2011–12 Sydney Blue Sox season
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The 2011–12 Sydney Blue Sox
season will be the second season for the team. As was the case for the previous season, the Blue Sox will compete in the Australian Baseball League
(ABL) with the other five foundation teams, and will again play its home games at Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney. The team will be defending its record from the 2010–11 season where it had the best win–loss record
during the regular season.
announced his retirement from professional baseball. During the Blue Sox' inaugural season, he won the league's Pitcher of the Year award, and threw the first no-hitter
in the league's history during the preliminary final series against the Adelaide Bite
, accounting for the team's only win during the postseason.
Also in July, an announcement was made that the name of the sporting complex the Blue Sox use for home games was changed from Blacktown Olympic Park to Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney. In other national sporting competitions, the complex serves as the training base for the Greater Western Sydney Giants team in the Australian Football League
.
Sydney Blue Sox
The Sydney Blue Sox are a professional baseball team, and one of six foundation teams in the re-formed Australian Baseball League . The team plays their home games at Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney , one of the two venues for used for baseball at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when it was...
season will be the second season for the team. As was the case for the previous season, the Blue Sox will compete in the Australian Baseball League
Australian Baseball League
The Australian Baseball League was a baseball league, established in 1987 and disbanded in 1999.-Formation:Before the formation of the Australian Baseball League, the Claxton Shield, established in , was Australia's premier baseball tournament...
(ABL) with the other five foundation teams, and will again play its home games at Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney. The team will be defending its record from the 2010–11 season where it had the best win–loss record
Win–loss record
In professional baseball, there are two types of decisions: a win and a loss . In each game, one pitcher on the winning team is awarded a win and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively known as the pitchers of record. Only...
during the regular season.
Offseason
In July 2011, David WelchDavid Welch (baseball)
David John Welch is a professional baseball pitcher in the who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 20th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.-Milwaukee Brewers:...
announced his retirement from professional baseball. During the Blue Sox' inaugural season, he won the league's Pitcher of the Year award, and threw the first no-hitter
No-hitter
A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
in the league's history during the preliminary final series against the Adelaide Bite
Adelaide Bite
The Adelaide Bite are a professional baseball team who plays in the Australian Baseball League and is one of the six founding teams of the league. Their home ballpark is Coopers Stadium at Norwood Oval which is based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia...
, accounting for the team's only win during the postseason.
Also in July, an announcement was made that the name of the sporting complex the Blue Sox use for home games was changed from Blacktown Olympic Park to Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney. In other national sporting competitions, the complex serves as the training base for the Greater Western Sydney Giants team in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
Record vs opponents
| Opponent | W–L Record |
Largest Victory | Largest Defeat | Current Streak |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Date | Ground | Score | Date | Ground | |||
| – | – | – | ||||||
| 1–3 | 6–4 | 10 Nov 2011 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Exhibition Ground The Brisbane Exhibition Ground , is a showground established in Brisbane during 1875 especially for Ekka . The Exhibition ground is owned and operated by the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland... |
10–0 (F/7) | 11 Nov 2011 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Exhibition Ground The Brisbane Exhibition Ground , is a showground established in Brisbane during 1875 especially for Ekka . The Exhibition ground is owned and operated by the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland... |
L3 | |
| – | – | – | ||||||
| 3–1 | 8–6 | 5 Nov 2011 | Blue Sox Stadium | 13–9 | 5 Nov 2011 | Blue Sox Stadium | W1 | |
| – | – | – | ||||||
| Total | 4–4 | Against & | Against | L3 | ||||
| 10–0 (F/7) | 11 Nov 2011 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Exhibition Ground The Brisbane Exhibition Ground , is a showground established in Brisbane during 1875 especially for Ekka . The Exhibition ground is owned and operated by the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland... |
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Game log
| W | Blue Sox win |
| L | Blue Sox loss |
| T | Blue Sox tie |
| Game postponed | |
| Bold | Blue Sox team member |