2008 Claxton Shield
The 74th Claxton Shield was held from 28 December 2007 to 10 February 2008. The 2008 Shield was conducted on a Home and Away series made up of 2 Divisions; Eastern Division: Australian Provincial, New South Wales Patriots and the Queensland Rams, Southern Division: Perth Heat, Victoria Aces and South Australia. Each divisional series saw each team meet 6 times with 3 home games and 3 away games, the top team from each division then meet in a 3-game Championship series.
Teams
The 2008 Claxton Shield was contested between six teams from around Australia, divided into two divisions.
Southern Division
Eastern Division
Match results
Southern Division
1 February 2008 at 7.00 pm, Melbourne Ballpark
Eastern Division
6 January 2008 at 12.00 pm, Holloway Field
;No result, Game completed on 27 January on Provincial's home leg
5 January 2008 at 7.30 pm, Redlands
; Rescheduled to 25 January 2008, Narrabundah
26 January 2008 at 3.30 pm, Narrabundah
Championship series
Game 1: 8 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
Game 2: 9 February 2008 at 7.30 pm, Blacktown Olympic Ballpark
Top Stats
| Name | Wins | Losses | Saves | ERA |
| Tim COX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Chris MOWDAY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 |
| Liam HENDRIKS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.90 |
| Tristian CRAWFORD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.96 |
| Darren FIDGE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.19 |
| Name | Avg | HR | RBI |
| Clint BALGERA | .450 | 1 | 11 |
| David SUTHERLAND | .442 | 1 | 12 |
| Brad HARMAN | .440 | 2 | 7 |
| Mitch DENING | .409 | 0 | 4 |
| Brett RONEBERG | .406 | 2 | 9 |