1996–97 Australian Baseball League season
The 1996–97 Australian Baseball League Championship was won by the Perth Heat, who defeated the Brisbane Bandits 2 game to 1 in the championship series at ANZ Stadium. The finals series was played in Brisbane even though it was Perth Heats home series, their home ground the WACA was being used for an interstate Sheffield Shield Cricket match.
Ladder
Championship series
Semi Final 1: Game 1: 1st Vs 4th at the WACA">WACA Ground">WACA
Semi Final 1: Game 2: 1st Vs 4th at the WACA
Semi Final 2: Game 1: 2nd Vs 3rd at ANZ Stadium">QSAC">ANZ Stadium
Semi Final 2: Game 2: 2nd Vs 3rd at ANZ Stadium
Final Series: Game 1: Winner Semi Final 1 Vs Winner Semi Final 2 at ANZ Stadium
Final Series: Game 2: Winner Semi Final 1 Vs Winner Semi Final 2 at ANZ Stadium
Final Series: Game 3: Winner Semi Final 1 Vs Winner Semi Final 2 at ANZ Stadium
Awards
Top Stats
| Name | Wins | Losses | Saves | ERA |
| Robbie WELLS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2.36 |
| Alvie SHEPHARD | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 |
| David WHITE | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5.47 |
| Mark ETTLES | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.45 |
| Peter MOYLAN | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6.43 |
| Shane TONKIN | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.25 |
| Name | Avg | HR | RBI |
| Greg JELKS:.375/11/38 | .375 | 11 | 38 |
| Jason HEWITT | .350 | 3 | 13 |
| Sean JONES | .329 | 12 | 44 |
| Clayton BYRNE | .316 | 15 | 48 |
| Ben NEEDLE | .313 | 4 | 22 |
| John MOORE | .301 | 7 | 33 |
All-Star Team
