2012-2013 sydney blue sox media guide

2012/2013 Sydney Blue Sox Media Guide

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table of contentsAbout the Australian Baseball League.....................3History of Australian Baseball..................................4Notable Australian Baseball Players.........................5Australia Series............................................................6Australian Baseball Federation.................................6Baseball New South Wales......................................6Blue Sox Stadium........................................................7Roster/Pronunciation Guide....................................8 Manager Jason Pospishil.........................................9Coaches Profile..........................................................10Player Profiles............................................................11Developmetal Players...............................................262011/2012 Season in Review...................................272011/2012 Player Statistics..................................... 28Playoff History..........................................................29Season Statistical Records.......................................30All Time Roster........................................................31All Time Awards.......................................................312012/2013 Schedule..................................................32

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broadcastFor the third consecutive season, Triple H 100.1 FM Summer of Baseball will broadcast all Blue Sox home games on the air. In addition, all Blue Sox games can be watched live online through iiNet. Both can be accessed through the ‘Multime-dia’ tab on the Blue Sox official website.

Media guide creditsThe Sydney Blue Sox 2012/2013 Media Guide is a publication of the Sydney Blue Sox media relations department. It was written, designed and edited by Matt Sutor. Editorial assistance provided by Kate Orme. Photographs are provided by SMP Images, Blacktown International Sportspark, the Sydney Blue Sox, Baseball New South Wales, the Austra-lian Baseball Federation, Minor League Baseball and the Australian Baseball League.


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about the ablThe Australian Baseball League began in 2010 with six teams in the cities of Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. It was formed as a joint venture between Major League Baseball and the Australian Base-ball Federation to showcase athletes from around the world and bring professional baseball to Australia.

Each season, the ABL commences its 46-game regular season schedule in November following the completion of the Major League Baseball World Series. The League’s Championship Series determines it’s title-holder, wrap-ping up in mid-February which allows players to leave for international commitments. The Perth Heat have won the first two ABL Championship titles.

This season, the top three teams qualify for the postseason, as opposed to the top four teams in the previous two seasons. The team in first place at the conclusion of the regular season advances directly to the ABL Cham-pionship Series while the second and third place teams will play a series to determine who advances to the Championship Series.

Team W L PCT GBSydney Blue

Sox 24 15 .615 -

Perth Heat 24 16 .600 0.5

Adelaide Bite 23 17 .575 1.5

Melbourne Aces 18 21 .462 6

Brisbane Bandits 14 22 .389 8.5

Canberra Cavalry 12 24 .333 10.5

2010/2011 Final Regular Season Standings

Team W L PCT GB

Perth Heat 34 11 .756 -

Melbourne Aces 21 24 .467 13

Adelaide Bite 20 25 .444 14

Sydney Blue Sox 20 25 .444 14

Brisbane Bandits 20 25 .444 14

Canberra Cavalry 20 25 .444 14

2011/2012 Final Regular Season Standings



History of Australian BaseballBaseball has a long and rich history in Australia, dating back 160 years to the Victorian Gold Rush when min-ers would play the game on their rest days. Progressing in to the early 20th century the game became popular as teams came from the United States on tours in front of large crowds.

As the 1900s continued clubs and associations sprung up across the nation and leagues and competitions fol-lowed with the first Claxton Shield being awarded in 1934. The first Australian Baseball League enjoyed suc-cess in the 1990s, while Australians Graeme Lloyd and David Nilsson became household names in the Major Leagues.

From 1989-1999 the original ABL ran with six to nine teams depending on the season. In that time, Sydney hosted four different teams in the Parramatta Patriots, Sydney Metros, Sydney Blues and the Sydney Wave. The Blues were the most successful team, winning one championship and hosting an ABL-single game record for attendance when they drew 13,764 fans to Parramatta Stadium in a 1994 championship series game against the Brisbane Bandits. The former league’s most successful franchise was the combination of the Melbourne/Waverley Reds who won three championships.

After hosting the 2000 Olympic Games the Australian National Team earned international recognition at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, winning the silver medal by defeating world powerhouse Japan in the semi-finals. After seeing the growth of the sport, Major League Baseball established a development academy on the Gold Coast in 2001. In 2010 the MLB and Australian Baseball Federation made sure Australian players would have a home-grown pathway to success by forming the ABL.

Additionally, Australia took a large step in its development programs when it was announced in August of 2012 that the country would gain an automatic berth in to the Little League World Series every year, beginning in 2013. Australia has never qualified for the LLWS, as it most recently competed in the Asia-Pacific region, com-peting against world-class teams such as Chinese Taipei.



Major League Players From NSWGrant Balfour - Oakland Athletics• Nine-year major league career with the

Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics

• Finished the 2012 regular season with a 3-2 record, 2.53 ERA and 25 saves

• Reached the postseason for the fourth time in his career in 2012

• A career 3.38 ERA in 398 career regular season appearances

• Became first Australian-born player to ever record a save in the postseason when he saved Game 3 of the 2012 ALDS against the Detroit Tigers

Rich Thompson - Oakland Athletics• Spent parts of six seasons in the major leagues, most recently in

2012 with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Oakland A’s• Appeared in three total games in 2012 at the major league level after

seeing a career-high 44 games in 2011 with the Angels

Trent Oeltjen - Los Angeles Dodgers• Spent parts of three seasons in the major leagues with the Arizona

Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers• Played 99 career games with a .220 career average and five home

runs• Spent 2012 in Triple-A Albuquerque with the Dodgers where he hit

.294 with 13 home runs and 61 RBIs

Ryan Rowland-Smith - Chicago Cubs• Spent four years at the major league level with the Seattle Mariners

from 2007-2010• Compiled a career record of 12-17 with a 4.57 ERA• Spent 2012 in Triple-A Iowa in the Chicago Cubs system where he

was 3-6 with a 3.94 ERA

Brad Thomas - Detroit Tigers• Spent parts of five years at the major league level with the Minne-

sota Twins and Detroit Tigers• Finished 4-2 with a 3.89 ERA in 49 games for Detroit in 2010• Career record of 6-6

Blue Sox to Play in the MLB (*current SBS player)

Brandon Barnes - Houston AstrosDae-Sung Koo - New York Mets*Trent Oeltjen - Los Angeles Dodgers*Chris Oxspring - San Diego Padres*Chris Snelling - Four teams*Brad Thomas - Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers*Rich Thompson - Los Angeles Angels and Oakland A’s

Blue Sox in Affiliated Baseball

Dean Aldridge - Detroit TigersTim Atherton - Minnesota TwinsJosh Guyer - Minnesota TwinsTyler Herr - Minnesota TwinsKarl Hoschke - Atlanta BravesDavid Kandilas - Colorado RockiesGeoff Klein - St. Louis CardinalsBoss Moanaroa - Boston Red SoxJames Robbins - Detroit TigersAaron Sookee - Los Angeles AngelsRick Schwarz - Minnesota TwinsZac Shepherd - Detroit TigersJD Williams - Minnesota TwinsJacob Younis - Minnesota Twins

All Time Major Leaguers From NSW

Grant Balfour (2001-present)Trent Durrington (1999-2005)Damian Moss (2001-2004)Trent Oeltjen (2009-present)Joe Quinn (1884-1901)Ryan Rowland-Smith (2007-present)Craig Shipley (1986-1998)Chris Snelling (2002-2008)John Stephens (2002)Brad Thomas (2001-present)Rich Thompson (2007-present)Glenn Williams (2005)



Australia SeriesTeam Australia begins preparations for the 2013 World Baseball Classic by taking on the Sydney Blue Sox in an historic three-game “Australia Series” from the 26th-28th of October at Blacktown International Sportspark. The

Australia Series will be the return of Team Australia to the Harbour City, who have not played in Sydney since 2006.

