2012–13 Australian Baseball League season
| Season details | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Country |
 Australia |
| Teams | 6 |
| Dates | 1 November 2012 – 9 February 2013 |
| Defending champions | Perth Heat (2011–12) |
| Champions | Canberra Cavalry (1st title) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Canberra Cavalry |
| Second place | Perth Heat |
| Third place | Sydney Blue Sox |
| Fourth place | Brisbane Bandits |
| Fifth place | Adelaide Bite |
| Sixth place | Melbourne Aces |
| Regular season | |
| Games played | 122 |
| Attendance | 129,909 (1,065 per game) |
| Best batting average | Adam Buschini (CAN) (.363) |
| Most homeruns hit | Adam Buschini (CAN) (15) |
| Most stolen bases | Zachary Penprase (SYD) (16) |
| Best ERA | Craig Anderson (SYD) (2.10) |
| Most strikeouts (as pitcher) | Chris Oxspring (SYD) (86) |
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← 2011–12
2013–14 →
Last updated on 27 January 2013 |
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| † | Clinched Championship Series berth |
| ‡ | Clinched postseason berth |
The 2012–13 Australian Baseball League season was the third Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, and was held from 1 November 2012 to 9 February 2013. The season started with a game between the defending champions Perth Heat and the Adelaide Bite at Norwood Oval in Adelaide.
The season consisted of six teams competing in a 46-game schedule followed by a two-round postseason to determine the ABL champion. During the regular season, the Perth Heat participated in the 2012 Asia Series which included the host team and champion team from Korea Baseball Championship in South Korea, the champions from Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan and Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan, and an all-star team from China Baseball League in China. The 2012–13 champions will likewise qualify for the 2013 Asia Series.
At the conclusion of the regular season, the Canberra Cavalry, the Sydney Blue Sox and the Perth Heat progressed to the postseason. Sydney were eliminated by Perth, to face Canberra in the championship series. Canberra defeated Perth two games to nil to win their first ABL championship and be awarded the Claxton Shield. It was the first time a team from the Australian Capital Territory won the Claxton Shield.
The previous season included 45 games for each team and facing each team nine times. This was expanded for the 2012–13 season to 46 games, to ensure that each team had the same number of home games as road games (23). This change also meant that each team did not play each other team an equal number of times. In the first three rounds, each team had a bye for one round and played one home and one away series of three games each, played "... against their two closest geographical neighbours; building upon both traditional and newly established rivalries." The remaining ten rounds were made up of four–game series with each team playing two series against the five other teams, one at home and one away.
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