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class="vector-toc-numb">2.7.1</span> <span>Game 1: Australian All-Stars vs Mitsubishi Juko Kobe</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Game_1:_Australian_All-Stars_vs_Mitsubishi_Juko_Kobe-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Game_2:_Australian_All-Stars_vs_USA_All-Stars" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Game_2:_Australian_All-Stars_vs_USA_All-Stars"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7.2</span> <span>Game 2: Australian All-Stars vs USA All-Stars</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Game_2:_Australian_All-Stars_vs_USA_All-Stars-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_7:_14–16_December_1997" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_7:_14–16_December_1997"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span>Round 7: 14–16 December 1997</span> </div> </a> <ul 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href="#Round_10:_30_December_1997,_2–6_January_1998"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11</span> <span>Round 10: 30 December 1997, 2–6 January 1998</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_10:_30_December_1997,_2–6_January_1998-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_11:_9–11_January_1998" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_11:_9–11_January_1998"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12</span> <span>Round 11: 9–11 January 1998</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_11:_9–11_January_1998-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_12:_16–18_January_1998" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_12:_16–18_January_1998"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.13</span> <span>Round 12: 16–18 January 1998</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_12:_16–18_January_1998-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_13:_22–25_January_1998" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_13:_22–25_January_1998"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.14</span> <span>Round 13: 22–25 January 1998</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_13:_22–25_January_1998-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_14:_26–29_January_1998" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_14:_26–29_January_1998"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15</span> <span>Round 14: 26–29 January 1998</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_14:_26–29_January_1998-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_15:_30_January_–_3_February_1998" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_15:_30_January_–_3_February_1998"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.16</span> <span>Round 15: 30 January – 3 February 1998</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_15:_30_January_–_3_February_1998-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_16:_6–8_February_1998" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_16:_6–8_February_1998"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.17</span> <span>Round 16: 6–8 February 1998</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_16:_6–8_February_1998-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ladder" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ladder"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.18</span> <span>Ladder</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ladder-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Top_10_Stats" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Top_10_Stats"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 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class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.5</span> <span>Game 5: 12 February 1998</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Game_5:_12_February_1998-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Game_6:_12_February_1998" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Game_6:_12_February_1998"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.6</span> <span>Game 6: 12 February 1998</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Game_6:_12_February_1998-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Postseason_Ladder" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Postseason_Ladder"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Postseason Ladder</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Postseason_Ladder-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Championship_Series" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Championship_Series"> 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The <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Reds" title="Melbourne Reds">Melbourne Reds</a> became the first three-time champions defeating the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Cougars" title="Gold Coast Cougars">Gold Coast Cougars</a> 2 games to 0 in the Championship series, in front of a small home crowd of 600 at the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Ballpark" title="Melbourne Ballpark">Melbourne Ballpark</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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/></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Storm" title="Sydney Storm">Sydney Storm</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div> <p>Each of the 8 teams from the previous season returned, however the Sydney Blues changed their name to the Sydney Storm after legal action taken by <a href="/wiki/Cricket_NSW" title="Cricket NSW">Cricket NSW</a> during the offseason. </p><p>In the season opening press release, The league called for expressions of interest in a licence to reform the <a href="/wiki/Canberra_Bushrangers" title="Canberra Bushrangers">Canberra Bushrangers</a> for the <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Australian_Baseball_League_season" title="1998–99 Australian Baseball League season">1998–99</a> season, The Bushrangers previously folded at the end of the <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Australian_Baseball_League_season" title="1994–95 Australian Baseball League season">1994–95</a> season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rosters">Rosters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rosters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the regular season each team made use of an active roster of 22–24 men, with a maximum of 4 import players. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Melbourne_Monarchs_season#Roster" title="1997–98 Melbourne Monarchs season">1997–98 Melbourne Monarchs season#Roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Melbourne_Reds_season#Roster" title="1997–98 Melbourne Reds season">1997–98 Melbourne Reds season#Roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Perth_Heat_season#Roster" title="1997–98 Perth Heat season">1997–98 Perth Heat season#Roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Sydney_Storm_season#Roster" title="1997–98 Sydney Storm season">1997–98 Sydney Storm season#Roster</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Venues">Venues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Venues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:100%;"> <caption>Teams in the ABL </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">City </th> <th scope="col">State </th> <th scope="col">Stadium </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Ref </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Giants_(1989%E2%80%931999)" class="mw-redirect" title="Adelaide Giants (1989–1999)">Adelaide Giants</a></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Australia" title="South Australia">South