2011–12 Melbourne Aces season

November 2022 November 2022 Sports October 2023 January 2018 January 2018 Melbourne Aces Australian Baseball League 2011–12 21 24 y 2nd Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne Showgrounds Phil Dale ABL Windsor Knox Aussie 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 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.Building the Jet Couriers Melbourne Ace Field, Melbourne Aces website. 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.Stats, Melbourne Aces website. Regular season Standings MEL Record vs opponents Opponent W–LRecord Largest Victory Largest Defeat CurrentStreak Score Date Ground Score Date Ground ADE – – – BRI – – – CAN – – – PER 0–4 – 6–1 13 Nov 2011 Melbourne Showgrounds L4 SYD 1–3 13–9 5 Nov 2011 Blue Sox Stadium 8–6 5 Nov 2011 Blue Sox Stadium L1 Total 1–7 Against SYD Against PER L5 13–9 5 Nov 2011 Blue Sox Stadium 6–1 13 Nov 2011 Melbourne Showgrounds Game log W Aces win L Aces loss T Aces tie   Game postponed Bold Aces team member Melbourne Aces 2011–12 Game Log y Melbourne Aces November # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | 4 November | @ SYD m | L 3–2 | Chris Oxspring (1–0) | Daniel McGrath (0–1) | | 1,193 | 0–1 | Melbourne @ Sydney boxscore http://web.theabl.com.au/stats/stats.jsp?sid=l595&t=g_box&gid=2011_11_04_melwin_sydwin_1 Australian Baseball League 4 November 2011 4 November 2011 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | 5 November (DH 1) | @ SYD m | L 8–6 | Matthew Williams (1–0) | Andrew Mann (0–1) | Koo Dae-Sung (1) | — | 0–2 | Melbourne @ Sydney boxscore http://web.theabl.com.au/stats/stats.jsp?sid=l595&t=g_box&gid=2011_11_05_melwin_sydwin_1 Australian Baseball League 6 November 2011 5 November 2011 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | 5 November (DH 2) | @ SYD m | W 13–9 | Blake Cunningham (1–0) | Josh Wells (0–1) | | 1,295 | 1–2 | Melbourne @ Sydney boxscore http://web.theabl.com.au/stats/stats.jsp?sid=l595&t=g_box&gid=2011_11_05_melwin_sydwin_2 Australian Baseball League 6 November 2011 5 November 2011 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | 6 November | @ SYD m | L 2–0 | Chris Oxspring (2–0) | Sam Gibbons (0–1) | | 1,425 | 1–3 | Melbourne @ Sydney boxscore http://web.theabl.com.au/stats/stats.jsp?sid=l595&t=g_box&gid=2011_11_06_melwin_sydwin_1 Australian Baseball League 6 November 2011 6 November 2011 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 | 11 November | PER m | L 6–3 | Daniel Schmidt (1–0) | Shane Lindsay (0–1) | Benn Grice (2) | 1,514 | 1–4 | Perth @ Melbourne boxscore http://web.theabl.com.au/stats/stats.jsp?sid=l595&t=g_box&gid=2011_11_11_prtwin_melwin_2 Australian Baseball League 14 November 2011 11 November 2011 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | 12 November | PER m | L 9–8 | Trevor Caughey (1–0) | Yusei Kikuchi (0–1) | Matt Erickson (1) | 1,174 | 1–5 | Perth @ Melbourne boxscore http://web.theabl.com.au/stats/stats.jsp?sid=l595&t=g_box&gid=2011_11_12_prtwin_melwin_1 Australian Baseball League 14 November 2011 12 November 2011 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 | 13 November (DH 1) | PER m | L 6–1 | Jacob Clem (1–0) | Jason Hirsh (0–1) | | — | 1–6 | Perth @ Melbourne boxscore http://web.theabl.com.au/stats/stats.jsp?sid=l595&t=g_box&gid=2011_11_13_prtwin_melwin_1 Australian Baseball League 14 November 2011 13 November 2011 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 | 13 November (DH 2) | PER