The team gained international recognition when it took home the silver medal in the 2004 Athens Olympic games, defeating Team Japan 1-0 in the semifinals. The

team participated in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic games but failed to qualify for the 2008 games, the final year baseball was an Olympic sport. In the 2000 games, the host country did not advance to the medal round, finishing in seventh of eight teams with two tournament wins.

Team Australia participated in both World Baseball Classics in 2006 and 2009. In 2006 the team did not advance past the first round, going 0-3 with losses to Italy, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. Then in 2009 Team Australia opened the tournament with an opening-game win over Mexico 17-7. However, the squad dropped their next two games as Mexico came back to knock Australia out of the tournament.

Australian Baseball FederationThe Australian Baseball Federation is the national governing body of baseball in Australia. The ABF includes eight state associations who are responsible for the sport in their territory under the direction of the ABF. Almost 40,000 players com-pete regularly around Australia and the future of the game is bright with more than half those players competing at the junior levels, including the new entry level ‘Aus-sie T-Ball’ program in primary schools.

Baseball New South WalesBaseball New South Wales is the governing body of baseball in NSW and is governed by the Australian Baseball Federation. BNSW is responsible for selecting players for the NSW Patriots to compete for the annual national

tournament, contested between the five main states of Australia. Baseball NSW manages the NSW Major League which is the highest level of play in NSW following the Sydney Blue Sox of the Australian Baseball League.

The organisation aims to unify the New South Wales baseball community and improve the popularity and participation of the sport. Baseball NSW hosts youth programs and development programs. The teams from these programs compete in tournaments all over

Australia and have seen much success in winning the U18, U16 and U14 national championships.




Blue Sox StadiumBlue Sox Stadium at Blacktown International Sportspark was originally constructed as one of two venues to host baseball for the 2000 Syd-ney Olympic games. At the games, the Stadium hosted 14 games from the 17th of September to the 24th of September, all of which were in the group stages.

Since the stadium was built in 1999 it has under-gone numerous renovations which have expanded the seating capacity to 1,201 permanent seats, all of which are chair-back seats. 500 seats sit be-hind home plate undercover with additional seats added along the first base line, third base line and behind home plate.

Blue Sox Stadium by the Numbers

Right field line....................................98m (321 ft)Right-centre field............................117 m (385 ft)Centre field......................................122 m (400 ft)Left-centre field...............................117 m (385 ft)Left field line......................................98 m (321 ft)Home Plate to Backstop.....................12 m (40 ft)

The stadium is equipped with four change rooms which can be configured into two larger rooms. In addition, there is a function room which is converted into corporate boxes for game days. Concessions are housed in both the forecourt and concourse around the stadium, while batting tunnels are also found on the forecourt.

Down the left field line there are two batting cages for the team located in the third base dugout and beyond the left field fence there is a practice diamond. Beyond the right-centre field wall is a second practice diamond while two more

additional batting cages are beyond the right field wall.

On the 6th of October 2012, approximately 60 people volunteered to “Paint the Town Blue,” an historic event in which players, staff and fans all painted Blue Sox Stadium blue. The intitiative was designed to make the stadium feel like a true home for the Blue Sox as manager Jason Pospishil, pitchers Chris Oxspring and Todd Van Steensel and Australian Baseball League CEO Peter Wermuth were all in attendance.



2012/2013 Sydney Blue Sox Opening Day RosterName B/T Ht. Wt. Birthplace Affiliation Highest Level Craig Anderson L/L 191 84 Gosford, NSW None AAA (Orioles)Tim Atherton R/R 188 88 Kempsey, NSW Minnesota Twins A (Twins)Tim Cox R/L 178 75 Sydney, NSW None A+ (Red Sox)Todd Grattan R/R 183 92 Rosemeadow, NSW None ABLVaughan Harris R/R 178 78 Sydney, NSW None Dutch MLTyler Herr R/R 203 100 Katy, Texas Minnesota Twins Rookie (Twins)Dae Sung Koo L/L 185 84 Daejeon, South Korea None MLB (Mets)Wayne Lundgren R/R 188 82 Thornleigh, NSW None A+ (Reds)Chris Oxspring R/R 185 89 Ipswich, Queensland None MLB (Padres)Aaron Sookee R/R 191 78 Auburn, NSW Los Angeles Angels Rookie (Angels)Brad Thomas L/L 198 112 Newport, NSW None MLB (Tigers)Todd Van SteenselR/R 185 86 Sydney, NSW None Rookie (Twins)Luke Wilkins R/R 183 79 Sydney, NSW None ABLMatt Williams R/R 185 82 Camden, NSW None AA (Twins)Dean Aldridge R/R 190 90 Sydney, NSW Detroit Tigers ABLJosh Guyer R/R 186 80 Sydney, NSW Minnesota Twins ABL

CATCheRSName B/T Ht. Wt. Birthplace Affiliation Highest Level Geoff Klein S/R 191 91 Huntington Beach, California St. Louis Cardinals A+ (Cardinals) Trent D’Antonio S/R 175 82 Wollongong, NSW None A+ (Marlins)

iNFieLDeRSName B/T Ht. Wt. Birthplace Affiliation Highest Level Shane Benson R/R 193 95 Sydney, NSW None A- (Blue Jays)Michael Lysaught R/R 180 80 Sydney, NSW None Rookie (Twins)Boss Moanaroa L/R 185 91 Newcastle, NSW Boston Red Sox A (Red Sox)James Robbins L/L 183 103 Shoreline, Washington Detroit Tigers A+ (Tigers)Jacob Younis R/R 173 85 Sydney, NSW Minnesota Twins Rookie (Twins)Zac Shepherd R/R 190 88 Sydney, NSW Detroit Tigers ABLZach Penprase R/R 188 91 Moorpark, California None A (Phillies)

