2014–15 Australian Baseball League season

The 2014–15 Australian Baseball League season was the fifth Australian Baseball League (ABL) season. It was held from 30 October 2014 to 8 February 2015, with the Perth Heat winning their fourth title in five seasons, defeating the Adelaide Bite in the finals to defend their title.

2014–15
Australian Baseball League
Season details
SportBaseball
Country Australia
Teams6
Dates30 October 2014 – 8 February 2015
Defending championsPerth Heat (2013–14)
ChampionsPerth Heat (4th title)
Helms AwardAaron Miller
Final positions
ChampionsPerth Heat
Second placeAdelaide Bite
Third placeSydney Blue Sox
Fourth placeCanberra Cavalry
Fifth placeBrisbane Bandits
Sixth placeMelbourne Aces
Regular season
Games played138
Attendance140,932  (1,021 per game)
Best batting averageAaron Miller (ADE) (.389)
Most homeruns hitKellin Deglan (MEL) (16)
Most stolen basesBrandon Dixon (ADE) (21)
Best ERAMike McClendon (PER) (1.66)
Most strikeouts (as pitcher)Ryan Searle (BRI) (69)

Teams
Teams in the ABL
Team City State Stadium Ref
Adelaide Bite Adelaide South Australia Norwood Oval [1]
Brisbane Bandits Brisbane Queensland Brisbane Exhibition Ground [2]
Canberra Cavalry Canberra Australian Capital Territory Narrabundah Ballpark [3]
Melbourne Aces Melbourne Victoria Melbourne Ballpark [4]
Perth Heat Perth Western Australia Baseball Park [5]
Sydney Blue Sox Sydney New South Wales Blue Sox Stadium [6]

Regular season
Key
Clinched Championship Series berth
Clinched Preliminary final berth
2014–15 regular season standings
Team[7]
W L Pct. GB Home Road
Adelaide Bite 3216.667–18–614–10
Perth Heat 2820.5834.015–913–11
Sydney Blue Sox 2224.4789.012–1010–14
Canberra Cavalry 2224.4789.010–1212–12
Brisbane Bandits 2125.45710.014–107–15
Melbourne Aces 1531.32616.010–145–17

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

    Postseason
    Main article: 2015 Australian Baseball League postseason
      Preliminary Final Series     Championship Series
                     
        1 Adelaide Bite 1
      2 Perth Heat 2     2 Perth Heat 2
      3 Sydney Blue Sox 0  

    Preliminary final series
    30 January 2015
    19:30 (UTC+11:00)
    Game 1    		 Sydney Blue Sox 4 – 5 Perth Heat Blue Sox Stadium, Sydney
    Umpires: HP: Trent Thomas 1B: Riley Barrington 2B: Jordan Taylor 3B: Bob Crawford
    LP: Aaron Sookee (0–1) Boxscore WP: McKenzie Acker (1–0)
    Sv: Jorge Marban (1)
    HR: Rene Tosoni (1)
    31 January 2015
    19:20 (UTC+08:00)
    Game 2    		 Perth Heat 9 – 2 Sydney Blue Sox Baseball Park, Perth
    Umpires: HP: Brett Robson 1B: Ryan Harder 2B: Lou Bonomi 3B: Peter Bowie
    WP: Scott Mitchinson (1–0) Boxscore LP: Luke Wilkins (0–1)

    Championship Series
    6 February 2015
    19:00 (UTC+10:30)
    Game 1    		 Adelaide Bite 3 – 2 Perth Heat Norwood Oval, Adelaide
    Umpires: HP: Brett Robson 1B: Paul Latta 2B: Neil Poulton 3B: Trent Thomas
    WP: Morgan Coombs (1–0)
    Sv: Tyler Brunnemann (1)    		 Boxscore LP: Mike McClendon (0–1)
    HR: Stefan Welch (1), Tom Brice (1), Mitch Dening (1) HR: Tim Smith (1)
    7 February 2015
    19:00 (UTC+10:30)
    Game 2    		 Adelaide Bite 3 – 5 (F/10) Perth Heat Norwood Oval, Adelaide
    Umpires: HP: Neil Poulton 1B: Brett Robson 2B: Trent Thomas 3B: Paul Latta
    LP: Tyler Brunnemann (0–1) Boxscore WP: Jorge Marban (1–0)
    HR: Stefan Welch (2), Chris Adamson (1) HR: Tim Kennelly (1), Brian Pointer (1)
    8 February 2015
    19:00 (UTC+10:30)
    Game 3    		 Adelaide Bite 5 – 12 Perth Heat Norwood Oval, Adelaide
    Umpires: HP: Paul Latta 1B: Trent Thomas 2B: Brett Robson 3B: Neil Poulton
    LP: Wilson Lee (0–1) Boxscore WP: Mike McCarthy (1–0)
    HR: Mitch Dening 2 (3), Craig Maddox (1) HR: Tim Kennelly (1), Tim Smith (2), Luke Hughes (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. "2015 Australian Baseball League Current Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
    8. "League Batting Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
    9. "League Pitching Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 27 January 2015.


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