Australia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norwood_Oval" title="Norwood Oval">Norwood Oval</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bandits" title="Brisbane Bandits">Brisbane Bandits</a></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane" title="Brisbane">Brisbane</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Sport_and_Athletics_Centre" title="Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre">Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Cougars" title="Gold Coast Cougars">Gold Coast Cougars</a></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland" title="Gold Coast, Queensland">Gold Coast</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara Oval</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Eagles" title="Hunter Eagles">Hunter Eagles</a></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Newcastle,_New_South_Wales" title="Newcastle, New South Wales">Newcastle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_International_Sports_Centre" title="Newcastle International Sports Centre">Newcastle International Sports Centre</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Monarchs" title="Melbourne Monarchs">Melbourne Monarchs</a></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Ballpark" title="Melbourne Ballpark">Melbourne Ballpark</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Reds" title="Melbourne Reds">Melbourne Reds</a></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Perth_Heat" title="Perth Heat">Perth Heat</a></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Perth" title="Perth">Perth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Australia" title="Western Australia">Western Australia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WACA_Ground" title="WACA Ground">WACA Ground</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Storm" title="Sydney Storm">Sydney Storm</a></span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Concord_Oval" title="Concord Oval">Concord Oval</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_1:_31_October_–_5_November_1997"><span id="Round_1:_31_October_.E2.80.93_5_November_1997"></span>Round 1: 31 October – 5 November 1997</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Round 1: 31 October – 5 November 1997"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 1 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Perth Heat </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(6-5, 6-3, 6-5, 2-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(7-1, 8-6, 13-14) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Melbourne Monarchs </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(8-6, 10-6, 7-2, 2-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(11-10, 5-3) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_2:_7–9_November_1997"><span id="Round_2:_7.E2.80.939_November_1997"></span>Round 2: 7–9 November 1997</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Round 2: 7–9 November 1997"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 2 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Perth Heat </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(3-5, 3-2, 10-3, 4-1) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Melbourne Monarchs </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(1-3, 3-0, 9-4, 7-4) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(6-3, 6-10, 5-4, W/out) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(6-4, 7-4, 4-3, 2-4) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_3:_14–16_November_1997"><span id="Round_3:_14.E2.80.9316_November_1997"></span>Round 3: 14–16 November 1997</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Round 3: 14–16 November 1997"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 3 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Perth Heat </td> <td>2 </td> <td>dr. </td> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>2 </td> <td>(1-5, 5-9, 4-3, 11-7) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(4-1, 6-2, 3-2, 1-2) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Melbourne Monarchs </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(N/A, 7-2, N/A, N/A) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(9-1, 13-11, 12-6, 9-10) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_4:_21–23_November_1997"><span id="Round_4:_21.E2.80.9323_November_1997"></span>Round 4: 21–23 November 1997</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Round 4: 21–23 November 1997"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 4 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Perth Heat </td> <td>2 </td> <td>dr. </td> <td>Melbourne Monarchs </td> <td>2 </td> <td>(6-7, 6-1, 9-5, 0-2) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(7-11, 20-7, 12-7, 12-9) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(10-5, 0-3, 8-4, 8-1) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(1-5, 3-2, 5-2, 6-3) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_5:_28–30_November_1997"><span id="Round_5:_28.E2.80.9330_November_1997"></span>Round 5: 28–30 November 1997</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Round 5: 28–30 November 1997"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 5 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>4 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(12-8, 12-1, 11-7, 11-7) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(5-2, 0-6, 7-6, 15-3) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>2 </td> <td>dr. </td> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>2 </td> <td>(6-5, 1-4, 8-7, 2-6) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_6:_5–7_December_1997"><span id="Round_6:_5.E2.80.937_December_1997"></span>Round 6: 5–7 December 1997</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Round 6: 5–7 December 1997"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 6 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>4 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(2-1, 10-6, 7-6, 8-1) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(9-3, 14-9, 10-15) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Melbourne Monarchs </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(3-2, 6-5, 4-8, 18-5) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Perth Heat </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(2-7, 7-1, 5-1, 6-3) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All_Star_Games:_12–13_December_1997"><span id="All_Star_Games:_12.E2.80.9313_December_1997"></span>All Star Games: 12–13 December 1997</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: All Star Games: 12–13 December 1997"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent" style="width: 300px;"><caption class="infobox-title summary">1997 Australian Baseball League All-Star Game</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">12-13 December 1997</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrara Oval">Carrara Oval</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland" title="Gold Coast, Queensland">Gold Coast</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The All-Stars Weekend, was the first series of All-Star exhibition games held by the Australian Baseball League. The games were contested over two nights at <a href="/wiki/Carrara_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrara Oval">Carrara Oval</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland" title="Gold Coast, Queensland">Gold Coast</a>, The then home of the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Cougars" title="Gold Coast Cougars">Gold Coast Cougars</a> franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-FAI_Cup_Pitches_new_finals_format_and_all_star_competition_as_baseball_bats_up_for_the_summer_of_1997/1998._1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FAI_Cup_Pitches_new_finals_format_and_all_star_competition_as_baseball_bats_up_for_the_summer_of_1997/1998.