2000–01 International Baseball League of Australia season

The 2000-01 International Baseball League of Australia was the 2nd season of the League. The 2000-01 leagues was to consist of 3 parts; A traditional Claxton Shield Tournament, to be played in late December 2000, an All-Star game and an International Development League to be played exclusively on the Gold Coast at Palm Meadows and Carrara Oval from late November 2000 to late January 2001.

Claxton Shield

The 2000-01 Claxton Shield was to be held at Blacktown International Ballpark in the week after Christmas.[1][2] The Tournament was canceled in early December due to the grounds being unfit for play. The timing of a Tournament was also unpopular with many of the players.[1]

All-Star Challenge

The All-Star Challenge was scheduled for the Australia Day weekend 26–28 January 2001,[2] it was to be held at Colonial Stadium, Melbourne.[1][2] The weekend was to be contested by the Australia national baseball team and an All-Star team that was rumored to include MLB player Roberto Alomar.[1] The game was canceled at the same time at the 2000-01 Claxton Shield.[1]

Development League

2000–01 International Baseball League of Australia season
LeagueInternational Baseball League of Australia
SportBaseball
Number of matches78
Number of teams4
Finals championsIBLA Internationals
  Runners-upAustralia

The 2000–01 International Baseball League of Australia Development League season, also known as the Gold Coast League, was the first season the Development League was conducted. The League was held exclusively on the Gold Coast, and was contest between 4 teams, Australia, Taiwan, MLB All-Stars and Internationals.

The league was held from 29 November 2000 to 20 January 2001,[2] The one game Championship playoff was won by the IBLA Internationals on 21 January 2001. The Internationals defeated Australia 2–1.

Teams

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Location in Australia

Rosters

Main article: 2000–01 International Baseball League of Australia team rosters

The 2000–01 season involved four teams: IBLA Australia, IBLA Internationals, MLB Stars and the Taiwan national Baseball team. All teams played on a home and away basis at the same two venues.

Venues

Teams in the ABL
City State Stadium Ref
Main Venue Gold Coast Queensland Palm Meadows
Secondary Venue Gold Coast Queensland Carrara Oval

Regular season

The regular season fixture consisted of 78 games. Each team played each other on a home and away basis.

Ladder

2000-01 IBLA Development League standings
Team W L D Pct. GB
IBLA Internationals 25 15 3 .658 –
IBLA Australia 17 19 2 .472 3.5
Taiwan 17 19 4 .472 4.5
MLB Stars 17 25 1 .405 9

Statistical leaders

  1. ^ Minimum 2.7 PAs per team game. Correct as of 17 February 2013.[3]
  2. ^ Minimum 0.8 IP per team game. Correct as of 17 February 2013.[3]

Postseason

All games for the 2001 postseason were played at Palm Meadows on the Gold Coast. All finals were a 1-game play-off.

SemifinalsFinal
19 January
IBLA Internationals4
21 January
MLB Stars2
1IBLA Internationals2
19 January
2IBLA Australia1
Taiwan1
IBLA Australia3
Third place
20 January
4MLB Stars6
3Taiwan0

Finals Series

Winners of Game 1 and 2 went into Championship games, Losers of game 1 and 2 went into a playoff for 3rd.

Game 1 1st vs 4th: 19 January 2001
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MLB Stars 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
IBLA Internationals 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 4 10 1
Home runs:
MLB: ?
Internationals: ?[4]
Game 2 2nd vs 3rd: 19 January 2001
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
IBLA Australia 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 4
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2
Home runs:
Australia: ?
Taiwan: ?[4]
Game 3 Loser 1 vs Loser 2: 20 January 2001
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MLB Stars 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 6 9 5
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Home runs:
MLB: ?
Taiwan: ?[4]
Game 4 Championship Game: 21 January 2001
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
IBLA Australia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
IBLA Internationals 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 1
Home runs:
Australia: ?
Internationals: ?[4]

Awards

Award Person[5] Team
Most Valuable Player Andrew Zapp IBLA Internationals
Batting Champion Andrew Zapp IBLA Internationals
Golden Glove Chi-Sheng Lin Taiwan
Pitcher of the Year Chao-Hao Tseng Taiwan

Top Stats

All-Star team

Position Name Team
Catcher Justin Huber IBLA Australia
1st base Andrew Zapp IBLA Internationals
2nd base Chung-Yi Huang Taiwan
3rd base Travis Wilson IBLA Internationals
Shortstop Glenn Williams IBLA Australia
Outfield Troy Shadar IBLA Internationals
Outfield Jarrod Hodges IBLA Australia
Outfield Chris Snelling IBLA Australia
Designated hitter Gavin Fingleson IBLA Internationals
Starting pitcher Chao-Hao Tseng Taiwan
Relief pitcher Luke Prokopec IBLA Australia
Manager Chris Bando IBLA Internationals


References

  1. ^ a b c d e "2000/2001 SEASON - IBLA Year 2, The Gold Coast League!". Peter Flintoff. Flintoff & Dunn. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR 2000/2001 SEASON". IBLA. Archived from the original on 7 December 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b "League Leaders". IBLA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d "IBLA Post-Season results". IBLA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  5. ^ "IBLA 2001". Flintoff & Dunns Australian Major League Baseball. Flintoff & Dunn. Retrieved 17 February 2013.


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