{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox sports season | image = Claxton2009.jpg | sport = Baseball | title = 75th Claxton Shield<br>Diamond Anniversary | no_of_teams = 5 | duration = 2 December 2008 – 8 February 2009 | defending_champs = Perth Heat | season = Regular season | season_champ_name = First place | season_champs = Perth Heat | first_record = (12–4) | second_name = Second place | second_place = Victoria Aces | second_record = (10–6) | third_place = New South Wales Patriots | third_record = (9–7) | fourth_place = Queensland Rams | fourth_record = (8–8) | fifth_place = South Australia | fifth_record = (1–15) | finals = Finals series | finals_champ = Perth Heat | num_championships = 10 | finals_runner-up = New South Wales Patriots | prevseason_year = 2008 | nextseason_year = 2010 | prevseason_link = 2008 Claxton Shield | nextseason_link = 2010 Claxton Shield }} The '''2009 Diamond Anniversary Claxton Shield''' was the 75-year anniversary of the Claxton Shield and was held from 2 December 2008 to 8 February 2009 and was the Shield's Diamond anniversary. The Perth Heat won the tournament after defeating the New South Wales Patriots 3–2 in the third game of a best of three series. This historic tournament served as the final edition of the Claxton Shield as a standalone national competition before its integration into the newly formed Australian Baseball League (ABL) in 2010. The victory was particularly significant for Western Australian baseball, as it represented Perth's first Claxton Shield title since 2001 and demonstrated the growing parity among Australia's regional baseball programs.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bostrom |first=Ryan |date=November 2006 |title=A History of Australian Baseball: Time and Game |url=https://doi.org/10.1123/shr.37.2.176 |journal=Sport History Review |volume=37 |issue=2 |pages=176–184 |doi=10.1123/shr.37.2.176 |issn=1087-1659|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
==Overview== The 2009 Shield series excluded the Australian Provincial baseball team and consisted of four, three-game series against each team including a two home, two away and a bye round for each of the teams. On top of this to start off the tournament, there was also a showcase round where each team played each other once. To celebrate the 75th anniversary, the showcase round also hosted a variety of other events such as a Home Run Derby. Teams that competed in the 2009 Claxton Shield were the New South Wales Patriots, Queensland Rams, Perth Heat, Victoria Aces and the South Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/2009%20Claxton%20Shield%20Schedule_FINAL.pdf |title=2009 Claxton Shield Schedule |publisher=Australian Baseball Federation |date=3 November 2008 |last=Stockman |first=Jennifer |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205041154/http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/2009%20Claxton%20Shield%20Schedule_FINAL.pdf |archivedate=5 February 2009 }}</ref>
The competition served as the primary selection trial for the national team to compete in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. The first round of the WBC commenced Mexico City on 8 March 2009, a month after the final round.<ref name="media guide"/>
==Teams==
===Rosters=== {{Main|2009 Claxton Shield team rosters}}
===Venues=== {{Location map+|Australia|width=350|places = {{Location map~|Australia|lat_deg = -32.06|lon_deg = 115.94|label= Perth Heat}} {{Location map~|Australia|lat_deg = -34.92|lon_deg = 138.63|position = left|label= South Australia}} {{Location map~|Australia|lat_deg = -27.44|lon_deg = 153.01|label= Queensland Rams}} {{Location map~|Australia|lat_deg = -33.77|lon_deg = 150.86|position = top|label= NSW Patriots}} {{Location map~|Australia|lat_deg = -35.31|lon_deg = 149.12|position = bottom|label= Australia Provincial}} {{Location map~|Australia|lat_deg = -37.86|lon_deg = 144.78|position = bottom|label= Victoria Aces}} |caption = 2009 Claxton Shield teams }} The 2009 Claxton Shield will be competed between 5 teams from around Australia in 13 different venues.<ref name="media guide">{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/2009%20Media%20Guide_Diamond%20Anniversary%20Claxton%20Shield.pdf |title=2009 Claxton Shield Media Guide |publisher=Australian Baseball Federation |date=24 November 2008 |last=Stockman |first=Jennifer |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205041219/http://baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/2009%20Media%20Guide_Diamond%20Anniversary%20Claxton%20Shield.pdf |archivedate=5 February 2009 }}</ref>
