1997–98_Sydney_Storm_season
1997–98 Sydney Storm season
Australian Baseball League team season
The 1997–98 Sydney Storm season was the 6th season for the team, but first season known as the Storm. As was the case for the Franchises previous seasons they competed in the Australian Baseball League (ABL).
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Quick Facts Sydney Storm, League ...
| 1997–98 Sydney Storm | |
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| League | Australian Baseball League |
| Ballpark | Concord Oval |
| City | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Record | 32–22 (.593) |
| Place | 2nd |
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During the offseason the franchise changed its name from the Sydney Blues to the Sydney Storm, This was done as a result of legal action taken by Cricket NSW, Who also used the name Blues for its teams.
Standings
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Melbourne Monarchs | 52 | 32 | 20 | .615 | — | Advance to Finals Series |
| 2 | Sydney Storm | 54 | 32 | 22 | .593 | 1 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Reds | 51 | 30 | 21 | .588 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | Gold Coast Cougars | 53 | 31 | 22 | .585 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | Perth Heat | 53 | 30 | 23 | .566 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Giants | 53 | 26 | 27 | .491 | 6.5 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Bandits | 53 | 20 | 33 | .377 | 12.5 | |
| 8 | Hunter Eagles | 53 | 10 | 43 | .189 | 22.5 |
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Record vs opponents
More information Opponent, W–L Record ...
| Opponent | W–L Record |
Largest Victory | Largest Defeat | Current Streak | ||||
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| Score | Date | Ground | Score | Date | Ground | |||
| Adelaide Giants | 5–3 | 6–3 | Game 16 | Norwood Oval | 4 Runs (2) | L1 | ||
| Brisbane Bandits | 5–2 | 23–9 | Game 33 | Concord Oval | 1–6 | Game 48 | ANZ Stadium | L2 |
| Gold Coast Cougars | 1–6 | 12–7 | Game 52 | Concord Oval | 7–15 | 17 January 1998 | Carrara Oval | W1 |
| Hunter Eagles | 9–1 | 14–3 | 10 January 1998 | Concord Oval | 4–6 | Game 27 | Marathon Stadium | W5 |
| Melbourne Monarchs | 5–3 | 18–5 | 7 December 1997 | Concord Oval | 4–8 | 6 December 1997 | Concord Oval | W1 |
| Melbourne Reds | 4–2 | 8–4 | 5 January 1998 | Moorabbin Oval | 4–13 | 1 February 1998 | Concord Oval | L1 |
| Perth Heat | 3–5 | 5-1 & 9-5 | 15 November 1997 | WACA | 3–10 | 8 November 1997 | Concord Oval | L2 |
| Total | 32–22 | Brisbane Bandits | Melbourne Reds | W2 | ||||
| 23–9 | Game 33 | Concord Oval | 4–13 | 1 February 1998 | Concord Oval | |||
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Game log
| W | Storm win |
| L | Storm loss |
| T | Storm tie |
| Game postponed | |
| Bold | Storm team member |
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Finals Series at Melbourne Ballpark
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.[3]
All games for the 9th ABL title were played at the Melbourne Ballpark from February, 10-12 with the best of three championship series February 14–15.[3]
Finals Series (Storm games)
Game 2: 10 February 1998
Game 3: 11 February 1998
Game 5: 12 February 1998
Postseason Ladder
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Melbourne Reds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | +7 | .667 | — | Advance to Championship series |
| 2 | Gold Coast Cougars | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | .667 | — | |
| 3 | Melbourne Monarchs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | .333 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sydney Storm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 27 | −11 | .333 | 1 |
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ABL awards
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| Award | Name | Stat | ref |
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| Most Valuable Player | Brendan Kingman | ||
| Golden Glove | Glenn Williams | ||
| Batting Award | Brendan Kingman | ||
| Rookie of the Year | Rodney Van Buizen |
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All-stars
More information Position, Name ...
| Position | Name | ref |
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| Catcher | Gary White | |
| Designated Hitter | Brendan Kingman |
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Storm Awards
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More information Sydney Storm roster - 1997–98 ABL ...
| Sydney Storm roster - 1997–98 ABL | |||
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| Active roster | |||
| Pitchers Right-handed pitchers
Left-handed pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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| Current as of February 1998. Incomplete | |||
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- "Round 2: PERTH HEAT vs SYDNEY STORM". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 6 May 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- "Round 2: SYDNEY STORM vs PERTH HEAT". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 6 May 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- "FAI Cup Pitches new finals format and all star competition as baseball bats up for the summer of 1997/1998". Press Release. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 30 June 1998. Retrieved 19 November 2012.