AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. GEORGE DRAGONS AT ESSENDON KNIGHTS
07/09/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. GEORGE DRAGONS AT ESSENDON KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 1867 - SATURDAY, JULY 9TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. George Dragons (42-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Essendon Knights (46-36) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 X 4 12 0
St. George Bats Go Silent in 4-0 Loss
The Essendon Knights picked up a win at Essendon Recreation Reserve, taking down the St. George Dragons, 4-0. Starting pitcher Justin Balman was a big reason why. The Knights, at 46-36, lead by one game in their division.

The Knights got a big hit from first baseman Geoff Sandow. In the bottom of the fifth, Sandow pounded a solo home run to center. His 12th home run of the season put the Knights ahead, 2-0.

"I had everything working," said Balman.
ST. GEORGE BATTING LINESCORE ESSENDON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Crosse 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .226 4 16
J. Pearce 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 3 18
D. Sabin RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .312 15 52
K. Crowe LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .261 11 33
R. Emelio CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 6 34
B. Etheridge C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .249 7 34
D. Matts 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 0 23
J. Brennan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 0 3
   C. Kirton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Scott PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 3 29
   M. Hock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Orson SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .237 1 32
Totals 29 0 5 0 3 5 10      
a - F. Scott pinch hit for C. Kirton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Crosse (12, 3rd Inning off J. Balman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Crosse 2 , R. Emelio , B. Etheridge 2 , B. Orson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pearce , B. Etheridge , B. Orson
GIDP: R. Emelio , B. Orson
Sac Bunt: J. Brennan
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Orson-Pearce-Crosse)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Sandow 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .295 12 34
C. Gard LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .285 16 51
T. Starling RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .336 25 55
C. Binns 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .263 3 32
B. Honeyfield CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .216 0 8
G. Grendon 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .243 2 42
J. Scoley SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .229 2 31
J. Balman P 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .219 0 2
   M. Kearney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Sirett PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .316 1 8
   I. Bassis 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. Rogerson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .237 2 24
Totals 35 4 12 4 2 7 16      
a - L. Sirett pinch hit for M. Kearney in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Starling (19, 1st Inning off J. Brennan, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Sirett (5, 8th Inning off M. Hock, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Scoley (15, 8th Inning off M. Hock, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Sandow 2 (12, 5th Inning off J. Brennan, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Brennan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Sandow 8 , C. Gard , T. Starling 3 , B. Honeyfield , G. Grendon , J. Scoley 3 , J. Balman 2 , L. Sirett 2
2-out RBI: J. Balman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sandow , C. Binns , B. Honeyfield , B. Rogerson 2
GIDP: C. Binns
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Binns-Grendon-Sandow, Scoley-Grendon-Sandow)
ST. GEORGE PITCHING LINESCORE ESSENDON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brennan L (7-8) 6.0 10 3 3 2 6 2 110 4.29   
C. Kirton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.97   
M. Hock 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 27 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brennan 44
Batters Faced: J. Brennan 29, C. Kirton 3, M. Hock 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brennan 7-4, C. Kirton 1-1, M. Hock 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brennan 110-73, C. Kirton 11-6, M. Hock 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Kirton 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Balman W (9-3) 7.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 95 2.07   
M. Kearney H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.73   
I. Bassis 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 1.55   
C. Wilday SV (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Balman 71
Batters Faced: J. Balman 26, M. Kearney 2, I. Bassis 4, C. Wilday 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Balman 11-5, M. Kearney 2-0, I. Bassis 1-0, C. Wilday 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Balman 95-63, M. Kearney 4-3, I. Bassis 21-10, C. Wilday 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kearney 1-0 , C. Wilday 2-0
WP: I. Bassis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Balman
Ballpark: Essendon Recreation Reserve
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 21313
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