# 2011–12 Melbourne Aces season

The 2011–12 Melbourne Aces season was the second 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 will again play its home games at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds.

## Offseason

During the offseason, it was announced that the Aces' home ground, the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds, would undergo major reconstruction in preparation for this season. Among others, the most notable change involved moving home plate approximately 15 feet closer to the fence, increasing the length of the field to 400 feet at centre field. The ground was previously noted for its size among ABL grounds, having accounted for over 42% of all home runs hit during the inaugural ABL season.

## 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 | – | – | | | – | | | |
| Canberra Cavalry | – | – | | | – | | | |
| Perth Heat | 0–4 | – | | | 6–1 | 13 Nov 2011 | Melbourne Showgrounds | L4 |
| Sydney Blue Sox | 1–3 | 13–9 | 5 Nov 2011 | Blue Sox Stadium | 8–6 | 5 Nov 2011 | Blue Sox Stadium | L1 |
| Total | 1–7 | Against Sydney Blue Sox | Against Sydney Blue Sox | Against Sydney Blue Sox | Against Perth Heat | Against Perth Heat | Against Perth Heat | L5 |
| Total | 1–7 | 13–9 | 5 Nov 2011 | Blue Sox Stadium | 6–1 | 13 Nov 2011 | Melbourne Showgrounds | L5 |

### Game log

| W | Aces win |
| L | Aces loss |
| T | Aces tie |
| | Game postponed |
| Bold | Aces team member |
2011–12 Game Log :
November
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
1
4 November
@ Blue Sox
L 3–2
Chris Oxspring (1–0)
Daniel McGrath (0–1)
1,193
0–1
2
5 November (DH 1)
@ Blue Sox
L 8–6
Matthew Williams (1–0)
Andrew Mann (0–1)
Koo Dae-Sung (1)
0–2
3
5 November (DH 2)
@ Blue Sox
W 13–9
Blake Cunningham (1–0)
Josh Wells (0–1)
1,295
1–2
4
6 November
@ Blue Sox
L 2–0
Chris Oxspring (2–0)
Sam Gibbons (0–1)
1,425
1–3
5
11 November
Heat
L 6–3
Daniel Schmidt (1–0)
Shane Lindsay (0–1)
Benn Grice (2)
1,514
1–4
6
12 November
Heat
L 9–8
Trevor Caughey (1–0)
Yusei Kikuchi (0–1)
Matt Erickson (1)
1,174
1–5
7
13 November (DH 1)
Heat
L 6–1
Jacob Clem (1–0)
Jason Hirsh (0–1)
1–6
8
13 November (DH 2)
Heat
L 5–3
Warwick Saupold (1–0)
Nic Ungs (0–1)
923
1–7
9
17 November
Bandits
10
18 November
Bandits
11
19 November
Bandits
12
20 November
Bandits
13
24 November
@ Cavalry
14
25 November
@ Cavalry
15
26 November
@ Cavalry
16
27 November
@ Cavalry
December
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
17
1 December
@ Bite
18
2 December (DH 1)
@ Bite
19
2 December (DH 2)
@ Bite
20
3 December
@ Bite
21
16 December
@ Heat
22
17 December
@ Heat
23
18 December
@ Heat
24
19 December
@ Heat
25
20 December
@ Heat
26
29 December
Blue Sox
27
30 December
Blue Sox
28
31 December (DH 1)
Blue Sox
29
31 December (DH 2)
Blue Sox
January
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
30
1 January
Blue Sox
31
5 January
Bite
32
6 January
Bite
33
7 January (DH 1)
Bite
34
7 January (DH 2)
Bite
35
8 January
Bite
36
11 January
@ Bandits
37
12 January
@ Bandits
38
13 January
@ Bandits
39
14 January
@ Bandits
40
15 January
@ Bandits
41
18 January
Cavalry
42
19 January
Cavalry
43
20 January
Cavalry
44
21 January (DH 1)
Cavalry
45
21 January (DH 2)
Cavalry