| Season details | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Country | Australia |
| Teams | 6 |
| Dates | 28 December 2007 – 2 February 2008 |
| Defending champions | Victoria Aces (2007) |
| Regular season | |
| First place | New South Wales Patriots (9-3) |
| Second place | Perth Heat (8-4) |
| Third place | Queensland Rams (8-4) |
| Fourth place | Victoria Aces (7-5) |
| Fifth place | South Australia (3–9) |
| Sixth place | Australian Provincial (1-11) |
| Finals series | |
| Final | |
| Champions | Perth Heat (9th title) |
| Game score | 2-0 |
| Runner-up | New South Wales Patriots |
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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.
The 2008 Claxton Shield was contested between six teams from around Australia, divided into two divisions.