*'''Perth Heat''' **Baseball Park – Perth *'''South Australia''' **Anderson Reserve – Glenelg **Blue Lake Sports Park – Mount Gambier *'''Victoria Aces''' **Melbourne Ballpark – Altona **Geelong Baseball Park – Geelong **Aerodrome Oval – Mildura<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.baseball.com.au/default.asp?Page=48949 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719011616/http://www.baseball.com.au/default.asp?Page=48949 | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 July 2012 | title=Claxton Shield a fillip for Sunraysia baseball | publisher=Australian Baseball Federation | date=5 December 2008 | last=Collins | first=Kingsley}}</ref> *'''New South Wales Patriots''' **Blacktown Baseball Stadium – Sydney **Narrabundah Baseball Park – Canberra **Aquatic Reserve – Manly **Fred Finch Park – Wollongong *'''Queensland Rams''' **John Murray Field – Redlands **Holloway Field – Windsor **Baxter Field – Lismore
==Regular season== The regular season was held from 2 December 2008 through to 18 January 2009, followed by a two-week finals series from 23 January to 8 February 2009. The season started with a showcase round featuring all five teams in a single round-robin series of matches at Blacktown Olympic Park. This was followed by five rounds of home and away games, with each team playing four 3-game series, one against each other team, two at home and two away. As there was an odd number of teams, each team also had a bye round. At the end of the home and away season, the top three teams qualified for the finals series.<ref name="schedule">{{cite web|title=2009 (75th Anniversary) Claxton Shield Schedule |url=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/2009%20Claxton%20Shield%20Schedule_FINAL.pdf |work=2009 Claxton Shield |publisher=Australian Baseball Federation |date=3 November 2008 |accessdate=1 November 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205172719/http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/2009%20Claxton%20Shield%20Schedule_FINAL.pdf |archivedate=5 December 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>
===Standings=== {| class="wikitable" |- | style="width:15px; background:#7cfc00;"| || Clinched championship series berth |- | style="background:#add8e6;"| || Clinched semi-final series berth |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! width=200 | Team ! width=40 | W ! width=40 | L ! width=40 | Pct. ! width=40 | GB |- style="background:#7cfc00;" | align=left | Perth Heat | 12 || 4 || .750 || – |- style="background:#add8e6;" | align=left | Victoria Aces | 10 || 6 || .625 || 2 |- style="background:#add8e6;" | align=left | New South Wales Patriots | 9 || 7 || .563 || 3 |- | align=left | Queensland Rams | 8 || 8 || .500 || 4 |- | align=left | South Australia | 1 || 15 || .063 || 11 |}
=== Showcase - Round 1 === {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=2 December 2008 |Time=18:30 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Road=''' Queensland Rams'''|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=0|R2=1|R3=0|R4=2|R5=0|R6=2|R7=1|R8=2|R9=0|RR=8|RH=12|RE=0 |Home= Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Perth |H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=2|HH=10|HE=0 |WP=C Mowday (1-0)|LP=D Peacock (0-1)|SV=S Morriss (1) |RoadHR=J Naughton (1)|HomeHR=N Kimpton (1), M Kennelly (1) |Attendance=151 |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc01.htm }} {{col-2}} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=3 December 2008 |Time=15:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Other=(F/7) |Road=''' Victoria Aces'''|RoadAbr=VIC |R1=2|R2=1|R3=3|R4=3|R5=0|R6=0|R7=4|R8= |R9= |RR=13|RH=16|RE=0 |Home= Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=QLD |H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=1|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8= |H9= |HR=3|HH=8|HE=3 |WP=A Blackley (1-0)|LP=D Naylor (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=D Berg (1)|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc02.htm }} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=3 December 2008 |Time=18:30 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Road=''' Perth