# 2008 Claxton Shield

The 74th Claxton Shield was held from 28 December 2007 to 10 February 2008. The 2008 Shield was conducted on a Home and Away series made up of 2 Divisions; Eastern Division: Australian Provincial, New South Wales Patriots and the Queensland Rams, Southern Division: Perth Heat, Victoria Aces and South Australia. Each divisional series saw each team meet 6 times with 3 home games and 3 away games, the top team from each division then meet in a 3-game Championship series.

## Teams

The 2008 Claxton Shield was contested between six teams from around Australia, divided into two divisions.
    2008 Claxton Shield team rosters

### Southern Division

* Perth Heat
** Baseball Park
* South Australia
** Woodville Oval
* Victoria Aces
** Melbourne Ballpark

### Eastern Division

* Australia Provincial
** Narrabundah Baseball Park
* New South Wales Patriots
** Blacktown Baseball Stadium
* Queensland Rams
** Redlands Baseball Park
** Holloway Field

## Match results
### Southern Division
#### 28 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| Victoria Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
| South Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: Aces: D Barker SA: J Challinor WP: M Blackmore (1-0) LP: J Rex (0-1) Home runs: Aces: 3, D Berg, P Stokes, A Russell SA: 1, T Brice Attendance: ||||||||||||||

#### 29 December 2007 at 11.00 am, Woodville Oval

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Victoria Aces | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| South Australia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| Starting pitchers: Aces: B Wilson SA: D Fidge WP: G Karlsen (1-0) LP: J Tols (0-1) Sv: M Blackmore (1) Home runs: Aces: 1, A Russell SA: 1, T Brice Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 29 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Victoria Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1 |
| South Australia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: Aces: J Blejwas SA: C Lawson WP: A Dewar LP: T Fiebig Home runs: Aces: 1; T Williams SA: 6–2; D Berg. 1; P Rutgers, P Stokes, R Johnston, T Brice. Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 3 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| South Australia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Perth Heat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: SA: J Challinor Heat: B Thomas WP: J Challinor (1-0) LP: B Thomas (0-1) Home runs: SA: 0 Heat: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 4 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| South Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Perth Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: SA: C Lawson Heat: M Kelly WP: M Kelly (1-0) LP: C Lawson (0-1) Home runs: SA: 0 Heat: 1, A de San Miguel Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 5 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| South Australia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Perth Heat | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 8 | 14 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: SA: D Ruzic Heat: L Hendriks WP: L Hendriks (1-0) LP: D Ruzic (0-1) Home runs: SA: 0 Heat: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 11 January 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Perth Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Victoria Aces | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 3 |
| Starting pitchers: Heat: M Kelly Aces: D Hendricks WP: D Peacock (1-0) LP: A Dewar (0-1) Sv: B Wise (1) Home runs: Heat: 0 Aces: 0 Attendance:573 |||||||||||||

#### 12 January 2008 at 3.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Perth Heat | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Victoria Aces | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: Heat: L Hendriks Aces: G Wiltshire WP: L Hendriks (1-0) LP: G Wiltshire (0-1) Sv: D Peacock (1) Home runs: Heat: 0 Aces: 0 Attendance:603 |||||||||||||

#### 12 January 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Perth Heat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Victoria Aces | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: Heat: B Thomas Aces: B Flemming WP: L Hogan (1-0) LP: B Thomas (0-1) Sv: M Blackmore (1) Home runs: Heat: 0 Aces: 0 Attendance:661 |||||||||||||

#### 18 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Perth Heat | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 11 | 13 | 0 |
| South Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: Heat: L Hendriks SA: T Merrill WP: L Hendriks (1-0 LP: T Merrill (0-1) Home runs: Heat: 1, M Graham SA: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 19 January 2008 at 11.00 am, Woodville Oval

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Perth Heat | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| South Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: Heat: M Kelly SA: D Ruzic WP: M Kelly (1-0) LP: D Ruzic (0-1) Home runs: Heat: 1; C Balgera SA: 2; T Brice, B Pett Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 19 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Woodville Oval