OuTFieLDeRSName B/T Ht. Wt. Birthplace Affiliation Highest Level Alessio Angelucci R/R 188 86 Johannesburg, South Africa None A- (Padres)Mitch Dening L/R 185 75 Gosford, NSW None AA (Red Sox)David Kandilas R/R 188 84 Sydney, NSW Colorado Rockies A (Rockies)Trent Oeltjen L/L 185 93 Sydney, NSW Free Agent MLB (Dodgers)Trent Schmutter R/R 188 90 Sydney, NSW None ABL Chris Snelling L/L 147 75 Miami, Florida None MLB (Phillies)JD Williams S/R 180 83 Odessa, Florida Minnesota Twins A (Twins)Karl Hoschke R/R 190 90 Sydney, NSW Atlanta Braves ABLRick Schwarz R/R 190 90 Sydney, NSW Minnesota Twins ABL

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CoachesJason Pospishil- Manager Chris Oxspring- Pitching Coach Shaun Smith- Assistant CoachGraham Cassel- Assistant Coach Glenn Williams- Assistant Coach Darian Lindsay- Assistant Coach



Manager ProfileJason Pospishil - Manager

Date of Birth: 28 January, 1983 in Penrith, NSWNationality: AustralianExperience: First Season

Jason Pospishil returns to the Blue Sox coaching staff for the third consecutive season, however the 2012-2013 campaign in his first stint as a manager. Pospishil was a hitting, fielding and base coach the past two seasons under Glenn Williams the inaugural year and Kevin Boles last season.

“Pops,” as he is referred to, is a native of Penrith and was originally signed by the Minnesota Twins after he put up a pair of impressive performances as an amateur in the 16U and 18U national tournaments. At the age of 18,

the Twins came calling and he spent two years in the Twins minor league organisation, spending time in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League and Appalachian League. In 2003, as a member of the Elizabethton Twins, he helped the team capture the Appalachian League crown.

Before joining the Blue Sox coaching staff, the Sydneysider had worked as a coach in numerous locations in NSW, including his old clubs of Ryde Eastwood and Blacktown Workers. Aside from acting as a team coach, he has also

worked as an instructor at the Major League Baseball Australian Academy in 2011 and 2012 and the New South Wales Institute of Sport from 2004-2006.

In addition to his playing time in Australia and the United States, Pospishil spent three years in Croatia and played as a member of the Croatian National Team in the 2007 and 2009 European Championships. In 2005 he spent the year in Japan, playing in the Japanese Industrial League.

Most recently Pospishil spent the spring and summer of 2012 back in the United States with the Twins organisa-tion, but this time as a coach. With the Twins, Pospishil was a coach in extended spring training, working with players as a hitting and fielding instructor.

Pospishil began his playing career at the age of 11 when he first played for Blacktown Workers Baseball Club. Pops stuck with Blacktown Workers from 1996-2003 before making a jump to play with Ryde Eastwood Baseball Club from 2004-2005. In addition to his time with clubs teams, Pospishil played for the New South Wales State Teams from 1996-2001.

Coach Profiles



Graham Cassel - Assistant CoachDate of Birth: 16 September, 1959 in Wollongong, NSWGraham Cassel was one of the premier shortstops and pitchers in the original Australian Baseball League. He was a representative of the NSW team from 1979 to 2001 and Team Aus-tralia from 1982 to 1986. Along with coaching the Blue Sox, he is the resident baseball coach at Hills Indoor Sports Centre and was inducted in to the Australian Baseball Hall of Fame after 32 years of service.

Chris Oxspring - Pitching CoachDate of Birth: 13 May, 1977 in Ipswich, QLDChris Oxspring has spent the last two seasons serving as a player coach for the Blue Sox. Last season Oxspring was 4-4 with a 3.08 ERA after posting a 4-2 record with a 2.23 ERA in the 2010/11 campaign. In 2005 he made his Major League debut and appeared in five games for the San Diego Padres that season. He won a silver medal with the Australian National Team at the 2004 Olympics and represented the nation at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

Glenn Williams - Assistant CoachDate of Birth: 18 July, 1977 in Gosford, NSWGlenn Williams returns for his second consecutive season as a member of the Blue Sox coach-ing staff and served as the team’s manager in it’s inaugural season in 2010/11. Williams made his Major League debut in 2005 and played in 13 games for the Minnesota Twins, hitting safely in all of them, before a shoulder injury cut his career short. He originally signed with the Atlanta Braves as a 16-year-old and won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games.

Darian LindsayDate of Birth: 7 October, 1970 in Sydney, NSWThe 2012/13 seasons marks the first season on the Blue Sox Staff for Darian Lindsay. The left-hander was a prospect in the New York Mets system from 1989-1992 and posted a career 21-8 record with a 2.78 ERA, including a 16-4 record over his last two seasons before his career was shortened because of injury. In addition to his Blue Sox responsibilities, Lindsay will coach the Baulkham Hills Baseball Club U18 team.

Shaun Smith - Assistant CoachDate of Birth: 5 August, 1970 in Manly, NSWThe 2012/2013 season is the first season in Blue Sox uniform for Shaun Smith. In 2007 Smith was the manager for the Ra’anana Express in the Israel Baseball League. That season, the Express finished in fifth place, bowing out in the quarterfinals. Do-mestically Smith has coached the Auburn Orioles and coached in the Sydney Major League, the second highest level of play in NSW behind the ABL.

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Pitcher Profiles



Craig Anderson - Left-handed Pitcher191 cm, 84 kgDate of Birth: 30 October, 1980 in Gosford, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: NoneCraig Anderson returns for his third season as a member of the Blue Sox after com-peting for the team in the each of the first two seasons. In the 2010/11 campaign, the southpaw was 3-2 with a 2.23 before going 2-4 with a 4.21 last season. Anderson spent 12 seasons in the United States, including nine in affiliated baseball between the Se-attle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles organisations. The Gosford native spent parts of five seasons at the Triple-A level, compiling a record of 31-35 and four seasons at the Double-A level with a career mark of 15-9. Through his 13 career seasons abroad and domestic, he is 108-74 with a 3.91 ERA.

W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP108 74 3.91 290 267 12 4 2 1614 1695 828 702 192 407 1103 1.30

Career Statistics

Tim Atherton - Right-handed Pitcher191 cm, 84 kgDate of Birth: 7 November, 1989 in Kempsey, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: Minnesota Twins

Tim Atherton spent his first two seasons of professional baseball in the Minnesota Twins minor league system, playing for the Single-A Beloit Snappers in 2012. In 49 innings in the past season the right-hander was 1-2 but posted a strong 3.10 ERA in 26 appearances, all of which were out of the bullpen. In 49.1 innings he allowed just 30 hits and notched 59 strikeouts. Last season Atherton played in the ABL for the Canberra Cavalry, going 0-1 with a 9.53 ERA in three starts. In his career he is 4-3 with a 3.40 ERA in 39 career appearances.

W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP4 3 3.40 39 8 0 0 0 92.2 59 38 35 8 47 108 1.14

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Tim Cox - Left-handed Pitcher178 cm, 75 kgDate of Birth: 8 July, 1986 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: NoneTim Cox joins the Blue Sox staff for his first season of professional baseball since 2007. The southpaw played three seasons in affiliated baseball, all in the Boston Red Sox system, from 2005 to 2007. The 26-year-old Sydney native made it as high as Advanced-A ball in 2006 and 2007. Through his three seasons in the minors he went 10-9 with a 3.13 ERA.


