All play-off games in the 1998–99 ABL season were held at the then-recently completed Sydney Showground,[1] which was to become the main venue for baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
1998–99 was the final season of the original Australian Baseball League. At the completion of the season the rights to the league were purchased by Dave Nilsson who then attempted to form the International Baseball League of Australia.
Only 6 of the 8 teams from the previous season returned, The Hunter Eagles and Brisbane Bandits were both unable to continue in the league due to increasing financial pressure.
Rostersedit
During the regular season each team made use of an active roster of 22–24 men, with a maximum of 4 import players.
The Postseason followed a 3-game Semi-final playoff format, 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd. The winners of the two Semi-finals series then played off in a 3-game Championship series.
Starting pitchers: Storm: C. Anderson Giants: S. Bennett WP: C. Anderson (1–0) LP: S. Bennett (0–1) Sv: C. Lewis Home runs: Storm: G. White, C. Snelling Giants: D. Phillips Attendance: 1,500[4]
Starting pitchers: Storm: G Glover Giants: M. Herges WP: G Glover (1–0) LP: M. Herges (0–1) Sv: G. Cassel Home runs: Storm: - Giants: - Attendance: 1,500[5]
Starting pitchers: Storm: C. Lawrence Cougars: K. Calvert WP: A. Meagher (1–0) LP: G. Cassel (0–1) Sv: nill Home runs: Storm: - Cougars: R. Jonhnson, B. Pollard, P. Gorman Attendance: 3,120[6]
Starting pitchers: Storm: C. Lewis Cougars: P. Brassington WP: P. Brassington (1–0) LP: S. Pepper (0–1) Sv: nill Home runs: Storm: S. Tunkin, G. White (2) Cougars: S. Hinton, A. Pearce Attendance: 5,600[7]
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The 1998 99 Australian Baseball League season was the 10th season of the original Australian Baseball League contested between six teams representing state and regional capitals Adelaide Giants Gold Coast Cougars Melbourne Monarchs Melbourne Reds Perth Heat and Sydney Storm The championship was won by the Gold Coast Cougars who defeated the Sydney Storm in 2 games in the championship series at the Sydney Showground Stadium The Adelaide Giants finished the season on top of the ladder but were knocked out in Semi final 1 by the Sydney Storm 1998 99 Australian Baseball League seasonLeagueAustralian Baseball LeagueSportBaseballDuration17 October 1998 13 February 1999 1998 10 17 1999 02 13 Number of games132Number of teams8Regular seasonSeason MVPAdam Burton Melbourne Reds Finals seriesVenueSydney Showground StadiumChampionsGold Coast Cougars 1st title Runners upSydney StormSeasons 1997 981999 2000 All play off games in the 1998 99 ABL season were held at the then recently completed Sydney Showground 1 which was to become the main venue for baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics 1998 99 was the final season of the original Australian Baseball League At the completion of the season the rights to the league were purchased by Dave Nilsson who then attempted to form the International Baseball League of Australia Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Rosters 1 1 1 Adelaide Giants 1 1 2 Melbourne Monarchs 1 1 3 Melbourne Reds 1 1 4 Sydney Storm 1 2 Venues 2 Match results 3 Top 10 Stats 4 Postseason 4 1 Finals series at Sydney Showground Stadium 4 1 1 Semi final 1 1st vs 4th 4 1 1 1 Game 1 10 February 1999 4 1 1 2 Game 2 10 February 1999 4 1 2 Semi final 2 2nd vs 3rd 4 1 2 1 Game 1 11 February 1999 4 1 2 2 Game 2 11 February 1999 4 2 Championship Series at Sydney Showground Stadium 4 2 1 Game 1 12 February 1999 4 2 2 Game 2 12 February 1999 5 Awards 6 All Star Team 7 ReferencesTeams edit nbsp nbsp Adelaide Giants nbsp Melbourne Monarchs nbsp Gold Coast Cougars nbsp Melbourne Reds nbsp Perth Heat nbsp Sydney Storm Only 6 of the 8 teams from the previous season returned The Hunter Eagles and Brisbane Bandits were both unable to continue in the league due to increasing financial pressure Rosters edit During the regular season each team made use of an active