# 2014–15 Sydney Blue Sox season

The 2014–15 Sydney Blue Sox season was the team's fifth season. The Blue Sox competed in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) against five other teams, playing its home games at Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GB | PCT | Home | Away | Qualification |
| Adelaide Bite | 48 | 32 | 16 | — | .667 | 18–6 | 14–10 | Championship Series |
| Perth Heat | 48 | 28 | 20 | 4 | .583 | 15–9 | 13–11 | Preliminary final |
| Sydney Blue Sox | 46 | 22 | 24 | 9 | .478 | 12–10 | 10–14 | Preliminary final |
| Canberra Cavalry | 46 | 22 | 24 | 9 | .478 | 10–12 | 12–12 | |
| Brisbane Bandits | 46 | 21 | 25 | 10 | .457 | 14–10 | 7–15 | |
| Melbourne Aces | 46 | 15 | 31 | 16 | .326 | 10–14 | 5–17 | |

#### 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 | 2-12 | 6-5 | 14 December 2014 | Diamond Sports Stadium | 3-15 | 28 January 2017 | Diamond Sports Stadium | L3 |
| | | 7-6 | 2 January 2015 | Diamond Sports Stadium | | | | |
| Brisbane Bandits | 5-3 | 7-2 | 17 January 2015 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | 2-6 | 26 December 2014 | Blue Sox Stadium | L1 |
| | | | | | 5-9 | 18 January 2015 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | |
| Canberra Cavalry | 7-5 | 9-0 | 6 November 2014 | Narrabundah Ballpark | 1-8 | 15 November 2014 | Blue Sox Stadium | L1 |
| Melbourne Aces | 4-2 | 16-4 | 8 January 2015 | Blue Sox Stadium | 4-10 | 23 November 2014 | Melbourne Ballpark | W2 |
| Perth Heat | 4-4 | 7-1 | 29 November 2014 | Baseball Park | 9-20 | 2 November 2014 | Baseball Park | L2 |
| Total | 22-24 | Melbourne Aces | Melbourne Aces | Melbourne Aces | Perth Heat | Perth Heat | Perth Heat | L1 |
| Total | 22-24 | 16–4 | 8 January 2015 | Blue Sox Stadium | 9-20 | 2 November 2014 | Baseball Park | L1 |

