australian season australian season inaugural australian season held november february came years old ceased successor amateur competition played season consisted teams competing game schedule followed round finals series determine champion conclusion regular season adelaide bite progressed finals series brisbane eliminated contention final day season melbourne sydney eliminated adelaide minor semi final series preliminary final series respectively perth inaugural champions defeated adelaide games championship series formation june announced rights sold new ownership split major_league_baseball percent share percent share owned tournament considered preparation inaugural season initial reports suggested teams contest season including possibility team based new_zealand teams representing melbourne perth sydney announced november foundation clubs compared previous season tournament structural changes competition expansion teams need teams bye eliminated teams participating games round individual rounds expanded games round resulting increase games team season postseason expanded include teams teams season team use man active roster drawn man squads announced october venues teams existing venues shield adelaide bite grounds respective state teams venue contested melbourne aces played melbourne victorian state government announced upgrade grounds similarly queensland state government announced upgrade use brisbane home field regular season season length similar spreading rounds weeks playing season game week taking week christmas boxing day teams involved playing game series week totaling series team home away total schedule allowed regular season games team team finals series regular season games played thursday sunday varying depending series team games scheduled saturday scheduled games shortened seven innings second game innings regular season games resulted tie unusual baseball given provision rules game play extra innings determine winner game olympic park second game makeup result rain earlier weekend washing games shortened seven innings rain delay game day forced second game later start provision rules modeled rule extra inning starts hour time game time set allow visiting team time meet travel schedules return home end series team starts runners second base addition new inning start minutes time game scoreless end regulation seven innings tied end eighth inning ended time game official game result count season standings scheduled games played games played series scheduled brisbane ninth round flooding brisbane resulted evacuation centre affected residents initially postponed series leaving decision games scheduled later time prior final round scheduled games announced games ahead form games affect playoffs played brisbane lost final game series adelaide bite canberra eliminated contention playoffs makeup games played teams clinch positions finals series perth defeated final game series round adelaide bite team secure place winning expanded game series brisbane final day regular season melbourne able claim fourth finals position makeup semi final series decided sydney hosting perth major semi final series adelaide hosting melbourne minor semi final series statistical leaders postseason completion regular season teams progressed postseason contested weeks following page playoff system stage decided best game series unlike regular season games use variation mercy rule seven innings rule place postseason games games went innings exception games tied innings requiring extra innings adelaide bite swept semi final series respectively resulting heat qualifying hosting championship series aces eliminated bite won preliminary final series games advance championship series adelaide won championship series game perth heat won remaining games claim title champions major semi final minor semi final preliminary final series championship series awards
2010–11 Australian Baseball League season