# 2000–01 IBLA Internationals season

The 2000–01 IBLA Internationals season was the first season for the team. The team played in the one and only season of the International Baseball League of Australia's Development League, All games were held on the Gold Coast at Palm Meadows with some showcase games played at Carrara Oval.
The team was a composite team made up of players from countries such as Korea, Japan, South Africa, Guam, New Zealand, United States and Australia.

## Regular season

The regular season consisted of 43 games, All games were played at Palm Meadows with the exception of showcase games that were played at Carrara Oval.
The team was made up of players from around the world, with the majority of the team being made up of prospects from the LG Twins of the Korean Major league, Other players from the USA, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and Australia.

### Standings

2000-01 IBLA Development League standings :
| Team | W | L | D | Pct. | GB |
| IBLA Internationals | 25 | 15 | 3 | .658 | – |
| IBLA Australia | 17 | 19 | 2 | .472 | 3.5 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 19 | 4 | .472 | 4.5 |
| MLB Stars | 17 | 25 | 1 | .405 | 9 |

#### Record vs opponents

| Opponent | W–L Record | Largest Victory | Largest Victory | Largest Victory | Largest Defeat | Largest Defeat | Largest Defeat | Current Streak |
| Opponent | W–L Record | Score | Date | Ground | Score | Date | Ground | Current Streak |
| IBLA Australia | 6-4 | 10-2 | 11 January 2001 | Palm Meadows | 1-11 | 6 December 2000 | Palm Meadows | 5W |
| MLB Stars | 13-5 | 17-4 14-1 | 23 December 2000 9 January 2001 | Palm Meadows | 1-5 | 13 December 2000 | Palm Meadows | 11W |
| Taiwan | 5-6 | 12-5 | 5 January 2001 | Palm Meadows | 0-7 | 15 January 2001 | Carrara Oval | 1W |
| Total | 25–15 | MLB Stars | MLB Stars | MLB Stars | IBLA Australia | IBLA Australia | IBLA Australia | 5W |
| Total | 25–15 | 17-4 14-1 | 23 December 2000 9 January 2001 | Palm Meadows | 1-11 | 6 December 2000 | Palm Meadows | 5W |

### Game log

| W | Internationals win |
| L | Internationals loss |
| T | Internationals tie |
| | Game postponed |
| Bold | Internationals team member |
November game log :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Crowd | Record | Ref |
| 1 | 29 November 2000 | @ MLB Stars | 4-5 | | | | | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 30 November 2000 | MLB Stars | 1-2 | | | | | 0-2 | |
December game log :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
| 3 | 1 December 2000 | @ MLB Stars | 12-3 | 1-2 |
| 4 | 2 December 2000 | MLB Stars | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| 5 | 4 December 2000 | @ Australia | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| 6 | 5 December 2000 | Australia | 4-6 | 1-4 |
| 7 | 6 December 2000 | @ Australia | 1-11 | 1-5 |
| 8 | 7 December 2000(Carrara Oval) | @ Taiwan | 0-1 | 1-6 |
| 9 | 8 December 2000(Carrara Oval) | Taiwan | 3-0 | 2-6 |
| 10 | 9 December 2000 | @ Taiwan | 5-10 | 2-7 |
| 11 | 11 December 2000 | @ MLB Stars | 3-7 | 2-8 |
| 12 | 12 December 2000 | MLB Stars | 5-2 | 3-8 |
| 13 | 13 December 2000 | @ MLB Stars | 1-5 | 3-9 |
| 14 | 14 December 2000 | @ Australia | 4-3 | 4-9 |
| 15 | 16 December 2000 | @ Australia | 3-4 | 4-10 |
| 16 | 18 December 2000(Carrara Oval) | Taiwan | 1-7 | 4-11 |
| 17 | 19 December 2000(Carrara Oval) | Taiwan | 2-2 | 4-11 |
| 18 | 20 December 2000(Carrara Oval) | @ Taiwan | 4-3 | 5-11 |
| 19 | 21 December 2000 | @ MLB Stars | 2-3 | 5-12 |
| 20 | 22 December 2000 | MLB Stars | 4-2 | 6-12 |
| 21 | 23 December 2000 | @ MLB Stars | 17-4 | 7-12 |
| 22 | 24 December 2000 | MLB Stars | 12-2 | 8-12 |
| 23 | 27 December 2000 | @ Taiwan | 3-5 | 8-13 |
| 24 | 30 December 2000 | MLB Stars | 10-2 | 9-13 |
| 25 | 30 December 2000 | Taiwan | 0-2 | 9-14 |
| 26 | 31 December 2000 | @ MLB Stars | 9-3 | 10-14 |
January game log :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
| 27 | 2 January 2001 | @ MLB Stars | 5-2 | 11-14 |
| 28 | 3 January 2001 | MLB Stars | 13-10 | 12-14 |
| 29 | 4 January 2001 | Taiwan | 3-3 | 12-14 |
| 30 | 5 January 2001 | @ Taiwan | 12-5 | 13-14 |
| 31 | 6 January 2001 | Taiwan | 6-2 | 14-14 |
| 32 | 8 January 2001 | @ MLB Stars | 2-0 | 15-14 |
| 33 | 9 January 2001 | MLB Stars | 14-1 | 16-14 |
| 34 | 10 January 2001 | @ MLB Stars | 6-0 | 17-14 |
| 35 | 11 January 2001 | @ Australia | 10-2 | 18-14 |
| 36 | 12 January 2001 | Australia | 6-1 | 19-14 |
| 37 | 13 January 2001 | @ Australia | 10-5 | 20-14 |
| 38 | 15 January 2001(Carrara Oval) | @ Taiwan | 0-7 | 20-15 |
| 39 | 16 January 2001 | MLB Stars | 5-1 | 21-15 |
| 40 | 17 January 2001 | Taiwan | 7-1 | 22-15 |
| 41 | 18 January 2001 | @ Australia | 10-4 | 23-15 |
| 42 | 19 January 2001 | MLB Stars | 4-2 | 24-15 |
| 43 | 21 January 2001 | Australia | 2-1 | 25-15 |

## Postseason

All games for the 2001 postseason were played at Palm Meadows on the Gold Coast. All finals were a 1 game play-off.

### Finals Series

Winners of Game 1 and 2 went into Championship games, Losers of game 1 and 2 went into a playoff for 3rd.

#### Game 1 1st vs 4th: 19 January 2001

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| MLB Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| IBLA Internationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Home runs: MLB: ? Internationals: ? |||||||||||||

#### Game 4 Championship Game: 21 January 2001

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| IBLA Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| IBLA Internationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Home runs: Australia: ? Internationals: ? |||||||||||||

## Awards

| Award | Person | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Andrew Zapp | IBLA Internationals |
| Batting Champion | Andrew Zapp | IBLA Internationals |