Heat'''|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=5|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=2|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=7|RH=9|RE=0 |Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=0|HH=1|HE=3 |WP=M Kelly (1-0)|LP=D Fidge (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=L Dale (1)|HomeHR= |Attendance=198 |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc03.htm }} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=4 December 2008 |Time=15:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Other=(F/11) |Road=''' Perth Heat'''|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=1|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|R10=0|R11=1|RR=6|RH=15|RE=1 |Home= Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=VIC |H1=2|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|H10=0|H11=0|HR=5|HH=10|HE=3 |WP=D White (1-0)|LP=M Blackmore (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc04.htm }} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=4 December 2008 |Time=18:30 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Road= South Australia|RoadAbr=SA |R1=0|R2=1|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=5|RE=0 |Home=''' New South Wales Patriots'''|HomeAbr=NSW |H1=0|H2=0|H3=3|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=4|HH=7|HE=4 |WP=V Harris (1-0)|LP=P Brassington (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR= |Attendance=587 |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc05.htm }} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=5 December 2008 |Time=15:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Road= South Australia|RoadAbr=SA |R1=0|R2=3|R3=3|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=3|RR=9|RH=16|RE=2 |Home=''' Queensland Rams'''|HomeAbr=QLD |H1=1|H2=0|H3=2|H4=1|H5=1|H6=1|H7=0|H8=5|H9=X|HR=11|HH=12|HE=1 |WP=S Morriss (1-0)|LP=E Crabb (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=B Wigmore 2 (2) |HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc06.htm }} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=5 December 2008 |Time=19:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Road= New South Wales Patriots|RoadAbr=NSW |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=2|R7=1|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=9|RE=1 |Home=''' Perth Heat'''|HomeAbr=Perth |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=1|H5=2|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|HR=4|HH=11|HE=1 |WP=B Grice (1-0)|LP=T Grattan (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR=M Graham (1), N Kimpton (2) |Attendance=483 |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc07.htm }} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=6 December 2008 |Time=11:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Road=''' Victoria Aces'''|RoadAbr=VIC |R1=2|R2=0|R3=0|R4=3|R5=2|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=8|RH=14|RE=1 |Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=0|HH=7|HE=0 |WP=D Hendricks (1-0)|LP=T Fiebig (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc08.htm }} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=6 December 2008 |Time=19:30 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=3|RR=4|RH=14|RE=1 |Home=''' New South Wales Patriots'''|HomeAbr=NSW |H1=0|H2=2|H3=0|H4=0|H5=7|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=9|HH=14|HE=1 |WP=T Cox (1-0)|LP=C Mowday (1-1)|SV=M Bennett (1) |RoadHR=D Sutherland (1) |HomeHR=T Atherton (1) |Attendance=1,002 |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc09.htm }} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=7 December 2008 |Time=14:45 (UTC+11) |Location=Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney |Other=<ref name="7dec" group="R1"/> |Road= New South Wales Patriots|RoadAbr=NSW |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=1|RH=9|RE=0 |Home=''' Victoria Aces'''|HomeAbr=VIC |H1=0|H2=3|H3=1|H4=0|H5=1|H6=5|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=10|HH=14|HE=0 |WP=D Barker (1-0)|LP=V Harris (1-1)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR= |Attendance=276 |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc10.htm |}} {{col-2}} {{col-end}} :;Round 1 notes {{reflist | group="R1" | refs= <ref name="7dec">Originally scheduled for 14:00 start. Delayed by 45 minutes due to storm.</ref> }}
