2008 Claxton Shield | |
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Sport | Baseball |
Defending champions | Victoria Aces (2007) |
Duration | 28 December 2007 – 2 February 2008 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Regular season | |
First place | New South Wales Patriots (9-3) |
Second place | Perth Heat (8-4) |
Third place | Queensland Rams (8-4) |
Fourth place | Victoria Aces (7-5) |
Fifth place | South Australia (3–9) |
Sixth place | Australian Provincial (1-11) |
Finals series | |
Champions | Perth Heat (9th title) |
Runners-up | New South Wales Patriots |
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.