2011–12 Brisbane Bandits season

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

2011–12 Brisbane Bandits
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
BallparkBrisbane Exhibition Ground
CityBrisbane, Queensland
Record20–25 (.444)
Place5th
OwnerABL
General managerPaul Gonzalez
ManagerKevin Jordan
TelevisionIn-House Broadcast

Offseason

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In October 2011, Bandits manager David Nilsson stood down from his role, with Kevin Jordan named manager for the 2011–12 season.[1]

Regular season

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Standings

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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[a] 14 Advance to minor semi final
4 Sydney Blue Sox 45 20 25 .444[b] 14
5 Brisbane Bandits 45 20 25 .444[c] 14
6 Canberra Cavalry 45 20 25 .444[d] 14
Source: [2]
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.[3]
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

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Opponent W–L
Record
Largest Victory Largest Defeat Current
Streak
Score Date Ground Score Date Ground
Adelaide Bite
Canberra Cavalry 2–2 7–4 5 Nov 2011 Narrabundah Ballpark 6–0 4 Nov 2011 Narrabundah Ballpark W1
Melbourne Aces
Perth Heat
Sydney Blue Sox 3–1 10–0 (F/7) 11 Nov 2011 Brisbane Exhibition Ground 6–4 10 Nov 2011 Brisbane Exhibition Ground W3
Total 5–3 Against Sydney Blue Sox Against Canberra Cavalry W3
10–0 (F/7) 11 Nov 2011 Brisbane Exhibition Ground 6–0 4 Nov 2011 Narrabundah Ballpark

Game log

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W Bandits win
L Bandits loss
T Bandits tie
  Game postponed
Bold Bandits team member
2011–12 Game Log
November
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref
1 4 November @ Cavalry L 6–0 Mike McGuire (1–0) Simon Morriss (0–1) 1,685 0–1 [4]
2 5 November (DH 1) @ Cavalry W 7–4 Alex Maestri (1–0) Nathan Crawford (0–1) John Veitch (1) 1–1 [5]
3 5 November (DH 2) @ Cavalry L 5–4 Steven Kent (1–0) Chris Mowday (0–1) 1,224 1–2 [6]
4 6 November @ Cavalry W 9–6 John Veitch (1–0) Brian Grening (0–1) Chris Mowday (1) 987 2–2 [7]
5 10 November Blue Sox L 6–4 Craig Anderson (1–0) Simon Morriss (0–2) Koo Dae-Sung (2) 803 2–3 [8]
6 11 November Blue Sox W 10–0 (F/7) Alex Maestri (2–0) Wayne Lundgren (0–1) 1,030 3–3 [9]
7 12 November Blue Sox W 2–0 Yohei Yanagawa (1–0) Aiden Francis (0–1) Chris Mowday (2) 1,353 4–3 [10]
8 13 November Blue Sox W 2–1 Chris Mowday (1–1) Chris Oxspring (2–1) 640 5–3 [11]
9 17 November @ Aces
10 18 November @ Aces
11 19 November @ Aces
12 20 November @ Aces
December
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref
13 1 December @ Blue Sox
14 2 December (DH 1) @ Blue Sox
15 2 December (DH 2) @ Blue Sox
16 3 December @ Blue Sox
17 4 December @ Blue Sox
18 8 December Heat
19 9 December Heat
20 10 December (DH 1) Heat
21 10 December (DH 2) Heat
22 15 December Bite
23 16 December Bite
24 17 December Bite
25 18 December Bite
26 29 December Cavalry
27 30 December Cavalry
28 31 December (DH 1) Cavalry
29 31 December (DH 2) Cavalry
January
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref
30 1 January Cavalry
31 4 January @ Heat
32 5 January @ Heat
33 6 January @ Heat
34 7 January @ Heat
35 8 January @ Heat
36 11 January Aces
37 12 January Aces
38 13 January Aces
39 14 January Aces
40 15 January Aces
41 19 January @ Bite
42 20 January @ Bite
43 21 January (DH 1) @ Bite
44 21 January (DH 2) @ Bite
45 22 January @ Bite

Roster

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Brisbane Bandits roster - 2011–12 ABL
Active roster Inactive Roster Coaching Staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

Left-handed pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Current as of 30 November 2011.

References

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  1. ^ Baumgart, Sean (3 October 2011). "Nilsson steps back from Bandits job". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Australian Baseball League Standings". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Playoff Procedures". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Brisbane @ Canberra boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Brisbane @ Canberra boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Brisbane @ Canberra boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Brisbane @ Canberra boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Sydney @ Brisbane boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Sydney @ Brisbane boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Sydney @ Brisbane boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Sydney @ Brisbane boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.