2012–13 Melbourne Aces season

The 2012–13 Melbourne Aces season will be the third 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 for the first time, the team will play its home games at the Melbourne Ballpark.

2012–13 Melbourne Aces
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
BallparkMelbourne Ballpark
CityMelbourne, Victoria
Record15–31 (.326)
Place6th
OwnerABL
General managerWindsor Knox
ManagerPhil Dale
RadioAussie Digital

Offseason

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During the offseason, the Aces announced that they were moving their home games from the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds to the Melbourne Ballpark in Altona, Victoria.[1] The Ballpark, which also hosted Melbourne-based teams in the previous incarnation of the league, will undergo significant improvements before the opening of the season, including the adjustment of fences, and the installation of an open-air beer garden.

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Canberra Cavalry 46 27 19 .587 Advance to Championship Series
2 Sydney Blue Sox 45 26 19 .578 0.5 Advance to Preliminary final
3 Perth Heat 46 25 21 .543 2
4 Brisbane Bandits 45 23 22 .511 3.5
5 Adelaide Bite 46 21 25 .457 6
6 Melbourne Aces 46 15 31 .326 12
Source: [2]

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 4–7 8–2 18 January 2013 Melbourne Ballpark 1–18 8 December 2012 Norwood Oval 4L
Brisbane Bandits 5–3 6–1 3 January 2013 Melbourne Ballpark 1–6 30 December 2012 Brisbane Exhibition Ground 4W
Canberra Cavalry 3–5 5–0 14 December 2012 Melbourne Ballpark 1–9 13 December 2012 Melbourne Ballpark Ballpark 2L
Perth Heat 2–9 12–2 18 November 2012 Barbagallo Ballpark 1–11 27 January 2013 Barbagallo Ballpark 6L
Sydney Blue Sox 1–7 1–0 21 December 2012 Melbourne Ballpark 3–13 10 January 2013 Blue Sox Stadium 6L
Total 15–31 Perth Heat Adelaide Bite 6L
12–2 18 November 2012 Barbagallo Ballpark 1–18 8 December 2012 Norwood Oval

Game log

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W Aces win
L Aces loss
T Aces tie
  Game postponed
Bold Aces team member
2012–13 Game Log
November
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref
1 9 November Bite 5–1 J. Hussey R. Olsen 1,116 1-0 [3]
2 10 November Bite 0–4 Z. Fuesser H. Koishi 1,228 1-1 [4]
3 11 November Bite 7–2 S. Gibbons P. Mildren 296 2-1 [5]
4 16 November @ Heat 0–3 V. Vasquez K. Reese 1,507 2-2 [6]
5 17 November @ Heat 4–9 A. Claggett H. Koishi 1,619 2-3 [7]
6 18 November @ Heat 12–2 S. Gibbons S. Mitchinson 1,189 3-3 [8]
7 23 November @ Cavalry 5–3 Z. Arneson D. Loggins J. Hussey 1,155 4-3 [9]
8 24 November (DH 1) @ Cavalry 9–10 K. Perkins H. Koishi S. Tole 4-4 [10]
9 24 November (DH 2) @ Cavalry 3–5 M. Fujihara D. McGrath D. Loggins 1,503 4-5 [11]
10 25 November @ Cavalry 8–7 A. Blackley J. Holdzkom J. Hussey 980 5-5 [12]
11 30 November Heat 2-9 V. Vasquez K. Reese 584 5-6 [13]
December
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref
12 1 December (DH 1) Heat 3–1 H. Koishi S. Mitchinson J. Hussey 6-6 [14]
13 1 December (DH 2) Heat 0–8 A. Claggett S. Gibbons 1,135 6-7 [15]
14 2 December Heat 3–4 D. Schmidt A. Blackley C. Lamb 407 6-8 [16]
15 7 December @ Bite 4–10 R. Olson Y. Nakazaki 936 6-9 [17]
16 8 December (DH 1) @ Bite 3–5 A. Kittredge A. Blackley - 6-10 [18]
17 8 December (DH 2) @ Bite 1–18 P. Mildren S. Gibbons 1,504 6-11 [19]
18 9 December @ Bite 8–9 R. Olson Z. Arneson 545 6-12 [20]
19 13 December Cavalry 1–9 B. Grening K. Reese 632 6-13 [21]
20 14 December (DH 1) Cavalry 5–0 H. Koishi R. Dickmann 7-13 [22]
21 14 December (DH 2) Cavalry 8–9 S. Toler Y. Nakazaki 1,136 7-14 [23]
22 15 December Cavalry 0–5 J. Holdzkom S. Gibbons 223 7-15 [24]
23 20 December Blue Sox 1–5 C. Anderson K. Reese 334 7-16 [25]
24 21 December Blue Sox 1–0 H. Koishi C. Oxspring C. Forbes 234 8-16 [26]
25 22 December Blue Sox 3–4 T. Herr A. Blackley M. Williams 424 8-17 [27]
26 23 December Blue Sox 8–10 T. Herr C. Forbes M. Williams 270 8-18 [28]
27 27 December @ Bandits 1–5 C. Lofgren J. Hussey 569 8-19 [29]
28 28 December @ Bandits 0–4 C. Smith K. Reese 614 8-20 [30]
29 29 December @ Bandits 5–3 C. Forbes K. Maso 2,056 9-20 [31]
30 30 December @ Bandits 1–6 J. Schult J. Kennedy 644 9-21 [32]
January
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref
31 3 January Bandits 6–1 K. Reese C. Lofgren 586 10-21 [33]
32 4 January Bandits 7–3 J. Hussey T. Tetsuya C. Forbes 421 11-21 [34]
33 5 January Bandits 2–0 A. Bright R. Searle Z. Arneson 902 12-21 [35]
34 6 January Bandits 5–4 M. Hodge N. Crawford 621 13-21 [36]
35 10 January @ Blue Sox 3–13 C. Oxspring M. Hodge 912 13-22 [37]
36 11 January @ Blue Sox 0–2 C. Anderson J. Hussey M. Williams 1,274 13-23 [38]
37 12 January @ Blue Sox 4–5 B. Thomas A. Bright M. Williams 1,570 13-24 [39]
38 13 January @ Blue Sox 1–4 T. Atherton A. Blackley M. Williams 1,008 13-25 [40]
39 17 January Bite 3–2 J. Hussey Z. Fuesser T. Blackley 764 14-25 [41]
40 18 January Bite 8–2 K. Reese S. Kim 1,143 15-25 [42]
41 19 January Bite 6–12 R. Olson A. Bright 1,411 15-26 [43]
42 20 January Bite 0–9 D. Ruzic A. Blackley 1,144 15-27 [44]
43 24 January @ Heat 3–4 B. Wise Z. Arneson 1,447 15-28 [45]
44 25 January @ Heat 3–11 W. Saupold K. Reese 2,073 15-29 [46]
45 26 January @ Heat 2–6 D. Schmidt J. Kennedy 1,303 15-30 [47]
46 27 January @ Heat 1–11 J. Frawley B. Cunningham 1,893 15-31 [48]

Roster

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Melbourne Aces roster - 2012–13 ABL
Active roster Inactive roster Coaching Staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

Left-handed pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Pitchers

Catchers

  • Nil

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Current as of 4 December 2012.

References

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