# 2012–13 Melbourne Aces season

The 2012–13 Melbourne Aces season will be the third season for the team. As was the case for the previous season, the Aces will compete in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) with the other five foundation teams, and for the first time, the team will play its home games at the Melbourne Ballpark.

## Offseason

During the offseason, the Aces announced that they were moving their home games from the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds to the Melbourne Ballpark in Altona, Victoria. The Ballpark, which also hosted Melbourne-based teams in the previous incarnation of the league, will undergo significant improvements before the opening of the season, including the adjustment of fences, and the installation of an open-air beer garden.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Canberra Cavalry | 46 | 27 | 19 | .587 | — | Advance to Championship Series |
| 2 | Sydney Blue Sox | 45 | 26 | 19 | .578 | 0.5 | Advance to Preliminary final |
| 3 | Perth Heat | 46 | 25 | 21 | .543 | 2 | Advance to Preliminary final |
| 4 | Brisbane Bandits | 45 | 23 | 22 | .511 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | Adelaide Bite | 46 | 21 | 25 | .457 | 6 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Aces | 46 | 15 | 31 | .326 | 12 | |

#### 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 | 4–7 | 8–2 | 18 January 2013 | Melbourne Ballpark | 1–18 | 8 December 2012 | Norwood Oval | 4L |
| Brisbane Bandits | 5–3 | 6–1 | 3 January 2013 | Melbourne Ballpark | 1–6 | 30 December 2012 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | 4W |
| Canberra Cavalry | 3–5 | 5–0 | 14 December 2012 | Melbourne Ballpark | 1–9 | 13 December 2012 | Melbourne Ballpark Ballpark | 2L |
| Perth Heat | 2–9 | 12–2 | 18 November 2012 | Barbagallo Ballpark | 1–11 | 27 January 2013 | Barbagallo Ballpark | 6L |
| Sydney Blue Sox | 1–7 | 1–0 | 21 December 2012 | Melbourne Ballpark | 3–13 | 10 January 2013 | Blue Sox Stadium | 6L |
| Total | 15–31 | Perth Heat | Perth Heat | Perth Heat | Adelaide Bite | Adelaide Bite | Adelaide Bite | 6L |
| Total | 15–31 | 12–2 | 18 November 2012 | Barbagallo Ballpark | 1–18 | 8 December 2012 | Norwood Oval | 6L |

### Game log

| W | Aces win |
| L | Aces loss |
| T | Aces tie |
| | Game postponed |
| Bold | Aces team member |
2012–13 Game Log :
November
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
1
9 November
Bite
5–1
J. Hussey
R. Olsen
1,116
1-0
2
10 November
Bite
0–4
Z. Fuesser
H. Koishi
1,228
1-1
3
11 November
Bite
7–2
S. Gibbons
P. Mildren
296
2-1
4
16 November
@ Heat
0–3
V. Vasquez
K. Reese
1,507
2-2
5
17 November
@ Heat
4–9
A. Claggett
H. Koishi
1,619
2-3
6
18 November
@ Heat
12–2
S. Gibbons
S. Mitchinson
1,189
3-3
7
23 November
@ Cavalry
5–3
Z. Arneson
D. Loggins
J. Hussey
1,155
4-3
8
24 November (DH 1)
@ Cavalry
9–10
K. Perkins
H. Koishi
S. Tole
4-4
9
24 November (DH 2)
@ Cavalry
3–5
M. Fujihara
D. McGrath
D. Loggins
1,503
4-5
10
25 November
@ Cavalry
8–7
A. Blackley
J. Holdzkom
J. Hussey
980
5-5
11
30 November
Heat
2-9
V. Vasquez
K. Reese
584
5-6 :
December
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
12
1 December (DH 1)
Heat
3–1
H. Koishi
S. Mitchinson
J. Hussey
6-6
13
1 December (DH 2)
Heat
0–8
A. Claggett
S. Gibbons
1,135
6-7
14
2 December
Heat
3–4
D. Schmidt
A. Blackley
C. Lamb
407
6-8
15
7 December
@ Bite
4–10
R. Olson
Y. Nakazaki
936
6-9
16
8 December (DH 1)
@ Bite
3–5
A. Kittredge
A. Blackley
6-10
17
8 December (DH 2)
@ Bite
1–18
P. Mildren
S. Gibbons
1,504
6-11
18
9 December
@ Bite
8–9
R. Olson
Z. Arneson
545
6-12
19
13 December
Cavalry
1–9
B. Grening
K. Reese
632
6-13
20
14 December (DH 1)
Cavalry
5–0
H. Koishi
R. Dickmann
7-13
21
14 December (DH 2)
Cavalry
8–9
S. Toler
Y. Nakazaki
1,136
7-14
22
15 December
Cavalry
0–5
J. Holdzkom
S. Gibbons
223
7-15
23
20 December
Blue Sox
1–5
C. Anderson
K. Reese
334
7-16
24
21 December
Blue Sox
1–0
H. Koishi
C. Oxspring
C. Forbes
234
8-16
25
22 December
Blue Sox
3–4
T. Herr
A. Blackley
M. Williams
424
8-17
26
23 December
Blue Sox
8–10
T. Herr
C. Forbes
M. Williams
270
8-18
27
27 December
@ Bandits
1–5
C. Lofgren
J. Hussey
569
8-19
28
28 December
@ Bandits
0–4
C. Smith
K. Reese
614
8-20
29
29 December
@ Bandits
5–3
C. Forbes
K. Maso
2,056
9-20
30
30 December
@ Bandits
1–6
J. Schult
J. Kennedy
644
9-21 :
January
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
31
3 January
Bandits
6–1
K. Reese
C. Lofgren
586
10-21
32
4 January
Bandits
7–3
J. Hussey
T. Tetsuya
C. Forbes
421
11-21
33
5 January
Bandits
2–0
A. Bright
R. Searle
Z. Arneson
902
12-21
34
6 January
Bandits
5–4
M. Hodge
N. Crawford
621
13-21
35
10 January
@ Blue Sox
3–13
C. Oxspring
M. Hodge
912
13-22
36
11 January
@ Blue Sox
0–2
C. Anderson
J. Hussey
M. Williams
1,274
13-23
37
12 January
@ Blue Sox
4–5
B. Thomas
A. Bright
M. Williams
1,570
13-24
38
13 January
@ Blue Sox
1–4
T. Atherton
A. Blackley
M. Williams
1,008
13-25
39
17 January
Bite
3–2
J. Hussey
Z. Fuesser
T. Blackley
764
14-25
40
18 January
Bite
8–2
K. Reese
S. Kim
1,143
15-25
41
19 January
Bite
6–12
R. Olson
A. Bright
1,411
15-26
42
20 January
Bite
0–9
D. Ruzic
A. Blackley
1,144
15-27
43
24 January
@ Heat
3–4
B. Wise
Z. Arneson
1,447
15-28
44
25 January
@ Heat
3–11
W. Saupold
K. Reese
2,073
15-29
45
26 January
@ Heat
2–6
D. Schmidt
J. Kennedy
1,303
15-30
46
27 January
@ Heat
1–11
J. Frawley
B. Cunningham
1,893
15-31 :