The 2017–18 Australian Baseball League season was the eighth Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, and was held from 16 November 2017 to 11 February 2018. It was the last season of the ABL that was played with 6 teams, as the league expanded to eight teams for the 2018–19 season.
The league also saw a large spike in offensive production with the single season home-run, run, AVG, SLG & OPS records all broken and home runs doubled, leading to a juiced ball theory.The Great Australian Home-Run Spike FanGraphs 28 March 2018
Teams
+ Teams in the ABL Team State / Territory Stadium South Australia Diamond Sports Stadium Queensland Holloway Field Australian Capital Territory Narrabundah Ballpark Victoria Melbourne Ballpark Western Australia Baseball Park New South Wales Blue Sox Stadium
Regular season + Key Clinched postseason berth
+ 2017–18 regular season standings Pos Team W L Pct. GB Home Away 1 Brisbane Bandits 28 11 – 15–4 13–7 2 Perth Heat 26 14 2.5 12–8 14–6 3 Canberra Cavalry 21 18 4.0 14–6 10–9 4 Melbourne Aces 17 23 11.5 9–11 8–12 5 Sydney Blue Sox 13 27 15.5 7–13 6–14 6 Adelaide Bite 11 29 17.5 7–13 4–16
Postseason
Statistical leaders
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total AVG Jay Baum Canberra Cavalry .439 HR T.J. BennettDonald Lutz Brisbane BanditsBrisbane Bandits 16 RBI David KandilasChiang Chih-hsien Canberra CavalrySydney Blue Sox 44 R Jake Fraley Perth Heat 50 H Jay BaumJake Fraley Canberra CavalryPerth Heat 61 SB Jake Fraley Perth Heat 39
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total W 6 tied at 4 teams 5 L Mark HamburgerGreg Mosel Melbourne AcesAdelaide Bite 7 ERA Frank Gailey Canberra Cavalry 2.34 K Ryan BollingerJosh Tols Brisbane BanditsMelbourne Aces 75 IP Mark Hamburger Melbourne Aces SV Cameron Lamb Perth Heat 6
Championship Series
References
External links The Australian Baseball League – Official ABL Website Official Baseball Australia Website