roster of 22 24 men with a maximum of 4 import players Adelaide Giants edit Adelaide Giants roster 1998 99 ABLActive rosterPitchersRight handed pitchers nbsp Tom Becker nbsp Shayne Bennett nbsp John Challinor nbsp Darren Fidge nbsp Matt Herges nbsp Graham Ingram nbsp Blake Mayo nbsp Luke Prokopec nbsp Jeff WilliamsLeft handed pitchers nbsp Kym Ashworth nbsp Adrian Burnside Catchers nbsp Darren Phillips nbsp Sam TibbetsInfielders nbsp Rick Bennett nbsp Andrew Brett nbsp Nathan Davison nbsp Michael Forbes nbsp Jason Hewitt nbsp Andrew ScottOutfielders nbsp Jay Ivanoff nbsp Tony Mota nbsp Mark Paparella nbsp Chip Sell nbsp Eric Stuckenschneider nbsp Andrew Taintley nbsp Marc Taintley nbsp Craig WattsCurrent as of February 1999 Melbourne Monarchs edit Melbourne Monarchs roster 1998 99 ABLActive roster Coaching StaffPitchersRight handed pitchers 43 nbsp Phil Dale 34 nbsp Jason Flach 23 nbsp Cameron Forbes 9 nbsp Keith Gogas 47 nbsp Michael Nakamura 18 nbsp Steven SchramLeft handed pitchers 5 nbsp Earl Byrne 45 nbsp Cameron Cairncross 11 nbsp Erick Nelson Catchers14 nbsp Brett Caulfield 28 nbsp John Edwards 36 nbsp Steve Dax NorrisInfielders 19 nbsp Rohan Brasher 10 nbsp Mark Doubleday 26 nbsp Paul Gonzales 50 nbsp Mike Hessman 25 nbsp David Kim 22 nbsp Ben Risinger 4 nbsp Jay WillisOutfielders 37 nbsp Ben Hammer 33 nbsp Aaron Harvey 16 nbsp Dean Marnell Manager24 nbsp Jon DeebleCoaches nbsp Neil BourkeCurrent as of February 1999 2 Melbourne Reds edit Melbourne Reds roster 1998 99 ABLActive rosterPitchersRight handed pitchers 27 nbsp Matthew Gourlay nbsp Ben Mann 37 nbsp Warren May nbsp Denis Pujals nbsp Lucas Van Raake nbsp David White nbsp Gregg WiltshireLeft handed pitchers nbsp John Box 44 nbsp Ben Donald nbsp Matt Ryan Catchers8 nbsp Scott DawesInfielders 22 nbsp Myles Barnden nbsp Brian Becker 20 nbsp Adam Burton 16 nbsp Shane Hogan 30 nbsp Ben UttingOutfielders nbsp Cameron Hubbard nbsp Matt Kent nbsp David McGrady nbsp Matt Quatraro 26 nbsp Jeff Spencer 19 nbsp Darren White nbsp Glynn Kimberley 35 nbsp Glen Reeves 46 nbsp Derek Shumpert 18 nbsp Paul WeichardCurrent as of February 1999 Sydney Storm edit Sydney Storm roster 1997 98 ABLActive rosterPitchersRight handed pitchers nbsp Anthony Brasher 7 nbsp Graham Cassel nbsp Greg Clark nbsp Gary Glover nbsp Craig Lewis nbsp Mark Marino nbsp Sean McClellan nbsp Peter Moylan nbsp Brian Murphy nbsp Robbie TaylorLeft handed pitchers nbsp Craig Anderson nbsp Clint Lawrence 11 nbsp Shane Pepper Catchers nbsp D Tomaszewski 15 nbsp Gary WhiteInfielders nbsp Matt Buckley nbsp Greg Morrison 19 nbsp Mark Shipley 43 nbsp Craig Stone 4 nbsp Scott TunkinOutfielders 3 nbsp Matt Everingham 22 nbsp Brendan Kingman nbsp Ryan Manfield nbsp Brett Schylder nbsp Chris Snelling nbsp Rodney van Buizen nbsp Vernon Wells 18 nbsp Glenn WilliamsCurrent as of February 1998 IncompleteVenues edit Teams in the ABL Team City State Stadium RefAdelaide Giants Adelaide South Australia Norwood OvalGold Coast Cougars Gold Coast Queensland Carrara OvalMelbourne Monarchs Melbourne Victoria Melbourne BallparkMelbourne Reds Melbourne Victoria Moorabbin OvalPerth Heat Perth Western Australia Bassendean OvalSydney Storm Sydney New South Wales Sydney Showground StadiumMatch results editKey Clinched final berthRegular season standings Team 3 W L Pct GB Home RoadAdelaide Giants 28 17 622 15 9 13 8Gold Coast Cougars 24 20 545 31 2 16 10 8 10Melbourne Monarchs 22 22 500 51 2 13 8 9 14Sydney Storm 21 22 488 6 13 10 8 12Melbourne Reds 20 23 465 7 15 8 5 15Perth Heat 17 28 378 11 12 9 5 19Top 10 Stats editDefensive Stats Name Wins Losses Saves ERAAdrian Meagher 6 1 3 2 97Brett Cederblad 4 1 0 2 34Phil Brassington 5 3 0 3 68Paul Wollin 1 2 1 3 41Jason Davis 2 3 1 3 60Aaron Reed 2 2 2 3 89 Offensive Stars Name Avg HR RBIBrandon Pollard 317 12 33Ron Johnson 307 5 19Steve Hinton 303 1 8Grant McDonald 269 5 29Paul Gorman 263 7 22Jose Macias 267 1 18Postseason editFinals series at Sydney Showground Stadium edit The 1999 Postseason was held at the newly constructed Sydney Showground Stadium The