2010 Claxton Shield

2010 Claxton Shield
A graphic of a baseball with the text "Claxton Shield 2010 Est. 1934" superimposed.
The logo for the 2010 Claxton Shield
SportBaseball
Defending championsPerth Heat (2009)
Duration6 November 2009 – 7 February 2010
Number of teams5
Regular season
Season championsVictoria Aces (17–7)
  Second placeSouth Australia (14–10)
  Third placeNew South Wales Patriots (14–10)
Championship series
ChampionsVictoria Aces (22nd title)
  Runners-upSouth Australia
Seasons

The 2010 Claxton Shield was the 76th Claxton Shield tournament, the premier baseball competition in Australia, and was held from 6 November 2009 to 7 February 2010. It was hailed as the precursor to the new Australian Baseball League that would start in the place of the Claxton Shield in late 2010 to early 2011.[1] The Victoria Aces defeated South Australia two games to nil in the championship series to win the tournament; this was the 22nd time the Claxton Shield had been awarded to a Victorian team.[2] The competition was sponsored by Domino's Pizza.[3][4]

At the conclusion of the regular season, the Victoria Aces finished in first place with a 17–7 record, earning home-field advantage for the three-game championship series. South Australia hosted the three-game semi-final series against the New South Wales Patriots. Both teams finished with a 14–10 record. The Perth Heat (12–12) and Queensland Rams (3–21) both failed to qualify for the finals.[5]

  1. ^ Collins, Kingsley (9 October 2009). "Anticipation builds for Claxton Shield". Baseball Victoria. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  2. ^ Laidlaw, Robert (6 February 2010). "Victoria claim the 2009/10 Domino's Claxton Shield". Australian Baseball Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  3. ^ "2010 Claxton Shield website banner". claxtonshield.baseball.com.au. Australian Baseball Federation. Archived from the original (JPG) on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Domino's announces sponsorship of Australia's premier baseball competition". Baseball WA. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference results and standings was invoked but never defined (see the help page).