75th Claxton Shield Diamond Anniversary | |
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Sport | Baseball |
Defending champions | Perth Heat (2008) |
Duration | 2 December 2008 – 8 February 2009 |
Number of teams | 5 |
Regular season | |
First place | Perth Heat (12–4) |
Second place | Victoria Aces (10–6) |
Third place | New South Wales Patriots (9–7) |
Fourth place | Queensland Rams (8–8) |
Fifth place | South Australia (1–15) |
Finals series | |
Champions | Perth Heat (10th title) |
Runners-up | New South Wales Patriots |
The 2009 Diamond Anniversary Claxton Shield was the 75-year anniversary of the Claxton Shield and was held from 2 December 2008 to 8 February 2009 and was the Shield's Diamond anniversary. The Perth Heat won the tournament after defeating the New South Wales Patriots 3–2 in the third game of a best of three series.