2011–12 Melbourne Aces
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
BallparkRoyal Melbourne Showgrounds
CityMelbourne, Victoria
Record21–24 (.467)
League place2nd
OwnerABL
General managerWindsor Knox
ManagerPhil Dale
RadioAussie Digital

The 2011–12 Melbourne Aces season was the second season for the team. As was the case for the previous season, the Aces will compete in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) with the other five foundation teams, and will again play its home games at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds.

Offseason

During the offseason, it was announced that the Aces' home ground, the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds, would undergo major reconstruction in preparation for this season. Among others, the most notable change involved moving home plate approximately 15 feet closer to the fence, increasing the length of the field to 400 feet at centre field.[1] The ground was previously noted for its size among ABL grounds, having accounted for over 42% of all home runs hit during the inaugural ABL season.[2]

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Perth Heat 45 34 11 .756 Advance to major semi final
2 Melbourne Aces 45 21 24 .467 13
3 Adelaide Bite 45 20 25 .444[lower-alpha 1] 14 Advance to minor semi final
4 Sydney Blue Sox 45 20 25 .444[lower-alpha 2] 14
5 Brisbane Bandits 45 20 25 .444[lower-alpha 3] 14
6 Canberra Cavalry 45 20 25 .444[lower-alpha 4] 14
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: Teams are ranked on winning percentage. In a multi-way tie, the winning percentage from games in head-to-head competition with the other tied teams is used as the first tiebreaker. In a multi-way tie, where after the first tiebreaker two teams are still tied, the winning percentage from games in head-to-head competition between the two tied teams is used as the second tiebreaker.[4]
Notes:
  1. 1st tiebreaker: 16–11 (.593)
  2. 1st tiebreaker: 13–14 (.481); 2nd tiebreaker: 5–4 (.556)
  3. 1st tiebreaker: 13–14 (.481); 2nd tiebreaker: 4–5 (.444)
  4. 1st tiebreaker: 12–15 (.444)

Record vs opponents

Opponent W–L
Record
Largest Victory Largest Defeat Current
Streak
Score Date Ground Score Date Ground
Adelaide Bite
Brisbane Bandits
Canberra Cavalry
Perth Heat 0–4 6–1 13 Nov 2011 Melbourne Showgrounds L4
Sydney Blue Sox 1–3 13–9 5 Nov 2011 Blue Sox Stadium 8–6 5 Nov 2011 Blue Sox Stadium L1
Total 1–7 Against Sydney Blue Sox Against Perth Heat L5
13–9 5 Nov 2011 Blue Sox Stadium 6–1 13 Nov 2011 Melbourne Showgrounds

Game log

WAces win
LAces loss
TAces tie
 Game postponed
BoldAces team member
2011–12 Game Log
November
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
1 4 November @ Blue Sox L 3–2 Chris Oxspring (1–0) Daniel McGrath (0–1) 1,193 0–1 [5]
2 5 November (DH 1) @ Blue Sox L 8–6 Matthew Williams (1–0) Andrew Mann (0–1) Koo Dae-Sung (1) 0–2 [6]
3 5 November (DH 2) @ Blue Sox W 13–9 Blake Cunningham (1–0) Josh Wells (0–1) 1,295 1–2 [7]
4 6 November @ Blue Sox L 2–0 Chris Oxspring (2–0) Sam Gibbons (0–1) 1,425 1–3 [8]
5 11 November Heat L 6–3 Daniel Schmidt (1–0) Shane Lindsay (0–1) Benn Grice (2) 1,514 1–4 [9]
6 12 November Heat L 9–8 Trevor Caughey (1–0) Yusei Kikuchi (0–1) Matt Erikson (1) 1,174 1–5 [10]
7 13 November (DH 1) Heat L 6–1 Jacob Clem (1–0) Jason Hirsh (0–1) 1–6 [11]
8 13 November (DH 2) Heat L 5–3 Warwick Saupold (1–0) Nic Ungs (0–1) 923 1–7 [12]
9 17 November Bandits
10 18 November Bandits
11 19 November Bandits
12 20 November Bandits
13 24 November @ Cavalry
14 25 November @ Cavalry
15 26 November @ Cavalry
16 27 November @ Cavalry
December
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
17 1 December @ Bite
18 2 December (DH 1) @ Bite
19 2 December (DH 2) @ Bite
20 3 December @ Bite
21 16 December @ Heat
22 17 December @ Heat
23 18 December @ Heat
24 19 December @ Heat
25 20 December @ Heat
26 29 December Blue Sox
27 30 December Blue Sox
28 31 December (DH 1) Blue Sox
29 31 December (DH 2) Blue Sox
January
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
30 1 January Blue Sox
31 5 January Bite
32 6 January Bite
33 7 January (DH 1) Bite
34 7 January (DH 2) Bite
35 8 January Bite
36 11 January @ Bandits
37 12 January @ Bandits
38 13 January @ Bandits
39 14 January @ Bandits
40 15 January @ Bandits
41 18 January Cavalry
42 19 January Cavalry
43 20 January Cavalry
44 21 January (DH 1) Cavalry
45 21 January (DH 2) Cavalry

Roster

Melbourne Aces roster - 2011–12 ABL
Active rosterInactive rosterCoaching Staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

  • 27 Australia Kyle Bedford
  •  9 Australia Blake Cunningham
  • 23 Australia Alex De Silva
  • 52 Australia John Edwards
  •  2 Australia Sam Gibbons
  •  5 Japan Fumikazu Kimura
  • 42 Australia Shane Lindsay
  • 32 Australia Andrew Mann
  • 28 Australia Kevin Reese

Left-handed pitchers

Catchers
  • 15 Australia Mitchell Ayres

Infielders

Outfielders

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

  • 33 Australia Lee Hogan (Pitching Coach)
  • 19 Australia Phil Allen (Coach)
  • 20 Australia Damian Shanahan (Coach)
Current as of 8 November 2011.

References

  1. Building the Jet Couriers Melbourne Ace Field, Melbourne Aces website.
  2. Stats, Melbourne Aces website.
  3. "Australian Baseball League Standings". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  4. "Playoff Procedures". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  5. "Melbourne @ Sydney boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  6. "Melbourne @ Sydney boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  7. "Melbourne @ Sydney boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  8. "Melbourne @ Sydney boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  9. "Perth @ Melbourne boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  10. "Perth @ Melbourne boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  11. "Perth @ Melbourne boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  12. "Perth @ Melbourne boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
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