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Todd Grattan - Right-handed Pitcher183 cm, 92 kgDate of Birth: 7 September, 1986 in Rosemeadow, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: NoneTodd Grattan returns to the Blue Sox pitching staff for the third consecutive year. In the team’s inaugural season Grattan was 1-0 with a 3.15 ERA. The 26-year-old right-hander began playing baseball in 1999 after he saw the Sydney Blues play at Parra-matta Stadium.

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Tyler Herr - Right-handed Pitcher203 cm, 100 kgDate of Birth: 8 October, 1990 in Katy, Texas Nationality: American Affiliation: Minnesota TwinsTyler Herr was originally drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 44th round of the 2009 draft. He has spent the first three seasons of his career at the rookie-level in the Twins system, including winning the Appalachian League championship this year with the Elizabethton Twins. The 22-year-old was 3-0 this season in 21 relief appear-ances, notching a 3.38 ERA.

Career StatisticsW L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP8 4 3.38 54 2 0 0 2 90 87 43 34 4 43 74 1.43

Vaughan Harris - Right-handed Pitcher178 cm, 78 kgDate of Birth: 10 June, 1981 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: NoneVaughan Harris returns for his third season as a member of the Blue Sox pitching staff. Prior to joining the Blue Sox in 2010, the righty had not pitched in professional baseball since 2007 when he was a member of Corendon Kinheim in the Dutch Major League. In the DML Harris was perfect, going 9-0 with a 2.12 ERA in 13 games. With the Blue Sox, the Sydney native notched a 3.66 ERA in the 2010/11 season.

Career StatisticsW L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP14 6 3.51 30 21 0 0 0 125.2 110 53 49 9 37 87 1.17

Dae-Sung Koo - Left-handed Pitcher185 cm, 84 kgDate of Birth: 2 August, 1969 in Daejeon, South Korea Nationality: Korean Affiliation: NoneDae-Sung Koo brings a wealth of experience to the Blue Sox bullpen in his third season with the squad. Koo has been pitching professionally in Asia and the United States since 1993. In 2005 he played for the New York Mets in his only season in Ma-jor League Baseball. In 1999 he led the Hanwha Eagles to a Korean Series champion-ship and won MVP that same season. He saved 12 games for the Blue Sox in 2010/11 with an ERA of 1.00 en route to winning the league’s Reliever of the Year award.

Career Statistics (statistics compiled from 2005-present)

W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIPMajors 0 0 3.91 33 0 4 0 0 23 22 12 10 2 13 23 1.52Minors 2 5 3.10 112 2 0 0 21 107.1 98 44 37 9 28 108 1.17



Wayne Lundgren - Right-handed Pitcher188 cm, 82 kgDate of Birth: 21 April, 1982 in Thornleigh, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: NoneWayne Lundgren embarks upon his third season in a Blue Sox uniform. The righty began his professional career in 2000 in the Red Sox organisation and stayed with the franchise until 2003. In 2004 he shifted to the St. Louis Cardinals system and was there before moving to the Cincinnati Reds minor league teams in 2006. Lundgren’s highest level was Single-A over four different years, but his best season came in 2008 in the independent Canadian-American League when he was 11-3. For the Blue Sox, Lundgren has posted a 5-5 record through his first two seasons.

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Pitcher Profiles




Aaron Sookee - Right-handed Pitcher191 cm, 78 kgDate of Birth: 5 June, 1991 in Auburn, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: Los Angeles AngelsAaron Sookee returns to the Blue Sox for the third season after seeing limited action each of the first two seasons. Sookee, who was a member of the Los Angeles Angels organisation in of 2012, has played professionally since 2010 and has spent each of his first three seasons in rookie ball, split between the Arizona League Angels and the Orem Owlz of the Pioneer League. With the Blue Sox, the Auburn native has ap-peared in 11 games through his first two seasons.

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Pitcher Profiles


Chris Oxspring - Right-handed Pitcher185 cm, 89 kgDate of Birth: 13 May, 1977 in Ipswich, QLD Nationality: Australian Affiliation: NoneChris Oxspring has spent the last two seasons serving as a player coach for the Blue Sox. Last season Oxspring was 4-4 with a 3.08 ERA after posting a 4-2 record with a 2.23 ERA in the 2010/11 campaign. In 2005 he made his Major League debut and appeared in five games for the San Diego Padres that season. Oxspring spent four seasons at the Triple-A level, with his last season in 2011 in the Detroit Tigers or-ganisation. Over his time at that level, he was 25-16 with a 3.70 ERA. Every year spent in affiliated baseball was in the Padres system, advancing from Single-A at the time he was signed. He won a silver medal with the Australian National Team at the 2004 Olympics and represented the nation at the 2009 World Baseball Classic. In the 2010/11 campaign Oxspring led the league in strikeouts with a total of 71 and he is the most-winning pitcher in Blue Sox history, winning four games in each of the first two seasons. Career Statistics

W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIPMajors 0 0 3.75 5 0 0 0 0 12 9 8 5 2 6 11 1.25Minors 53 39 3.58 232 124 7 4 1 862.2 814 403 343 65 323 832 1.32

Brad Thomas - Left-handed Pitcher198 cm, 112 kgDate of Birth: 12 October, 1977 in Newport, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: NoneBrad Thomas suits up for the Blue Sox for the second consecutive season in 2012/13. The former major leaguer spent parts of five years in the big leagues between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers. Thomas made his major league debut in 2001 at the age of 23 with the Twins and then returned to the majors again in 2003 and 2004 with Minnesota. After a five-year layoff, he made his way back to the big leagues in 2010 and 2011 with the Detroit Tigers. The southpaw’s best season came in 2010 when he went 6-2 with a 3.89 ERA in 49 appearances. Thomas’ most recent appearance on the baseball diamond was last ABL season with the Blue Sox, when he appeared in five games and started four of them. In 22 1/3 innings the Newport native allowed just 21 hits and finished with a record of 1-1. Thomas has represented Aus-tralia on two occasions, the first at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and then again at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

Career StatisticsW L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP

Majors 6 6 5.80 72 7 0 0 0 104 127 69 67 12 53 45 1.73Minors 64 65 3.92 265 175 6 2 15 1094.2 1154 597 477 72 358 876 1.38



Todd Van Steensel - Right-handed Pitcher185 cm, 86 kgDate of Birth: 14 January, 1991 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: NoneSydney native Todd Van Steensel returns to the Blue Sox for the third consecutive season. The righty spent 2009 with the Gulf Coast League Phillies and then 2011 with the Appalachian League Elizabethton Twins in the Minnesota Twins system. As a member of the Twins, Van Steensel posted a 5-2 record. In his first two years with the Blue Sox, he has appeared in 17 games, all of which have been relief appearances. Van Steensel represented Australia at the 2011 Baseball World Cup hosted by Panama.

