2000–01 International Baseball League of Australia Development League
The 2000–01 International Baseball League of Australia Development League season 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.
| Season details | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Teams | 4 |
| Dates | 29 November 2000 – 21 January 2001 |
| Defending champions | Nill |
| Champions | IBLA Internationals (1st title) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | IBLA Internationals |
| Second place | Australia |
| Third place | MLB All-Stars |
| Fourth place | Taiwan |
| Regular season | |
| Games played | 78 |
| Best batting average | Jarrod Hodges (AUS) (.375) |
| Most homeruns hit | Robert Stratton (MLB) (7) |
| Most stolen bases | Ryan Langerhans (INT) Ji-Hwan Sohn (INT) (12) |
| Best ERA | Luke Prokopec (AUS) (0.39) |
| Most strikeouts (as pitcher) | Brad Guy (INT) (48) |
| Last updated on 17 February 2013 | |
Teams
IBLA League
Location in Australia
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
| 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
| 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
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Postseason
All games for the 2001 postseason were played at Palm Meadows on the Gold Coast. All finals were a 1-game play-off.
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: ?[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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: ?[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards
| Award | Person[3] | 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
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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 |
| Short stop | Glenn Williams | IBLA Australia |
| Out field | Troy Shadar | IBLA Internationals |
| Out field | Jarrod Hodges | IBLA Australia |
| Out field | 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
- "League Leaders". IBLA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- "IBLA Post-Season results". IBLA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- "IBLA 2001". Flintoff & Dunns Australian Major League Baseball. Flintoff & Dunn. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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