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

Australian Provincial, New South Wales Patriots, Perth Heat, Queensland Rams, South Australia, Victoria Aces.

Match results

Game 1: 19 January 2007.

Game 2: 20 January 2007, at Hourglass Reserve, Rockingham.

Game 3: 20 January 2007.

Game 4: 20 January 2007.

Game 5: 21 January 2007, at Merlin Reserve, Mandurah.

Game 6: 21 January 2007.

Game 7: 21 January 2007.

Game 8: 22 January 2007.

Game 9: 22 January 2007.

Game 10: 22 January 2007.

Game 11: 23 January 2007.

Game 12: 23 January 2007.

Game 13: 23 January 2007.

Game 14: 24 January 2007.

Game 15: 24 January 2007.

Ladder – After Round Robin Team Played Wins Loss Win % For Agn.New South Wales Patriots5501.0003118Victoria Aces532.6003423Queensland Rams532.6002622South Australia523.4001935Australian Provincial523.4003028Perth Heat505.0001022

Championship series

Game 16: 25 January 2007 – Minor Semi Final (3rd vs 4th)

Game 17: 25 January 2007 – Major Semi Final (1st vs 2nd)

Game 18: 26 January 2007 – Preliminary Final – Loser Game 17 Vs Winner Game 16

Game 19: 27 January 2007 – Grand Final – Winner Game 17 Vs Winner Game 18

Box score New South Wales Patriots HittersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVGTrent OELTJEN LF5000020.000Timothy AUTY RF5000042.000Gavin FINGLESON 2B4130000.750Glenn WILLIAMS SS3110111.333Brendan KINGMAN 1B4121010.500Trent D'ANTONIO DH3000003.000Mark HOLLAND 3B4000000.000Andrew GRAHAM C4021011.500Michael LYSAUGHT CF3000121.000Totals353822128 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 PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRERAHarris VAUGHAN 4.2310240X.XXTodd GRATTAN 2.1222032X.XXMatthew WILLIAMS 1.2211010X.XXAndrew COOK 0.0100000X.XXTotals8.2843282 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 HittersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVGPaul WEICHARD CF5000010.000Paul RUTGERS 2B4011100.250Brad HARMAN SS4010001.250Matthew KENT C3221100.666Danile BERG 1B4010032.250Rikki JOHNSTON DH3000001.000Derek SHUMPERT LF2000010.000  Ryan BOOTH PH/LF2010010.500Andrew RUSSELL RF4100010.000Ben UTTING 3B4121012.500Totals35483288 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 PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRERAGreg WILTSHIRE7.27321111X.XXAdam BLACKLEY1.1100111X.XXTotals9.08322121 PITCHING Batters Faced: G. WILTSHIRE 32, A. BLACKLEY 6. Ground Outs-Fly Outs: G. WILTSHIRE 9–3, A. BLACKLEY 1–2.

Game InformationStadium: 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 TeamMost Valuable PlayerMatthew KENTVictoria AcesChampionship M.V.P.Greg WILTSHIREVictoria AcesGolden GLOVEPaul RUTGERSVictoria AcesBatting ChampionMatthew KENTVictoria AcesPitcher of the YearDushan RUSICSouth AustraliaRookie of the YearDavid ROSSERNew South Wales PatriotsManager of the Year

Top Stats

+ Defensive Stats Name Wins Losses Saves ERADushan RUZIC2000.00Greg WILTSHIRE1001.84David ROSSER0001.29Taj MERRILL0003.46John VEITCH1102.19

+ Offensive Stars Name Avg HR RBIMarc TAINTY.41702Mathew KENT.37916Glenn WILLIAMS.37904Gavin FINGLESON.37016Ben UTTING.36416

All-Star Team Position Name TeamCatcher1st Base2nd Base3rd BaseShort StopOut FieldOut FieldOut FieldDesignated HitterStarting PitcherRelief PitcherManager

References

External links Official Baseball Australia Website Official 2007 Claxton Shield Website