2014–15 Sydney Blue Sox season

The 2014–15 Sydney Blue Sox season was the team's fifth season. The Blue Sox competed in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) against five other teams, playing its home games at Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney.

2014–15 Sydney Blue Sox
LeagueAustralian Baseball League
Record22–24 (.478)
Place3rd
Team information
OwnerABL
ManagerJason Pospishil
BallparkBlacktown International Sportspark Sydney
CityBlacktown, New South Wales
RadioTriple H FM

Regular season

Standings
Team Pld W L GB PCT Home Away Qualification
Adelaide Bite 48 32 16 — .667 18–6 14–10 Championship Series
Perth Heat 48 28 20 4 .583 15–9 13–11 Preliminary final
Sydney Blue Sox 46 22 24 9 .478 12–10 10–14
Canberra Cavalry 46 22 24 9 .478 10–12 12–12
Brisbane Bandits 46 21 25 10 .457 14–10 7–15
Melbourne Aces 46 15 31 16 .326 10–14 5–17
Source: [1]

Record vs opponents
Opponent W–L
Record		 Largest Victory Largest Defeat Current
Streak
Score Date Ground Score Date Ground
Adelaide Bite 2-12 6-5 14 December 2014 Diamond Sports Stadium 3-15 28 January 2017 Diamond Sports Stadium L3
7-6 2 January 2015 Diamond Sports Stadium
Brisbane Bandits 5-3 7-2 17 January 2015 Brisbane Exhibition Ground 2-6 26 December 2014 Blue Sox Stadium L1
5-9 18 January 2015 Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Canberra Cavalry 7-5 9-0 6 November 2014 Narrabundah Ballpark 1-8 15 November 2014 Blue Sox Stadium L1
Melbourne Aces 4-2 16-4 8 January 2015 Blue Sox Stadium 4-10 23 November 2014 Melbourne Ballpark W2
Perth Heat 4-4 7-1 29 November 2014 Baseball Park 9-20 2 November 2014 Baseball Park L2
Total 22-24 Melbourne Aces Perth Heat L1
16–4 8 January 2015 Blue Sox Stadium 9-20 2 November 2014 Baseball Park