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Matt Williams - Right-handed Pitcher185 cm, 82 kgDate of Birth: 28 February, 1987 in Camden, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: None

Matthew Williams prepares for his third stint with the Blue Sox this season. Williams was in the Minnesota Twins minor league system from 2005-2010, advancing as high as Double-A New Britain in 2010. For his affiliated career, he posted a 21-14 record, appearing in 201 games, all of 10 of which were relief appearances. In two seasons with the Blue Sox, he is 1-2 with a 1.60 ERA.

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Luke Wilkins - Right-handed Pitcher183 cm, 79 kgDate of Birth: 27 December, 1989 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: NoneLuke Wilkins returns to the Blue Sox pitching staff for the second straight season and the ABL for the third straight season after playing for the Canberra Cavalry in 2010/11. Last season for Sydney the righty was 2-1 with a 6.11 ERA after appearing in four games in 2010/11 with Canberra. The Sydney native pitched for Clarendon Col-lege in the United States in 2009 and 2010.

Career StatisticsW L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP2 2 10.28 12 2 0 0 0 21 38 31 24 5 8 7 2.19

Alessio Angelucci - Outfielder188 cm, 86 kg B/T: R/RDate of Birth: 28 July, 1988 in Johannesburg, South Africa Nationality: South African Affiliation: NoneAlessio Angelucci returns to the Blue Sox for the second straight season. Angelucci appeared in two games last season for Sydney as a pitcher, posting a 3.86 ERA. He played in the San Diego Padres system from 2008-2010, advancing as high as Low-A Eugene. Through his four career seasons he’s notched a 2-4 record with a 5.67 ERA. Entering the 2012/13 season, he does not have a career at bat.

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Position Player Profiles



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Shane Benson - Infielder/Right-handed Pitcher193 cm, 95 kg B/T: R/R Date of Birth: 15 December, 1986 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: NoneShane Benson returns to the Blue Sox after appearing in one game in the 2010/11 season as a pitcher. Benson, a pitcher for all of his career, spent three seasons in the minor leagues in the Toronto Blue Jays organisation from 2005-2007, compiling a record of 10-6. In 2006 with the Auburn Doubledays of the New York-Penn League, he was 3-1 with a 3.47 ERA but does not have a career at bat. Originally signed as a pitcher, he is expected to be a two-way player and see time in the infield and out of the bullpen.

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Trent D’Antonio - Utility175 cm, 82 kg B/T: S/R Date of Birth: 14 August, 1985 in Wollongong, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: NoneTrent D’Antonio embarks on his third season with the Blue Sox in 2012/13. D’Antonio has proved his versatility in the past, showing he can play numerous infield positions. The Wollongong native spent three seasons in the Florida Marlins system from 2005-2007, reaching as high as Advanced-A Jupiter in 2006 and 2007. He has the Blue Sox franchise record for steals in a season with nine, set in 2010-2011.

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AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS.252 215 658 89 166 30 1 17 79 87 120 27 15

Mitch Dening - Outfielder185 cm, 75 kg B/T: L/RDate of Birth: 17 August, 1988 in Gosford, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: NoneFor the third straight season Mitch Dening suits up for the Blue Sox. The 24-year-old outfielder was in the Boston Red Sox organisation from 2007-2011, reaching as high as Double-A Portland in 2011. In 2008 at Single-A Lowell the Gosford native hit a career-high .321 in 62 games. He spent 2012 in the independent Frontier League with the Washington WildThings where he appeared in 15 games. With the Blue Sox he hit .280 last season, including a team-high .420 on base percentage.

Career StatisticsAVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS.265 496 1791 254 474 88 22 23 194 199 372 64 34

David Kandilas - Outfielder188 cm, 84 kg B/T: R/RDate of Birth: 14 September, 1990 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: Colorado RockiesDavid Kandilas returns for his third season with the Blue Sox in 2012/13. The out-fielder has spent the last four seasons in the Colorado Rockies system, with his highest level at Single-A this past season in 2012 where he hit .266 with four home runs for the Asheville Tourists. The 22-year-old hit .274 with the Blue Sox in 2010/11 before posting a .250 average last season. He represented Australia at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

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Geoff Klein - Catcher191 cm, 91 kg B/T: S/RDate of Birth: 27 March, 1988 in Huntington Beach, California Nationality: American Affiliation: St. Louis CardinalsGeoff Klein was originally drafted by the Saint Louis Cardinals in the 15th round of the 2010 draft from Santa Clara University in southern California. Klein began his professional career that same year with the Single-A Batavia Muckdogs where he ap-peared in 30 games. In 2011 he made the jump to Single-A Quad Cities before advac-ing to the Advanced-A Palm Beach Cardinals in 2012. This season he set career-highs in games played (102), home runs (7), RBIs (34) and walks (30.)



Michael Lysaught - Infielder180 cm, 80 kg B/T: R/RDate of Birth: 30 September, 1985 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: None

Michael Lysaught is back for his third season with the Blue Sox. The utility infielder spent 2004-2006 in the Minnesota Twins organisation at the rookie-ball level. He represented NSW at the U14, U16 and U18 national tournaments before being signed by the Twins in 2003. With the Blue Sox he hit .252 in the first season before following it up with a .183 average last year.


Boss Moanaroa - Infielder185 cm, 91 kg B/T: L/RDate of Birth: July 12, 1991 in Newcastle, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: Boston Red SoxBoss Moanaroa prepares for his third season in a Blue Sox uniform. The 21-year-old infielder was signed by the Boston Red Sox in 2009 as an international free agent and has played in that system since 2009, reaching as high as Single-A Greenville in 2012. In 110 games in the 2012 season, the Newcastle native knocked in 49 runs in addition to his .262 batting average. With the Blue Sox he has driven in a total of nine home runs and has hit above .270 each season.

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Trent Oeltjen - Outfielder185 cm, 93 kg B/T: L/LDate of Birth: 28 February, 1983 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: Free AgentTrent Oeltjen is back with the Blue Sox for the second time after appearing in two games with the squad in the 2010/11 season. Oeltjen has spent parts of three seasons in the major leagues with the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodg-ers from 2009-2011. In 2011 he played in a career-high 61 games with the Dodgers, batting .197 and posting an on-base percentage of .322. The 29-year-old began his professional career in 2001 at the age of 18 in the Minnesota Twins system in 2001 and stayed with the organisation until 2009. Since the beginning of the 2007 season he has not played below the Triple-A level and is a career .303 hitter at that level. He spent 2012 at Albuquerque in the Dodgers system and hit .294 with 13 home runs. Oeltjen has represented Australia on five occasions, beginning in 2004 at the Olympic games where the team took home silver and then again at the 2005 World Cup. He returned to play for Australia in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and then again in the 2007 World Cup. At the ’07 Cup he hit .523 for the tournament and led all players in average, runs and stolen bases. Then in the 2009 World Baseball Classic he again was one of Australia’s top performers, going 6-for-12 and two steals in as many attempts.