### Game log

| W | Blue Sox win |
| L | Blue Sox loss |
| T | Blue Sox tie |
| | Game postponed |
| | Game cancelled |
| Bold | Blue Sox team member |
2014–15 Game Log :
October
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
1
31 October
@ Heat
9-4
C. Anderson
S. Sanford
1-0 :
November
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
2
1 November (DH 1)
@ Heat
7-3
M. Solbach
C. Lamb
2-0
3
1 November (DH 2)
@ Heat
0-5
S. Mitchinson
L. Wilkins
2-1
4
2 November
@ Heat
9-20
A. Burkard
A. Sookee
2-2
5
6 November
@ Cavalry
9-0
M. Solbach
B. Grening
3-2
6
7 November
@ Cavalry
2-4
T. Atherton
C. Anderson
D. Crenshaw
3-3
7
8 November
@ Cavalry
3-1
L. Wilkins
T. Crawford
D. Koo
4-3
8
9 November
@ Cavalry
7-5
T. Cox
G. Hernandez
M. Solbach
5-3
9
13 November
Cavalry
2-0
C. Anderson
B. Grening
6-3
10
14 November
Cavalry
7-6
W. Lundgren
D. Crenshaw
7-3
11
15 November
Cavalry
1-8
T. Atherton
L. Wilkins
J. Brown
7-4
12
16 November
Cavalry
6-11
W. Ough
V. Harris
7-5
13
20 November
@ Aces
5-3
M. Solbach
N. Blount
D. Koo
8-5
14
21 November
@ Aces
2-4
C. Buckel
C. Anderson
K. Miyata
8-6
15
22 November
@ Aces
12-8
A. Sookee
J. Kennedy
9-6
16
23 November
@ Aces
4-10
K. Miyata
V Harris
9-7
17
27 November
Heat
9-5
M. Solbach
B. Baker
10-7
18
28 November
Heat
2-6
D. Schmidt
C. Anderson
J. Marban
10-8
19
29 November
Heat
7-1
L. Wilkins
S. Sanford
11-8
20
30 November
Heat
0-2
B. Shorto
L. Wells
M. Acker
11-9 :
December
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
21
11 December
Bite
PPD - RAIN
22
12 December
Bite
4-5
J. Tols
A. Sookee
T. Brunnemann
11-10
23
13 December (DH 1)
Bite
0-3
W. Lee
C. Anderson
W. Mathis
11-11
24
13 December (DH 2)
Bite
0-6
M. Coombs
L. Wilkins
11-12
25
14 December
Bite
6-5
J. Guyer
J. Tols
12-12
26
18 December
@ Bite
3-10
W. Mathis
V. Harris
12-13
27
19 December
@ Bite
2-6
J. Tols
M. Solbach
12-14
28
20 December
@ Bite
2-4
M. Coombs
C. Anderson
T. Brunnemann
12-15
29
21 December
@ Bite
3-4
J. Tols
S. Landell
12-16
30
26 December
Bandits
2-6
M. Takashio
M. Solbach
12-17
31
27 December
Bandits
2-1
C. Anderson
C. Lin
D. Koo
13-17
32
28 December
Bandits
6-4
L. Wilkins
R. Searle
T. Van Steensel
14-17
33
29 December
Bandits
10-9
W. Lundgren
D. Cooper
15-17 :
January
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
34
2 January
@ Bite
7-6
A. Sookee
T. Brunnemann
T. Van Steensel
16-17
35
3 January (DH 1)
@ Bite
7-11
C. Stem
C. Anderson
16-18
36
3 January (DH 2)
@ Bite
7-9
T. Brunnemann
D. Koo
16-19
37
4 January
@ Bite
5-13
D. Fidge
S. Landell
16-20
38
8 January
Aces
16-4
M. Solbach
M. Wilson
17-20
39
9 January
Aces
7-0
C. Anderson
T. Brown
18-20
40
10 January (DH 1)
Aces
PPD - RAIN
41
10 January (DH 2)
Aces
PPD - RAIN
42
15 January
@ Bandits
5-8
R. Searle
M. Solbach
M. Timms
18-21
43
16 January
@ Bandits
4-3
C. Anderson
C. Lin
A. Sookee
19-21
44
17 January
@ Bandits
7-2
L. Wilkins
D. Naylor
20-21
45
18 January
@ Bandits
5-9
M. Takashio
J. Shergill
20-22
46
22 January
Cavalry
2-3
B. Grening
A. Sookee
D. Crenshaw
20-23
47
23 January
Cavalry
8-6
L. Wilkins
T. Atherton
D. Koo
21-23
48
24 January
Cavalry
2-1
M. Solbach
G. Hernandez
A. Sookee
22-23
49
25 January
Cavalry
2-7
T. Crawford
J. Shergill
22-24 :

## Postseason

Three teams in the ABL qualified for a two-round postseason. The highest placed team at the end of the 2014-15 regular season, the Adelaide Bite gained entry to and hosted the Championship Series. The second and third place teams at the end of the 2014-15 regular season, the Perth Heat and the Sydney Blue Sox, respectively, played a Preliminary Final Series to determine the Adelaide Bite's opponent in the Championship Series. The Blue Sox fell to the Heat 0-2 in the Preliminary Final Series, thus ending the Blue Sox's postseason run and advancing the Heat to the Championship Series.
2014–15 Preliminary Final Series Game Log :
January
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
1
30 January
Heat
4-5
M. Acker
A. Sookee
J. Marban
0-1
2
31 January
@ Heat
2-9
S. Mitchinson
L. Wilkins
0-2 :
| Preliminary Final Series | Preliminary Final Series | Preliminary Final Series | Championship Series | Championship Series | Championship Series |
| | | | 1 | Adelaide Bite | 1 |
| 2 | Perth Heat | 2 | 2 | Perth Heat | 2 |
| 3 | Sydney Blue Sox | 0 | | | |