The Perth Heat swept the Victoria Aces in a three-game series last weekend to clinch first place in Australia’s Claxton Shield regular season schedule, thus securing a first-round playoff bye and a berth in the Shield finals early next month.
With the sweep, Perth finished the schedule with a 12-4 record while Victoria dropped into a second-place tie with the New South Wales Patriots at 8-5. The Aces and Patriots are finishing their schedules this weekend with a three-game set against each other. The 5-8 Queensland Rams are taking on 1-12 South Australia. The second and third place teams will face each other next week in a best-of-3 semifinal series, with the winner advancing to a three-game final against Perth.
Perth’s Nick Kimpton leads Australian batsmen with a .500 average after 16 games, while New South Wales pitcher Tim Cox is 3-0 and has yet to allow an earned run this winter.
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