Career StatisticsAVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS

Majors .220 199 164 26 36 6 3 5 11 18 51 9 1Minors .299 1168 4116 667 1229 213 79 68 514 319 782 217 92

Zach Penprase - Infielder188 cm, 91 kg B/T: R/RDate of Birth: 16 February, 1985 in Moorpark, CaliforniaNationality: American Affiliation: Independent LeagueZach Penprase was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 13th round of the 2006 draft from Mississippi Valley State University. Penprase spent his first two seasons of professional ball in the Phillies organisation, reaching as high as Single-A Lakewood in 2007. The California native was last in affiliated baseball for part of the 2008 season with the Boston Red Sox Single-A affiliate Greenville Drive. He has spent the last four full seasons with the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks in the independent American Association, hitting .311 with 47 steals in 2012.


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Trent Schmutter - Outfielder188 cm, 90 kg B/T: R/RDate of Birth: 27 August, 1987 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: NoneTrent Schmutter returns for his third season with the Blue Sox in 2012/13. Schmutter was the league’s inaugural winner of the Rookie of the Year award in the 2010/11 cam-paign when he hit .316 and drove in 12 runs over 29 games. Last season for the Blue Sox he finished at .152 in 25 games, but still managed to score 11 runs.



James Robbins - Infielder183 cm, 103 kg B/T: L/LDate of Birth: 26 September, 1990 in Shoreline, Washington Nationality: American Affiliation: Detroit TigersJames Robbins was originally a 30th round pick of the Detroit Tigers in 2009 from Shorecrest High School in the state of Washington. He spent his first four seasons all with the Tigers, moving up the ranks each year, from the rookie-level to Advanced-A this season with the Florida State League champion Lakeland Tigers. In 2011 he hit a career-high 16 home runs for the Single-A West Michigan Whitecaps before knocking in 11 more this season with Lakeland.


JaDamion Williams - Outfielder180 cm, 83 kg B/T: S/RDate of Birth: 20 November, 1990 in Odessa, Florida Nationality: American Affiliation: Minnesota TwinsJD Williams begins his first year in the ABL after spending three seasons in the Min-nesota Twins minor league system. Williams was originally a 10th round pick of the Twins in 2010 out of high school and spent the first two years at the rookie level before jumping to Single-A in 2012. With the Beloit Snappers this season, the Florida native batted .234 and stole 23 bases in 32 attempts. The 21-year-old’s power numbers have also gone up every year, hitting one in his first season and six in 2012.





AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CSMajors .244 93 225 31 55 10 2 7 20 34 59 2 4Minors .302 600 2595 667 377 665 127 28 364 277 352 42 32

Chris Snelling - Outfielder147 cm, 75 kg B/T: L/LDate of Birth: 3 December, 1981 in Miami, Florida Nationality: Australian Affiliation: NoneFormer major leaguer Chris Snelling joins the Blue Sox for his first season as a mem-ber of the team in 2012/13. Snelling spent parts of five seasons in the major leagues, including in 2008 with the Philadelphia Phillies the year they won the World Series. Snelling spent three years in the majors with the Seattle Mariners in 2002 and then again from 2005-2006. In 2005 with the Mariners he hit .276 over 15 games and then in 2007 with the Oakland Athletics was 7-for-25 in six games. Snelling last played in affiliated baseball in 2009 with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians of the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation. Originally signed by the Mariners as an international free agent in 1999, Snelling has been with the Seattle, Oakland, Philadelphia, Washington and Pittsburgh organisations.

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Jacob Younis - Infielder173 cm, 85 kg B/T: R/RDate of Birth: 10 July, 1993 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: Minnesota TwinsJacob Younis returns to the Blue Sox for the third consecutive season after a strong sophomore campaign last year. In 2011/12, the infielder hit .252 as an 18-year-old in 37 games after appearing in two games but not registering an at bat his first season. He was originally signed by the Twins at the age of 16 and has spent his first two sea-sons playing for the Gulf Coast League Twins.

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Roster Rules



Dean Aldridge - Right-handed Pitcher190 cm, 90 kg B/T: R/RDate of Birth: 29 July, 1994 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: Detroit Tigers

Josh Guyer - Right-handed Pitcher186 cm, 80 kg B/T: R/RDate of Birth: 27 May, 1994 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: Minnesota Twins

Karl Hoschke - Outfielder190 cm, 90 kg B/T: R/RDate of Birth: 1 July, 1995 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: Atlanta Braves

Ricky Schwarz - Outfielder190 cm, 90 kg B/T: R/RDate of Birth: 10 August, 1994 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: Minnesota Twins

Zac Shepherd - Infielder190 cm, 88 kg B/T: R/RDate of Birth: 27 May, 1994 in Sydney, NSW Nationality: Australian Affiliation: Detroit Tigers

For the 2012/2-13 season teams submit a 35-man roster. From that roster teams can select up to 22 players for any series. Teams are allowed to have a total of six imports on their roster and four imports in the lineup at any given time. In addition, for home series teams can select two development players that do not count towards their 22-man roster.

Developmental players


2011/2012 Season in Review


The Sydney Blue Sox saw their second year in the Australian Baseball League feature many ups-and-downs, as the team finished in a four-way tie for third place at 20-25, earning them the fourth seed in the Australian Base-ball League playoffs before falling just one game shy of the Championship Series. Within the first two months of the season, the Blue Sox suffered a nine-game losing streak before going on a tear with a nine-game winning streak.

In the first series of the season, the Blue Sox went 3-1 against the Melbourne Aces at home before enduring a nine-game losing streak which helped aid the squad in to dead-last at the conclusion of the month with a 5-11 record. However, the team turned around completely in December, posting a record of 11-2 after being spurred on by a nine-game winning streak. The December run was surged by American Brandon Barnes (pictured), now of the Houston Astros, as he hit four home runs and knocked in an ABL-record 15 runs in the series against Mel-bourne. In addition, the Sox saw four players selected to the league All-Star game in Perth in Tyler Collins, Mitch Dening, Chris Oxspring and Dae-Sung Koo. Collins took home game MVP honours after blasting a three-run

home run in the World All-Stars’ 8-5 victory.

At the turn of the year the Blue Sox were in the top four which put them in a playoff spot, but the squad was swept at home in a five-game series by the Canberra Cavalry as part of a seven game losing streak that saw their playoff position slip. In the penultimate series of the year the Blue Sox took three of five from the Adelaide Bite to sit in second place all alone, but won just one game in the final regular season series against the even-tual champions Perth to finish in the fourth spot.

On the eve of the postseason, Barnes was forced to return home which robbed the Blue Sox of their leading hit-ter and Silver Slugger nominee. Only three players managed to hit over .200 in the postseason, but the Sox still took home a win in the first round of the playoffs, defeating the Bite three games to one. Then, in round two after Sydney took a 2-1 series lead, the Aces erupted for 29 runs over the next final two games to clinch a berth in the ABL Championship series, eliminating the Blue Sox. On the campaign, Barnes led the team in batting average (.322), home runs (6), RBIs (30), runs scored (23) and slugging percentage (.534.) Also, Collins batted .298 and knocked in 22 runs while he appeared in a team-high 43 games for a team that finished last in the league with a .246 batting average.

