AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEWCASTLE BOMBERS AT ESSENDON KNIGHTS
04/23/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEWCASTLE BOMBERS AT ESSENDON KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 167 - SATURDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newcastle Bombers (10-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Essendon Knights (9-8) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2 8 0
Bombers Held in Check by Knights, Lose, 2-0
Justin Balman never let Newcastle get something going. The Essendon left-hander commanded his cutter in pitching the Knights to a 2-0 win. Balman, now 3-1, was the winner. In 6.2 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing no runs. Collin Wilday picked up the save for Essendon, his 3rd of the year.

Newcastle had a runner on 1st in the top of the eighth. With one out, Darby Wellington came to bat, hoping to do some damage. Instead, he flied out. The score remained 2-0, Essendon. The Bombers saw their comeback bid fail.

Essendon is now 9-8.
NEWCASTLE BATTING LINESCORE ESSENDON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dalley CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 0 3
F. Elmar 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .296 0 7
J. Johnson LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .222 0 4
   b-D. Newham PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 1 4
M. Holder 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .194 5 10
   c-D. Wellington PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 0 2
   d-R. Whiffin 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 3
E. Essex C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .277 0 0
N. Dingle RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 8
R. Sweeney 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 0 2
R. Pichardo SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .281 1 6
H. Bartholomew P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   M. Bendeich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 0 0
   B. Scanlan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-L. Donald PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 0 7 0 1 3 17      
a - A. Stewart pinch hit for M. Bendeich in the 7th
b - D. Newham pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 8th
c - D. Wellington pinch hit for M. Holder in the 8th
d - R. Whiffin substituted for D. Wellington in the 8th
e - L. Donald pinch hit for B. Scanlan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Essex (5, 6th Inning off J. Balman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Elmar 2 , E. Essex 3 , R. Pichardo 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Essex , N. Dingle , R. Pichardo
Hit by Pitch: F. Elmar
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: E. Essex (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Pichardo-Sweeney-Elmar)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Honeyfield CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .240 0 3
G. Sandow 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .379 2 6
T. Starling RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .299 4 9
C. Gard LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333 2 13
C. Binns 3B, 2B, 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .309 0 9
G. Grendon 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .230 1 10
   b-M. Fairthorne 2B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   C. Wilday P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Scoley SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258 0 7
J. Balman P 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .167 0 1
   D. Shuker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Z. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 0 1
   I. Bassis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Barria 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Rogerson C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
Totals 31 2 8 1 1 6 17      
a - Z. Williams pinch hit for D. Shuker in the 7th
b - M. Fairthorne substituted for G. Grendon in the 8th
c - A. Barria substituted for I. Bassis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Grendon (4, 2nd Inning off H. Bartholomew, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Binns (5, 4th Inning off H. Bartholomew, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Honeyfield (3, 5th Inning off H. Bartholomew, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Honeyfield 2 , G. Sandow , C. Gard , C. Binns 3 , G. Grendon 2 , J. Balman , B. Rogerson
2-out RBI: J. Balman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gard , M. Fairthorne , J. Balman
GIDP: J. Scoley
Hit by Pitch: G. Sandow
Team LOB: 7
NEWCASTLE PITCHING LINESCORE ESSENDON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Bartholomew L (0-2) 4.2 6 2 2 0 5 0 95 2.19   
M. Bendeich 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.26   
B. Scanlan 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 1.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Bartholomew 49
Batters Faced: H. Bartholomew 21, M. Bendeich 4, B. Scanlan 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Bartholomew 4-5, M. Bendeich 2-1, B. Scanlan 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Bartholomew 95-67, M. Bendeich 11-5, B. Scanlan 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Bendeich 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Bartholomew
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Balman W (3-1) 6.2 5 0 0 1 3 0 93 2.19   
D. Shuker H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.57   
I. Bassis H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.91   
C. Wilday SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Balman 66
Batters Faced: J. Balman 27, D. Shuker 1, I. Bassis 4, C. Wilday 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Balman 12-5, D. Shuker 1-0, I. Bassis 1-2, C. Wilday 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Balman 93-64, D. Shuker 2-1, I. Bassis 12-10, C. Wilday 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Shuker 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Balman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Balman
Ballpark: Essendon Recreation Reserve
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 21487
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