# 2013–14 Sydney Blue Sox season

The 2013–14 Sydney Blue Sox season was the team's fourth 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Heat | 46 | 32 | 14 | .696 | — | Advance to Championship Series |
| 2 | Sydney Blue Sox | 46 | 23 | 23 | .500 | 9 | Advance to Preliminary final |
| 3 | Canberra Cavalry | 46 | 22 | 24 | .478 | 10 | Advance to Preliminary final |
| 4 | Melbourne Aces | 46 | 22 | 24 | .478 | 10 | |
| 5 | Adelaide Bite | 46 | 21 | 25 | .457 | 11 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Bandits | 46 | 18 | 28 | .391 | 14 | |

#### 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 | 8-1 | 16 January 2014 | Diamond Sports Stadium | 2-7 | 19 January 2014 | Diamond Sports Stadium | L2 |
| Brisbane Bandits | 7-4 | 7-2 | 17 November 2013 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | 2-9 | 28 December 2013 | Blue Sox Stadium | L1 |
| Canberra Cavalry | 6-5 | 11-4 | 6 December 2013 | Narrabundah Ballpark | 0-10 | 10 January 2014 | Blue Sox Stadium | W2 |
| | | 8-1 | 7 December 2013 | Narrabundah Ballpark | | | | |
| Melbourne Aces | 3-5 | 4-2 | 25 January 2014 | Blue Sox Stadium | 2-6 | 20 December 2013 | Melbourne Ballpark | L1 |
| | | | | | 0-4 | 21 December 2013 | Melbourne Ballpark | |
| Perth Heat | 1-7 | 11-0 | 3 November 2013 | Baseball Park | 0-10 | 1 November 2013 | Baseball Park | L4 |
| Total | 23-23 | Against Perth | Against Perth | Against Perth | Against Canberra & Perth | Against Canberra & Perth | Against Canberra & Perth | L1 |
| Total | 23-23 | 11–0 | 3 Nov 2013 | Baseball Park | 0-100-10 | 1 Nov 201310 Jan 2014 | Baseball ParkBlue Sox Stadium | L1 |

