2011–12 Sydney Blue Sox season

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Australian Baseball League team season

2011–12 Sydney Blue Sox

League	Australian Baseball League
Ballpark	Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney
City	Blacktown, New South Wales
Record	20–25 (.444)
League place	4th
Owner	ABL
General manager	David Balfour
Manager	Glenn Williams
Radio	Triple H FM
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The 2011–12 Sydney Blue Sox season will be the second season for the team. As was the case for the previous season, the Blue Sox will compete in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) with the other five foundation teams, and will again play its home games at Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney. The team will be defending its record from the 2010–11 season where it had the best win–loss record during the regular season.

Offseason

In July 2011, David Welch announced his retirement from professional baseball.^[1] During the Blue Sox' inaugural season, he won the league's Pitcher of the Year award, and threw the first no-hitter in the league's history during the preliminary final series against the Adelaide Bite, accounting for the team's only win during the postseason.^[2]

Also in July, an announcement was made that the name of the sporting complex the Blue Sox use for home games was changed from Blacktown Olympic Park to Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney. In other national sporting competitions, the complex serves as the training base for the Greater Western Sydney Giants team in the Australian Football League.^[3]

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to major semi final
3	Adelaide Bite	45	20	25	.444^[a]	14	Advance to minor semi final
4	Sydney Blue Sox	45	20	25	.444^[b]	14	Advance to minor semi final
5	Brisbane Bandits	45	20	25	.444^[c]	14
6	Canberra Cavalry	45	20	25	.444^[d]	14

Source: ^[4]
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.^[5]
Notes:

^ 1st tiebreaker: 16–11 (.593)
^ 1st tiebreaker: 13–14 (.481); 2nd tiebreaker: 5–4 (.556)
^ 1st tiebreaker: 13–14 (.481); 2nd tiebreaker: 4–5 (.444)
^ 1st tiebreaker: 12–15 (.444)

Record vs opponents

Opponent	W–L Record	Largest Victory			Largest Defeat			Current Streak
Opponent	W–L Record	Score	Date	Ground	Score	Date	Ground	Current Streak
Adelaide Bite	–	–			–
Brisbane Bandits	1–3	6–4	10 Nov 2011	Brisbane Exhibition Ground	10–0 (F/7)	11 Nov 2011	Brisbane Exhibition Ground	L3
Canberra Cavalry	–	–			–
Melbourne Aces	3–1	8–6	5 Nov 2011	Blue Sox Stadium	13–9	5 Nov 2011	Blue Sox Stadium	W1
Perth Heat	–	–			–
Total	4–4	Against Melbourne & Brisbane			Against Brisbane Bandits			L3
Total	4–4	8–6 6–4	5 Nov 2011 10 Nov 2011	Blue Sox Stadium Brisbane Exhibition Ground	10–0 (F/7)	11 Nov 2011	Brisbane Exhibition Ground	L3

Game log

W	Blue Sox win
L	Blue Sox loss
T	Blue Sox tie
	Game postponed
Bold	Blue Sox team member

2010–11 Game Log

November

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Crowd	Record	Ref
1	4 November	Aces	W 3–2	Chris Oxspring (1–0)	Daniel McGrath (0–1)		1,193	1–0	^[6]
2	5 November (DH 1)	Aces	W 8–6	Matthew Williams (1–0)	Andrew Mann (0–1)	Koo Dae-Sung (1)	—	2–0	^[7]
3	5 November (DH 2)	Aces	L 13–9	Blake Cunningham (1–0)	Josh Wells (0–1)		1,295	2–1	^[8]
4	6 November	Aces	W 2–0	Chris Oxspring (2–0)	Sam Gibbons (0–1)		1,425	3–1	^[9]
5	10 November	@ Bandits	W 6–4	Craig Anderson (1–0)	Simon Morriss (0–2)	Koo Dae-Sung (2)	803	4–1	^[10]
6	11 November	@ Bandits	L 10–0 (F/7)	Alex Maestri (2–0)	Wayne Lundgren (0–1)		1,030	4–2	^[11]
7	12 November	@ Bandits	L 2–0	Yohei Yanagawa (1–0)	Aiden Francis (0–1)	Chris Mowday (2)	1,353	4–3	^[12]
8	13 November	@ Bandits	L 2–1	Chris Mowday (1–1)	Chris Oxspring (2–1)		640	4–4	^[13]
9	17 November	Heat	–
10	18 November (DH 1)	Heat	–
11	18 November (DH 2)	Heat	–
12	19 November	Heat	–
13	24 November	@ Bite	–
14	25 November	@ Bite	–
15	26 November (DH 1)	@ Bite	–
16	26 November (DH 2)	@ Bite	–