=== Round 2 === {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=13 December 2008 |Time=14:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Old Aerodrome Oval, Mildura |Other=<ref name="12dec VvQ" group="R2"/> |Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|RR=0|RH=4|RE=1 |Home=''' Victoria Aces'''|HomeAbr=VIC |H1=3|H2=5|H3=3|H4=3|H5=0|H6=1|H7=X|HR=15|HH=13|HE=0 |WP=A Blackley (2-0)|LP=C Mowday (1-2)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR=P Rutgers (1), B Harman (1), D Berg (2), H Dingle (1), A Russell (1) |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g11.htm }} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=13 December 2008 |Time=15:45 (UTC+11) |Location=Narrabundah Ballpark, Canberra |Other=<ref name="12dec NvP" group="R2"/> |Road= Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=3|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|RR=3|RH=3|RE=3 |Home=''' New South Wales Patriots'''|HomeAbr=NSW |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=5|H5=0|H6=0|H7=X|HR=5|HH=7|HE=1 |WP=W Lungren (1-0)|LP=M Kelly (1-1)|SV=C Oxspring (1) |RoadHR=L Dale (2)|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc12.htm }} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=13 December 2008 |Time=16:45 (UTC+11) |Location=Old Aerodrome Oval, Mildura |Other=<ref name="13dec VvQ" group="R2"/> |Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=7|R7=1|RR=9|RH=14|RE=1 |Home=''' Victoria Aces'''|HomeAbr=VIC |H1=4|H2=0|H3=1|H4=4|H5=0|H6=0|H7=1|HR=10|HH=12|HE=3 |WP=M Blackmore (1-1)|LP=N Crawford (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=B Roneberg (1), D Sutherland (2)|HomeHR=D Berg (2), A Russell (2) |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g13.htm }} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=13 December 2008 |Time=19:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Narrabundah Ballpark, Canberra |Other=<ref name="13dec VvQ" group="R2"/> |Road=''' Perth Heat'''|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=0|R2=2|R3=1|R4=1|R5=2|R6=2|R7=0|RR=7|RH=13|RE=1 |Home= New South Wales Patriots|HomeAbr=NSW |H1=0|H2=2|H3=0|H4=2|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|HR=2|HH=7|HE=0 |WP=D Peacock (1-1)|LP=M Bennett (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=T Kennelly (1)|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc14.htm }} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=14 December 2008 |Time=11:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Old Aerodrome Oval, Mildura |Road=''' Queensland Rams'''|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=4|RR=4|RH=10|RE=3 |Home= Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=VIC |H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|HR=3|HH=7|HE=0 |WP=M Timms (1-0)|LP=B Cunningham (0-1)|SV=T Crawford (1) |RoadHR=D Sutherland (3)|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State%20Programs/Claxton%20Shield/2009/G15/G15/xlive.htm }} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=14 December 2008 |Time=13:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Fred Finch Park, Wollongong |Road= Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=3|R6=4|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=8|RH=11|RE=3 |Home=''' New South Wales Patriots'''|HomeAbr=NSW |H1=0|H2=1|H3=6|H4=0|H5=2|H6=0|H7=2|H8=0|H9=X|HR=11|HH=13|HE=3 |WP=T Grattan (1-1)|LP=L Hendriks (0-1)|SV=A Angelucci (1) |RoadHR=N Kimpton (3), M Kennelly (2), L Dale (3), D White (1)|HomeHR=T Atherton (2), M Holland (1) |Attendance=300 |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc16.htm }} {{col-end}} :;Round 2 notes {{reflist | group="R2" | refs= <ref name="12dec VvQ">Originally scheduled for 19:00, 12 December at Melbourne Ballpark. Re-scheduled to be first game of a doubleheader (7 innings) after a washout.</ref> <ref name="13dec VvQ">Re-scheduled as a 7 inning game as part of the doubleheader.</ref> <ref name="12dec NvP">Originally scheduled for 19:00, 12 December. Re-scheduled to be first game of a doubleheader (7 innings) after a washout.</ref> }}
