South Australia (previously known as the South Australian Bite) compete in the Claxton Shield Baseball Championship in Australia. They were one of the founding teams of the Claxton Shield in 1934 and competed until 1988 where the Claxtion Shield was thereafter awarded to the winner of the Australian Baseball League until 1999 when they were invited to join the International Baseball League of Australia which they competed in for 2 seasons(1999-00 and 2002), after this point the Claxton Shield reverted to a competition similar to 1988.
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| League | IBLA (1999-00 & 2002), Claxton Shield (1934–88, 2003–2010. | |||
| Location | South Australia | |||
| Ballpark | Norwood Oval 1961-1989 2010 | |||
| Founded | 1934 | |||
| League championships | 15 (Claxton Shield) | |||
| Former name(s) | South Australia Bite | |||
| 2008 | 3–9 (3rd south) | |||
| Manager | Mark Haylock | |||
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History
edit| Season | Finish |
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| 1999-00 | 5th |
| 2002 | 4th |
| 2003 | 5th |
| 2004 | 3rd |
| 2005 | 3rd |
| 2006 | 6th |
| 2007 | 3rd |
| 2008 | 3rd Southern |
2009 Claxton Shield squad
editSouth Australia's 19-man roster for the 2009 Claxton Shield, Announced by Baseball South Australia.[1]
| 2009 South Australia roster | ||||
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| Active roster | Coaches | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Coaches
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Famous players
editReferences
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.baseball.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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