December

#	Date	Opponent	Score
17	1 December	Bandits	–
18	2 December (DH 1)	Bandits	–
19	2 December (DH 2)	Bandits	–
20	3 December	Bandits	–
21	4 December	Bandits	–
22	15 December	Cavalry	–
23	16 December	Cavalry	–
24	17 December	Cavalry	–
25	18 December	Cavalry	–
26	29 December	@ Aces	–
27	30 December	@ Aces	–
28	31 December (DH 1)	@ Aces	–
29	31 December (DH 2)	@ Aces	–

January

#	Date	Opponent	Score
30	1 January	@ Aces	–
31	5 January	@ Cavalry	–
32	6 January	@ Cavalry	–
33	7 January (DH 1)	@ Cavalry	–
34	7 January (DH 2)	@ Cavalry	–
35	8 January	@ Cavalry	–
36	11 January	Bite	–
37	12 January	Bite	–
38	13 January	Bite	–
39	14 January	Bite	–
40	15 January	Bite	–
41	18 January	@ Heat	–
42	19 January	@ Heat	–
43	20 January	@ Heat	–
44	21 January	@ Heat	–
45	22 January	@ Heat	–

Roster

Sydney Blue Sox roster - 2011–12 ABL
Roster	Inactive Roster	Coaching staff
Pitchers Right-handed pitchers 32 Todd Grattan 13 Vaughan Harris 24 Lee Ingram 36 Wayne Lundgren 35 Chris Oxspring 31 Josh Wells 19 Matthew Williams Left-handed pitchers 41 Craig Anderson 26 Aiden Francis 30 Koo Dae-Sung 1 Matthew Rae		Catchers 33 Craig Cant 11 Trent D'Antonio 23 Alex Johnson Infielders 14 Joshua Dean 16 Michael Lysaught 20 Patrick Maat 2 Shannon Pender 34 Jacob Younis Outfielders 22 Tyler Collins 27 Boss Moanaroa 8 Moko Moanaroa 3 Trent Schmutter	Pitchers -- Alessio Angelucci -- Matt Bennett -- Ryan Rowland-Smith -- Aaron Sookee -- Tim Stanford -- Jarryd Sullivan -- Brad Thomas -- Rich Thompson -- Brad Tippett -- Todd Van Steensel -- David Welch Catchers -- Guy Edmonds Infielders -- Mark Holland -- Gift Ngoepe Outfielders -- Breland Brown -- Mitch Dening -- David Kandilas -- Trent Oeltjen	Manager 21 Kevin Boles Coaches 35 Chris Oxspring (Pitching Coach) 7 Graheme Cassel (Coach) 6 Jason Pospishil (Coach) 18 Glenn Williams (Coach) : 7-day disabled list
Correct as of 8 November 2011.

Sydney Blue Sox roster - 2011–12 ABL

Roster

Inactive Roster

Coaching staff

Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

32 Todd Grattan
13 Vaughan Harris
24 Lee Ingram
36 Wayne Lundgren
35 Chris Oxspring
31 Josh Wells
19 Matthew Williams

Left-handed pitchers

41 Craig Anderson
26 Aiden Francis
30 Koo Dae-Sung
1 Matthew Rae

Catchers

33 Craig Cant
11 Trent D'Antonio
23 Alex Johnson

Infielders

14 Joshua Dean
16 Michael Lysaught
20 Patrick Maat
2 Shannon Pender
34 Jacob Younis

Outfielders

22 Tyler Collins
27 Boss Moanaroa
8 Moko Moanaroa
3 Trent Schmutter

Pitchers

-- Alessio Angelucci
-- Matt Bennett
-- Ryan Rowland-Smith
-- Aaron Sookee
-- Tim Stanford
-- Jarryd Sullivan
-- Brad Thomas
-- Rich Thompson
-- Brad Tippett
-- Todd Van Steensel
-- David Welch

Catchers

-- Guy Edmonds

Infielders

-- Mark Holland
-- Gift Ngoepe

Outfielders

-- Breland Brown
-- Mitch Dening
-- David Kandilas
-- Trent Oeltjen

Manager

21 Kevin Boles

Coaches

35 Chris Oxspring (Pitching Coach)
7 Graheme Cassel (Coach)
6 Jason Pospishil (Coach)
18 Glenn Williams (Coach)

: 7-day disabled list

Correct as of 8 November 2011.

References

^ "David Welch retires". The AustralianBaseballDigest. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "Welch Wins Pitcher of the Year". Australian Baseball League. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "Welcome to Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney". Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "Australian Baseball League Standings". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
^ "Playoff Procedures". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
^ "Melbourne @ Sydney boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
^ "Melbourne @ Sydney boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
^ "Melbourne @ Sydney boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
^ "Melbourne @ Sydney boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
^ "Sydney @ Brisbane boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
^ "Sydney @ Brisbane boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
^ "Sydney @ Brisbane boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
^ "Sydney @ Brisbane boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

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Ballparks	Blue Sox Stadium
Important figures	David Balfour Dae-sung Koo Chris Oxspring
Minor Premierships (1)	2010–11
Broadcasting	Radio: Triple H FM Television: Nil Internet: YouTube
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