2015–16 Sydney Blue Sox season

Australian Baseball League team season
2015–16 Sydney Blue Sox
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
BallparkBlacktown International Sportspark Sydney
CityBlacktown, New South Wales
Record26–29 (.473)
Place4th
OwnerABL
ManagerJason Pospishil
RadioTriple H FM

The 2015–16 Sydney Blue Sox season was the team's sixth season. The Blue Sox competed in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) with five other teams, playing its home games at Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney.

Offseason

Regular season

Standings

Team
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 Pld W L GB PCT Home Away Qualification
Brisbane Bandits 56 37 19 — .661 23–5 14–14 Championship Series
Canberra Cavalry 56 31 25 6 .554 18–10 13–15 Preliminary final
Adelaide Bite 56 30 26 7 .536 18–10 12–16
Sydney Blue Sox 55 26 29 10.5 .473 18–9 8–20
Perth Heat 56 23 33 14 .411 12–16 11–17
Melbourne Aces 55 20 35 16.5 .364 10–18 10–17
Source: [1]

Record vs opponents

Opponent W–L
Record 		Largest Victory Largest Defeat Current
Streak
Score Date Ground Score Date Ground
Adelaide Bite 4-8 9-2 2 January 2016 Blue Sox Stadium 1-7 1 January 2016 Blue Sox Stadium W3
7-0 3 January 2016 Blue Sox Stadium
Brisbane Bandits 5-7 5-1 26 November 2015 Blue Sox Stadium 2-10 27 December 2015 Brisbane Exhibition Ground L3
5-1 28 November 2015 Blue Sox Stadium
6-2 29 November 2015 Blue Sox Stadium
Canberra Cavalry 6-5 8-0 11 December 2015 Blue Sox Stadium 3-14 7 November 2015 Narrabundah Ballpark L1
Melbourne Aces 7-4 5-0 19 December 2015 Blue Sox Stadium 3-7 19 December 2015 Blue Sox Stadium W2
Perth Heat 4-4 6-1 31 October 2015 Blue Sox Stadium 5-10 22 November 2015 Baseball Park L1
Total 26-29 Canberra Cavalry Canberra Cavalry W2
8–0 11 December 2015 Blue Sox Stadium 3–14 7 November 2015 Narrabundah Ballpark