### Game log

| W | Blue Sox win |
| L | Blue Sox loss |
| T | Blue Sox tie |
| | Game postponed |
| | Game cancelled |
| Bold | Blue Sox team member |
2013–14 Game Log :
November
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
1
1 November
@ Heat
0-10
M. Ekstrom
C. Anderson
0-1
2
2 November
@ Heat (DH 1)
5-4
L. Wilkins
L. Baron
D. Koo
1-1
3
2 November
@ Heat (DH 2)
7-2
C. Whalen
K. Grendell
2-1
4
3 November
@ Heat
11-0
A. Sookee
D. Schmidt
3-1
5
8 November
Cavalry
5-2
C. Anderson
B. Grening
D. Koo
6
9 November
Cavalry
1-6
E. Cole
A. Sookee
4-2
7
10 November
Cavalry
2-4
N. Pugliese
W. Lundgren
S. Toler
4-3
8
15 November
@ Bandits
10-8
L. Wilkins
T. Brechbuehler
D. Koo
5-3
9
16 November
@ Bandits
7-6
J. Guyer
A. Thompson
D. Koo
6-3
10
17 November
@ Bandits
7-2
C. Whalen
C. Barnes
7-3
11
29 November
Heat
0-1
J. Frawley
C. Anderson
B. Wise
7-4
12
30 November
Heat (DH 1)
0-6
M. Ekstrom
J. Guyer
7-5
13
30 November
Heat (DH 2)
3-4
A. Claggett
C. Whalen
7-6 :
December
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
14
1 December
Heat
1-3
D. Schmidt
A. Sookee
S. Mitchinson
7-7
15
5 December
@ Cavalry
5-13
B. Grening
C. Anderson
7-8
16
6 December
@ Cavalry
11-4
C. Whalen
E. Cole
8-8
17
7 December
@ Cavalry
8-1
A. Sookee
J. Lyman
L. Wilkins
9-8
18
8 December
@ Cavalry
7-8
E. Massingham
M. Rae
S. Toler
9-9
19
13 December
Bite
5-1
C. Anderson
D. Holman
10-9
20
14 December
Bite
3-5
R. Olson
C. Whalen
M. Williams
10-10
21
15 December
Bite
1-3
B. Holovach
A. Sookee
M. Williams
10-11
22
16 December
Bite
2-1
V. Harris
K. Brueggemann
D. Koo
11-11
23
20 December
@ Aces
2-6
J. Burns
C. Anderson
11-12
24
21 December
@ Aces (DH 1)
3-2
C. Whalen
J. Hussey
D. Koo
12-12
25
21 December
@ Aces (DH 2)
0-4
L. Thorpe
A. Sookee
12-13
26
22 December
@ Aces
3-4
F. Flores
M. Rae
B. Zawacki
12-14
27
27 December
Bandits
3-2
C. Anderson
M. Jannis
D. Koo
13-14
28
28 December
Bandits
2-9
A. Aizenstadt
C. Whalen
13-15
29
29 December
Bandits
1-0
A. Sookee
R. Searle
14-15
30
30 December
Bandits
3-4
T. Crawford
D. Koo
14-16 :
January
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
31
2 January
@ Bandits
5-4
C. Anderson
M. Jannis
D. Koo
15-16
32
3 January
@ Bandits
4-5
T. Crawford
T. Van Steensel
15-17
33
4 January
@ Bandits
7-5
A. Sookee
R. Searle
D. Koo
16-17
34
5 January
@ Bandits
3-7
R. Niit
J. Guyer
16-18
35
9 January
Cavalry
4-3
L. Wilkins
S. Toler
17-18
36
10 January
Cavalry
0-10
E. Cole
A. Sookee
17-19
37
11 January
Cavalry
9-6
J. Lyons
S. Chambers
18-19
38
12 January
Cavalry
3-2
D. Koo
S. Toler
19-19
39
16 January
@ Bite
8-1
C. Anderson
K. Brueggemann
20-19
40
17 January
@ Bite
2-5
R. Olson
A. Sookee
20-20
41
18 January
@ Bite
4-0
C. Whalen
D. Fidge
21-20
42
19 January
@ Bite
2-7
M. Williams
V. Harris
21-21
43
23 January
Aces
4-3
W. Lundgren
T. Holder
D. Koo
22-21
44
24 January
Aces
3-6
J. Hussey
A. Sookee
22-22
45
25 January
Aces
4-2
C. Whalen
J. Erasmus
D. Koo
23-22
46
26 January
Aces
0-2
F. Flores
V. Harris
B. Zawacki
23-23 :

## Postseason

Three teams in the ABL qualified for a two-round postseason. The highest placed team at the end of the 2013-14 regular season, the Perth Heat gained entry to and hosted the Championship Series. The second and third place teams at the end of the 2013-14 regular season, the Sydney Blue Sox and the Canberra Cavalry, respectively, played a preliminary final series to determine the Perth Heat's opponent in the Championship Series. The Blue Sox fell to the Cavalry 1 game to 2, thus ending the Blue Sox's postseason run and advancing the Cavalry to the Championship Series.
2013–14 Preliminary Final Series Game Log :
January/February
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
1
31 January
Cavalry
18-11
A. Sookee
B. Grening
1-0
Archived 2017-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
2
1 February
Cavalry
3-4
E. Cole
L. Baron
S. Toler
1-1
Archived 2017-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
3
2 February
Cavalry
1-9
S. Chambers
V. Harris
C. Everts
1-2
Archived 2017-09-05 at the Wayback Machine :
| Preliminary Final Series | Preliminary Final Series | Preliminary Final Series | Championship Series | Championship Series | Championship Series |
| | | | 1 | Perth Heat | 2 |
| 2 | Sydney Blue Sox | 1 | 3 | Canberra Cavalry | 0 |
| 3 | Canberra Cavalry | 2 | | | |