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2024–25 Australian Baseball League season

The 2024–25 Australian Baseball League season is the fourteenth season of the Australian Baseball League (ABL), and began on 15 November 2024.[1] The six-team competition is the premier English speaking winter baseball league with players affiliated with Major League Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, KBO League, Chinese Professional Baseball League, and various independent baseball leagues.[2]

2024–25 Australian Baseball League season
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
SportBaseball
Duration15 November 2024 – 2 February 2025
Number of teams6
Regular season
Postseason
Seasons
2025–26 →

Teams

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Main article: List of current Australian Baseball League team rosters
Teams in the ABL
Team State/Territory Stadium
Adelaide Giants South Australia Dicolor Australia Stadium[3]
Brisbane Bandits Queensland Viticon Stadium[4]
Canberra Cavalry Australian Capital Territory Narrabundah Ballpark[5]
Melbourne Aces Victoria Melbourne Ballpark[6]
Perth Heat Western Australia Empire Ballpark[7]
Sydney Blue Sox New South Wales Blue Sox Stadium[8]

Regular Season

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The regular season began on 15 November 2024 and is scheduled to end on 19 January 2025.[1] Each team will play 40 games (20 home and 20 away) across 10 rounds and will face every other team twice (once at home and once away) in four-game series.[1]

The round two matchup between Brisbane and Melbourne in Brisbane was reduced to three games due to rain and fourth game rescheduled to round seven between the teams in Melbourne. The round three matchup between Sydney and Melbourne in Sydney was reduced to three games due to rain and the fourth game rescheduled to round nine between the teams in Melbourne.

Standings

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Key
Postseason
Pos Team W L Pct. GB
1 Sydney Blue Sox 13 6 .684 —
2 Adelaide Giants 11 9 .550 2.5
3 Canberra Cavalry 11 9 .550 2.5
4 Melbourne Aces 9 9 .500 3.5
5 Perth Heat 8 12 .400 5.5
6 Brisbane Bandits 6 13 .316 7.0

Statistical leaders

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Through Round 5.

  1. ^ Minimum 2.7 PAs per team game.[9]
  2. ^ Minimum 0.8 IP per team game.[10]

Postseason

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The postseason is scheduled to begin 24 January 2025, with four teams making the playoffs.[1] All postseason series will use a best-of-three format, with the first-placed team hosting the fourth-placed and the second-placed team hosting the third-placed.[1] The winners of the semi-finals will compete for the Claxton Shield, beginning on 31 January 2025.[1]

Postseason bracket

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Semi-Final Series Championship Series
      
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4  
SF1  
SF2  
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "2024-25 Season Schedule Released". The Australian Baseball League. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Signing Tracker". The Australian Baseball League. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Dicolor Australia Becomes Stadium Naming Rights Partner at West Beach". Adelaide Giants. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. ^ "The Brisbane Bandits Announce Home Venue to Be Called Viticon Stadium". Brisbane Bandits. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Contact Us". Canberra Cavalry. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  6. ^ "About Us". Melbourne Aces. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Contact Us". Perth Heat. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  8. ^ "About Us". Sydney Blue Sox. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  9. ^ "League Batting Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  10. ^ "League Pitching Leaders". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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