Showgrounds Stadium was to be the main venue for Baseball at the Sydney 2000 Olympics The Postseason followed a 3 game Semi final playoff format 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd The winners of the two Semi finals series then played off in a 3 game Championship series Semi final 1 1st vs 4th edit Game 1 10 February 1999 edit Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H ESydney Storm 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 7 10 2Adelaide Giants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Starting pitchers Storm C AndersonGiants S BennettWP C Anderson 1 0 LP S Bennett 0 1 Sv C LewisHome runs Storm G White C SnellingGiants D PhillipsAttendance 1 500 4 Game 2 10 February 1999 edit Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H ESydney Storm 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 1Adelaide Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2Starting pitchers Storm G GloverGiants M HergesWP G Glover 1 0 LP M Herges 0 1 Sv G CasselHome runs Storm Giants Attendance 1 500 5 Semi final 2 2nd vs 3rd edit Game 1 11 February 1999 edit Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EMelbourne Monarchs Gold Coast Cougars WP 1 0 LP 0 1 Sv Home runs Monarchs Cougars Game 2 11 February 1999 edit Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EMelbourne Monarchs Gold Coast Cougars WP 1 0 LP 0 1 Sv Home runs Monarchs Cougars Championship Series at Sydney Showground Stadium edit Game 1 12 February 1999 edit Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H ESydney Storm 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 13 1Gold Coast Cougars 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 12 1Starting pitchers Storm C LawrenceCougars K CalvertWP A Meagher 1 0 LP G Cassel 0 1 Sv nillHome runs Storm Cougars R Jonhnson B Pollard P GormanAttendance 3 120 6 Game 2 12 February 1999 edit Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H ESydney Storm 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 8 13 8Gold Coast Cougars 1 2 0 1 0 8 2 0 14 9 1Starting pitchers Storm C LewisCougars P BrassingtonWP P Brassington 1 0 LP S Pepper 0 1 Sv nillHome runs Storm S Tunkin G White 2 Cougars S Hinton A PearceAttendance 5 600 7 Awards editAward Person TeamMost Valuable Player Adam BURTON Melbourne RedsChampionship M V P Paul GORMAN Gold Coast CougarsGolden Glove Gary WHITE Sydney StormBatting Champion Adam BURTON Melbourne RedsPitcher of the Year Pat Ahearne Perth HeatRookie of the Year Clinton BALGERA Perth HeatManager of the YearAll Star Team editPosition Name TeamCatcher Gary WHITE Sydney Storm1st Base Andrew SCOTT Adelaide Giants2nd Base Adam BURTON Melbourne Reds3rd Base Paul GONZALEZ Melbourne MonarchsShort Stop Matt BUCKLEY Sydney StormOut Field Brandon POLLARD Gold Coast CougarsOut Field Matt Quatraro Melbourne RedsOut Field Chip SELL Adelaide GiantsDesignated Hitter Craig WATTS Adelaide GiantsStarting Pitcher Pat Ahearne Perth HeatRelief Pitcher John CHALLINOR Adelaide GiantsManager Tony HARRIS Adelaide GiantsReferences edit Flintoff P 1999 Flintoff amp Dunn s Australian Major League Baseball The First 10 Years Archived 23 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 28 July 2010 Melbourne Monarchs Roster Melbourne Monarchs Archived from the original on 22 April 1999 Retrieved 15 February 2013 FINAL FAI CUP STANDINGS Australian Baseball League Sydney Storm Archived from the original on 29 April 1999 Retrieved 12 February 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link FAI CUP Playoff 1 Game 1 Sydney Storm Archived from the original on 29 April 1999 Retrieved 12 February 2013 FAI CUP Playoff 1 Game 2 Sydney Storm Archived from the original on 29 April 1999 Retrieved 12 February 2013 FAI CUP Championship Game 1 Sydney Storm Archived from the original on 29 April 1999 Retrieved 12 February 2013 FAI CUP Championship Game 2 Sydney Storm Archived from the original on 29 April 1999 Retrieved 12 February 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 99 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