2003 Claxton Shield
# 2003 Claxton Shield

The Claxton Shield is an annual competition held by the Australian Baseball Federation. The 2003 Shield reverted to its original form for the first time since 1988, due to the folding of the International Baseball League of Australia. The Shield was held in New South Wales at the Blacktown Olympic Park Baseball Stadium between 26 January to 1 February 2003.

## Ladder - After Round Robin

| Team | Played |
| - | - |
| Victorian Aces | 5 |
| New South Wales Patriots | 5 |
| Queensland Rams | 5 |
| Western Heelers | 5 |
| South Australia | 5 |
| Australian Provincial | 5 |

## Championship series

### Game 16: 31 January 2003 - Cut Throat Final 1st v 4th

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Heelers | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? | ? |
| Victoria Aces | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 7 | ? | ? |
| WP: ? (1–0) LP: ? (0–1) Sv: None Home runs: Heelers: 0 Aces: 0 Attendance: Unknown |||||||||||||

### Game 17: 31 January 2003 - Cut Throat Final 2nd v 3rd

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Queensland Rams | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2 | ? | ? |
| NSW Patriots | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | ? | ? |
| WP: ? (1–0) LP: ? (0–1) Sv: - Home runs: Rams: 0 Patriots: 0 Attendance: Unknown |||||||||||||

### Game 18: 1 February 2003 - Championship Game - Winner 1 vs 4 Vs Winner 2 vs 3

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Queensland Rams | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 5 | ? | ? |
| Victoria Aces | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4 | ? | ? |
| WP: ? (1–0) LP: ? (0–1) Sv: - Home runs: Rams: 0 Aces: 0 Attendance: Unknown |||||||||||||

::*Box Score

## Awards

| Award | Person | Team |
| - | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | Craig LEWIS | New South Wales Patriots |
| Championship M.V.P. | P.J BEVIS | Queensland Rams |
| Batting Champion | Craig LEWIS | New South Wales Patriots |
| Golden Glove | Craig LEWIS | New South Wales Patriots |
| Pitcher of the Year | John VEITCH | Queensland Rams |

## All-Star Team

| Position | Name | Team |
| - | - | - |
| Catcher | Ben Wigmore | South Australia |
| 1st Base | Craig Lewis | New South Wales Patriots |
| 2nd Base | Rod Van Buizen | New South Wales Patriots |
| 3rd Base | Brendan Kingman | New South Wales Patriots |
| Short Stop | Adam Blight | Australian Provincial |
| Out Field | John Edwards | Victoria Aces |
| Out Field | Trent Oeltjen | New South Wales Patriots |
| Out Field | David Sutherland | Queensland Rams |
| Designated Hitter | Tom Brice | South Australia |
| Starting Pitcher | Shane Tonkin | Western Heelers |
| Relief Pitcher | P.J Bevis | Queensland Rams |
| Manager | David Nilsson | Queensland Rams |
