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    Post-season prospects still in the balance

    While championship contenders may not be decided until the final week of Australian Baseball League regular season, Round Nine is likely to tell us plenty about which clubs will make it through to the three-team finals series.

     

    Needing just one win from their last eight games, Melbourne Aces (24-8) are already a shoe-in to host the Championship Series as they enter their home stand against third-placed Adelaide Bite (16-16) – which took the honours in the cathedral city at their last meeting.  

     

    Narrowly holding second, Canberra Cavalry (17-15) makes the trek to Blacktown to meet lowly Sydney Blue Sox (12-19), which requires a series win – and preferably a sweep – to have any hope of sneaking into the playoffs, while fourth-placed Brisbane Bandits (14-17) face a must win home assignment against Perth Heat (12-20), which is in need of divine intervention for its season to continue after next weekend.

     

    WEEK EIGHT AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE PREVIEW

    Xavier Player

    19 January 2017

     

    With two weeks to go in the Australian Baseball League season the Melbourne Aces have the chance to clinch the minor premiership, while the other five sides continue to fight for their playoff lives.

     

    MELBOURNE ACES versus ADELAIDE BITE (Melbourne Ballpark)

     

    Thursday 19 January, 7.00 AEDST                                  

    Friday 20 January, 7.00 AEDST                                                                    

    Saturday 21 January, 6.30 AEDST                                                                 

    Sunday 22 January, 1.00 AEDST               WATCH LIVE

     

    The Aces host the Adelaide Bite and know that a lone victory in the last two weeks of the season will see them clinch hosting rights to the ABLCS. The Bite are the only team to beat the Aces in a series this year and have power that can damage the impressive Melbourne Aces pitching staff.

     

    Deeble will have his eye on the grand prize this weekend and the Aces will do enough to clinch home-field for the ABLCS, 2-2.

     

    LINKS:

     

    MELBOURNE ACES ROSTER

    ADELAIDE BITE ROSTER

    AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE

     

     

    BRISBANE BANDITS versus PERTH HEAT (Holloway Field)

     

    Thursday 19 January, 6.30 AET               WATCH LIVE

    Friday 20 January, 6.30 AET                    WATCH LIVE

    Saturday 21 January, 6.30 AET                 WATCH LIVE

    Sunday 22 January, 2.00 AET

     

    The Perth Heat head to the sunshine state knowing that a lot needs to go right if they’re to keep their season alive for another week. The Heat currently sit four games behind the third-placed Adelaide Bite and will be looking to the Aces for help. Perth’s pitching is the only staff to not allow a shutout this season, a stat they would desperately like to change this weekend. The Bandits and Heat have the two of the three worst ERAs this season so it’s going to be a high scoring weekend.

     

    Brisbane to capitalise on a very poor Heat season, 3-1.

     

    LINKS:

     

    BRISBANE BANDITS ROSTER

    PERTH HEAT ROSTER

    AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE

     

     

    SYDNEY BLUE SOX versus CANBERRA CAVALRY (Blacktown Sportspark)

     

    Friday 20 January, 7.30 AEDST               WATCH LIVE

    Saturday 21 January, 4.00 AEDST

    Saturday 21 January, 7.00 AEDST

    Sunday 22 January, 4.00 AEDST

     

    The Sydney Blue Sox are another team that will need results to go their way when they host the Canberra Cavalry this weekend. The Cavalry sit in second place in the standings and know that a victory against their biggest rival will go a long way to ensuring they see playoff action. Canberra are batting .297 as a team, a stunning achievement through 32 games. The Blue Sox haven’t shown a lot this season and a miraculous turnaround is unlikely this weekend.

     

    Canberra to take another step towards the postseason, 3-1.

     

    LINKS:

     

    SYDNEY BLUE SOX ROSTER

    CANBERRA CAVALRY ROSTER

    AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE

     

    Image:   Adelaide Bite Facebook