2013–14 Sydney Blue Sox season

2013–14 Sydney Blue Sox
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
BallparkBlacktown International Sportspark Sydney
CityBlacktown, New South Wales
Record23–23 (.500)
Place2nd
OwnerABL
ManagerJason Pospishil
RadioTriple H FM

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.

Offseason

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team
 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
4 Melbourne Aces 46 22 24 .478 10
5 Adelaide Bite 46 21 25 .457 11
6 Brisbane Bandits 46 18 28 .391 14
Source: [1]

Record vs opponents

Opponent W–L
Record 		Largest Victory Largest Defeat Current
Streak
Score Date Ground Score Date Ground
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 Canberra & Perth L1
11–0 3 Nov 2013 Baseball Park 0-10
0-10 		1 Nov 2013
10 Jan 2014 		Baseball Park
Blue Sox Stadium

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

Postseason

Main article: 2013–14 Australian Baseball League season

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.[2] 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
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Record Ref
1 31 January Cavalry 18-11 A. Sookee B. Grening - 1-0 [47] Archived 2017-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
2 1 February Cavalry 3-4 E. Cole L. Baron S. Toler 1-1 [48] Archived 2017-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
3 2 February Cavalry 1-9 S. Chambers V. Harris C. Everts 1-2 [49] Archived 2017-09-05 at the Wayback Machine


Preliminary Final Series Championship Series
1 Perth Heat 2
2 Sydney Blue Sox 1 3 Canberra Cavalry 0
3 Canberra Cavalry 2


Roster

Sydney Blue Sox roster - 2013–14 ABL
Active Roster Reserve Players Coaching staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

Left-handed pitchers

 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Pitchers

Infielders

Manager

Coaches


Disabled list : 7-day disabled list
Reassigned players : reassigned

4 September 2017

References

  1. ^ "2013 Australian Baseball League Current Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Playoff Procedures". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2014.