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.

Offseason During the offseason, the Aces announced that they were moving their home games from the Melbourne Showgrounds to the Melbourne Ballpark in Altona, Victoria. 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

Record vs opponents Opponent W–LRecord Largest Victory Largest Defeat CurrentStreak Score Date Ground Score Date Ground 4–7 8–2 18 January 2013 Melbourne Ballpark 1–18 8 December 2012 Norwood Oval 4L 5–3 6–1 3 January 2013 Melbourne Ballpark 1–6 30 December 2012 Brisbane Exhibition Ground 4W 3–5 5–0 14 December 2012 Melbourne Ballpark 1–9 13 December 2012 Melbourne Ballpark Ballpark 2L 2–9 12–2 18 November 2012 Barbagallo Ballpark 1–11 27 January 2013 Barbagallo Ballpark 6L 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 W Aces win L Aces loss T Aces tie   Game postponed Bold Aces team member

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 1 | 9 November | | 5–1 | J. Hussey | R. Olsen | | 1,116 | 1-0 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 2 | 10 November | | 0–4 | Z. Fuesser | H. Koishi | | 1,228 | 1-1 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 3 | 11 November | | 7–2 | S. Gibbons | P. Mildren | | 296 | 2-1 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 4 | 16 November | @ | 0–3 | V. Vasquez | K. Reese | | 1,507 | 2-2 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 5 | 17 November | @ | 4–9 | A. Claggett | H. Koishi | | 1,619 | 2-3 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 6 | 18 November | @ | 12–2 | S. Gibbons | S. Mitchinson | | 1,189 | 3-3 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 7 | 23 November | @ | 5–3 | Z. Arneson | D. Loggins | J. Hussey | 1,155 | 4-3 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 8 | 24 November (DH 1) | @ | 9–10 | K. Perkins | H. Koishi | S. Tole | | 4-4 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 9 | 24 November (DH 2) | @ | 3–5 | M. Fujihara | D. McGrath | D. Loggins | 1,503 | 4-5 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 10 | 25 November | @ | 8–7 | A. Blackley | J. Holdzkom | J. Hussey | 980 | 5-5 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 11 | 30 November | | 2-9 | V. Vasquez | K. Reese | | 584 | 5-6

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 12 | 1 December (DH 1) | | 3–1 | H. Koishi | S. Mitchinson | J. Hussey | | 6-6 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 13 | 1 December (DH 2) | | 0–8 | A. Claggett | S. Gibbons | | 1,135 | 6-7 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 14 | 2 December | | 3–4 | D. Schmidt | A. Blackley | C. Lamb | 407 | 6-8 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 15 | 7 December | @ | 4–10 | R. Olson | Y. Nakazaki | | 936 | 6-9 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 16 | 8 December (DH 1) | @ | 3–5 | A. Kittredge | A. Blackley

| 6-10 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 17 | 8 December (DH 2) | @ | 1–18 | P. Mildren | S. Gibbons | | 1,504 | 6-11 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 18 | 9 December | @ | 8–9 | R. Olson | Z. Arneson | | 545 | 6-12 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 19 | 13 December | | 1–9 | B. Grening | K. Reese | | 632 | 6-13 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 20 | 14 December (DH 1) | | 5–0 | H. Koishi | R. Dickmann

| 7-13 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 21 | 14 December (DH 2) | | 8–9 | S. Toler | Y. Nakazaki | | 1,136 | 7-14 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 22 | 15 December | | 0–5 | J. Holdzkom | S. Gibbons | | 223 | 7-15 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 23 | 20 December | | 1–5 | C. Anderson | K. Reese | | 334 | 7-16 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 24 | 21 December | | 1–0 | H. Koishi | C. Oxspring | C. Forbes | 234 | 8-16 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 25 | 22 December | | 3–4 | T. Herr | A. Blackley | M. Williams | 424 | 8-17 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 26 | 23 December | | 8–10 | T. Herr | C. Forbes | M. Williams | 270 | 8-18 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 27 | 27 December | @ | 1–5 | C. Lofgren | J. Hussey | | 569 | 8-19 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 28 | 28 December | @ | 0–4 | C. Smith | K. Reese | | 614 | 8-20 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 29 | 29 December | @ | 5–3 | C. Forbes | K. Maso | | 2,056 | 9-20 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 30 | 30 December | @ | 1–6 | J. Schult | J. Kennedy | | 644 | 9-21

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 31 | 3 January | | 6–1 | K. Reese | C. Lofgren | | 586 | 10-21 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 32 | 4 January | | 7–3 | J. Hussey | T. Tetsuya | C. Forbes | 421 | 11-21 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 33 | 5 January | | 2–0 | A. Bright | R. Searle | Z. Arneson | 902 | 12-21 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 34 | 6 January | | 5–4 | M. Hodge | N. Crawford | | 621 | 13-21 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 35 | 10 January | @ | 3–13 | C. Oxspring | M. Hodge | | 912 | 13-22 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 36 | 11 January | @ | 0–2 | C. Anderson | J. Hussey | M. Williams | 1,274 | 13-23 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 37 | 12 January | @ | 4–5 | B. Thomas | A. Bright | M. Williams | 1,570 | 13-24 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 38 | 13 January | @ | 1–4 | T. Atherton | A. Blackley | M. Williams | 1,008 | 13-25 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 39 | 17 January | | 3–2 | J. Hussey | Z. Fuesser | T. Blackley | 764 | 14-25 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 40 | 18 January | | 8–2 | K. Reese | S. Kim | | 1,143 | 15-25 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 41 | 19 January | | 6–12 | R. Olson | A. Bright | | 1,411 | 15-26 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 42 | 20 January | | 0–9 | D. Ruzic | A. Blackley | | 1,144 | 15-27 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 43 | 24 January | @ | 3–4 | B. Wise | Z. Arneson | | 1,447 | 15-28 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 44 | 25 January | @ | 3–11 | W. Saupold | K. Reese | | 2,073 | 15-29 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 45 | 26 January | @ | 2–6 | D. Schmidt | J. Kennedy | | 1,303 | 15-30 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 46 | 27 January | @ | 1–11 | J. Frawley | B. Cunningham | | 1,893 | 15-31

Roster

References