2011–12 Australian Baseball League season
| Season details | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Country |
 Australia |
| Teams | 6 |
| Dates | 4 November 2011 – 12 February 2012 |
| Defending champions | Perth Heat (2010–11) |
| Champions | Perth Heat (2nd title) |
| Helms Award winner | Timothy Kennelly (PER) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Perth Heat |
| Runners up | Melbourne Aces |
| Preliminary finalists | Sydney Blue Sox |
| Semi-finalists | Adelaide Bite |
| Fifth place | Brisbane Bandits |
| Sixth place | Canberra Cavalry |
| Regular season | |
| Games played | 118 |
| Attendance | 123,886 (1,050 per game) |
| Best batting average | Brain Burgamy (CAN) (.409) |
| Most homeruns hit | Brad Harman (MEL) (15) |
| Most stolen bases | Mychal Givens (PER) (15) |
| Best ERA | Warwick Saupold (PER) (1.41) |
| Most strikeouts (as pitcher) | Mike McGuire (CAN) (63) |
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← 2010–11
2012–13 →
Last updated on 12 February 2012 |
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| † | Clinched major semi final berth |
| ‡ | Clinched minor semi final berth |
The 2011–12 Australian Baseball League season is the second Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, and is being held from 4 November 2011 to 12 February 2012. The season was scheduled to start on 3 November with a single game between the Perth Heat and the Adelaide Bite at Baseball Park in Perth, but the game was postponed due to wet weather.
The season consists of six teams competing in a 45-game schedule followed by a three-round postseason to determine the ABL champion. During the regular season, defending champions Perth Heat will participate in the 2011 Asia Series against the champions from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. The 2011–12 champions will likewise qualify for the 2012 Asia Series.
At the conclusion of the regular season, the Perth Heat, Melbourne Aces, Adelaide Bite and Sydney Blue Sox progressed to the finals series, while the Brisbane Bandits and Canberra Cavalry were only eliminated from contention on the final day of the season. The Sydney Blue Sox eliminated the Adelaide Bite in the first round of the postseason, who were in turn eliminated by the Melbourne Aces in the second round. The Perth Heat defeated the Aces two games to one in the championship series, to win back–to–back ABL championships.
Announced after the inaugural ABL season had been completed, the league's champions each season will be invited to the restarted Asia Series. The event had previously been contested between the winners of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) Japan Series, Korea Professional Baseball's (KPB) Korean Series, Chinese Professional Baseball League's (CPBL) Taiwan Series, and China Baseball League's (CBL) championship series. The 2011 tournament will not feature the CBL's champions, but officials have stated that a team would participate in future editions. Unlike all four previous editions of the tournament which were held in Japan, the 2011 edition will be held in Taiwan. The tournament follows a round-robin format, where each team plays each other once. The top two teams then face each other in a single game to decide the champion.
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