Melbourne Aces
Encyclopedia
The Melbourne Aces is a professional baseball
team in the Australian Baseball League
based in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
.
On Friday, 20 August 2010 it was announced that ex-Australian Baseball player Philip Dale
would take up the head coaching role at Melbourne Aces.
On Tuesday, 12 October 2010, it was announced that the Aces would play home games at a redeveloped Melbourne Showgrounds.
In their inaugural season the Melbourne Aces qualified for the finals before being defeated in the semi finals series against the Adelaide Bite
.
On the 24th March 2011 the team announced Jet Couriers as their naming rights sponsor for the 2011/12 season.
Major League pitcher Peter Moylan
did not take the field for the Aces in season 2010/11; he was touted to make an appearance in January 2011 for the Aces, but was required back in the US.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team in the Australian Baseball League
Australian Baseball League
The Australian Baseball League was a baseball league, established in 1987 and disbanded in 1999.-Formation:Before the formation of the Australian Baseball League, the Claxton Shield, established in , was Australia's premier baseball tournament...
based in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
On Friday, 20 August 2010 it was announced that ex-Australian Baseball player Philip Dale
Philip Dale
Phillip Dale , was an Australian minor league baseball player and is currently a coach with the Australia national baseball team....
would take up the head coaching role at Melbourne Aces.
On Tuesday, 12 October 2010, it was announced that the Aces would play home games at a redeveloped Melbourne Showgrounds.
In their inaugural season the Melbourne Aces qualified for the finals before being defeated in the semi finals series against the Adelaide Bite
Adelaide Bite
The Adelaide Bite are a professional baseball team who plays in the Australian Baseball League and is one of the six founding teams of the league. Their home ballpark is Coopers Stadium at Norwood Oval which is based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia...
.
On the 24th March 2011 the team announced Jet Couriers as their naming rights sponsor for the 2011/12 season.
Current Roster
As of 29 October 2010, Melbourne have not filled their 35-man roster. This roster will be reduced to a 22-man active roster for each series.Major League pitcher Peter Moylan
Peter Moylan
Peter Michael Moylan is a relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball. Moylan features a mid ninety mile per hour fastball and throws sidearm.-Early career:...
did not take the field for the Aces in season 2010/11; he was touted to make an appearance in January 2011 for the Aces, but was required back in the US.
Vs ABL sides
| Games played | Games won | Games lost | Games Tied | Series played | Series won | Series lost | Series drawn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clubs | ||||||||
| -vs- Adelaide Bite | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| -vs- Brisbane Bandits | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| -vs- Canberra Cavalry | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| -vs- Perth Heat | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| -vs- Sydney Blue Sox | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |