AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS AT CRONULLA SHARKS
07/11/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS AT CRONULLA SHARKS
GAME ID: 1894 - MONDAY, JULY 11TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Melbourne Kangaroos (38-46) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Cronulla Sharks (55-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
Dominant Performance by Murfitt in North Melbourne Win
In a low-scoring game between the North Melbourne Kangaroos and the Cronulla Sharks, pitcher Penn Murfitt was masterful on the mound. The North Melbourne right-hander spearheaded his team's 2-1 win. Merle Hadden, credited with the save, is now 5 for 7 in save opportunities. At 38-46, North Melbourne is in 9th place in the National League.

Murfitt, the North Melbourne right-hander, went 7.1 innings, allowing no runs on 3 hits. He collected 7 strikeouts.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" North Melbourne manager G Maloney said.
NORTH MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE CRONULLA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Dunn 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .216 3 14
J. Paddock 1B 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .253 0 10
B. Gulledge RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .288 1 18
F. Dancer 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .325 4 21
J. Carney LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .264 5 13
D. Hockley CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .293 1 18
J. Mayo C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .314 8 20
   a-K. Torin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 2 20
N. Kirk SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 .250 0 8
   b-H. Message PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 8 26
   d-A. Morgan SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 0 20
P. Murfitt P 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .235 0 2
   H. Watcham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-G. Metherall PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 5 23
   M. Hadden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2 4 8 23      
a - K. Torin substituted for J. Mayo in the 8th
b - H. Message pinch hit for N. Kirk in the 9th
c - G. Metherall pinch hit for H. Watcham in the 9th
d - A. Morgan substituted for H. Message in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Metherall (11, 9th Inning off C. Beardsley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Gulledge 2 , F. Dancer 2 , J. Carney , J. Mayo , G. Metherall 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Dunn , J. Paddock , J. Carney , D. Hockley , P. Murfitt
Sac Bunt: P. Murfitt
Sac Fly: J. Carney , N. Kirk
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kirk-Dunn-Paddock)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Jeffcoate CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .331 7 42
S. Windus 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .314 11 58
B. Gower LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .309 2 39
A. Thatcher 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .309 20 69
M. Ryan RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 17 57
O. Bullivant 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 2 24
T. Alvarado SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 4 27
B. Collick C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .210 6 28
B. Kenny P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .148 0 4
   a-K. Penfold PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 1 8
   B. Embleton 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-J. Elkington PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 2 9
   C. Beardsley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 1 8 5      
a - K. Penfold pinch hit for B. Kenny in the 5th
b - J. Elkington pinch hit for G. Humphreys in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Jeffcoate (7, 9th Inning off M. Hadden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Jeffcoate 4 , B. Gower , T. Alvarado , B. Collick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kenny
GIDP: O. Bullivant
Team LOB: 3
NORTH MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE CRONULLA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Murfitt W (8-4) 7.1 3 0 0 1 7 0 91 3.73   
H. Watcham H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.82   
M. Hadden SV (5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Murfitt 78
Batters Faced: P. Murfitt 25, H. Watcham 2, M. Hadden 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Murfitt 2-12, H. Watcham 0-1, M. Hadden 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Murfitt 91-59, H. Watcham 6-5, M. Hadden 10-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Kenny L (6-5) 5.0 4 2 2 4 4 0 93 3.83   
B. Embleton 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 4.07   
G. Humphreys 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 2.30   
C. Beardsley 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kenny 51
Batters Faced: B. Kenny 23, B. Embleton 4, G. Humphreys 7, C. Beardsley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kenny 4-7, B. Embleton 1-0, G. Humphreys 2-2, C. Beardsley 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kenny 93-54, B. Embleton 13-11, G. Humphreys 21-16, C. Beardsley 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Penn Murfitt
Ballpark: Endeavour Field
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 20928
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