=== Round 3 === {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=19 December 2008 |Time=19:00 (UTC+10:30) |Location=Blue Lake Sports Park, Mount Gambier |Other=(F/10) |Road=''' Victoria Aces'''|RoadAbr=VIC |R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|R10=1|RR=3|RH=6|RE=3 |Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA |H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|H10=0|HR=2|HH=11|HE=2 |WP=M Blackmore (2-1)|LP=J Ziersch (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR=T Kennelly (2) |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g17.htm }} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=19 December 2008 |Time=19:00 (UTC+8) |Location=Baseball Park, Perth |Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=2|R9=0|RR=3|RH=4|RE=2 |Home=''' Perth Heat'''|HomeAbr=Perth |H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=3|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=3|H9=X|HR=6|HH=6|HE=0 |WP=M Kelly (2-1)|LP=C Mowday (1-3)|SV=B Wise (1) |RoadHR=|HomeHR=B Pett (1) |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/g18/xlive.htm }} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=20 December 2008 |Time=19:00 (UTC+10:30) |Location=Blue Lake Sports Park, Mount Gambier |Other=(F/7) |Road=''' Victoria Aces'''|RoadAbr=VIC |R1=3|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=7|R7=1|R8= |R9= |RR=12|RH=11|RE=1 |Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8= |H9= |HR=0|HH=4|HE=3 |WP=A Blackley (3-0)|LP=P Brassington (0-2)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g19.htm |}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=20 December 2008 |Time=19:00 (UTC+8) |Location=Baseball Park, Perth |Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=0|R2=1|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=10|RE=0 |Home=''' Perth Heat'''|HomeAbr=Perth |H1=0|H2=0|H3=3|H4=0|H5=1|H6=1|H7=1|H8=0|H9=X|HR=4|HH=12|HE=2 |WP=D Peacock (2-1)|LP=R Searle (0-1)|SV=L Hendricks (1) |RoadHR=|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/g20/xhome.htm }} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=21 December 2008 |Time=13:00 (UTC+10:30) |Location=Blue Lake Sports Park, Mount Gambier |Road=''' Victoria Aces'''|RoadAbr=VIC |R1=3|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=3|R8=3|R9=1|RR=9|RH=10|RE=2 |Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=2|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|HR=3|HH=3|HE=0 |WP=A Bright (1-0)|LP=C Doyle (0-1)|SV=B Cunningham (1) |RoadHR=B Tamburrino (1)|HomeHR=S Welch (1) |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/g21.htm }} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=21 December 2008 |Time=18:00 (UTC+8) |Location=Baseball Park, Perth |Road= Queensland Rams|RoadAbr=QLD |R1=2|R2=1|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=7|RE=3 |Home=''' Perth Heat'''|HomeAbr=Perth |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=2|H5=2|H6=1|H7=1|H8=1|H9=X|HR=6|HH=7|HE=2 |WP=D Schmidt (1-0)|LP=T Crawford (0-1)|SV=B Wise (2) |RoadHR=|HomeHR=T Kennelly (3), L Dale (4) |BoxURL=http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/g22/xlive.htm }} {{col-end}}
=== Round 4 === {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=2 January 2009 |Time=19:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Albert Park, Lismore |Road= New South Wales Patriots|RoadAbr=NSW |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=6|RE=1 |Home=''' Queensland Rams'''|HomeAbr=QLD |H1=0|H2=3|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=3|HH=7|HE=1 |WP=C Mowday (2-3)|LP=C Oxspring (0-1)|SV=R Searle (1) |RoadHR=|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm }} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=2 January 2009 |Time=15:00 (UTC+10:30) |Location=Anderson Reserve, Glenelg |Road= Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=8|RE=4 |Home=''' South Australia'''|HomeAbr=SA |H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=3|H5=2|H6=3|H7=0|H8=1|H9=X|HR=11|HH=13|HE=0 |WP=D Fidge (1-1)|LP=M Kelly (2-2)|SV=T Langmann (1) |RoadHR=N Kimpton (4), L Hughes (1)|HomeHR=S Welch (2), J Cresswell (1) |BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm }} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=3 January 2009 |Time=17:00 (UTC+11) |Location=Albert Park, Lismore |Road= New South Wales Patriots|RoadAbr=NSW |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=0|RR=2|RH=7|RE=1 |Home=''' Queensland Rams'''|HomeAbr=QLD |H1=3|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=3|HH=7|HE=2 |WP=J Erasmus (1-0)|LP=W Lundgren (0-1)|SV=R Searle (2) |RoadHR=|HomeHR=M Collins (1) |BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm }} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=3 January 2009 |Time=15:00 (UTC+10:30) |Location=Anderson Reserve, Glenelg |Road=''' Perth Heat'''|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=1|R8=4|R9=2|R10=3|RR=11|RH=15|RE=3 |Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA |H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=5|H6=0|H7=1|H8=0|H9=0|H10=1|HR=9|HH=10|HE=2 |WP=D White (2-0)|LP=J Ziersch (0-2)|SV=B Wise (3) |RoadHR=L Dale 2 (6), L Hughes (2)|HomeHR=S Welch 2 (4), J Cakebread (1) |BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm }} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=4 January 2009 |Time=13:00 (UTC+10) |Location=Holloway Field, Brisbane |Road=''' New South Wales Patriots'''|RoadAbr=NSW |R1=1|R2=1|R3=0|R4=5|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=2|R9=0|RR=10|RH=12|RE=3 |Home= Queensland Rams|HomeAbr=QLD |H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=0|HR=2|HH=7|HE=1 |WP=T Cox (2-0)|LP=C Naylor (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=M Lysaught (1)|HomeHR=M Collins (2) |BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm }} {{col-2}} {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Date=4 January 2009 |Time=13:00 (UTC+10:30) |Location=Anderson Reserve, Glenelg |Road=''' Perth Heat'''|RoadAbr=Perth |R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=2|R6=4|R7=0|R8=2|R9=7|RR=16|RH=16|RE=1 |Home= South Australia|HomeAbr=SA |H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=0|HH=3|HE=2 |WP=L Hendricks (1-0)|LP=M Ewart (0-1)|SV=D Schmidt (1) |RoadHR=N Kimpton (5), L Hughes 2 (4), L Dale (7)|HomeHR= |BoxURL=http://www.pflintoff.com/CLAXT09/CLAXRES4.htm }} {{col-end}}
=== Round 5 ===
==== 8 January 2009 at 7.00pm, Baseball Park ==== {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Road= Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=VIC |R1=0|R2=1|R3=3|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=1|R9=0|RR=7|RH=11|RE=2 |Home=''' Perth Heat'''|HomeAbr=Perth |H1=3|H2=4|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=8|HH=9|HE=3 |WP=T Murphy (1-0)|LP=A Blackley (3-1)|SV=B Wise (4) |RoadHR=P Weichard (1)|HomeHR=L Hughes (5) Attendance:<ref>[http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/29.htm?MenuID=2009_Claxton_Shield%2F21613%2F48573%2CPlay_by_Play%2F21730%2F0 Victoria vs West Australia 8 Jan 2009]</ref> |}}
==== 9 January 2009 at 7.00pm, Blacktown Baseball Stadium ==== {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Road= South Australia|RoadAbr=SA |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=1|RE=0 |Home=''' New South Wales Patriots'''|HomeAbr=NSW |H1=0|H2=2|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=3|HH=7|HE=3 |WP=W Lundgren (2-1)|LP=D Fidge (1-2)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR= Attendance:<ref>[http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/sc30.htm?MenuID=2009_Claxton_Shield%2F21613%2F48573%2CPlay_by_Play%2F21730%2F0 South Australia vs New South Wales 9 Jan 2009]</ref> |}}
==== 9 January 2009 at 7.00pm, Baseball Park ==== {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Road= Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=VIC |R1=1|R2=1|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=6|RE=2 |Home=''' Perth Heat'''|HomeAbr=Perth |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=4|H9=0|HR=4|HH=8|HE=1 |WP=W Saupold (1-0)|LP=M Blackmore (2-2)|SV=B Grice (1) |RoadHR=P Weichard (2)|HomeHR= Attendance:<ref>[http://www.wa.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/g31/xhome.htm Victoria vs West Australia 9 Jan 2009]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |}}
==== 10 January 2009 at 7.00pm, Blacktown Baseball Stadium ==== {{Linescore| team-width=200 | Compact=yes |Road= South Australia|RoadAbr=SA |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|RR=0|RH=2|RE=4 |Home=''' New South Wales Patriots'''|HomeAbr=NSW |H1=0|H2=2|H3=5|H4=5|H5=1|H6=0|H7=X|HR=11|HH=10|HE=0 |WP=T Cox (3-0)|LP=P Brassington (0-3)|SV= |RoadHR=|HomeHR= Attendance:<ref>[http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/abf/downloads/2009%20Claxton%20Shield/Play%20By%20Play/cs32.htm?MenuID=2009_Claxton_Shield%2F21613%2F48573%2CPlay_by_Play%2F21730%2F0 South Australia vs New South Wales 10 Jan 2009]</ref> |}}
=== Round 6 ===
{{Empty section|date=February 2013}}
==Championship series== The 2009 Claxton Shield finals series will have the top three teams after regular fixtures qualify. The team who finishes first will auto-qualify for the final where they will meet the winner of the 2nd vs 3rd. Both semi-finals and finals are best of three series.
