AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS AT CRONULLA SHARKS
07/10/2022
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AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS AT CRONULLA SHARKS
GAME ID: 1884 - SUNDAY, JULY 10TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Melbourne Kangaroos (37-46) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 12 0
Cronulla Sharks (55-28) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 0
Sharks Lose to Kangaroos, 5-2
North Melbourne Kangaroos starter John Messenger turned in an exceptional performance against the Cronulla Sharks at Endeavour Field, resulting in a North Melbourne win, 5-2. Messenger got the win, improving to 4-9. He allowed 5 hits and walked 2 over 7 innings. Messenger allowed 2 runs. At 37-46, North Melbourne is in 9th place in the National League.

North Melbourne relied on the hitting of Freddy Dancer to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a solo home run in the top of the first inning to put the Kangaroos on top, 1-0. For the game, Dancer had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I take a professional approach to my job," said Messenger. "I've been around this game for a while."
NORTH MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE CRONULLA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Paddock 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .261 0 10
N. Kirk 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .253 0 7
F. Dancer 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .315 4 21
G. Metherall RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .226 5 23
J. Carney LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .262 5 12
D. Hockley CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .303 1 18
A. Morgan SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .213 0 20
K. Torin C 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .218 2 20
J. Messenger P 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .143 0 1
   S. Tattersall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Message PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 8 26
   C. Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5 3 8 18      
a - H. Message pinch hit for S. Tattersall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hockley (7, 6th Inning off Y. Kong, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: N. Kirk (1, 9th Inning off E. Jolly, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Dancer (4, 1st Inning off Y. Kong, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Carney (5, 2nd Inning off Y. Kong, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Paddock 2 , N. Kirk 4 , F. Dancer 5 , G. Metherall , J. Carney 4 , D. Hockley 3 , K. Torin 2
2-out RBI: J. Paddock , N. Kirk , F. Dancer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Kirk , F. Dancer
GIDP: F. Dancer , J. Carney
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Paddock (3) , D. Hockley (5)
CS: A. Morgan (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Dancer-Kirk-Paddock, Kirk-Morgan-Paddock)
PB: K. Torin
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Jeffcoate CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .332 6 41
S. Windus 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .318 11 58
B. Gower LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .310 2 39
   c-J. Fay PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 2 3
A. Thatcher 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .312 20 69
M. Ryan RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274 17 57
O. Bullivant 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .266 2 24
   d-J. Elkington PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 2 9
T. Alvarado SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .226 4 27
B. Collick C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 6 28
   S. Lovibond P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Humphreys P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Penfold PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 1 8
   C. Beardsley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Jolly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-R. Bloor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 0 7
Y. Kong P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 0 1
   a-L. Belcher C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 3 10
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 6 11      
a - L. Belcher substituted for Y. Kong in the 6th
b - K. Penfold pinch hit for G. Humphreys in the 7th
c - J. Fay pinch hit for B. Gower in the 8th
d - J. Elkington pinch hit for O. Bullivant in the 9th
e - R. Bloor pinch hit for E. Jolly in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Thatcher (16, 4th Inning off J. Messenger, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Gower (38, 6th Inning off J. Messenger, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Alvarado (14, 9th Inning off C. Moore, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Thatcher (1, 6th Inning off J. Messenger, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Windus , B. Gower 2 , A. Thatcher 5 , T. Alvarado 2 , L. Belcher
2-out RBI: B. Gower , A. Thatcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Thatcher 2 , M. Ryan 2 , R. Bloor
GIDP: B. Gower , T. Alvarado
Hit by Pitch: S. Windus
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Alvarado-Bullivant-Windus, Bullivant-Alvarado-Windus)
NORTH MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE CRONULLA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Messenger W (4-9) 7.0 5 2 2 2 5 0 92 3.19   
S. Tattersall H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.19   
C. Moore SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Messenger 62
Batters Faced: J. Messenger 27, S. Tattersall 4, C. Moore 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Messenger 7-7, S. Tattersall 0-3, C. Moore 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Messenger 92-57, S. Tattersall 19-10, C. Moore 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Tattersall 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Messenger
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kong L (6-4) 5.2 8 4 4 3 5 2 98 3.51   
S. Lovibond 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.33   
G. Humphreys 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.40   
C. Beardsley 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.56   
E. Jolly 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 20 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kong 39
Batters Faced: Y. Kong 27, S. Lovibond 1, G. Humphreys 3, C. Beardsley 3, E. Jolly 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kong 7-4, S. Lovibond 0-0, G. Humphreys 1-0, C. Beardsley 2-1, E. Jolly 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kong 98-63, S. Lovibond 3-3, G. Humphreys 8-6, C. Beardsley 14-6, E. Jolly 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lovibond 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Messenger
Ballpark: Endeavour Field
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 20880
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