-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The games were played between the Australian All-Stars, USA All-Stars and the 1997 Japanese Industrial League Champions the Mitsubishi Juko Kobe. The Australian and USA All-Star teams were selected from players who were at the time playing in the Australian Baseball League.<sup id="cite_ref-FAI_Cup_Pitches_new_finals_format_and_all_star_competition_as_baseball_bats_up_for_the_summer_of_1997/1998._1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FAI_Cup_Pitches_new_finals_format_and_all_star_competition_as_baseball_bats_up_for_the_summer_of_1997/1998.-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Game_1:_Australian_All-Stars_vs_Mitsubishi_Juko_Kobe">Game 1: Australian All-Stars vs Mitsubishi Juko Kobe</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Game 1: Australian All-Stars vs Mitsubishi Juko Kobe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">12 December 1997 19:00 at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrara Oval">Carrara Oval</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland" title="Gold Coast, Queensland">Gold Coast</a> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Mitsubishi Juko Kobe</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Australian All-Stars</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Game_2:_Australian_All-Stars_vs_USA_All-Stars">Game 2: Australian All-Stars vs USA All-Stars</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Game 2: Australian All-Stars vs USA All-Stars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">13 December 1997 19:00 at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrara Oval">Carrara Oval</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland" title="Gold Coast, Queensland">Gold Coast</a> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>USA All-Stars</b></td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">15 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Australian All-Stars</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">9 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_7:_14–16_December_1997"><span id="Round_7:_14.E2.80.9316_December_1997"></span>Round 7: 14–16 December 1997</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Round 7: 14–16 December 1997"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 7 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(8-5, 4-1, 4-6) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>1 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(N/A) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(N/A) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_8:_19–21_December_1997"><span id="Round_8:_19.E2.80.9321_December_1997"></span>Round 8: 19–21 December 1997</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Round 8: 19–21 December 1997"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 8 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>2 </td> <td>dr. </td> <td>Melbourne Monarchs </td> <td>2 </td> <td>(5-3, 3-6, 0-1, 6-5) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(8-3, 9-8, 15-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Perth Heat </td> <td>2 </td> <td>dr. </td> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>2 </td> <td>(4-2, 4-0, 2-5, 2-6) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(4-5, 17-7, 8-7, 7-0) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_9:_26–28_December_1997"><span id="Round_9:_26.E2.80.9328_December_1997"></span>Round 9: 26–28 December 1997</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Round 9: 26–28 December 1997"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 9 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Perth Heat </td> <td>2 </td> <td>dr. </td> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>2 </td> <td>(13-6, 7-6, 2-3, 3-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>4 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(23-9, 3-2, 10-0, 10-7) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Melbourne Monarchs </td> <td>4 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(4-1, 4-1, 4-0, 6-0) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(12-4, 1-6, 6-2, 7-3) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_10:_30_December_1997,_2–6_January_1998"><span id="Round_10:_30_December_1997.2C_2.E2.80.936_January_1998"></span>Round 10: 30 December 1997, 2–6 January 1998</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Round 10: 30 December 1997, 2–6 January 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 10 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Perth Heat </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(11-1, 18-2, 2-15) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(4-1, 1-10, 8-4) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(8-6, 9-8, 10-9) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Melbourne Monarchs </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(8-3, 7-5, 3-2) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>1 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(17-14) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_11:_9–11_January_1998"><span id="Round_11:_9.E2.80.9311_January_1998"></span>Round 11: 9–11 January 1998</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Round 11: 9–11 January 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 11 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(10-3, 14-3, 10-3) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Melbourne Monarchs </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(6-2, 3-7, 14-4) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(4-2, 4-8, 8-6) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Perth Heat </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(2-19, 8-7, 8-2) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_12:_16–18_January_1998"><span id="Round_12:_16.E2.80.9318_January_1998"></span>Round 12: 16–18 January 1998</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Round 12: 16–18 January 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 12 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Melbourne Monarchs </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(1-2, 4-3, 11-10, 12-11) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>4 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(17-12, 7-2, 15-7, 10-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(4-5, 10-6, 10-8, 11-10) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Perth Heat </td> <td>2 </td> <td>dr. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>2 </td> <td>(0-8, 11-6, 6-8, 5-2) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_13:_22–25_January_1998"><span id="Round_13:_22.E2.80.9325_January_1998"></span>Round 13: 22–25 January 1998</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Round 13: 22–25 January 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 13 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(2-3, 6-1, 2-1) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Melbourne Monarchs </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(10-9, 5-1, 3-4) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>1 </td> <td>dr. