# 2011–12 Sydney Blue Sox season

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.

## Offseason

In July 2011, David Welch 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.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Heat | 45 | 34 | 11 | .756 | — | Advance to major semi final |
| 2 | Melbourne Aces | 45 | 21 | 24 | .467 | 13 | Advance to major semi final |
| 3 | Adelaide Bite | 45 | 20 | 25 | .444 | 14 | Advance to minor semi final |
| 4 | Sydney Blue Sox | 45 | 20 | 25 | .444 | 14 | Advance to minor semi final |
| 5 | Brisbane Bandits | 45 | 20 | 25 | .444 | 14 | |
| 6 | Canberra Cavalry | 45 | 20 | 25 | .444 | 14 | |
* ↑ 1st tiebreaker: 16–11 (.593)
* ↑ 1st tiebreaker: 13–14 (.481); 2nd tiebreaker: 5–4 (.556)
* ↑ 1st tiebreaker: 13–14 (.481); 2nd tiebreaker: 4–5 (.444)
* ↑ 1st tiebreaker: 12–15 (.444)

#### 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 | – | – | | | – | | | |
| Brisbane Bandits | 1–3 | 6–4 | 10 Nov 2011 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | 10–0 (F/7) | 11 Nov 2011 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | L3 |
| Canberra Cavalry | – | – | | | – | | | |
| Melbourne Aces | 3–1 | 8–6 | 5 Nov 2011 | Blue Sox Stadium | 13–9 | 5 Nov 2011 | Blue Sox Stadium | W1 |
| Perth Heat | – | – | | | – | | | |
| Total | 4–4 | Against Melbourne & Brisbane | Against Melbourne & Brisbane | Against Melbourne & Brisbane | Against Brisbane Bandits | Against Brisbane Bandits | Against Brisbane Bandits | L3 |
| Total | 4–4 | 8–66–4 | 5 Nov 201110 Nov 2011 | Blue Sox StadiumBrisbane Exhibition Ground | 10–0 (F/7) | 11 Nov 2011 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | L3 |

### Game log

| W | Blue Sox win |
| L | Blue Sox loss |
| T | Blue Sox tie |
| | Game postponed |
| Bold | Blue Sox team member |
2010–11 Game Log :
November
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
1
4 November
Aces
W 3–2
Chris Oxspring (1–0)
Daniel McGrath (0–1)
1,193
1–0
2
5 November (DH 1)
Aces
W 8–6
Matthew Williams (1–0)
Andrew Mann (0–1)
Koo Dae-Sung (1)
2–0
3
5 November (DH 2)
Aces
L 13–9
Blake Cunningham (1–0)
Josh Wells (0–1)
1,295
2–1
4
6 November
Aces
W 2–0
Chris Oxspring (2–0)
Sam Gibbons (0–1)
1,425
3–1
5
10 November
@ Bandits
W 6–4
Craig Anderson (1–0)
Simon Morriss (0–2)
Koo Dae-Sung (2)
803
4–1
6
11 November
@ Bandits
L 10–0 (F/7)
Alex Maestri (2–0)
Wayne Lundgren (0–1)
1,030
4–2
7
12 November
@ Bandits
L 2–0
Yohei Yanagawa (1–0)
Aiden Francis (0–1)
Chris Mowday (2)
1,353
4–3
8
13 November
@ Bandits
L 2–1
Chris Mowday (1–1)
Chris Oxspring (2–1)
640
4–4
9
17 November
Heat
10
18 November (DH 1)
Heat
11
18 November (DH 2)
Heat
12
19 November
Heat
13
24 November
@ Bite
14
25 November
@ Bite
15
26 November (DH 1)
@ Bite
16
26 November (DH 2)
@ Bite
December
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
17
1 December
Bandits
18
2 December (DH 1)
Bandits
19
2 December (DH 2)
Bandits
20
3 December
Bandits
21
4 December
Bandits
22
15 December
Cavalry
23
16 December
Cavalry
24
17 December
Cavalry
25
18 December
Cavalry
26
29 December
@ Aces
27
30 December
@ Aces
28
31 December (DH 1)
@ Aces
29
31 December (DH 2)
@ Aces
January
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
30
1 January
@ Aces
31
5 January
@ Cavalry
32
6 January
@ Cavalry
33
7 January (DH 1)
@ Cavalry
34
7 January (DH 2)
@ Cavalry
35
8 January
@ Cavalry
36
11 January
Bite
37
12 January
Bite
38
13 January
Bite
39
14 January
Bite
40
15 January
Bite
41
18 January
@ Heat
42
19 January
@ Heat
43
20 January
@ Heat
44
21 January
@ Heat
45
22 January
@ Heat