1995–96 Australian Baseball League season

The 1995–96 Australian Baseball League Championship was won by the Sydney Blues, who defeated the Melbourne Reds in 2 games (8-4 and 5–2) at the Sydney Showground.

Perth Heat

Adelaide Giants

Brisbane Bandits

Gold Coast Cougars

Hunter Eagles

Sydney Blues

Melbourne Monarchs

Melbourne Reds

Ladder

Team	Played	Wins	Loss	Win %
Sydney Blues		28	19
Melbourne Reds		27	21
Perth Heat		26	20
Brisbane Bandits		29	16
Gold Coast Cougars		23	21
Melbourne Monarchs		24	24
Adelaide Giants		21	25
Hunter Eagles		7	39

Championship series

Semi Final 1: Game 1: 1st Vs 4th at QE II Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Melbourne Reds	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	10	?	?
Brisbane Bandits	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	8	?	?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ? Home runs: Reds: ? Bandits: ?

Semi Final 1: Game 2: 1st Vs 4th at QE II Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Melbourne Reds	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	15	?	?
Brisbane Bandits	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	12	?	?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ? Home runs: Reds: ? Bandits: ?

Semi Final 2: Game 1: 2nd Vs 3rd at Sydney Showground

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Perth Heat	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	1	?	?
Sydney Blues	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	2	?	?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ? Home runs: Heat: ? Blues: ?

Semi Final 2: Game 2: 2nd Vs 3rd at Sydney Showground

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Perth Heat	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Sydney Blues	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ? Home runs: Heat: ? Blues: ?

Final Series: Game 1: Winner Semi Final 1 Vs Winner Semi Final 2 at Sydney Showground

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Melbourne Reds	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	4	?	?
Sydney Blues	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	8	?	?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ? Home runs: Reds: ? Blues: ?

Final Series: Game 2: Winner Semi Final 1 Vs Winner Semi Final 2 at Sydney Showground

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Melbourne Reds	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	2	?	?
Sydney Blues	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	5	?	?
WP: ? (1-0)   LP: ? (0-1)   Sv: ? Home runs: Reds: ? Blues: ?

Awards

Award	Person	Team
Most Valuable Player	Gary WHITE[1]	Sydney Blues
Championship M.V.P.	Gary WHITE	Sydney Blues
Golden Glove	Steve HINTON	Brisbane Bandits
Batting Champion	Adam BURTON	Brisbane Bandits
Pitcher of the Year	Frankie RODRIGUEZ	Brisbane Bandits
Rookie of the Year	Tom BECKER	Adelaide Giants
Manager of the Year

Top Stats

Defensive Stats Name Wins Losses Saves ERA Mark MARINO 5 1 2 3.40 Doug MEINERS 7 2 0 4.10 Brad THOMAS 2 0 0 2.45 Scott MITCHELL 2 0 1 3.06 Brent IDDON 2 2 0 3.61 Grahame CASSEL 2 2 7 5.12

Offensive Stars Name Avg HR RBI Gary WHITE .357 17 49 Matt EVERINGHAM .344 4 18 Sharnol ADRIANA .341 5 17 Scott TUNKIN .328 11 30 Brendan KINGMAN .292 9 40 Brian MURPHY .289 7 37

All-Star Team

Position	Name	Team
Catcher	Gary WHITE	Sydney Blues
1st Base	Craig WATTS	Adelaide Giants
2nd Base	Adam BURTON	Brisbane Bandits
3rd Base	Jason HEWITT	Perth Heat
Short Stop	Steve HINTON	Brisbane Bandits
Out Field	Michael DUNN	Adelaide Giants
Out Field	David HYNES	Brisbane Bandits
Out Field	Grant McDONALD	Brisbane Bandits
Designated Hitter	Scott METCALF	Perth Heat
Starting Pitcher	Frankie RODRIGUEZ	Brisbane Bandits
Relief Pitcher	Shayne BENNETT	Gold Coast Cougars
Manager	Darren BALSLEY	Sydney Blues

References

1. "All-Time Helms Award Winners/MVP Awards". theabl.com.au. Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 21 June 2020.