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(9-1, 4-5, W/Out) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Perth Heat </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(2-0, 9-6) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_14:_26–29_January_1998"><span id="Round_14:_26.E2.80.9329_January_1998"></span>Round 14: 26–29 January 1998</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Round 14: 26–29 January 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 14 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>1 </td> <td>dr. </td> <td>Melbourne Monarchs </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(N/A, 15-10) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(N/A, 11-2, 5-6) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Perth Heat </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(15-5, 8-7, 17-6) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(9-3, 8-5, 7-12) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_15:_30_January_–_3_February_1998"><span id="Round_15:_30_January_.E2.80.93_3_February_1998"></span>Round 15: 30 January – 3 February 1998</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Round 15: 30 January – 3 February 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 15 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Perth Heat </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(0-12, 12-6, 5-1) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(1-4, 9-6, 7-5) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Melbourne Monarchs </td> <td>3 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(9-0, 9-5, 7-6) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(14-11, 4-13, 10-9) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_16:_6–8_February_1998"><span id="Round_16:_6.E2.80.938_February_1998"></span>Round 16: 6–8 February 1998</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Round 16: 6–8 February 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Round 16 </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>Perth Heat </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Gold Coast Cougars </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(6-2, 3-10, 7-4) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Adelaide Giants </td> <td>2 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Brisbane Bandits </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(13-12, 12-10, 8-9) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Melbourne Monarchs </td> <td>1 </td> <td>dr. </td> <td>Melbourne Reds </td> <td>1 </td> <td>(5-4, 4-5, W/Out) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sydney Storm </td> <td>1 </td> <td>d. </td> <td>Hunter Eagles </td> <td>0 </td> <td>(11-5) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ladder">Ladder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Ladder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1011077906">.mw-parser-output .sports-table-notes{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em}</style> <p><span class="anchor" id="sports-table-Regular_season"></span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="36"><abbr title="Win percentage">PCT</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Games behind">GB</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Qualification </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Melbourne_Monarchs_season" title="1997–98 Melbourne Monarchs season">Melbourne Monarchs</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">52 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">32 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">20 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">.615 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">— </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="4">Advance to <a href="#Finals_Series">Finals Series</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Sydney_Storm_season" title="1997–98 Sydney Storm season">Sydney Storm</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">54 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">32 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">.593 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Melbourne_Reds_season" title="1997–98 Melbourne Reds season">Melbourne Reds</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">51 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">21 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">.588 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Gold_Coast_Cougars_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Gold Coast Cougars season (page does not exist)">Gold Coast Cougars</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">53 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">31 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">.585 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">5 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Perth_Heat_season" title="1997–98 Perth Heat season">Perth Heat</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">53 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">23 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">.566 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2.5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Adelaide_Giants_(1989%E2%80%931999)_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Adelaide Giants (1989–1999) season (page does not exist)">Adelaide Giants</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">53 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">26 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">27 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">.491 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">7 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Brisbane_Bandits_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Brisbane Bandits season (page does not exist)">Brisbane Bandits</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">53 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">20 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">33 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">.377 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">8 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Hunter_Eagles_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Hunter Eagles season (page does not exist)">Hunter Eagles</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">53 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">43 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">.189 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22.5 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="No source parameter defined (December 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Top_10_Stats">Top 10 Stats</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Top 10 Stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Defensive Stats </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Wins </th> <th>Losses </th> <th>Saves </th> <th>ERA </th></tr> <tr> <td>Mark Respondek </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2.57 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Warren May </td> <td>6 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>4.96 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Robert Hogan </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>5.97 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pat Ahearne </td> <td>3 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3.46 </td></tr> <tr> <td>David White </td> <td>2 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>7.79 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jason Beverlin </td> <td>2 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6.22 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break" style="padding-left: 1em;"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Offensive Stars </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Avg </th> <th>HR </th> <th>RBI </th></tr> <tr> <td>Adam Burton </td> <td>.388 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>55 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ben Utting </td> <td>.346 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Myles Barnden </td> <td>.343 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Chris Ashby </td> <td>.314 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jeff Spencer </td> <td>.306 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>41 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Shane Hogan </td> <td>.298 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>49 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason">Postseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finals_Series_at_Melbourne_Ballpark">Finals Series at <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Ballpark" title="Melbourne Ballpark">Melbourne Ballpark</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Finals Series at Melbourne Ballpark"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In previous years the post season was played as home and away best of 3 games, with the two winner of each series meeting for a best of 5 series{fact}, in 1997–98 this was changed to a round robin play-off format with each team playing 3 games, 1 against each of the other 3 qualified teams, with the two highest places teams playing off in the Championship Series.