AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
ESSENDON KNIGHTS AT CARLTON BLUES
07/25/2022
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AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
ESSENDON KNIGHTS AT CARLTON BLUES
GAME ID: 1965 - MONDAY, JULY 25TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Essendon Knights (50-41) 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 8 8 0
Carlton Blues (52-39) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 9 15 0
6 Straight Wins for Blues
Behind a solid performance from shortstop Hau Kapena, the Carlton Blues defeated the Essendon Knights, 9-8. Kapena was 4 for 4 with 2 home runs, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Blues. Carlton pitcher Gerald Cardell got the win. He's now 3-4. Isidoro Bassis was tagged with the loss. Carlton improves to 52-39 with the win. They lead their division by 2 games.

The game came to a dramatic end. In the bottom of the ninth, with Carlton trailing 8-7, Kapena hit a cutter from Isidoro Bassis for a 2-run home run, giving the Blues the walk-off win.

"What a game," said Kapena. "We needed every last run."
ESSENDON BATTING LINESCORE CARLTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Sandow 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .281 13 38
C. Gard LF 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 .289 20 62
T. Starling RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .333 27 57
C. Binns 3B 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 .268 5 39
B. Honeyfield CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 7 .214 0 10
G. Grendon 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .240 2 48
J. Scoley SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .232 2 33
D. Sarkies P 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .065 0 3
   D. Shuker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Z. Williams PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .248 0 8
   M. Westaway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Sirett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 1 8
   I. Bassis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Rogerson C 5 1 1 3 0 2 2 .249 3 29
Totals 35 8 8 8 9 6 20      
a - Z. Williams pinch hit for D. Shuker in the 7th
b - L. Sirett pinch hit for M. Westaway in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Scoley 2 (18, 2nd Inning off K. Oake, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Flegg, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Starling (20, 3rd Inning off K. Oake, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Gard (19, 6th Inning off M. Flegg, 2 on, 2 outs) , Z. Williams (9, 7th Inning off M. Flegg, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Rogerson (3, 2nd Inning off K. Oake, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gard 2 , T. Starling 3 , G. Grendon , J. Scoley 4 , Z. Williams 2 , B. Rogerson 4
2-out RBI: C. Gard , G. Grendon , B. Rogerson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sandow , B. Honeyfield , G. Grendon 2 , J. Scoley
Hit by Pitch: G. Sandow
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Binns (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Grendon-Scoley-Sandow, Scoley-Grendon-Sandow)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brennan CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .224 5 24
T. Heath LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .280 22 57
M. Lees 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .253 10 42
M. Morrall 1B 5 3 3 3 0 0 1 .275 14 57
C. McFadgean RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .266 18 60
H. Kapena SS 4 2 4 5 1 0 0 .223 7 31
N. Camira 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .294 0 35
D. Creaser C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .161 2 21
K. Oake P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 5
   M. Finlay P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Flegg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Walburn PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .360 6 35
   R. Steinmetz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Cardell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Asquith PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .212 2 14
Totals 37 9 15 9 3 6 15      
a - C. Walburn pinch hit for M. Flegg in the 7th
b - B. Asquith pinch hit for G. Cardell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. McFadgean (22, 6th Inning off D. Sarkies, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Brennan (3, 3rd Inning off D. Sarkies, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kapena 2 (7, 4th Inning off D. Sarkies, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off I. Bassis, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Morrall (14, 9th Inning off I. Bassis, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Brennan 3 , T. Heath , M. Lees , M. Morrall 6 , C. McFadgean 3 , H. Kapena 10 , N. Camira , C. Walburn , B. Asquith
2-out RBI: M. Morrall , H. Kapena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Heath , M. Lees
GIDP: N. Camira , D. Creaser
Sac Bunt: B. Brennan
Hit by Pitch: C. McFadgean
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Kapena (2)
ESSENDON PITCHING LINESCORE CARLTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Sarkies 5.1 7 3 3 1 4 1 96 2.90   
D. Shuker 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.76   
M. Westaway 2.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 57 4.02   
I. Bassis L (2-4) 0.2 4 5 5 0 1 2 31 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Sarkies 45
Batters Faced: D. Sarkies 23, D. Shuker 2, M. Westaway 10, I. Bassis 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Sarkies 5-6, D. Shuker 1-0, M. Westaway 3-1, I. Bassis 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Sarkies 96-62, D. Shuker 5-4, M. Westaway 57-32, I. Bassis 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Shuker 1-0
Hit Batsmen: I. Bassis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Oake 2.2 4 5 5 3 3 1 54 5.31   
M. Finlay 3.0 0 2 2 3 1 0 60 6.31   
M. Flegg 1.1 3 1 1 2 2 0 28 3.24   
R. Steinmetz 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 2.81   
G. Cardell W (3-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Oake 26
Batters Faced: K. Oake 15, M. Finlay 13, M. Flegg 9, R. Steinmetz 5, G. Cardell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Oake 0-5, M. Finlay 3-5, M. Flegg 1-1, R. Steinmetz 2-1, G. Cardell 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Oake 54-33, M. Finlay 60-33, M. Flegg 28-15, R. Steinmetz 30-21, G. Cardell 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Finlay 2-0 , M. Flegg 2-2
Hit Batsmen: M. Finlay
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hau Kapena
Ballpark: Princes Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 4:08
Attendance: 20928
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