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500
Andrew RUSSELL RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Ben UTTING 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .500
Totals 35 4 8 3 2 8 8  

BATTING
Hits: 8; M. KENT 2, B. UTTING 2, P. RUTGERS, B. HARMAN, D. BERG, R. BOOTH.
2B: 1; B. HARMAN.
HR: 2; M. KENT, B. UTTING.
RBI: 3; P. RUTGERS, M. KENT, B. UTTING.
2-out RBI:
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out:

BASERUNNING
SB: 0.

FIELDING
E: 2; A. RUSSELL, G. WILTSHIRE.
DP:

Victoria Aces
Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Greg WILTSHIRE
 7.2 7 3 2 1 11 1 X.XX
Adam BLACKLEY
 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 1 X.XX
Totals 9.0 8 3 2 2 12 1  

PITCHING
Batters Faced: G. WILTSHIRE 32, A. BLACKLEY 6.
Ground Outs-Fly Outs: G. WILTSHIRE 9–3, A. BLACKLEY 1–2.

Game Information

Stadium: Baseball Park, Thornlie, Perth, Australia
Date: 27 January 2007.
Attendance: 1,500 (37.5% Capacity)
Start Time: 7:00pm
Game Time: 2:45
Umpires: Home – Brett ROBSON, First Base – Paul HYHAM, Second Base – Travis HATCH, Third Base – Blake HALLIGAN

Awards

Award Person Team
Most Valuable Player Matthew KENT Victoria Aces
Championship M.V.P. Greg WILTSHIRE Victoria Aces
Golden GLOVE Paul RUTGERS Victoria Aces
Batting Champion Matthew KENT Victoria Aces
Pitcher of the Year Dushan RUSIC South Australia
Rookie of the Year David ROSSER New South Wales Patriots
Manager of the Year

Top Stats

All-Star Team

Position Name Team
Catcher
1st Base
2nd Base
3rd Base
Short Stop
Out Field
Out Field
Out Field
Designated Hitter
Starting Pitcher
Relief Pitcher
Manager

References

  1. ^ "Play by Play – Grand Final". Australian Baseball Federation. 27 January 2007. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2011.