m | L 5–3 | Warwick Saupold (1–0) | Nic Ungs (0–1) | | 923 | 1–7 | Perth @ Melbourne boxscore http://web.theabl.com.au/stats/stats.jsp?sid=l595&t=g_box&gid=2011_11_13_prtwin_melwin_2 Australian Baseball League 14 November 2011 13 November 2011 |- | 9 | 17 November | BRI m | – | | | | | | |- | 10 | 18 November | BRI m | – | | | | | | |- | 11 | 19 November | BRI m | – | | | | | | |- | 12 | 20 November | BRI m | – | | | | | | |- | 13 | 24 November | @ CAN m | – | | | | | | |- | 14 | 25 November | @ CAN m | – | | | | | | |- | 15 | 26 November | @ CAN m | – | | | | | | |- | 16 | 27 November | @ CAN m | – | | | | | | |- y Melbourne Aces December # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- | 17 | 1 December | @ ADE m | – | | | | | | |- | 18 | 2 December (DH 1) | @ ADE m | – | | | | | | |- | 19 | 2 December (DH 2) | @ ADE m | – | | | | | | |- | 20 | 3 December | @ ADE m | – | | | | | | |- | 21 | 16 December | @ PER m | – | | | | | | |- | 22 | 17 December | @ PER m | – | | | | | | |- | 23 | 18 December | @ PER m | – | | | | | | |- | 24 | 19 December | @ PER m | – | | | | | | |- | 25 | 20 December | @ PER m | – | | | | | | |- | 26 | 29 December | SYD m | – | | | | | | |- | 27 | 30 December | SYD m | – | | | | | | |- | 28 | 31 December (DH 1) | SYD m | – | | | | | | |- | 29 | 31 December (DH 2) | SYD m | – | | | | | | |- y Melbourne Aces January # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- | 30 | 1 January | SYD m | – | | | | | | |- | 31 | 5 January | ADE m | – | | | | | | |- | 32 | 6 January | ADE m | – | | | | | | |- | 33 | 7 January (DH 1) | ADE m | – | | | | | | |- | 34 | 7 January (DH 2) | ADE m | – | | | | | | |- | 35 | 8 January | ADE m | – | | | | | | |- | 36 | 11 January | @ BRI m | – | | | | | | |- | 37 | 12 January | @ BRI m | – | | | | | | |- | 38 | 13 January | @ BRI m | – | | | | | | |- | 39 | 14 January | @ BRI m | – | | | | | | |- | 40 | 15 January | @ BRI m | – | | | | | | |- | 41 | 18 January | CAN m | – | | | | | | |- | 42 | 19 January | CAN m | – | | | | | | |- | 43 | 20 January | CAN m | – | | | | | | |- | 44 | 21 January (DH 1) | CAN m | – | | | | | | |- | 45 | 21 January (DH 2) | CAN m | – | | | | | | |- Roster Melbourne Aces 2011–12 ABL #AA2506 #FFFFFF #110E3D #FFFFFF Inactive roster Coaching Staff 27 AUS Kyle Bedford  9 AUS Blake Cunningham 23 AUS Alex De Silva 52 AUS John Edwards  2 AUS Sam Gibbons  5 JPN Fumikazu Kimura 42 AUS Shane Lindsay 32 AUS Andrew Mann 28 AUS Kevin Reese 66 AUS Daniel McGrath 49 AUS Paul Weichard 15 AUS Mitchell Ayres 12 AUS Josh Davies 63 AUS Tom Dicker  4 AUS Hayden Dingle 16 AUS Darryl George  6 AUS Joshua Hendricks 26 AUS Justin Huber 38 USA Dominic Ramos  7 AUS Scott Wearne 21 AUS Nathan Aron 33 AUS Elliot Biddle 34 AUS Paul Rutgers Pitchers 22 AUS Adam Blackley 18 AUS Matthew Blackmore 11 AUS Adam Bright -- USA Bubbie Buzachero -- AUS Cameron Forbes 36 AUS Donovan Hendricks 30 USA Jeff Jamnik -- JPN Yusei Kikuchi -- GER Markus Solbach 17 AUS Russell Spear -- AUS Josh Spence 40 AUS Greg Wiltshire Catchers 27 AUS Liam Bedford -- USA Kevin David 26 AUS Grant Karlsen Infielders -- AUS Brad Harman 10 AUS Matthew Lawman -- AUS Jamie Lethborg -- AUS Jamie Papanicolaou -- AUS Jacob Sheldon-Collins -- AUS Adam Silva 25 AUS Brett Tamburrino Outfielders  3 AUS Andrew Russell 43 AUS Phil Dale 33 AUS Lee Hogan (Pitching Coach) 19 AUS Phil Allen (Coach) 20 AUS Damian Shanahan (Coach) Current as of 8 November 2011. 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