# 2016–17 Sydney Blue Sox season

The 2016–17 Sydney Blue Sox season was the team's sixth season. The Blue Sox competed in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) with five other teams, playing its home games at Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GB | PCT | Home | Away | Qualification |
| Melbourne Aces | 40 | 26 | 14 | — | .650 | 13–7 | 13–7 | Championship Series |
| Adelaide Bite | 40 | 23 | 17 | 3 | .575 | 12–8 | 11–9 | Preliminary final |
| Brisbane Bandits | 39 | 21 | 18 | 4.5 | .538 | 11–8 | 10–10 | Preliminary final |
| Canberra Cavalry | 40 | 20 | 20 | 6 | .500 | 11–9 | 9–11 | |
| Sydney Blue Sox | 39 | 15 | 24 | 10.5 | .385 | 11–9 | 4–15 | |
| Perth Heat | 40 | 14 | 26 | 12 | .350 | 10–10 | 4–16 | |

#### Record vs opponents

| Opponent | W–L Record | Largest Victory | Largest Victory | Largest Victory | Largest Defeat | Largest Defeat | Largest Defeat | Current Streak |
| Opponent | W–L Record | Score | Date | Ground | Score | Date | Ground | Current Streak |
| Adelaide Bite | 4-4 | 13-4 | 18 November 2016 | Blue Sox Stadium | 3-15 | 28 January 2017 | Diamond Sports Stadium | L3 |
| Brisbane Bandits | 3-4 | 6-2 | 10 December 2016 | Blue Sox Stadium | 4-9 | 12 January 2017 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | L1 |
| Canberra Cavalry | 3-5 | 10-0 | 25 November 2016 | Narrabundah Ballpark | 21-11 | 27 November 2016 | Narrabundah Ballpark | W1 |
| Melbourne Aces | 1-7 | 9-2 | 30 December 2016 | Blue Sox Stadium | 0-5 | 18 December 2016 | Melbourne Ballpark | L3 |
| | | | | | 0-5 | 29 December 2016 | Melbourne Ballpark | L3 |
| Perth Heat | 4-4 | 3-0 | 5 January 2017 | Baseball Park | 1-5 | 4 December 2016 | Baseball Park | L3 |
| Total | 15-24 | Adelaide Bite | Adelaide Bite | Adelaide Bite | Adelaide Bite | Adelaide Bite | Adelaide Bite | L3 |
| Total | 15-24 | 13–4 | 18 November 2016 | Blue Sox Stadium | 3–15 | 28 January 2017 | Diamond Sports Stadium | L3 |

### Game log

| W | Blue Sox win |
| L | Blue Sox loss |
| T | Blue Sox tie |
| | Game postponed |
| | Game cancelled |
| Bold | Blue Sox team member |
2016–17 Game Log :
November
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
1
18 November
Bite
13-4
C. Anderson
S. Callegari
1-0
2
19 November (DH 1)
Bite
2–0
L. Wilkins
S. Chambers
2-0
3
19 November (DH 2)
Bite
3–2
G. Lim
M. Williams
3-0
4
20 November
Bite
3-7
J. O’Laughlin
A. Sookee
3-1
5
24 November
@ Cavalry
4-8
L. Sosa
T. Foss
3-2
6
25 November
@ Cavalry
10-0
C. Anderson
H. Beard
4-2
7
26 November
@ Cavalry
1-4
J. DeGraaf
L. Wilkins
S. Kent
4-3
8
27 November
@ Cavalry
11–21
J. Lowery
S. Schueller
4-4 :
December
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
9
2 December
Heat
6-4
T. Foss
M. Lee
S. Schueller
5-4
10
3 December
Heat (DH 1)
2-1
G. Lim
W. Dennis
6-4
11
3 December
Heat (DH 2)
2-1
C. Anderson
T. Bailey
J. Guyer
7-4
12
4 December
Heat
1-5
D. Schmidt
A. Sookee
7-5
13
9 December
Bandits
0-2
J. Erasmus
T. Foss
R. Searle
7-6
14
10 December (DH 1)
Bandits
6-2
L. Wilkins
R. Teasley
8-6
15
10 December (DH 2)
Bandits
9-8
J. Guyer
R. Niit
9-6
16
11 December
Bandits
1-5
K. Champlin
C. Oxspring
R. Searle
9-7
17
16 December
@ Aces
4-5
J. Tols
S. Schueller
9-8
18
17 December
@ Aces
6–7
K. Honda
L. Wilkins
9-9
19
17 December
@ Aces
0-5
D. Ruzic
C. Anderson
9-10
20
18 December
@ Aces
0-5
J. Kennedy
C. Oxspring
9-11
21
29 December
Aces
3-4
M. Hamburger
J. Guyer
P. Moylan
9-12
22
30 December
Aces
9-2
C. Anderson
J. Guthrie
10-12
23
31 December
Aces
4-6
P. Moylan
S. Schueller
10-13 :
January
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
24
1 January
Aces
1-4
J. Kennedy
Y. Katayama
V. Vasquez
10-14
25
5 January
@ Heat
3-0
T. Foss
C. Lourey
T. Van Steensel
11-14
26
1 January
@ Heat
7-8
B. Grice
T. Van Steensel
11-15
27
7 January
@ Heat
8-10
M. Lee
T. Grattan
W. Saupold
11-16
28
8 January
@ Heat
6-7
J. Bowey
A. Sookee
11-17
29
12 January
@ Bandits
4-9
K. Champlin
T. Foss
11-18
30
13 January
@ Bandits
10-9
J. Guyer
Z. Treece
T. Van Steensel
12-18
31
14 January
@ Bandits
6-7
S. Holland
L. Wilkins
R. Searle
12-19
32
4 January
@ Bandits
PPD–RAIN
33
20 January
Cavalry
3-5
T. Atherton
G. Lim
12-20
34
21 January (DH 1)
Cavalry
5-1
L. Wilkins
S. Guinard
13-20
35
21 January (DH 2)
Cavalry
1-2
L. Cohen
C. Anderson
S. Kent
13-21
36
22 January
Cavalry
7-6
Y. Katayama
S. Kent
14-21
37
26 January
@ Bite
5-4
V. Harris
J. O’Loughlin
T. Van Steensel
15-21
38
27 January
@ Bite
2-5
S. Callegari
C. Anderson
H. Lee
15-22
39
28 January
@ Bite
3-15
D. Barker
L. Wilkins
15-23
40
29 January
@ Bite
3-4
K. Hampton
Y. Katayama
H. Lee
15-24
41
30 January
@ Bandits (makeup)
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