AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
ESSENDON KNIGHTS AT PENRITH PANTHERS
06/26/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
ESSENDON KNIGHTS AT PENRITH PANTHERS
GAME ID: 1606 - SUNDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Essendon Knights (38-33) 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 8 10 0
Penrith Panthers (41-30) 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 7 10 2
Gard Hits 2 home runs in Knights Win
Claud Gard impressed in the 8-7 Essendon win over Penrith. Gard, who is tied for 5th in the NL in home runs with 13, was 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and a double. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. The win belongs to Collin Wilday in relief. His record improves to 2-3. Jim Tolar took the loss for Penrith. The win puts Essendon at 38-33 this season.

Gard had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a full count changeup from Bob Mill, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Knights a 7-5 lead. It was the 13th home run of the year for Gard.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Essendon manager Phorgotten Son.
ESSENDON BATTING LINESCORE PENRITH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Williams CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .278 0 5
C. Binns 3B 5 2 1 1 0 2 3 .245 2 27
   P. Coupland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Starling RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .329 22 47
C. Gard LF 5 2 3 5 0 2 2 .287 13 42
C. Matthews 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .191 3 11
G. Grendon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252 2 40
J. Scoley SS 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .227 2 27
   a-G. Sandow PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .285 9 29
   I. Bassis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Fairthorne 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
D. Sarkies P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .054 0 2
   D. Shuker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Glasspool P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Kearney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Wilday P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-A. Barria PH, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 0 0
I. Cawston C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .222 2 7
Totals 35 8 10 8 6 10 17      
a - G. Sandow pinch hit for J. Scoley in the 8th
b - A. Barria pinch hit for C. Wilday in the 8th
c - M. Fairthorne substituted for I. Bassis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Gard (15, 2nd Inning off M. Hosking, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Binns (19, 7th Inning off B. Mill, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: Z. Williams (1, 7th Inning off B. Mill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Gard 2 (13, 5th Inning off M. Hosking, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Mill, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Sandow (9, 8th Inning off J. Tolar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Williams 4 , C. Binns 2 , T. Starling , C. Gard 10 , G. Grendon , J. Scoley , G. Sandow 4
2-out RBI: C. Gard , J. Scoley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Sarkies
GIDP: I. Cawston 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: Z. Williams (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Binns-Grendon-Matthews, Grendon-Scoley-Matthews, Barria-Grendon-Matthews)
OF assists: 1 (Gard(Ruzic at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Emmett SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .284 0 17
B. Burgoin CF 4 1 2 5 0 0 1 .244 13 39
C. Neill LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .318 10 53
I. Rogers 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 26 59
L. Mumford 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .231 3 9
D. Rochow RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .274 9 31
M. Ruzic 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .300 7 37
   M. Ince P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. O'Brien C 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .249 5 20
M. Hosking P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .037 0 0
   B. Mill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   P. Hucknall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Braytham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .175 1 3
   J. Tolar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Nero 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
   c-J. Kiddler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 0 1
Totals 32 7 10 7 4 6 12      
a - C. Braytham pinch hit for P. Hucknall in the 7th
b - D. Nero substituted for J. Tolar in the 9th
c - J. Kiddler pinch hit for D. Nero in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ruzic (25, 3rd Inning off D. Sarkies, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. O'Brien (12, 4th Inning off D. Sarkies, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Burgoin (7, 7th Inning off K. Glasspool, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Burgoin (13, 3rd Inning off D. Sarkies, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Neill (10, 6th Inning off D. Sarkies, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Emmett , B. Burgoin 7 , C. Neill 4 , I. Rogers , D. Rochow , M. Ruzic 2 , J. O'Brien 3 , M. Hosking
2-out RBI: B. Burgoin , J. O'Brien
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Rogers
GIDP: B. Burgoin , D. Rochow , M. Ruzic
Sac Bunt: M. Hosking
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: K. Emmett (5) , I. Rogers (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Emmett-Rogers-Mumford, Ruzic-Rogers-Mumford)
ESSENDON PITCHING LINESCORE PENRITH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Sarkies 5.0 7 5 5 1 4 2 78 2.55   
D. Shuker 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 30 4.35   
K. Glasspool BS (1) 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.93   
M. Kearney 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6.52   
C. Wilday W (2-3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.70   
I. Bassis H (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 1.75   
P. Coupland SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Sarkies 36
Batters Faced: D. Sarkies 21, D. Shuker 7, K. Glasspool 1, M. Kearney 1, C. Wilday 1, I. Bassis 3, P. Coupland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Sarkies 6-3, D. Shuker 1-2, K. Glasspool 0-0, M. Kearney 0-0, C. Wilday 1-0, I. Bassis 1-0, P. Coupland 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Sarkies 78-51, D. Shuker 30-14, K. Glasspool 1-1, M. Kearney 5-3, C. Wilday 8-5, I. Bassis 16-9, P. Coupland 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Glasspool 2-2 , M. Kearney 1-0 , C. Wilday 1-0
WP: D. Sarkies
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hosking 6.0 5 4 3 5 6 1 104 3.58   
B. Mill BS (3) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 13 5.24   
P. Hucknall 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.60   
J. Tolar L (3-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 15 4.65   
M. Ince 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hosking 49
Batters Faced: M. Hosking 27, B. Mill 4, P. Hucknall 2, J. Tolar 5, M. Ince 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hosking 6-3, B. Mill 1-0, P. Hucknall 1-0, J. Tolar 1-0, M. Ince 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hosking 104-61, B. Mill 13-7, P. Hucknall 5-4, J. Tolar 15-9, M. Ince 19-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Claud Gard
Ballpark: Penrith Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 20811
Special Notes: RP Doug Shuker was injured while pitching.
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