2013 Australian Baseball League postseason
| Postseason details | |
|---|---|
| Teams qualified | 3 |
| Dates | 2 – 9 February 2013 |
| Games played | 4 |
| Attendance | 6,052 (1,513 per game) |
| Championship series | |
| Champions | Canberra Cavalry |
| Defeated (game score) |
Perth Heat (2–0) |
| Venue |
 Narrabundah Ballpark, Canberra
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| Series MVP | Aaron Sloan (CAN) |
| Preliminary final series | |
| Won by | Perth Heat |
| Defeated (game score) |
Sydney Blue Sox (2–0) |
| Venue |
 Blue Sox Stadium, Sydney
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The 2013 Australian Baseball League (ABL) postseason was held from 2 to 9 February 2013. It was scheduled to start on 1 February, but the first game of the preliminary final series was postponed due to wet weather, and was the first game of a doubleheader the following day. The postseason was contested by three of the six teams participating in the regular season, with the teams with the best winning percentages qualifying.
The preliminary final series was hosted by the Sydney Blue Sox at Blue Sox Stadium in Sydney, against the Perth Heat. The Heat won the series two games to nil, to then face the Canberra Cavalry at Narrabundah Ballpark in 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
At the conclusion of the regular season, the postseason will involve the teams in a two-round structure. Each round will consist of a best-of-three game series between the respective teams. The first-placed team will directly qualify for the championship series, and the second- and third-placed teams will play each other in the preliminary final series, the winner of which will qualify for the second place in the championship series.
The Sydney Blue Sox were the first team to clinch a postseason berth, when they defeated the Brisbane Bandits in the first game of their second series at Blue Sox Stadium in Sydney, the final series of the regular season. In the second game of the same series the following night, the Blue Sox clinched a home postseason series by beating the Bandits again. The Canberra Cavalry clinched their first ABL postseason berth that same night, when they defeated the Adelaide Bite at Norwood Oval in Adelaide. The win also guaranteed a regular season finish no lower than second, and like the Blue Sox assured the Cavalry oh hosting a home postseason series.
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