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 season
Season:
2012–13 Australian Baseball League season
Team Details
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
CityMelbourne, Victoria
BallparkMelbourne Ballpark
Management
ManagerPhil Dale
OwnerABL
General ManagerWindsor Knox
Assistant GMDirector of Operations Rosanne Tarrant
Local Broadcasting
RadioAussie Digital

Offseason

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

Standings
Key
Clinched Championship Series berth
Clinched Preliminary final berth
2012–13 regular season standings
Team[2]
W L Pct. GB Home Road
Canberra Cavalry 2719.587–14–913–10
Sydney Blue Sox 2619.5780.513–913–10
Perth Heat 2521.5432.013–1012–11
Brisbane Bandits 2322.5113.515–88–14
Adelaide Bite 2125.4576.012–109–14
Melbourne Aces 1531.32612.011–124–19
Notes

    Record vs opponents
    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
    WAces win
    LAces loss
    TAces tie
     Game postponed
    BoldAces 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
    Melbourne Aces roster - 2012–13 ABL
    Active rosterInactive rosterCoaching Staff
    Pitchers

    Right-handed pitchers

    • 13 Bubbie Buzachero
    • 17 Sam Gibbons
    • 34 John Hussey
    • 32 Andrew Mann
    • 28 Kevin Reese

    Left-handed pitchers

    		 Catchers
    • 30 Liam Bedford
    • 27 Shota Nakata
    • 62 Jarryd Rogers

    Infielders

    Outfielders

    Pitchers

    • Left Handed Pitchers
    • 18 Dean McIntyre
    • ? Lewis Thorpe
    • Right Handed Pitchers
    • 47 Zachary Arneson
    • 41 Cameron Forbes
    • 41 Alex Da Silva
    • ? Campbell Wiggins

    Catchers

    • Nil

    Infielders

    • 35 Nicholas Spence

    Outfielders

    • 40 John Edwards
    • ? Ben Leslie
    		Manager

    Coaches

    • 19 Phil Allen (Hitting Coach)
    • 33 Russ Spear (Pitching Coach)
    • -- Stephen Black (Coach)
    • -- Neil Burke (Coach)
    • -- Mitsuharu Nagayama (Coach)
    • -- Jonathan Schuerholz (Coach)
    • 20 Damian Shanahan (Coach)
    Current as of 4 December 2012.

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