On the mound, the Blue Sox posted the third-best ERA on the circuit at 4.48. Chris Oxspring led the team in that category at 3.08 while league Rookie of the Year Aidan Francis tied Oxspring for the team-lead with four wins. Out of the bullpen, Dae-Sung Koo saved eight games and Matt Williams posted a 1.23 ERA in 15 appear-ances.

The season marked the second year in a row the Blue Sox made the playoffs and finished in the top three teams after finishing third in the inaugural 2010/2011 season.


2011/2012 Player Statistics


Player POS G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG OPS E

Brandon Barnes OF 29 118 23 38 7 0 6 30 63 9 19 1 3 .382 .534 .322 .916 0

Tyler Collins OF 43 168 20 50 14 2 3 22 77 18 24 5 2 .366 .458 .298 .824 2

Patrick Maat C 29 112 14 33 6 0 5 20 54 7 27 0 0 .336 .482 .295 .818 1

Mitch Dening RF 26 93 19 26 8 1 2 12 42 21 14 5 2 .420 .452 .280 .872 0

Boss Moanaroa 1B 39 132 21 36 6 1 5 22 59 24 21 0 1 .381 .447 .273 .828 3

Alex Johnson 1B 34 124 12 33 7 0 4 20 52 14 38 1 0 .345 .419 .266 .764 0

Joseph Hage LF 28 111 12 29 4 0 2 10 39 4 13 2 1 .291 .351 .261 .642 11

Jacob Younis 2B 37 131 15 33 5 0 0 10 38 11 34 3 0 .319 .290 .252 .610 9

David Kandilas OF 16 56 15 14 2 1 1 7 21 16 6 0 2 .413 .375 .250 .788 1

Trent D'Antonio C 22 72 7 15 1 0 1 4 19 8 14 3 3 .296 .264 .208 .560 6

Joshua Dean 3B 15 54 4 11 2 0 0 0 13 4 18 0 0 .283 .241 .204 .524 7

Moko Moanaroa LF 7 26 2 5 2 0 0 2 7 1 7 0 0 .222 .269 .192 .491 1

Michael Lysaught SS 41 153 17 28 8 1 3 19 47 8 40 3 1 .227 .307 .183 .534 13

Trent Schmutter OF 25 66 11 10 3 0 0 4 13 6 14 0 0 .227 .197 .152 .424 0

Shannon Pender 2B 18 46 8 6 2 0 0 4 8 6 14 1 0 .236 .174 .13 .410 0

Andrew Graham C 14 55 5 6 1 0 1 5 10 0 10 0 0 .125 1 1 1 1

Hitting Statistics

Pitching StatisticsPlayer W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WHIP HLD GF

Craig Anderson 2 4 4.21 11 11 0 0 0 62 68 29 29 7 2 10 39 1.26 0 0

Aidan Francis 4 4 4.97 10 10 0 0 0 54.1 64 33 30 6 1 9 42 1.34 0 0

Chris Oxspring 4 4 3.08 11 7 0 0 0 49.2 52 33 17 3 3 17 45 1.39 0 3

Vaughan Harris 3 4 5.53 9 9 0 0 0 42.1 47 26 26 6 5 11 33 1.37 0 0

Matthew Williams 1 0 1.23 15 0 0 0 1 29.1 20 6 4 3 0 6 27 0.89 5 4

Todd Grattan 1 0 5.68 8 0 0 0 0 25.1 27 20 16 2 0 13 13 1.58 0 2

Brad Thomas 1 1 2.42 5 4 0 0 0 22.1 21 7 6 1 3 8 13 1.3 0 0

Todd Van Steensel 0 0 3.32 11 0 0 0 0 21.2 18 8 8 3 1 5 25 1.06 1 4

Luke Wilkins 2 1 6.11 8 1 0 0 0 17.2 23 17 12 2 0 7 6 1.7 0 5

Wayne Lundgren 1 1 6.35 5 3 0 0 0 17 27 16 12 2 0 3 7 1.76 0 1

Dae-Sung Koo 0 3 3.38 14 0 0 0 8 16 19 10 6 2 1 6 19 1.56 0 13

Matthew Rae 1 0 6.32 6 0 0 0 0 15.2 19 13 11 3 0 4 14 1.47 0 3

Aaron Sookee 0 2 5.4 7 0 0 0 0 8.1 10 5 5 1 0 4 9 1.68 0 5

Richard Olson 0 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 6 9 4 4 0 0 2 6 1.83 1 2

Lee Ingram 0 0 18.9 3 0 0 0 0 3.1 6 10 7 0 2 7 5 3.9 0 2

Alessio Angelucci 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 2.14 0 0

Josh Wells 0 1 30.86 3 0 0 0 0 2.1 8 9 8 1 3 3 3 4.71 0 1


2011 Postseason


Semi-Finals

Syndey Blue Sox 0Perth Heat 2

Adelaide Bite 2Melbourne Aces 0

Preliminary Final

Syndey Blue Sox 1Adelaide Bite 2

Championship Series

Perth Heat 2Adelaide Bite 1

27/1/11 vs Perth L 2-4 WP: Grice LP: Oxspring SV: Wise28/1/11 @ Perth L 0-6 WP: Caughley LP: Lundgren

4/2/11 vs Adelaide W 8-0 WP: Welch LP: Brackman 5/2/11 @ Adelaide L 0-4 WP: Maurer LP: Lundgren 6/2/11 vs Adelaide L 4-7 WP: Brackman LP: Koo

2012 PostseasonSemi-Finals

Perth Heat 3Melbourne Aces 1

Adelaide Bite 1Sydney Blue Sox 3

Preliminary Final

Melbourne Aces 3Sydney Blue Sox 2

Championship Series

Perth Heat 2Melbourne Aces 1

26/1/12 @ Adelaide W 5-3 WP: Anderson LP: Ruzic SV: Koo27/1/12 @ Adelaide L 3-8 WP: Mildren LP: Oxspring 29/1/12 @ Adelaide W 10-4WP: Francis LP: Ahearne 29/1/12 @ Adelaide W 1-0 WP: Harris LP: Brown SV: Koo

1/2/12 @ Melbourne W 7-5 WP: Anderson LP: Blackley SV: Koo2/2/12 @ Melbourne L 2-7 WP: Reese LP: Oxspring 3/2/12 @ Melbourne W 6-2 WP: Thomas LP: Ungs 5/2/12 @ Melbourne L 4-14 WP: Blackley LP: Francis 5/2/12 @ Melbourne L 3-15 WP: Jamnik LP: Harris


