# 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.

## Teams

Teams in the ABL :
| Team | City | State | Stadium |
| Adelaide Bite | Adelaide | South Australia | Norwood Oval |
| Brisbane Bandits | Brisbane | Queensland | Brisbane Exhibition Ground |
| Canberra Cavalry | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Narrabundah Ballpark |
| Melbourne Aces | Melbourne | Victoria | Melbourne Ballpark |
| Perth Heat | Perth | Western Australia | Baseball Park |
| Sydney Blue Sox | Sydney | New South Wales | Blue Sox Stadium |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Team | Pld | W | L | GB | PCT | Home | Away | Qualification |
| Adelaide Bite | 48 | 32 | 16 | — | .667 | 18–6 | 14–10 | Championship Series |
| Perth Heat | 48 | 28 | 20 | 4 | .583 | 15–9 | 13–11 | Preliminary final |
| Sydney Blue Sox | 46 | 22 | 24 | 9 | .478 | 12–10 | 10–14 | Preliminary final |
| Canberra Cavalry | 46 | 22 | 24 | 9 | .478 | 10–12 | 12–12 | |
| Brisbane Bandits | 46 | 21 | 25 | 10 | .457 | 14–10 | 7–15 | |
| Melbourne Aces | 46 | 15 | 31 | 16 | .326 | 10–14 | 5–17 | |

### Statistical leaders

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| AVG | Aaron Miller | Adelaide Bite | .389 |
| HR | Kellin Deglan | Melbourne Aces | 16 |
| RBI | Jack Murphy | Canberra Cavalry | 37 |
| R | Brandon DixonJoey Wong | Adelaide BitePerth Heat | 38 |
| H | Thomas Coyle | Brisbane Bandits | 60 |
| SB | Brandon Dixon | Adelaide Bite | 21 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| W | Josh Tols | Adelaide Bite | 9 |
| L | Tim Brown | Melbourne Aces | 7 |
| ERA | Mike McClendon | Perth Heat | 1.66 |
| K | Ryan Searle | Brisbane Bandits | 69 |
| IP | Craig Anderson | Sydney Blue Sox | 77+2⁄3 |
| SV | Jorge MarbanTyler BrunnemannDustin Crenshaw | Perth HeatAdelaide BiteCanberra Cavalry | 8 |
* ↑ Minimum 2.7 PAs per team game.
* ↑ Minimum 0.8 IP per team game.

## Postseason
### Bracket

| Preliminary Final Series | Preliminary Final Series | Preliminary Final Series | Championship Series | Championship Series | Championship Series |
| | | | 1 | Adelaide Bite | 1 |
| 2 | Perth Heat | 2 | 2 | Perth Heat | 2 |
| 3 | Sydney Blue Sox | 0 | | | |

### Preliminary Final Series
#### Game 1

January 30, 2015 19:30 (UTC+11:00) at Blue Sox Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Perth Heat | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Sydney Blue Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| WP: McKenzie Acker (1–0) LP: Aaron Sookee (0–1) Sv: Jorge Marban (1) Home runs: PER: Rene Tosoni (1) SYD: None Umpires: HP: Trent Thomas 1B: Riley Barrington 2B: Jordan Taylor 3B: Bob Crawford Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### Game 2

January 31, 2015 19:20 (UTC+08:00) at Baseball Park :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Sydney Blue Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Perth Heat | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| WP: Scott Mitchinson (1–0) LP: Luke Wilkins (0–1) Umpires: HP: Brett Robson 1B: Ryan Harder 2B: Lou Bonomi 3B: Peter Bowie Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### Composite line score

2015 ABL Preliminary Final Series (2–0): Perth Heat over Sydney Blue Sox
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Perth Heat | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 0 |
| Sydney Blue Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 5 |

### Championship Series
#### Game 1

February 6, 2015 19:00 (UTC+10:30) at Norwood Oval :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Perth Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Adelaide Bite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| WP: Morgan Coombs (1–0) LP: Mike McClendon (0–1) Sv: Tyler Brunnemann (1) Home runs: PER: Tim Smith (1) ADE: Stefan Welch (1), Tom Brice (1), Mitch Dening (1) Umpires: HP: Brett Robson 1B: Paul Latta 2B: Neil Poulton 3B: Trent Thomas Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### Game 2

February 7, 2015 19:00 (UTC+10:30) at Norwood Oval (F/10) :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| Perth Heat | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Adelaide Bite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Jorge Marban (1–0) LP: Tyler Brunnemann (0–1) Home runs: PER: Tim Kennelly (1), Brian Pointer (1) ADE: Stefan Welch (2), Chris Adamson (1) Umpires: HP: Neil Poulton 1B: Brett Robson 2B: Trent Thomas 3B: Paul Latta Boxscore ||||||||||||||

#### Game 3

February 8, 2015 19:00 (UTC+10:30) at Norwood Oval :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Perth Heat | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| Adelaide Bite | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| WP: Mike McCarthy (1–0) LP: Wilson Lee (0–1) Home runs: PER: Tim Kennelly (1), Tim Smith (2), Luke Hughes (1) ADE: Mitch Dening 2 (3), Craig Maddox (1) Umpires: HP: Paul Latta 1B: Trent Thomas 2B: Brett Robson 3B: Neil Poulton Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### Composite line score

2015 ABL Championship Series (2–1): Adelaide Bite over Perth Heat
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| Perth Heat | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 2 |
| Adelaide Bite | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 2 |