===23 January 2009 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark=== {{Linescore| |Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=1|RH=1|RE=2 |Home='''Victoria Aces'''|HomeAbr=Aces |H1=2|H2=3|H3=1|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=7|HH=10|HE=0 |RSP=W Lundgren|HSP=T Blackley |WP=T Blackley (1-0)|LP=W Lundgren (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR= 0|HomeHR= 0 Attendance: 737<ref>[http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State%20Programs/Claxton%20Shield/2009/SF1/xlive.htm New South Wales vs Victoria Semi-Final 1] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102007/http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State%20Programs/Claxton%20Shield/2009/SF1/xlive.htm |date=6 July 2011 }}</ref> |}}
===24 January 2009 at 3.00 pm, Waverley=== {{Linescore| |Road=Victoria Aces|RoadAbr=Aces |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=6|RE=6 |Home='''NSW Patriots'''|HomeAbr=Patriots |H1=3|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=3|H7=1|H8=2|H9=X|HR=9|HH=8|HE=0 |RSP=A Blackley|HSP=T Cox |WP=T Cox (1-0)|LP=A Blackley (0-1)|SV= |RoadHR=0 |HomeHR=2, M Lysaught, S Pender Attendance: 1731<ref>[http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State%20Programs/Claxton%20Shield/2009/SF2/xhome.htm Victoria vs New South Wales Semi-Final 2] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102026/http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State%20Programs/Claxton%20Shield/2009/SF2/xhome.htm |date=6 July 2011 }}</ref> |}}
===25 January 2009 at 12.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark=== {{Linescore| |Road='''NSW Patriots'''|RoadAbr=Patriots |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=3|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=2|RR=5|RH=9|RE=0 |Home=Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=Aces |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=0|HH=6|HE=1 |RSP=C Anderson|HSP=D Cassidy |WP=C Anderson (1-0)|LP=D Cassidy (0-1)|SV=W Lundgren 1 |RoadHR= 1, S Pender|HomeHR= 0 Attendance: 154<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State |title=Programs/Claxton Shield/2009/SF3/xvisitor.htm New South Wales vs Victoria Semi-Final 3 |access-date=3 November 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719070505/http://www.baseballvictoria.com.au/site/baseball/vic/downloads/State |archive-date=19 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |}}
===6 February 2009 at 7.00 pm, Baseball Park=== {{Linescore| |Road='''NSW Patriots'''|RoadAbr=Patriots |R1=2|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=5|RH=5|RE=2 |Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=2|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=0|HR=3|HH=8|HE=1 |RSP=C Anderson|HSP=L Hendriks |WP=C Anderson (2-0)|LP=L Hendriks (0-1)|SV=W Lundgren 2 |RoadHR= 0 |HomeHR= 0 Attendance:<ref>[http://www.wa.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/gf44/xlive.htm New South Wales vs Perth Grand-Final 1]{{dead link|date=May 2015}}</ref> |}}
===7 February 2009 at 7.00 pm, Baseball Park=== Perth Heat def. New South Wales Patriots. {{Expand section|Box score|date=November 2009}}
===8 February 2009 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park=== {{Linescore| |Road=NSW Patriots|RoadAbr=Patriots |R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=2|RR=2|RH=5|RE=1 |Home='''Perth Heat'''|HomeAbr=Heat |H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=2|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|HR=3|HH=9|HE=2 |RSP=W Lundgren|HSP=D Schmidt |WP=B Wise (1-0)|LP=M Williams (0-1)|SV=W Lundgren 2 |RoadHR= 0 |HomeHR= 1, C House Attendance: 2150<ref>[http://www.wa.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/GF46/xhome.htm New South Wales vs Perth Grand-Final 3] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20090330055414/http://www.wa.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/results/Claxton/0809/GF46/xhome.htm |date=30 March 2009 }}</ref> |}}
==Conditions== Blacktown Baseball Stadium experienced quite warm December summer weather for New South Wales. Although the average maximum temperature is 25 °C (77 °F), most games were above this, with Game 8 of the showcase round between South Australia and Victoria Aces hitting 32 °C (90 °F) during the match.
