1999–2000 International Baseball League of Australia season

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Results from the 1999-2000 International Baseball League of Australia.

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Ladder

TeamWinsLoss%GB
Victoria Aces1160.647-
Western Heelers1070.5881
NSW Country980.5292
Queensland Rams890.4713
South Australian Bite7100.4124
NSW Storm6110.3535

Championship series

Northern Division Play-off Series

Held at Palm Meadows, Gold Coast.

Game 1

Team123456789 R H E
Queensland Rams ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?11 ? ?
Country NSW ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?4 ? ?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ?
Home runs:
Rams: ?
Country: ?

Game 2

Team123456789 R H E
NSW Country ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?4 ? ?
Queensland Rams ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?6 ? ?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ?
Home runs:
Country: ?
Rams: ?

Southern Division Play-Off Series

Held at Melbourne Ballpark, Altona, Melbourne.

Game 1

Team123456789 R H E
Western Heelers ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2 ? ?
Victoria Aces ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?3 ? ?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ?
Home runs:
Heelers: ?
Aces: ?

Game 2

Team123456789 R H E
Victoria Aces ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1 ? ?
Western Heelers ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?7 ? ?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ?
Home runs:
Aces: ?
Heelers: ?

Game 3

Team123456789 R H E
Western Heelers ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?4 ? ?
Victoria Aces ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?3 ? ?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ?
Home runs:
Heelers: ?
Aces: ?

Championship series

Held at Palm Meadow Baseball Field, Gold Coast.

Game 1

Team123456789 R H E
Western Heelers ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?9 ? ?
Queensland Rams ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?5 ? ?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ?
Home runs:
Heelers: ?
Rams: ?

Game 2

Team123456789 R H E
Queensland Rams ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?9 ? ?
Western Heelers ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?8 ? ?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ?
Home runs:
Rams: ?
Heelers: ?

Game 3

Team123456789 R H E
Western Heelers ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?3 ? ?
Queensland Rams ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?2 ? ?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ?
Home runs:
Heelers: ?
Rams: ?

Awards

AwardPersonTeam
Qantas Umpire of the Year Paul Begg South Australia
Rookie of the Year Daniel Floyd Western Heelers
Golden Glove Award Rodney Van Buizen NSW Storm
Reliever of the Year Shane Tonkin Western Heelers
Pitcher of the Year Brett Baker Queensland Rams
Batting Championship Title Gavin Fingleson Country NSW
Manager of the Year Shane Barclay Country NSW
Most Valuable Player Chris Snelling [1] Country NSW
Championship Series MVP Clayton Byrne Western Heelers

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