Game log
WBlue Sox win
LBlue Sox loss
TBlue Sox tie
 Game postponed
 Game cancelled
BoldBlue Sox team member
2014–15 Game Log
October
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
1 31 October @ Heat 9-4 C. Anderson S. Sanford - 1-0
November
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
2 1 November (DH 1) @ Heat 7-3 M. Solbach C. Lamb - 2-0
3 1 November (DH 2) @ Heat 0-5 S. Mitchinson L. Wilkins - 2-1
4 2 November @ Heat 9-20 A. Burkard A. Sookee - 2-2
5 6 November @ Cavalry 9-0 M. Solbach B. Grening - 3-2
6 7 November @ Cavalry 2-4 T. Atherton C. Anderson D. Crenshaw 3-3
7 8 November @ Cavalry 3-1 L. Wilkins T. Crawford D. Koo 4-3
8 9 November @ Cavalry 7-5 T. Cox G. Hernandez M. Solbach 5-3
9 13 November Cavalry 2-0 C. Anderson B. Grening - 6-3
10 14 November Cavalry 7-6 W. Lundgren D. Crenshaw - 7-3
11 15 November Cavalry 1-8 T. Atherton L. Wilkins J. Brown 7-4
12 16 November Cavalry 6-11 W. Ough V. Harris - 7-5
13 20 November @ Aces 5-3 M. Solbach N. Blount D. Koo 8-5
14 21 November @ Aces 2-4 C. Buckel C. Anderson K. Miyata 8-6
15 22 November @ Aces 12-8 A. Sookee J. Kennedy - 9-6
16 23 November @ Aces 4-10 K. Miyata V Harris - 9-7
17 27 November Heat 9-5 M. Solbach B. Baker - 10-7
18 28 November Heat 2-6 D. Schmidt C. Anderson J. Marban 10-8
19 29 November Heat 7-1 L. Wilkins S. Sanford - 11-8
20 30 November Heat 0-2 B. Shorto L. Wells M. Acker 11-9
December
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
21 11 December Bite PPD - RAIN - - - -
22 12 December Bite 4-5 J. Tols A. Sookee T. Brunnemann 11-10
23 13 December (DH 1) Bite 0-3 W. Lee C. Anderson W. Mathis 11-11
24 13 December (DH 2) Bite 0-6 M. Coombs L. Wilkins - 11-12
25 14 December Bite 6-5 J. Guyer J. Tols - 12-12
26 18 December @ Bite 3-10 W. Mathis V. Harris - 12-13
27 19 December @ Bite 2-6 J. Tols M. Solbach - 12-14
28 20 December @ Bite 2-4 M. Coombs C. Anderson T. Brunnemann 12-15
29 21 December @ Bite 3-4 J. Tols S. Landell - 12-16
30 26 December Bandits 2-6 M. Takashio M. Solbach - 12-17
31 27 December Bandits 2-1 C. Anderson C. Lin D. Koo 13-17
32 28 December Bandits 6-4 L. Wilkins R. Searle T. Van Steensel 14-17
33 29 December Bandits 10-9 W. Lundgren D. Cooper - 15-17
January
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
34 2 January @ Bite 7-6 A. Sookee T. Brunnemann T. Van Steensel 16-17
35 3 January (DH 1) @ Bite 7-11 C. Stem C. Anderson - 16-18
36 3 January (DH 2) @ Bite 7-9 T. Brunnemann D. Koo - 16-19
37 4 January @ Bite 5-13 D. Fidge S. Landell - 16-20
38 8 January Aces 16-4 M. Solbach M. Wilson - 17-20
39 9 January Aces 7-0 C. Anderson T. Brown - 18-20
40 10 January (DH 1) Aces PPD - RAIN - - - -
41 10 January (DH 2) Aces PPD - RAIN - - - -
42 15 January @ Bandits 5-8 R. Searle M. Solbach M. Timms 18-21
43 16 January @ Bandits 4-3 C. Anderson C. Lin A. Sookee 19-21
44 17 January @ Bandits 7-2 L. Wilkins D. Naylor - 20-21
45 18 January @ Bandits 5-9 M. Takashio J. Shergill - 20-22
46 22 January Cavalry 2-3 B. Grening A. Sookee D. Crenshaw 20-23
47 23 January Cavalry 8-6 L. Wilkins T. Atherton D. Koo 21-23
48 24 January Cavalry 2-1 M. Solbach G. Hernandez A. Sookee 22-23
49 25 January Cavalry 2-7 T. Crawford J. Shergill - 22-24

Postseason
Main article: 2014–15 Australian Baseball League season

Three teams in the ABL qualified for a two-round postseason. The highest placed team at the end of the 2014-15 regular season, the Adelaide Bite gained entry to and hosted the Championship Series. The second and third place teams at the end of the 2014-15 regular season, the Perth Heat and the Sydney Blue Sox, respectively, played a Preliminary Final Series to determine the Adelaide Bite's opponent in the Championship Series.[2] The Blue Sox fell to the Heat 0-2 in the Preliminary Final Series, thus ending the Blue Sox's postseason run and advancing the Heat to the Championship Series.

2014–15 Preliminary Final Series Game Log
January
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordRef
1 30 January Heat 4-5 M. Acker A. Sookee J. Marban 0-1
2 31 January @ Heat 2-9 S. Mitchinson L. Wilkins - 0-2


Preliminary Final Series Championship Series
1 Adelaide Bite 1
2 Perth Heat 2 2 Perth Heat 2
3 Sydney Blue Sox 0


Roster
Sydney Blue Sox roster - 2014–15 ABL
Active RosterReserve PlayersCoaching staff
Pitchers

Right-handed pitchers

Left-handed pitchers

 Catchers
  • 35 United States Tyler Baker

Infielders

  •  9 United States Tyler Bortnick
  • 11 Australia Trent D’Antonio
  • 14 Australia Joshua Dean
  • 38 United States Ray Frias
  • 16 Australia Michael Lysaught
  • 28 United States Wes Patterson
  • 24 Australia Zac Shepherd
  • 34 Australia Jacob Younis

Outfielders

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

  • — Australia Michael Vine

Outfielders

  • 22 Australia Joshua Strong
 Manager
  • Jason Pospishil

Coaches

  • Darian Lindsay (Pitching Coach)
  • Nathan Wright (Coach)
  • Grahame Cassel (Bench Coach)


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

4 September 2017

References
  1. "2015 Australian Baseball League Current Standings". Australian Baseball League. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. "Playoff Procedures". Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
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