Season Statistical Records


Batting RecordsGames43 Tyler Collins (2011-2012)41 Michael Lysaught (2011-2012)39 Trent D’Antonio (2010-2011)39 Boss Moanaroa (2011-2012)38 Mitch Dening (2010-2011)Batting Average (min. 90 Abs).322 Brandon Barnes (2011-2012).316 Trent Schmutter (2010-2011).298 Tyler Collins (2011-2012).295 Patrick Maat (2011-2012).280 Mitch Dening (2011-2012)Hits50 Tyler Collins (2011-2012)38 Brandon Barnes (2011-2012)36 Boss Moanaroa (2011-2012)34 Michael Lysaught (2010-2011)33 Patrick Maat (2011-2012)Home Runs7 Alex Johnson (2010-2011)6 Brandon Barnes (2011-2012)5 Patrick Maat (2011-2012)5 Boss Moanaroa (2011-2012)4 Four players tied

RBIs30 Brandon Barnes (2011-2012)26 Alex Johnson (2010-2011)22 Tyler Collins (2011-2012)22 Boss Moanaroa (2011-2012)20 Two players tiedStolen Bases9 Trent D’Antonio (2010-2011)7 Michael Lysaught (2010-2011)5 Tyler Collins (2011-2012)5 Mitch Dening (2011-2012)5 David Kandilas (2010-2011)OBP (min. 80 Abs).420 Mitch Dening (2011-2012).398 David Kandilas (2010-2011).396 Trent Schmutter (2010-2011).382 Brandon Barnes (2011-2012).381 Boss Moanaroa (2011-2012)Doubles14 Tyler Collins (2011-2012)10 Alex Johnson (2010-2011)9 Trent D’Antonio (2010-2011)8 Mitch Dening (2011-2012)8 Michael Lysaught (2011-2012)

Triples2 Tyler Collins (2011-2012)1 Five Players Tied

Runs23 Brandon Barnes (2011-2012)22 Michael Lysaught (2010-2011)21 Boss Moanaroa (2011-2012)20 Trent D’Antonio (2010-2011)20 Tyler Collins (2011-2012)Walks24 Trent D’Antonio (2010-2011)24 Boss Moanaroa (2011-2012)21 Mitch Dening (2011-2012)18 Tyler Collins (2011-2012)17 Mitch Dening (2010-2011)Strikeouts40 Michael Lysaught (2011-2012)39 Michael Lysaught (2010-2011)38 Alex Johnson (2011-2012)34 Jacob Younis (2011-2012)30 Two players tied

Pitching RecordsERA (min 20 IP)1.00 Dae-Sung Koo (2010-2011)1.23 Matthew Williams (2011-2012)1.44 David Welch (2010-2011)2.23 Chris Oxspring (2010-2011)2.23 Craig Anderson (2010-2011)Wins5 David Welch (2010-2011)4 Chris Oxspring (2010-2011)4 Chris Oxspring (2011-2012)4 Wayne Lundgren (2010-2011)4 Aidan Francis (2011-2012)Losses4 Wayne Lundgren (2010-2011)4 Chris Oxspring (2011-2012)4 Vaughan Harris (2011-2012)4 Craig Anderson (2011-2012)4 Aidan Francis (2011-2012)

Innings Pitched68.2 Chris Oxspring (2010-2011)62.1 David Welch (2010-2011) Craig Anderson (2011-2012)54.1 Aidan Francis (2011-2012)52.2 Wayne Lundgren (2010-2011)Strikeouts71 Chris Oxspring (2010-2011)59 David Welch (2010-2011)45 Chris Oxspring (2011-2012)45 Wayne Lundgren (2010-2011)42 Aidan Francis (2011-2012)Walks 17 Wayne Lundgren (2010-2011)17 Chris Oxspring (2011-2012)14 Chris Oxspring (2010-2011)13 Todd Grattan (2011-2012)11 Vaughan Harris (2011-2012)

Appearances18 Dae-Sung Koo (2010-2011)15 Matthew Williams (2011-2012)14 Dae-Sung Koo (2011-2012)11 Six played tied

Saves12 Dae-Sung Koo (2010-2011)8 Dae-Sung Koo (2011-2012)1 Matthew Williams (2011-2012)




All-Time Roster (entering 2012/2013)


A-A-AAnderson, Craig (2010-2012)Anderson, Paul (2010-2011)Angelucci, Alessio (2011-2012)Auty, Timothy (2010-2011)

B-B-BBarnes, Brandon (2011-2012) Benson, Shane (2010-2011)

C-C-CCollins, Tyler (2011-2012)

D-D-DD’Antonio, Trent (2010-2012)Dean, Joshua (2010-2012)Dening, Mitch (2010-2012)

E-E-E

F-F-FFrancis, Aidan (2011-2012)

G-G-GGraham, Andrew (2010-2012)Gratton, Todd (2010-2012)

H-H-HHage, Joseph (2011-2012)Harris, Vaughan (2010-2012)Holland, Mark (2010-2011)

I-I-IIngram, Lee (2011-2012)

J-J-JJohnson, Alex (2010-2012)

K-K-KKandilas, David (2010-2012)Klingman, Brendan (2010-2011)Koo, Dae-Sung (2010-2012)

L-L-LLundgren, Wayne (2010-2012)Lysaught, Michael (2010-2012)

M-M-MMaat, Patrick (2010-2012)Moanaroa, Boss (2010-2012)Moanaroa, Moko (2010-2012)

N-N-N

O-O-OOlson, Richard (2011-2012)Oeltjen, Trent (2010-2011)Oxspring, Chris (2010-2012)

P-P-PPender, Shannon (2010-2012)

Q-Q-Q

R-R-RRae, Matthew (2010-2012)

S-S-SScmutter, Trent (2010-2012)Sookee, Aaron (2010-2012)Sullivan, Jarryd (2010-2011)

T-T-TThomas, Brad (2011-2012)

U-U-U

V-V-VVan Steensel, Todd (2010-2012)

W-W-WWelch, David (2010-2011)Wells, Josh (2011-2012)Wilkins, Luke (2011-2012)Williams, Matthew (2010-2012)

X-X-X

Y-Y-YYounis, Jacob (2010-2012)

Z-Z-Z

All-Time Awards (entering 2012/2013)

Player of the WeekAlex Johnson, Week 2, 2010-2011

Boss Moanaroa, Week 6, 2010-2011

Brandon Barnes, Week 8, 2011-2012

Pitcher of the WeekChris Oxspring, Week 2, 2010-2011

David Welch, Week 3, 2010-2011

Wayne Lundgren, Week 4, 2010-2011

David Welch, Week 6, 2010-2011

Dae-Sung Koo, Week 10, 2010-2011

Aidan Francis, Week 4, 2011-2012

Pitcher of the YearDavid Welch, 2010-2011

Reliever of the YearDae-Sung Koo, 2010-2011

Rookie of the YearTrent Schmutter, 2010-2011Aidan Francis, 2011-2012


2012/2013 Season Calendar


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AUS Team Australia

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