Saturday, February 14, 2009

PERTH WINS AUSSIE CLAXTON SHIELD IN THREE-GAME FINALS

The Perth Heat came away with the Claxton Shield after winning Australia’s national championship last weekend in their Grand Final series against the New South Wales Patriots.


After the Patriots won Game One, Perth came back to win two in a row to take the Final, 2 games to 1. Heat starter Daniel Schmidt was impressive in Game Three, shutting out New South Wales on two hits over 6.2 innings as Perth went on to a 3-2 win in the clincher.

Perth’s Nick Kimpton was named Offensive Champion while teammate Luke Hughes was the Finals MVP. Tim Cox of New South Wales was selected as Pitching Champion.

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