<sup id="cite_ref-FAI_Cup_Pitches_new_finals_format_and_all_star_competition_as_baseball_bats_up_for_the_summer_of_1997/1998._1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FAI_Cup_Pitches_new_finals_format_and_all_star_competition_as_baseball_bats_up_for_the_summer_of_1997/1998.-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All games for the 9th ABL title were played at the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Ballpark" title="Melbourne Ballpark">Melbourne Ballpark</a> from February, 10-12 with the best of three championship series 14–15 February.<sup id="cite_ref-FAI_Cup_Pitches_new_finals_format_and_all_star_competition_as_baseball_bats_up_for_the_summer_of_1997/1998._1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FAI_Cup_Pitches_new_finals_format_and_all_star_competition_as_baseball_bats_up_for_the_summer_of_1997/1998.-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finals_Series">Finals Series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Finals Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Game_1:_10_February_1998">Game 1: 10 February 1998</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Game 1: 10 February 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Gold Coast Cougars</b></td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Melbourne Monarchs</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">5</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> ? (1-0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> ? (0-1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> ?<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />Cougars: ?<br />Monarchs: ? </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Game_2:_10_February_1998">Game 2: 10 February 1998</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Game 2: 10 February 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Melbourne Reds</b></td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">18</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Sydney Storm</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">5</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> ? (1-0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> ? (0-1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> ?<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />Reds: ?<br />Storm: ? </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Game_3:_11_February_1998">Game 3: 11 February 1998</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Game 3: 11 February 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Melbourne Monarchs</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">1</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Sydney Storm</b></td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">5</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> ? (1-0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> ? (0-1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> ?<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />Monarchs: ?<br />Storm: ? </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Game_4:_11_February_1998">Game 4: 11 February 1998</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Game 4: 11 February 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Gold Coast Cougars</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">1</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Melbourne Reds</b></td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">2</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> ? (1-0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> ? (0-1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> ?<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />Cougars: ?<br />Reds: ? </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Game_5:_12_February_1998">Game 5: 12 February 1998</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Game 5: 12 February 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Sydney Storm</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">6</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Gold Coast Cougars</b></td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">8</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> ? (1-0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> ? (0-1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> ?<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />Storm: ?<br />Cougars: ? </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Game_6:_12_February_1998">Game 6: 12 February 1998</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Game 6: 12 February 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Melbourne Monarchs</b></td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">12</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Melbourne Reds</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">5</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> ? (1-0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> ? (0-1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> ?<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />Monarchs: ?<br />Reds: ? </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Postseason_Ladder">Postseason Ladder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Postseason Ladder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1011077906"> <p><span class="anchor" id="sports-table-Postseason"></span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Runs for">RF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Runs against">RA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Run difference">RD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="36"><abbr title="Win percentage">PCT</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Games behind">GB</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Qualification </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Melbourne_Reds_season" title="1997–98 Melbourne Reds season">Melbourne Reds</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">25 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">+7 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#bbffbb;">.667 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">— </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;" rowspan="2">Advance to <a href="#Championship_Series">Championship series</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Gold_Coast_Cougars_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Gold Coast Cougars season (page does not exist)">Gold Coast Cougars</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">+3 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#bbffbb;">.667 