Claxton Shield

The Barbagallo Perth HEAT -- with ex-Rattler Dan Floyd ('01, '02) -- lost to the New South Wales Patriots in Claxton Shield action.

......R...H...E
HEAT..8...11..3
NSW...11..13..3
Box score

Floyd, LF 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 walks

Game story from the Illawarra Mercury

Illawarra's Tim Atherton and Trent D'Antonio played significant roles in the NSW Patriots' 11-8 win over reigning titleholder Perth Heat in a high-quality Claxton Shield fixture at Fred Finch Park yesterday.

Spectators were treated to six home runs, with Atherton slamming a 126m three-run homer in the bottom of the third inning to give NSW a 5-0 lead.

Six runs by the Patriots in the third from a Tim Auty double, a Patrick Maat RBI double and Atherton's long ball proved the crucial inning in the outcome of a thrilling game, which was the only Claxton Shield fixture in country NSW this year.

D'Antonio played as the designated hitter and also made a good contribution when he batted in two runners in the bottom of the seventh, which took NSW to an 11-8 lead - the final score after Perth had fought back to make it 9-8 in the top of the sixth.

The HEAT play their next three game series at Baseball Park December 19-21 against Queensland.

Here is a google earth image of Baseball Park...I hope