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{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
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|caption = 2003 [[Claxton Shield]] teams
}}
The '''[[Claxton Shield]]''' is an annual competition held by the [[Australian Baseball Federation]]. The '''2003''' Shield reverted to its original form for the first time since [[1988 Claxton Shield|1988]], due to the folding of the [[International Baseball League of Australia]]. The Shield was held in [[New South Wales]] at the [[Blacktown Olympic Park]] [[Blacktown Baseball Stadium|Baseball Stadium]] between 26 January to 1 February {{By|2003}}.

==Ladder - After Round Robin==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Played
! Wins
! Loss
! Draw
! Win %
|-
|'''Victorian Aces'''
|5
|
|
|
|
|-
|'''New South Wales Patriots'''
|5
|
|
|
|
|-
|'''Queensland Rams'''
|5
|
|
|
|
|-
|'''Perth Heat'''
|5
|
|
|
|
|-
|South Australia
|5
|
|
|
|
|-
|Australian Provincial
|5
|
|
|
|
|}

==Championship series==
===Game 16: 31 January 2003 - Cut Throat Final 1st v 4th===
{{Linescore|
|Road=Perth Heat
|R1=?|R2=?|R3=?|R4=?|R5=?|R6=?|R7=?|R8=?|R9=?|RR=1|RH=?|RE=?
|Home='''Victoria Aces'''|HomeAbr=Aces
|H1=?|H2=?|H3=?|H4=?|H5=?|H6=?|H7=?|H8=?|H9=?|HR=7|HH=?|HE=?
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP= ? (1–0)|LP= ? (0–1)|SV= None
|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance: Unknown
|}}

===Game 17: 31 January 2003 - Cut Throat Final 2nd v 3rd===
{{Linescore|
|Road='''Queensland Rams'''|RoadAbr=Rams
|R1=?|R2=?|R3=?|R4=?|R5=?|R6=?|R7=?|R8=?|R9=?|RR=2|RH=?|RE=?
|Home=NSW Patriots|HomeAbr=Patriots
|H1=?|H2=?|H3=?|H4=?|H5=?|H6=?|H7=?|H8=?|H9=?|HR=0|HH=?|HE=?
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP= ? (1–0)|LP= ? (0–1)|SV= -
|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance: Unknown
|}}

===Game 18: 1 February 2003 - Championship Game - Winner 1 vs 4 Vs Winner 2 vs 3===
{{Linescore|
|Road='''Queensland Rams'''|RoadAbr=Rams
|R1=?|R2=?|R3=?|R4=?|R5=?|R6=?|R7=?|R8=?|R9=?|RR=5|RH=?|RE=?
|Home=Victoria Aces|HomeAbr=Aces
|H1=?|H2=?|H3=?|H4=?|H5=?|H6=?|H7=?|H8=?|H9=?|HR=4|HH=?|HE=?
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP= ? (1–0)|LP= ? (0–1)|SV= -
|RoadHR=0|HomeHR=0 Attendance: Unknown
|}}::*[[2003 Claxton Shield Final|Box Score]]

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award
! Person
! Team
|-
|'''Most Valuable Player'''
|Craig LEWIS
|New South Wales Patriots
|-
|'''Championship M.V.P.'''
|P.J BEVIS
|Queensland Rams
|-
|'''Batting Champion'''
|Craig LEWIS
|New South Wales Patriots
|-
|'''Golden Glove'''
|Craig LEWIS
|New South Wales Patriots
|-
|'''Pitcher of the Year'''
|John VEITCH
|Queensland Rams
|}

==Top Stats==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Defensive Stats
|-
! Name
! Wins
! Losses
! Saves
! ERA
|-
|John VEITCH
|1
|0
|0
|3.12
|-
|Rikki JOHNSTONE
|1
|0
|0
|2.84
|-
|Shane TONKIN
|1
|1
|1
|2.16
|-
|Daniel REDDEN
|1
|0
|1
|1.00
|-
|Matt WILKINSON
|1
|0
|0
|1.35
|-
|Travis BLACKLEY
|1
|1
|0
|1.42
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Offensive Stars
|-
! Name
! Avg
! HR
! RBI
|-
|Craig LEWIS
|.565
|3
|8
|-
|Tom BRICE
|.500
|0
|0
|-
|Trent OELTJEN
|.476
|1
|5
|-
|Ben WIGMORE
|.435
|1
|6
|-
|Luke HUGHES
|.429
|0
|5
|-
|Rodney NAN BUIZEN
|.407
|0
|4
|}
{{col-end}}

==All-Star Team==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
! Team
|-
|'''Catcher'''
|Ben Wigmore
|South Australia
|-
|'''1st Base'''
|Craig Lewis
|New South Wales Patriots
|-
|'''2nd Base'''
|Rod Van Buizen
|New South Wales Patriots
|-
|'''3rd Base'''
|Brendan Kingman
|New South Wales Patriots
|-
|'''Short Stop'''
|Adam Blight
|Australian Provincial
|-
|'''Out Field'''
|John Edwards
|Victoria Aces
|-
|'''Out Field'''
|Trent Oeltjen
|New South Wales Patriots
|-
|'''Out Field'''
|David Sutherland
|Queensland Rams
|-
|'''Designated Hitter'''
|Tom Brice
|South Australia
|-
|'''Starting Pitcher'''
|Shane Tonkin
|Western Heelers
|-
|'''Relief Pitcher'''
|P.J Bevis
|Queensland Rams
|-
|'''Manager'''
|David Nilsson
|Queensland Rams
|}

==External links==
*[http://www.baseball.com.au Official Baseball Australia Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110718164412/http://www.baseball.com.au/default.asp?Page=6457&MenuID=Events%2F95%2F0,2006_Astarra_Claxton_Shield%2F101%2F20723,ARCHIVES%2Fc369%2F6458 Official 2003 Claxton Shield Website]

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