Game log

W Blue Sox win
L Blue Sox loss
T Blue Sox tie
  Game postponed
  Game cancelled
Bold Blue Sox team member
2015–16 Game Log
October
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Record Ref
1 23 October @ Aces (DH 1) 0-3 M. Larkins W. Lundgren W. Wu 0-1 [1] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
2 24 October @ Aces (DH 1) 7-3 B. Zywicki J. Kennedy - 1-1 [2] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
3 24 October @ Aces (DH 2) 2-4 Y. Sano C. Letourneau T. Yamaguchi 1-2 [3] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
4 25 October @ Aces 6-4 T. Grattan M. Wilson - 2-2 [4] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
5 30 October Heat 1-4 D. Schmidt W. Lundgren M. Taylor 2-3 [5] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
6 31 October Heat (DH 1) 6-1 A. Balog J. Jones - 3-3 [6] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
7 31 October Heat (DH 2) 3-2 C. Drummond S. Mitchinson - 4-3 [7] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
November
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Record Ref
8 1 November Heat 3-5 E. Valle G. Lim - 4-4 [8] Archived 6 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
9 5 November @ Cavalry PPD - RAIN - - - - [9] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
10 6 November @ Cavalry 0-9 B. Grening W. Lundgren - 4-5 [10] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
11 7 November @ Cavalry (DH 1) 6-0 A. Balog W. Korpi - 5-5 [11] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
12 7 November @ Cavalry (DH 2) 3-14 S. Kent C. Anderson - 5-6 [12] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
13 8 November @ Cavalry 11-10 M. Click C. Drummond - 5-7 [13] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
14 12 November Bite PPD - RAIN - - - - [14] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
15 13 November Bite PPD - RAIN - - - - [15] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
16 14 November Bite (DH 1) PPD - RAIN - - - - [16] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
17 14 November Bite (DH 2) PPD - RAIN - - - - [17] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
18 15 November Bite (DH 1) 3-6 S. Chambers A. Balog K. Kerski 5-8 [18] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
19 15 November Bite (DH 2) 0-4 N. Talbot W. Lundgren - 5-9 [19] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
20 20 November @ Heat 7-4 A. Balog D. Schmidt C. Drummond 6-9 [20] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
21 21 November @ Heat (DH 1) 1-2 T. Bailey M. Rae - 6-10 [21] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
22 21 November @ Heat (DH 2) 5-4 C. Anderson J. Jones C. Drummond 7-10 [22] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
23 22 November @ Heat 5-10 N. Veale J. Stoecklin - 7-11 [23] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
24 26 November Bandits 5-1 A. Balog R. Teasley - 8-11 [24] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
25 27 November Bandits 8-5 W. Lundgren J. Jarvis C. Drummond 9-11 [25] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
26 28 November Bandits 5-1 C. Anderson T. Baker L. Wilkins 10-11 [26] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
27 29 November Bandits 6-2 J. Stoecklin J. Erasmus - 11-11 [27] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
December
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Record Ref
28 3 December @ Bite 0-4 S. Chambers A. Balog - 11-12 [28] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
29 4 December @ Bite 3-6 H. Lee M. Rae L. Van Mil 11-13 [29] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
30 5 December @ Bite (DH 1) 3-4 J. Tols L. Wilkins K. Kerski 11-14 [30] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
31 5 December @ Bite (DH 2) 11-13 C. Dula G. Lim L. Van Mil 11-15 [31] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
32 6 December @ Bite 14-9 J. Stoecklin W. Lee - 12-15 [32] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
33 11 December Cavalry 8-0 A. Balog B. Grening - 13-15 [33] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
34 12 December Cavalry 11-7 L. Wilkins W. Korpi - 14-15 [34] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
35 13 December Cavalry 6-1 C. Anderson S. Kent - 15-15 [35] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
36 14 December Cavalry 8-2 J. Stoecklin S. Cone - 16-15 [36] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
37 18 December Aces 5-3 M. Rae J. Kennedy C. Drummond 17-15 [37] Archived 6 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
38 19 December Aces (DH 1) 5-0 C. Anderson Y. Sano - 18-15 [38] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
39 19 December Aces (DH 2) 3-7 M. Larkins J. Stoecklin - 18-16 [39] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
40 20 December Aces 5-3 W. Lundgren M. McGillivray C. Drummond 19-16 [40] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
41 26 December @ Bandits 5-7 J. Jarvis C. Anderson R. Searle 19-17 [41] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
42 27 December @ Bandits 2-10 J. Erasmus W. Lundgren [42] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
43 28 December @ Bandits 0-3 R. Teasley L. Wells R. Searle 19-19 [43] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
44 29 December @ Bandits 9-11 T. Stanton A. Sookee R. Searle 19-20 [44] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
45 31 December Bite 3-8 S. Chambers M. Rae - 19-21 [45] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
January
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Record Ref
46 1 January Bite 1-7 J. Tols C. Anderson - 19-22 [46] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
47 2 January Bite (DH 1) 7-6 A. Sookee L. Van Mil T. Van Steensel 20-22 [47] Archived 6 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
48 2 January Bite (DH 2) 9-2 W. Lundgren D. Gallant - 21-22 [48] Archived 6 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
49 3 January Bite 7-0 J. Stoecklin M. Williams - 22-22 [49] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
50 7 January @ Bandits 6-3 C. Anderson R. Niit T. Van Steensel 23-22 [50] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
51 8 January @ Bandits 8-13 J. Jarvis W. Lundgren - 23-23 [51] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
52 9 January @ Bandits 7-8 R. Searle A. Sookee - 23-24 [52] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
53 10 January @ Bandits 4-10 J. Erasmus J. Stoecklin T. Stanton 23-25 [53] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
54 14 January @ Cavalry PPD - RAIN - - - - [54] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
55 15 January @ Cavalry 2-3 B. Grening B. Zywicki M. Click 23-26 [55] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
56 16 January @ Cavalry (DH 1) 2-0 L. Wells S. Kent T. Van Steensel 24-26 [56] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
57 16 January @ Cavalry (DH 2) 4-7 L. Cohen W. Lundgren M. Click 24-27 [57] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
58 17 January @ Cavalry 0-5 S. Cone J. Stoecklin - 24-28 [58] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
59 21 January Aces PPD - RAIN - - - - [59] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
60 22 January Aces PPD - RAIN - - - - [60] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
61 23 January Aces (DH 1) 3-6 S. Street C. Anderson - 24-29 [61] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
62 23 January Aces (DH 2) 4-2 V. Harris M. Larkins T. Van Steensel 25-29 [62] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
63 24 January Aces 10-8 A. Sookee T. Marks T. Van Steensel 26-29 [63] Archived 5 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine

Roster

Sydney Blue Sox roster - 2014–15 ABL
Active Roster Reserve Players Coaching staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

Left-handed pitchers

 Catchers

Infielders

  •  8 United States Tyler Bortnick
  • 28 Australia Max Brennen
  • 11 Australia Trent D’AntonioDisabled list
  • 14 Australia Joshua Dean
  • 38 United States Rhys Hoskins
  • 34 Australia Jacob Younis

Outfielders

  • 45 United States Grant Heyman
  • 12 Australia Alex Howe
  • 25 Australia David Kandilas
  •  3 Australia Matthew Smith
  • 22 Australia Joshua Strong

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

‘’’Outfielders

  • — United States Chuck Taylor
 Manager
  • Jason Pospishil

Coaches


Disabled list : 7-day disabled list
Reassigned players : reassigned

5 September 2017

References

  1. ^ "2015 Australian Baseball League Current Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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Sydney Blue Sox
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Important figures
Minor Premierships (1)
Broadcasting
  • Radio: Triple H FM
  • Television: Nil
  • Internet: YouTube
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