pitching four shutout innings with four strikeouts. In the bottom of the 13th inning and Perth's Corey Adamson hitting, Melbourne pitcher Andrew Russell threw a wild pitch that got away from catcher Kevin David which allowed James McOwen to score the winning run to secure Perth Heat's second ABL Championship in as many seasons. Virgil Vasquez was named series MVP for his shutout in game one. 2012–13 season Perth Heat finished the regular season in third position, with a 25-win, 21-loss record. They went on to play Sydney in the preliminary final. Game one was postponed, meaning a doubleheader took place on Saturday. A delayed game one in the series fell Perth's way after a 4–1 victory, with 3 runs scored in the 7th inning which blew the game open in Perth's' favour. Game two was all that was needed for Perth to qualify for another grand final appearance with the Heat prevailing in an 8–6 win. The heat scored all of their runs before the 5th innings, leaving Sydney with a lot of chasing to do which they couldn't quite handle. Perth took on Canberra in the final series, unfortunately for the heat they were beaten in two close matches which saw Canberra win their first title in the new ABL format. Game one final score was 6–4 and game two was 7–6. 2013–14 season The 2013–14 season was extremely successful for the Heat, with an outstanding regular season record of 32–14 they qualified first and earned a spot in the Grand Final series to be played against the winner of the preliminary final series between Sydney and Canberra. Canberra set up a Grand final rematch with Perth by winning the Preliminary series 2–1. With the same final combatants from the 2012–13 season the ABL could rest assured it would be a close series. The Heat had the home-ground advantage this series unlike the previous year. Game one went down to the wire with the Heat prevailing 4–3, putting all the pressure on Canberra. Game two was also close with the heat exacting revenge and atoning for the previous seasons loss. The heat won 2–1 and brought the Claxton shield to Perth. 2014–15 season The Heat finished the regular season with a 28–20 record which saw them finish in second position. Yet again the Heat played Sydney in the preliminary final series. Game one was a close contest with