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Perth Heat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| South Australia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Starting pitchers: Heat: S Mitchinson SA: J Challinor WP: J Challinor (1-0) LP: S Mitchinson (0-1) Sv: D Fidge (1) Home runs: Heat: 0 SA: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 24 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Victoria Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Perth Heat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| Starting pitchers: Aces: G Wiltshire Heat: L Hendriks WP: R Spear LP: C Goadby Sv: M Blackmore Home runs: Aces: 0 Heat: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 25 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Victoria Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Perth Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | X | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Starting pitchers: Aces: B Wilson Heat: M Kelly WP: M Kelly LP: B Wilson, Home runs: Aces: 1; B Harman Heat: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 26 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Baseball Park

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Victoria Aces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Perth Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: Aces: T Blackley Heat: S Mitchinson WP: B Wise LP: A Bright Home runs: Aces: 0 Heat: 1; M Kennelly Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 1 February 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| South Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Victoria Aces | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: SA: J Challinor Aces: G Wiltshire WP: G Wiltshire LP: J Challinor Home runs: SA: 0 Aces: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 2 February 2008 at 3.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| South Australia | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 4 |
| Victoria Aces | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: SA: D Ruzic Aces: B Wilson WP: D Ruzic LP: B Wilson Home runs: SA: 0 Aces: 0 Attendance:1,211 |||||||||||||

#### 2 February 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| South Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Victoria Aces | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | X | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| Starting pitchers: SA: T Langmann Aces: T Blackley WP: T Blackley LP: T Langmann Home runs: SA: 0 Aces: 1; B Harman Attendance:1,437 |||||||||||

### Eastern Division
#### 28 December 2007 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| Australia Provincial | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: Patriots: D Rosser Provincial: P Brassington WP: D Rosser (1-0) LP: L Wilkins (0-1) Home runs: Patriots: 0 Provincial: 0 Attendance:378 |||||||||||||

#### 29 December 2007 at 3.30 pm, Narrabundah

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| Australia Provincial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: Patriots: M Bennett Provincial: C Hardy WP: M Bennett (1-0) LP: C Hardy (0-1) Home runs: Patriots: 1, B Kingman Provincial: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 29 December 2007 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Australia Provincial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: Patriots: V Hardy Provincial: S Kent WP: T Cox (1-0) LP: S Kent (0-1) Home runs: Patriots: 0 Provincial: 0 Attendance:343 |||||||||||||

#### 6 January 2008 at 9.10 am, Holloway Field

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Australia Provincial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Queensland Rams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: Provincial: P Brassington Rams: C Mowday WP: J Veitch (1-0) LP: C Hardy (0-2) Home runs: Provincial: 0 Rams: 1, J Naughton Attendance:350 |||||||||||||

#### 6 January 2008 at 12.00 pm, Holloway Field
##### No result, Game completed on 27 January on Provincial's home leg

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Australia Provincial | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| Queensland Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Starting pitchers: Provincial: S Kent Rams: M Timms WP: C Hardy (1-2) LP: M Timms (0-1) Home runs: Provincial: 0 Rams: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||

#### 5 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands
##### Rescheduled to 25 January 2008, Narrabundah

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Australia Provincial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Queensland Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | X | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: Provincial: P Brassington Rams: C Mowday WP: C Mowday LP: P Brassington Home runs: Provincial: 0 Rams: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||

#### 11 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Australia Provincial | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | X | 9 | 14 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: Provincial: P Brassington Patriots: D Rosser WP: T Cox (2-0) LP: D Thorne (0-1) Home runs: Provincial: 1, M Collins Patriots: 1, G Fingleson Attendance:512 |||||||||||||

#### 12 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Australia Provincial | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: Provincial: M Lennox Patriots: M Bennett WP: M Bennett (2-0) LP: M Lennox (0-1) Home runs: Provincial: 0 Patriots: 0 Attendance:296 |||||||||||||

#### 12 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Australia Provincial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| NSW Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: Provincial: S Kent Patriots: T Grattan WP: B Thomas (1-0) LP: R Hipke (0-1) Sv: M Williams (1) Home runs: Provincial: 0 Patriots: 0 Attendance:493 |||||||||||||

