# 2011–12 Brisbane Bandits season

The 2011–12 Brisbane Bandits season was the second season for the team. As was the case for the previous season, the Bandits will compete in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) with the other five foundation teams, and will again play its home games at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground.

## Offseason

In October 2011, Bandits manager David Nilsson stood down from his role, with Kevin Jordan named manager for the 2011–12 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 | – | – | | | – | | | |
| Canberra Cavalry | 2–2 | 7–4 | 5 Nov 2011 | Narrabundah Ballpark | 6–0 | 4 Nov 2011 | Narrabundah Ballpark | W1 |
| Melbourne Aces | – | – | | | – | | | |
| Perth Heat | – | – | | | – | | | |
| Sydney Blue Sox | 3–1 | 10–0 (F/7) | 11 Nov 2011 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | 6–4 | 10 Nov 2011 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | W3 |
| Total | 5–3 | Against Sydney Blue Sox | Against Sydney Blue Sox | Against Sydney Blue Sox | Against Canberra Cavalry | Against Canberra Cavalry | Against Canberra Cavalry | W3 |
| Total | 5–3 | 10–0 (F/7) | 11 Nov 2011 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | 6–0 | 4 Nov 2011 | Narrabundah Ballpark | W3 |

### Game log

| W | Bandits win |
| L | Bandits loss |
| T | Bandits tie |
| | Game postponed |
| Bold | Bandits team member |
2011–12 Game Log :
November
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
1
4 November
@ Cavalry
L 6–0
Mike McGuire (1–0)
Simon Morriss (0–1)
1,685
0–1
2
5 November (DH 1)
@ Cavalry
W 7–4
Alex Maestri (1–0)
Nathan Crawford (0–1)
John Veitch (1)
1–1
3
5 November (DH 2)
@ Cavalry
L 5–4
Steven Kent (1–0)
Chris Mowday (0–1)
1,224
1–2
4
6 November
@ Cavalry
W 9–6
John Veitch (1–0)
Brian Grening (0–1)
Chris Mowday (1)
987
2–2
5
10 November
Blue Sox
L 6–4
Craig Anderson (1–0)
Simon Morriss (0–2)
Koo Dae-Sung (2)
803
2–3
6
11 November
Blue Sox
W 10–0 (F/7)
Alex Maestri (2–0)
Wayne Lundgren (0–1)
1,030
3–3
7
12 November
Blue Sox
W 2–0
Yohei Yanagawa (1–0)
Aiden Francis (0–1)
Chris Mowday (2)
1,353
4–3
8
13 November
Blue Sox
W 2–1
Chris Mowday (1–1)
Chris Oxspring (2–1)
640
5–3
9
17 November
@ Aces
10
18 November
@ Aces
11
19 November
@ Aces
12
20 November
@ Aces
December
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
13
1 December
@ Blue Sox
14
2 December (DH 1)
@ Blue Sox
15
2 December (DH 2)
@ Blue Sox
16
3 December
@ Blue Sox
17
4 December
@ Blue Sox
18
8 December
Heat
19
9 December
Heat
20
10 December (DH 1)
Heat
21
10 December (DH 2)
Heat
22
15 December
Bite
23
16 December
Bite
24
17 December
Bite
25
18 December
Bite
26
29 December
Cavalry
27
30 December
Cavalry
28
31 December (DH 1)
Cavalry
29
31 December (DH 2)
Cavalry
January
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecordRef
30
1 January
Cavalry
31
4 January
@ Heat
32
5 January
@ Heat
33
6 January
@ Heat
34
7 January
@ Heat
35
8 January
@ Heat
36
11 January
Aces
37
12 January
Aces
38
13 January
Aces
39
14 January
Aces
40
15 January
Aces
41
19 January
@ Bite
42
20 January
@ Bite
43
21 January (DH 1)
@ Bite
44
21 January (DH 2)
@ Bite
45
22 January
@ Bite