On 7 December, the temperature dropped to a maximum of 22 °C with a strong breeze over Blacktown as well as clouds, however, no rain fell and the games finished as scheduled.
A large low-pressure system and long periods of rain forced the postponement of both games on 12 December in Altona, Victoria and Canberra. Games the next day were rescheduled to allow for 7-inning double headers. Game 1 between Queensland Rams and Victoria Aces was relocated to Mildura, Victoria where Game 2 and 3 were also being played.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.baseball.com.au/default.asp?Page=49180 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719232907/http://www.baseball.com.au/default.asp?Page=49180 | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 July 2012 | title=BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A BALLGAME...Let's play two! | publisher=Australian Baseball Federation | date=13 December 2008 | last=Foster | first=Ben | accessdate=15 December 2008}}</ref>
On 3 January, the New South Wales Patriots vs Queensland Rams second game at Baxter Field, Lismore was delayed during the 6th inning due to a small stint of heavy rain. Drizzle was present throughout the game, but was only delayed for approximately ten minutes.<ref>[http://qldbaseballscorers.com/claxtonshield/25.htm?MenuID=2009_Claxton_Shield%2F21613%2F48573%2CPlay_by_Play%2F21730%2F0 Queensland vs New South Wales 3 January 2008]{{dead link|date=May 2015}}</ref>
==Fielders Choice Player of the Series== This is awarded recognition of outstanding individual performances each round of the 2009 Claxton Shield by the Australian Baseball Federation.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120723193403/http://www.baseball.com.au/default.asp?MenuID=2009_Claxton_Shield/21613/48573,Player_of_the_Series/21944/49330/ FIELDERS CHOICE Player of the Round]</ref> *'''Round 1''' – Nick Kimpton *'''Round 2''' – Daniel Berg *'''Round 3''' – Tim Kennelly *'''Round 4''' – Luke Hughes *'''Round 5''' – Wayne Lundgren *'''Round 6''' – Justin Huber
==Statistics leaders== {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" |- |+ Defensive Stats* |- ! Name ! Wins ! Losses ! Saves ! ERA |- |Tim COX |3 |0 |0 |0.00 |- |Wayne LUNDGREN |3 |1 |0 |2.27 |- |Darryn CASSIDY |1 |0 |0 |2.52 |- |Liam HENDRIKS |3 |1 |0 |2.70 |- |Mark KELLY |2 |2 |0 |3.72 |} {{col-break|gap=1em}} {| class="wikitable" |- |+ Offensive Stars* |- ! Name ! Avg ! HR ! RBI |- |Nick KIMPTON |.500 |5 |23 |- |Wade DUTTON |.425 |0 |5 |- |Brad DUTTON |.393 |0 |8 |- |David KANDILAS |.370 |0 |5 |- |Christopher HOUSE |.356 |0 |8 |} {{col-end}}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Award ! Name ! Team |- |'''Championship MVP''' |Luke Hughes |Perth Heat |- |'''Golden Glove''' |Grant Karlsen |Victoria Aces |- |'''Batting Champion''' |Nick Kimpton |Perth Heat |- |'''Pitcher of the Year''' |Tim Cox |New South Wales Patriots |- |'''Rookie of the Year''' |Chris House |Perth Heat |- |'''Manager of the Year''' |Don Kyle |Perth Heat |}
==External links== *[http://www.baseball.com.au/ Official Baseball Australia Website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218111231/http://www.baseball.com.au/default.asp?MenuID=Events%2F95%2F0%2CClaxton_Shield%2F21613%2F48573 Official 2009 Claxton Shield Page] *[http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24798988-3064,00.html 14 December Results] ''Courier Mail''
==References== {{reflist}}
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