AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
PENRITH PANTHERS AT ESSENDON KNIGHTS
06/04/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
PENRITH PANTHERS AT ESSENDON KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 1188 - SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Penrith Panthers (31-21) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 0
Essendon Knights (29-23) 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 X 7 13 1
Knights Down Panthers, 7-3
The Essendon Knights overcame a fine performance by Penrith second baseman Ian Rogers to defeat the Panthers, 7-3, at Essendon Recreation Reserve. Rogers was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs. Justin Balman got the win, improving to 6-2. He worked 6 innings, giving up 1 run on 3 hits, while striking out 0 and walking 1. Essendon, at 29-23, occupies second place in the National League.

Tristan Starling, who is on pace for 98 RBI this season, chipped in for Essendon with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"I really like what we did out there today," Starling said after the game.
PENRITH BATTING LINESCORE ESSENDON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Burgoin CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 10 30
K. Emmett SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 14
C. Neill LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .311 9 40
I. Rogers 2B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .320 21 51
L. Mumford 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .217 3 7
D. Rochow RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .273 5 22
M. Ruzic 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .310 5 26
J. O'Brien C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .225 2 13
D. Scruby P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 0 3
   B. Mill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Braytham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   J. Tolar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Kiddler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 2 3 15      
a - C. Braytham pinch hit for B. Mill in the 8th
b - J. Kiddler pinch hit for J. Tolar in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Rogers 2 (21, 2nd Inning off J. Balman, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off M. Westaway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Emmett , C. Neill , I. Rogers 9 , L. Mumford , D. Rochow 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Rochow , J. O'Brien , D. Scruby
GIDP: K. Emmett , M. Ruzic
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Burgoin-O'Brien)
OF assists: 1 (Burgoin(Williams at home))
PB: J. O'Brien
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Williams CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .284 0 3
C. Binns 3B 5 2 3 2 0 0 3 .271 2 25
T. Starling RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .347 20 39
C. Gard LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .307 8 32
C. Matthews 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .150 0 3
G. Grendon 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .249 2 31
J. Scoley SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .202 0 18
J. Balman P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 0 1
   a-L. Sirett PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 4
   M. Westaway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Fairthorne PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .130 0 0
   D. Shuker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Cawston C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .200 2 5
Totals 36 7 13 7 3 8 20      
a - L. Sirett pinch hit for J. Balman in the 6th
b - M. Fairthorne pinch hit for M. Westaway in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Williams 2 (7, 3rd Inning off D. Scruby, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Scruby, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Gard (11, 4th Inning off D. Scruby, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Binns (16, 5th Inning off D. Scruby, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Grendon (17, 7th Inning off B. Mill, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Starling (20, 5th Inning off D. Scruby, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Gard (8, 7th Inning off B. Mill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Williams 4 , C. Binns 4 , T. Starling 5 , C. Gard 6 , C. Matthews , G. Grendon 3 , I. Cawston
2-out RBI: C. Matthews
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Starling , C. Gard , G. Grendon , J. Balman , M. Fairthorne
Hit by Pitch: L. Sirett
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Binns (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Binns-Grendon-Matthews, Grendon-Scoley-Matthews)
PENRITH PITCHING LINESCORE ESSENDON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Scruby L (6-4) 5.0 9 5 5 1 6 1 100 4.23   
B. Mill 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 40 4.54   
J. Tolar 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Scruby 34
Batters Faced: D. Scruby 24, B. Mill 11, J. Tolar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Scruby 4-4, B. Mill 4-0, J. Tolar 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Scruby 100-70, B. Mill 40-25, J. Tolar 12-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Mill 1-1
WP: D. Scruby
Hit Batsmen: B. Mill
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Balman W (6-2) 6.0 3 1 1 1 0 1 90 2.27   
M. Westaway 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 18 4.50   
D. Shuker 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 48 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Balman 61
Batters Faced: J. Balman 21, M. Westaway 5, D. Shuker 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Balman 10-6, M. Westaway 1-1, D. Shuker 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Balman 90-56, M. Westaway 18-11, D. Shuker 48-29
WP: J. Balman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ian Rogers
Ballpark: Essendon Recreation Reserve
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 21324
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