Adelaide Bite - ABL - Australian Baseball League

[Big Phil]

BIG PHIL'S BITE BLOG
Live from Barbagallo Ball Park, WA

Adelaide had a couple of hits in their at bat but had a runner thrown out trying to steal 2nd and a couple of high outfield fly balls caught to retire their at bat.

Perth now in the box with big hitter Lachlan Dale batting but is sent back to the bench after being struck out, with their next batter being thrown out at 1st base.

Now back to the top of Perth's line up with Tim Kennelly now in the box, 2 out, but he gets struck out also for side away, Adelaide chucker Paul Mildren throwing very well.

Top of the 4th:

Perth Heat - 0

Adelaide Bite - 0

[Big Phil]

BIG PHIL'S BITE BLOG
Live from Barbagallo Ball Park, WA

Adelaide unfortunately go 3 up 3 down to retire their batting inning, Perth now batting at the bottom of the 4th...

The Bite need to hold here again and then really try and get something happening with the bat...

Bottom of the 4th :

Perth Heat - 0

Adelaide Bite - 0

[Big Phil]

BIG PHIL'S BITE BLOG
Live from Barbagallo Ball Park, WA

Heat catcher Allen De San Miguel in the box but with a hit to 3rd baseman Stefan Welch, he is thrown out at 1st base, just...

The next Perth batter replicates that same play as above and is thrown out at first by 3rd baseman Stefan Welch...

Robbie Widlansky in the box for the Heat now, but gives Stefan Welch his 3rd out of that inning, retiring Perth's side...

Adelaide now in their 5th at bat, gotta get something happening now, this was the inning they got going on Friday night with 3 runs.

Top of the 5th :

Perth Heat - 0

Adelaide Bite - 0

[Big Phil]

BIG PHIL'S BITE BLOG
Live from Barbagallo Ball Park, WA

Adelaide's 2 lead off hitters and American imports, Quincy Latimore and Brandon Bantz both get struck out for 2 outs in the Bite's at bat...

Tom Brice in the batters box now for Adelaide, unfortunately caught out right on the centre field fence with Heat centre feilder Ronnie Welty to retire the Bite's batters...


Bottom of the 5th :

Perth Heat - 0

Adelaide Bite - 0

[Jim05]

Disaster in the 5th with perth scoring 3
3-0 end of 5th

[Big Phil]

BIG PHIL'S BITE BLOG
Live from Barbagallo Ball Park, WA

Evan McArthur the lead off batter for the Heat's 5th inning, he is caught out in centre field by Jamie McOwen before next batter Ronnie Welty gets to 1st base with a safe hit to left field.

Matt Kennelly in the box now for Perth, Adelaide now have the chance on the double play with an infield hit. Kennelly though survives to be walked to 1st base, now a runner on 2nd as well, just 1 out so dangerous times for the Bite here...

Lachlan Dale at bat for Perth, he hits to 1st base and is out there but advances the runners to 2nd and 3rd and in scoring position...

Mitch Graham in the box now for the Heat, Mildren needs to be good here on the mound for the Bite...

Arrrrgghh, Graham hits a 2 base RBI double, Perth take the lead by the 2 runs scored, that could be the winning moment there...

Tim Kennelly in the box for Perth now, runner on 2nd and with a hit to left field, Perth score another run to take the lead out to 3 runs...

Tony Harris decides that is enough damage done and brings in Dushan Ruzic to replace Paul Mildren, although Ruzic walks his first batter to 1st base...

Perth 2 out, 3 runs up with runners on 2nd and 3rd, Luke Hughes in the batters box for the Heat, but is caught out in centre field to finally retire the side.

Adelaide now need to do something with the bat big time, c'mon now Bite...

Top of the 6th:

Perth Heat - 3

Adelaide Bite - 0

[Big Phil]

BIG PHIL'S BITE BLOG
Live from Barbagallo Ball Park, WA

Scott Gladstone the 1st batter for the Bite, has to get on base here but he didn't think so and is struck out for Adelaide's 1st out.

Ben Wigmore now in the box and is hit by pitch so we now have a runner on 1st base, just 1 out, Josh Cakebread at bat now...

Cakebread hits to centre field where he is caught out for Adelaide's 2nd out, Jeremy Creswell now in the box for the Bite...

Creswell goes down swining meaning Adelaide are side away without troubling the scorers for the 6th consecutive inning, damn...

Must go 3 up 3 down in Perth's batting inning, can't afford to give up any more runs from here...

Bottom of the 6th:

Perth Heat - 3

Adelaide Bite - 0

[Big Phil]

BIG PHIL'S BITE BLOG
Live from Barbagallo Ball Park, WA

Robbie Widlansky at bat for Perth and hits a massive foul ball over the top of the scoreboard that was almost a homer then next hit he is caugh out in right field.

One out with the next Heat batter being Evan McArthur who is struck out not swinging on what looked a wide pitch from Ruzic...

Ronnie Welty, the Heat slugger, is in the batters box for Perth with 2 outs and after hitting to right fielder Stefan Welch, he is thrown out at 1st base for side away...

Well done Bite, great defence, but now gotta get some offence happening, MUST do something with the bat this inning or I feel it is Championship to Perth.


Top of the 7th:

Perth Heat - 3

Adelaide Bite - 0

[Big Phil]

BIG PHIL'S BITE BLOG
Live from Barbagallo Ball Park, WA

Stefan Welch leading off for the Adelaide ETSA Bite but is caught out on a sky fly ball to shallow left field, bring Jamie McOwen to the plate.

McOwen, who actually won the Silver Batter award for best batter across the whole competition, needs to do something here and with a Perth error (dropped catch from left field), McOwen gets to 2nd base with just 1 out.

Quincy Latimore in the batters box now, he hasn't had a great series with the bat, but is more than capable of doing something big with the bat.

Latimore however chases another wide, outside pitch and is struck out for Adelaide's 2nd out, catcher Brandon Bantz now in the box.

Bantz is not happy with a strike out call from the home plate blue, the ball looked wide and low, but at the end of the day, it was called a strike and is side away.

Bottom of the 7th:

Perth Heat - 3

Adelaide Bite - 0

[Big Phil]

BIG PHIL'S BITE BLOG
Live from Barbagallo Ball Park, WA

Adelaide get the out for the 1st Perth batter, got to get the next 2 without any damage done then only 2 more batting opportunities for them to get something going.

Ryan Price comes in for the Heat as a pinch hitter, he is just caught short running to first base on an infield hit, Perth now 2 away...

Mitch Graham now at bat for the home side but he is strike out by Dushan Ruzic, for side away and the end of the 7th inning

ADELAIDE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE BAT THIS INNING, THEY MUST SCORE SOME RUNS HERE...

Top of the 8th:

Perth Heat - 3

Adelaide Bite - 0

[Big Phil]

BIG PHIL'S BITE BLOG
Live from Barbagallo Ball Park, WA

Tom Brice the lead off batter for the Bite and he gets a safe it out to centre field, getting on base at 1st with none out...

Something has to eventuate from this, designated hitter Scott Gladstone now in the batters box for Adelaide...

He hits to the Perth 2nd baseman who gets the runner, Brice, out at 2nd base meaning Gladstone is safe at 1st base, 1 out for Adelaide.

At bat now is Bite 1st baseman Ben Wigmore but he hits it straight to the Heat shortstop who gets the double play happening and retires the Adelaide inning.

I just feel we had to do something in that inning, reckon we will need a miracle to win from here, Perth have the home crowd advantage as well.


Bottom of the 8th:

Perth Heat - 3

Adelaide Bite - 0

[Big Phil]

BIG PHIL'S BITE BLOG
Live from Barbagallo Ball Park, WA

Perth start their 8th inning at bat with Tim Kennelly in the batters box, while Bite manager Tony Harris decides that's enough for pitcher Dushan Ruzic, bringing in veteran Darren Fidge.

Kennelly gets a safe hit to shallow right field, advancing to 1st base before moving to 2nd on a sacrifice bunt from Perth catcher De San Miguel, Perth now just 1 away, runner on 2nd.

Hughes in the box now for Perth and with a safe hit to centre field, he scores another run for Perth with what should be the Championship winning 4th run.

Robbie Widlansky now at bat for Perth, the home crowd going wild for their side especially after the 2 run home run he hit to give them a 6 run to nothing lead.

Evan McArthur in bat for the ABL Championship winning Perth Heat but after being hit by pitch, he advamnces to 1st base, Ronnie Welty now comes into bat.

Tony Harris now decides that is enough for Darren Fidge, bringing in veteran closer Tom Becker...

Welty is walked to 1st base, the Heat runner manages to get to 3rd base and Heat batter Matt Kennelly in the box with runners at 2nd and 3rd, Perth still just the 1 out.

Kennelly hits a high fly ball to centre field and is caught out but manages to score yet another run for the Heat, 2 out with a 7-0 lead before Adelaide finally get the last out to retire the side.

PERTH JUST 3 OUTS AWAY FROM BEING CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF THE ABL


Top of the 9th:

Perth Heat - 7

Adelaide Bite - 0

[Big Phil]

Gotta start packing up the gear now guys and girls, in order to get to the airport on time, well played Adelaide on getting this far, thanks for allowing me to come to Perth.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PERTH HEAT, CHAMIONS OF THE ABL FOR SEASON 2010/2011

[Barto]

Couldn't take the heat so to speak.

Shame I didn't know you were here Phil, I was at the game on Friday.

[gadj1976]

Gotta start packing up the gear now guys and girls, in order to get to the airport on time, well played Adelaide on getting this far, thanks for allowing me to come to Perth.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PERTH HEAT, CHAMIONS OF THE ABL FOR SEASON 2010/2011

"Chamions" BP? Couldn't bring yourself to say it hey?

Na, I'm kidding. Great reporting by yourself over the course of the three games. I appreciated the updates as I wasn't able to watch all three games on Fox in their entirity.

Well done to Perth, obviously I'm really disappointed the Bite couldn't capatalise on the great win on Friday, which means Perth deserved the title even more in my eyes.

Well done to the ABL in general. A really positive start to the competition and hopefully it can grow here as a sport.

[bloods08]

Thanks Phil for the regular updates. Enjoyed them immensely as was only able to watch game 2.

[mighty_tiger_79]

pleased to announce that Big Phil has touched down safely from QANTAS flight qf810
great work on the live updates!

[Big Phil]

How do you know what flight I was on MT79?

Anyway, thanks for the positive feedback with my blogging from Perth, I appreciate it...

Was a good trip nonetheless, despite the dissapointing result, but it was ood to be back home last night...

Still plenty of Division 1 Baseball to be played with the season fast approaching playoffs as well...

Sorry I missed you Barto, I didn't think to mention to you I was coming over...

[Big Phil]

Looks like the winner of this competition (Perth Heat) might find themselves with a little bit of overseas exposure...

Well done again to Perth, certainly the best team in this competition over the course of the year, but well done to Adelaide for making the playoff series as well...

http://www.foxsports.com.au/other-sport ... 5914720791

[Big Phil]

The new ABL season kicks of soon...

http://web.theabl.com.au/index.jsp