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
Record vs opponents Opponent W–LRecord Largest Victory Largest Defeat CurrentStreak Score Date Ground Score Date Ground – – – – – – – – – 0–4 – 6–1 13 Nov 2011 Melbourne Showgrounds L4 1–3 13–9 5 Nov 2011 Blue Sox Stadium 8–6 5 Nov 2011 Blue Sox Stadium L1 Total 1–7 Against Against 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
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | 4 November | @ | L 3–2 | Chris Oxspring (1–0) | Daniel McGrath (0–1) | | 1,193 | 0–1 | |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | 5 November (DH 1) | @ | L 8–6 | Matthew Williams (1–0) | Andrew Mann (0–1) | Koo Dae-Sung (1) | — | 0–2 | |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | 5 November (DH 2) | @ | W 13–9 | Blake Cunningham (1–0) | Josh Wells (0–1) | | 1,295 | 1–2 | |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | 6 November | @ | L 2–0 | Chris Oxspring (2–0) | Sam Gibbons (0–1) | | 1,425 | 1–3 | |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 | 11 November | | L 6–3 | Daniel Schmidt (1–0) | Shane Lindsay (0–1) | Benn Grice (2) | 1,514 | 1–4 | |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | 12 November | | L 9–8 | Trevor Caughey (1–0) | Yusei Kikuchi (0–1) | Matt Erickson (1) | 1,174 | 1–5 | |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 | 13 November (DH 1) | | L 6–1 | Jacob Clem (1–0) | Jason Hirsh (0–1) | | — | 1–6 | |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 | 13 November (DH 2) | | L 5–3 | Warwick Saupold (1–0) | Nic Ungs (0–1) | | 923 | 1–7
| 9 | 17 November | | –
| 10 | 18 November | | –
| 11 | 19 November | | –
| 12 | 20 November | | –
| 13 | 24 November | @ | –
| 14 | 25 November | @ | –
| 15 | 26 November | @ | –
| 16 | 27 November | @ | –
| 17 | 1 December | @ | –
| 18 | 2 December (DH 1) | @ | –
| 19 | 2 December (DH 2) | @ | –
| 20 | 3 December | @ | –
| 21 | 16 December | @ | –
| 22 | 17 December | @ | –
| 23 | 18 December | @ | –
| 24 | 19 December | @ | –
| 25 | 20 December | @ | –
| 26 | 29 December | | –
| 27 | 30 December | | –
| 28 | 31 December (DH 1) | | –
| 29 | 31 December (DH 2) | | –
| 30 | 1 January | | –
| 31 | 5 January | | –
| 32 | 6 January | | –
| 33 | 7 January (DH 1) | | –
| 34 | 7 January (DH 2) | | –
| 35 | 8 January | | –
| 36 | 11 January | @ | –
| 37 | 12 January | @ | –
| 38 | 13 January | @ | –
| 39 | 14 January | @ | –
| 40 | 15 January | @ | –
| 41 | 18 January | | –
| 42 | 19 January | | –
| 43 | 20 January | | –
| 44 | 21 January (DH 1) | | –
| 45 | 21 January (DH 2) | | –
Roster
References