#### 19 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Queensland Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: Patriots: M Bennett Rams: C Mowday WP: T Cox LP: D Holland Home runs: Patriots: 1; T D'Antonio Rams: 1; M Studeman Attendance:600 |||||||||||||

#### 20 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Redlands

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Queensland Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Starting pitchers: Patriots: J Eacott Rams: T Crawford WP: T Crawford (1-0) LP: J Eacott (0-1) Sv: P Stockman (1) Home runs: Patriots: 0 Rams: 1; B Roneberg Attendance:360 |||||||||||||

#### 20 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Queensland Rams | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Starting pitchers: Patriots: D Rosser Rams: D Naylor WP: S Morriss LP: A Cooke Sv: PJ Bevis Home runs: Patriots: 2; P Maat Rams: 1; B Roneberg, D Sutherland Attendance:352 |||||||||||||

#### 25 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Queensland Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| Australian Provincial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: Rams: T Crawford Provincial: S Kent WP: T Crawford (2-0) LP: S Kent (0-2) Home runs: Rams: 0 Provincial: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||

#### 26 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Narrabundah

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Queensland Rams | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 3 |
| Australian Provincial | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Starting pitchers: Rams: D Naylor Provincial: M Lennox WP: D Naylor (1-0) LP: M Lennox (0-2) Home runs: Rams: 0 Provincial: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||

#### 26 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Narrabundah

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Queensland Rams | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 2 |
| Australian Provincial | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: Rams: M Timms Provincial: A Gribbin WP: S Morriss (2-0) LP: A Gribbon (0-1) Home runs: Rams: 1; J Nilsson Provincial: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 1 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Queensland Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: Rams: C Mowday Patriots: M Bennett WP: C Mowday (2-0) LP: M Bennett (2-1) Sv: PJ Bevis (1) Home runs: Rams: 0 Patriots: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 2 February 2008 at 3.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Queensland Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Starting pitchers: Rams: D Naylor Patriots: T Cox WP: M Williams (1-0) LP: S Morriss (2-1) Home runs: Rams: 0 Patriots: 0 Attendance: |||||||||||||

#### 2 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Queensland Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Starting pitchers: Rams: T Crawford Patriots: S Benson WP: D D'Louhy (1-0) LP: T Crawford (2-1) Sv: T Grattan (1) Home runs: Rams: 0 Patriots: 0 Attendance:728 |||||||||||||

## Ladder
### Southern Division

| Team | Played | Wins | Loss | Win % | Games Behind |
| Perth Heat | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| Victoria Aces | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 |
| South Australia | 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 5 |

### Eastern Division

| Team | Played | Wins | Loss | Win % | Games Behind |
| New South Wales Patriots | 12 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| Queensland Rams | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 |
| Australian Provincial | 12 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 8 |

## Championship series
### Game 1: 8 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Perth Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Starting pitchers: Heat: L Hendriks Patriots: M Bennett WP: L Hendriks (1-0) LP: M Bennett (0-1) Sv: B Wise (1) Home runs: Heat: 1; L Hughes Patriots: 0 Attendance:432 |||||||||||||
* Box Score

### Game 2: 9 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| NSW Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Perth Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: Patriots: T Cox Heat: M Kelly WP: M Kelly (1-0) LP: T Cox (0-1) Home runs: Patriots: 0 Heat: 1; M. Graham Attendance:735 |||||||||||||
* Box Score

## Awards

| Award | Name | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Clint Balgera | Perth Heat |
| Championship M.V.P. | Mark Kelly | Perth Heat |
| Golden Glove | Matt Studeman | Queensland Rams |
| Batting Champion | Clint Balgera | Perth Heat |
| Pitcher of the Year | Tim Cox | New South Wales Patriots |
| Rookie of the Year | Liam Hendriks | Perth Heat |
| Manager of the Year | Gordon Gerlach | Perth Heat |

## All-Star Team

* Position
* Catcher
* 1st Base
* 2nd Base
* 3rd Base
* Short Stop
* Out Field
* Out Field
* Out Field
* Designated Hitter
* Starting Pitcher
* Relief Pitcher
* Manager