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#bbffbb;">— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Melbourne_Monarchs_season" title="1997–98 Melbourne Monarchs season">Melbourne Monarchs</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+1 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">.333 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Sydney_Storm_season" title="1997–98 Sydney Storm season">Sydney Storm</a></span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">27 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−11 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">.333 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="No source parameter defined (December 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Championship_Series">Championship Series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Championship Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Game_1:_14_February_1998">Game 1: 14 February 1998</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Game 1: 14 February 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Gold Coast Cougars</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">3</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Melbourne Reds</b></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>-</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">4</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> David White (1-0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> ? (0-1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> ?<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />Cougars: -<br />Reds: Shane Hogan (1) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Game_2:_15_February_1998">Game 2: 15 February 1998</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Game 2: 15 February 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Melbourne Reds</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">4</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">6</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Gold Coast Cougars</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">?</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">? </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> Jason Beverlin (1-0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> Paxton Crawford (0-1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> -<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />Reds: Shane Hogan (1), Myles Barnden (1)<br />Cougars: - </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Award </th> <th>Person </th> <th>Team </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Batting Champion</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Kingman" title="Brendan Kingman">Brendan Kingman</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Storm" title="Sydney Storm">Sydney Storm</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Golden Glove</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Williams" title="Glenn Williams">Glenn Williams</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Storm" title="Sydney Storm">Sydney Storm</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Manager of the Year</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Nieto" title="Tom Nieto">Tom Nieto</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Reds" title="Melbourne Reds">Melbourne Reds</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Most Valuable Player</b> </td> <td>Brendan Kingman </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Storm" title="Sydney Storm">Sydney Storm</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Championship M.V.P.</b> </td> <td>Shane Hogan </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Reds" title="Melbourne Reds">Melbourne Reds</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Rookie of the Year</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Van_Buizen" class="mw-redirect" title="Rodney Van Buizen">Rodney Van Buizen</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Eagles" title="Hunter Eagles">Hunter Eagles</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Reliever of the Year</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gabe_Molina" title="Gabe Molina">Gabe Molina</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Perth_Heat" title="Perth Heat">Perth Heat</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Pitcher of the Year</b> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erick_Nelson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Erick Nelson (page does not exist)">Erick Nelson</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Monarchs" title="Melbourne Monarchs">Melbourne Monarchs</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Umpire of the Year</b> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gerard_Tancred&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gerard Tancred (page does not exist)">Gerard Tancred</a> </td> <td>New South Wales </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="All-Star_Team">All-Star Team</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Australian_Baseball_League_season&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: All-Star Team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Position </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Team </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Catcher</b> </td> <td>Gary White </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Storm" title="Sydney Storm">Sydney Storm</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1st Base</b> </td> <td>Ron Johnson </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Cougars" title="Gold Coast Cougars">Gold Coast Cougars</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2nd Base</b> </td> <td>Adam Burton </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Reds" title="Melbourne Reds">Melbourne Reds</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3rd Base</b> </td> <td>Paul Gorman </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Cougars" title="Gold Coast Cougars">Gold Coast Cougars</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Short Stop</b> </td> <td>Ben Utting </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Reds" title="Melbourne Reds">Melbourne Reds</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Out Field</b> </td> <td>Glen Barker </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bandits" title="Brisbane Bandits">Brisbane Bandits</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Out Field</b> </td> <td>Trent Durrington </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Cougars" title="Gold Coast Cougars">Gold Coast Cougars</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Out Field</b> </td> <td>Grant McDonald </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bandits" title="Brisbane Bandits">Brisbane Bandits</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Designated Hitter</b> </td> <td>Brendan Kingman </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Storm" title="Sydney Storm">Sydney Storm</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Starting Pitcher</b> </td> <td>Erick Nelson </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Monarchs" title="Melbourne Monarchs">Melbourne Monarchs</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Relief Pitcher</b> </td> <td>Gabe Molina </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Perth_Heat" title="Perth Heat">Perth Heat</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Manager</b> </td> <td>Tom Nieto </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Reds" title="Melbourne Reds">Melbourne Reds</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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