2016–17 Sydney Blue Sox season

The 2016–17 Sydney Blue Sox season was the team's sixth season. The Blue Sox competed in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) with five other teams, playing its home games at Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney.

2016–17 Sydney Blue Sox
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
BallparkBlacktown International Sportspark Sydney
CityBlacktown, New South Wales
Record15–24 (.385)
Place5th
OwnerABL
ManagerJason Pospishil
RadioTriple H FM

Offseason

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Regular season

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Standings

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Team Pld W L GB PCT Home Away Qualification
Melbourne Aces 40 26 14 .650 13–7 13–7 Championship Series
Adelaide Bite 40 23 17 3 .575 12–8 11–9 Preliminary final
Brisbane Bandits 39 21 18 4.5 .538 11–8 10–10
Canberra Cavalry 40 20 20 6 .500 11–9 9–11
Sydney Blue Sox 39 15 24 10.5 .385 11–9 4–15
Perth Heat 40 14 26 12 .350 10–10 4–16
Source: [1]

Record vs opponents

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Opponent W–L
Record
Largest Victory Largest Defeat Current
Streak
Score Date Ground Score Date Ground
Adelaide Bite 4-4 13-4 18 November 2016 Blue Sox Stadium 3-15 28 January 2017 Diamond Sports Stadium L3
Brisbane Bandits 3-4 6-2 10 December 2016 Blue Sox Stadium 4-9 12 January 2017 Brisbane Exhibition Ground L1
Canberra Cavalry 3-5 10-0 25 November 2016 Narrabundah Ballpark 21-11 27 November 2016 Narrabundah Ballpark W1
Melbourne Aces 1-7 9-2 30 December 2016 Blue Sox Stadium 0-5 18 December 2016 Melbourne Ballpark L3
0-5 29 December 2016 Melbourne Ballpark L3
Perth Heat 4-4 3-0 5 January 2017 Baseball Park 1-5 4 December 2016 Baseball Park L3
Total 15-24 Adelaide Bite Adelaide Bite L3
13–4 18 November 2016 Blue Sox Stadium 3–15 28 January 2017 Diamond Sports Stadium

Game log

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W Blue Sox win
L Blue Sox loss
T Blue Sox tie
  Game postponed
  Game cancelled
Bold Blue Sox team member
2016–17 Game Log
November
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Record Ref
1 18 November Bite 13-4 C. Anderson S. Callegari - 1-0 [1]
2 19 November (DH 1) Bite 2–0 L. Wilkins S. Chambers - 2-0 [2]
3 19 November (DH 2) Bite 3–2 G. Lim M. Williams - 3-0 [3]
4 20 November Bite 3-7 J. O’Laughlin A. Sookee - 3-1 [4]
5 24 November @ Cavalry 4-8 L. Sosa T. Foss - 3-2 [5]
6 25 November @ Cavalry 10-0 C. Anderson H. Beard - 4-2 [6]
7 26 November @ Cavalry 1-4 J. DeGraaf L. Wilkins S. Kent 4-3 [7]
8 27 November @ Cavalry 11–21 J. Lowery S. Schueller - 4-4 [8]
December
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Record Ref
9 2 December Heat 6-4 T. Foss M. Lee S. Schueller 5-4 [9]
10 3 December Heat (DH 1) 2-1 G. Lim W. Dennis - 6-4 [10]
11 3 December Heat (DH 2) 2-1 C. Anderson T. Bailey J. Guyer 7-4 [11]
12 4 December Heat 1-5 D. Schmidt A. Sookee - 7-5 [12]
13 9 December Bandits 0-2 J. Erasmus T. Foss R. Searle 7-6 [13]
14 10 December (DH 1) Bandits 6-2 L. Wilkins R. Teasley - 8-6 [14]
15 10 December (DH 2) Bandits 9-8 J. Guyer R. Niit - 9-6 [15]
16 11 December Bandits 1-5 K. Champlin C. Oxspring R. Searle 9-7 [16]
17 16 December @ Aces 4-5 J. Tols S. Schueller - 9-8 [17]
18 17 December @ Aces 6–7 K. Honda L. Wilkins - 9-9 [18]
19 17 December @ Aces 0-5 D. Ruzic C. Anderson - 9-10 [19]
20 18 December @ Aces 0-5 J. Kennedy C. Oxspring - 9-11 [20]
21 29 December Aces 3-4 M. Hamburger J. Guyer P. Moylan 9-12 [21]
22 30 December Aces 9-2 C. Anderson J. Guthrie - 10-12 [22]
23 31 December Aces 4-6 P. Moylan S. Schueller - 10-13 [23]
January
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Record Ref
24 1 January Aces 1-4 J. Kennedy Y. Katayama V. Vasquez 10-14 [24]
25 5 January @ Heat 3-0 T. Foss C. Lourey T. Van Steensel 11-14 [25]
26 1 January @ Heat 7-8 B. Grice T. Van Steensel - 11-15 [26]
27 7 January @ Heat 8-10 M. Lee T. Grattan W. Saupold 11-16 [27]
28 8 January @ Heat 6-7 J. Bowey A. Sookee - 11-17 [28]
29 12 January @ Bandits 4-9 K. Champlin T. Foss - 11-18 [29]
30 13 January @ Bandits 10-9 J. Guyer Z. Treece T. Van Steensel 12-18 [30]
31 14 January @ Bandits 6-7 S. Holland L. Wilkins R. Searle 12-19 [31]
32 4 January @ Bandits PPD–RAIN - - - - [32]
33 20 January Cavalry 3-5 T. Atherton G. Lim - 12-20 [33]
34 21 January (DH 1) Cavalry 5-1 L. Wilkins S. Guinard - 13-20 [34]
35 21 January (DH 2) Cavalry 1-2 L. Cohen C. Anderson S. Kent 13-21 [35]
36 22 January Cavalry 7-6 Y. Katayama S. Kent - 14-21 [36]
37 26 January @ Bite 5-4 V. Harris J. O’Loughlin T. Van Steensel 15-21 [37]
38 27 January @ Bite 2-5 S. Callegari C. Anderson H. Lee 15-22 [38]
39 28 January @ Bite 3-15 D. Barker L. Wilkins - 15-23 [39]
40 29 January @ Bite 3-4 K. Hampton Y. Katayama H. Lee 15-24 [40]
41 30 January @ Bandits (makeup) CANCELLED - - - - [41]

Roster

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Sydney Blue Sox roster - 2016–17 ABL
Active Roster Coaching staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

Left-handed pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches



  : 7-day disabled list
  : reassigned

7 September 2017.

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Australian Baseball League Final Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 1 September 2017.