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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