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

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.

Team123456789RHE
Aus. Provincial000000530891
Perth Heat100000212682
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.

Team123456789RHE
Queensland Rams200000100361
Australian Provincial000000020250
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.

Team123456789RHE
Victoria Aces0000110327141
NSW Patriots21300200X8111
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.

Team123456789RHE
Perth Heat000000021351
South Australia00201001X490
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.

Team1234567891011RHE
Australian Provincial00000130001572
South Australia21010000002690
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.

Team123456789RHE
Victoria Aces01021024010110
Queensland010000000142
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.

Team12345678910RHE
NSW Patriots0000000001161
Perth Heat0000000000061
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.

Team123456789RHE
South Australia0100000--141
Queensland Rams115240X--13162
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.

Team123456789RHE
NSW Patriots102002310973
Australian Provincial002000010374
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.

Team123456789RHE
Perth Heat000001000141
Victoria Aces10000011X371
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.

Team123456789RHE
South Australia010010000270
NSW Patriots00200011X483
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.

Team123456789RHE
Aus. Provincial0310050009121
Victoria Aces200000020474
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.

Team123456789RHE
Queensland Rams0032100006110
Perth Heat000000000012
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.

Team123456789RHE
Victoria Aces15010021010110
South Australia004000000461
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.

Team123456789RHE
NSW Patriots1160100009121
Queensland Rams000100200392
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)

Team123456789RHE
South Australia001040000590
Queensland Rams000000000031
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)

Team123456789RHE
Victoria Aces1010000226122
NSW Patriots020100000382
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

Team123456789RHE
South Australia010100000261
NSW Patriots001000002330
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

Team123456789RHE
NSW Patriots011001000382
Victoria Aces010001101482
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 LF5000020.000
Timothy AUTY RF5000042.000
Gavin FINGLESON 2B4130000.750
Glenn WILLIAMS SS3110111.333
Brendan KINGMAN 1B4121010.500
Trent D'ANTONIO DH3000003.000
Mark HOLLAND 3B4000000.000
Andrew GRAHAM C4021011.500
Michael LYSAUGHT CF3000121.000
Totals353822128 

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 VAUGHAN4.2310240X.XX
Todd GRATTAN2.1222032X.XX
Matthew WILLIAMS1.2211010X.XX
Andrew COOK0.0100000X.XX
Totals8.2843282 

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 CF5000010.000
Paul RUTGERS 2B4011100.250
Brad HARMAN SS4010001.250
Matthew KENT C3221100.666
Danile BERG 1B4010032.250
Rikki JOHNSTON DH3000001.000
Derek SHUMPERT LF2000010.000
  Ryan BOOTH PH/LF2010010.500
Andrew RUSSELL RF4100010.000
Ben UTTING 3B4121012.500
Totals35483288 

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
7.27321111X.XX
Adam BLACKLEY
1.1100111X.XX
Totals9.08322121 

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.
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