AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
GEELONG CATS AT NORTH SYDNEY BEARS
06/29/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
GEELONG CATS AT NORTH SYDNEY BEARS
GAME ID: 1640 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Geelong Cats (35-39) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 8 1
North Sydney Bears (47-27) 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 X 6 9 0
Win Makes Bears 47-27
North Sydney Bears starter Rafael Topp was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Geelong Cats, 6-3. Topp, now 6-3, was the winner. In 8.2 innings, he gave up 8 hits, while striking out 7, walking 1, and allowing 3 runs. The second-place Bears have won 4 straight games.

In the bottom of the second, with runners on 1st and 2nd, Topp came to the plate. He hit a run-scoring single off Brenden Hancox to put the Bears in the lead, 1-0.

Topp attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."
GEELONG BATTING LINESCORE NORTH SYDNEY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Patu RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .267 5 33
B. Horopapera CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .252 7 15
C. Teevan 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 12 54
B. Telfer 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .204 6 33
B. Kennard LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .207 1 13
F. Ella 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .301 2 25
R. Corey C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .275 4 28
E. Lucking SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .236 0 13
B. Hancox P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .105 0 0
   J. Payling P 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .500 0 1
   C. Nash P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Blair P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Marley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 6 17
   D. Pyatt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 32 3 8 3 1 7 15      
a - F. Marley pinch hit for D. Blair in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Kennard (8, 7th Inning off R. Topp, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Patu , B. Telfer , B. Kennard 3 , R. Corey 2 , E. Lucking , F. Marley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Patu , B. Telfer
GIDP: B. Horopapera , E. Lucking
Sac Fly: J. Payling
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: B. Horopapera (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Teevan-Lucking-Teevan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Triga CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .323 4 21
J. Guildford SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .284 0 30
C. Verberne LF 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 .302 24 68
J. Hoolahan 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .239 10 38
N. Wakeling RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 .238 7 27
T. Northam 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .210 7 26
D. Horsfall 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .236 11 29
   a-J. Symonds 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 1 1
T. Lovatt C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .264 1 20
R. Topp P 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .269 0 2
   H. Cockerill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 5 8 2 17      
a - J. Symonds substituted for D. Horsfall in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Guildford (16, 3rd Inning off B. Hancox, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Horsfall (11, 4th Inning off B. Hancox, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Wakeling (7, 3rd Inning off B. Hancox, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Guildford 3 , C. Verberne 2 , N. Wakeling 4 , D. Horsfall 3 , R. Topp 2
2-out RBI: N. Wakeling , R. Topp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Triga , J. Hoolahan , N. Wakeling
GIDP: J. Hoolahan
Sac Bunt: T. Northam
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Wakeling (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Guildford-Horsfall-Hoolahan, Northam-Horsfall-Hoolahan)
GEELONG PITCHING LINESCORE NORTH SYDNEY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hancox L (2-8) 3.1 7 5 4 5 1 1 85 6.21   
J. Payling 2.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 49 0.96   
C. Nash 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.25   
D. Blair 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.50   
D. Pyatt 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hancox 22
Batters Faced: B. Hancox 21, J. Payling 11, C. Nash 1, D. Blair 3, D. Pyatt 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hancox 4-4, J. Payling 1-6, C. Nash 1-0, D. Blair 1-1, D. Pyatt 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hancox 85-46, J. Payling 49-30, C. Nash 2-1, D. Blair 15-10, D. Pyatt 17-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Payling 3-0 , C. Nash 1-0 , D. Blair 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Topp W (6-3) 8.2 8 3 3 1 7 0 112 2.34   
H. Cockerill 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Topp 62
Batters Faced: R. Topp 33, H. Cockerill 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Topp 13-4, H. Cockerill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Topp 112-78, H. Cockerill 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Topp
Ballpark: North Sydney Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 22353
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