AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEWCASTLE BOMBERS AT ESSENDON KNIGHTS
04/26/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEWCASTLE BOMBERS AT ESSENDON KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 197 - TUESDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newcastle Bombers (11-9) 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 8 11 0
Essendon Knights (11-9) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 5 12 1
Bombers Deal Knights 8-5 Defeat
Frank Elmar was a major contributor to the 8-5 Newcastle win over Essendon. The Bombers first baseman was 2-3 with 2 singles and 2 walks. He scored 3 times. The winning pitcher was Greg Graham. His record is now 1-1. The right-hander went 6.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits for the Bombers. Bradford Thomson closed the game out for Newcastle, earning his 4th save.

Newcastle relied on the bat of Matthew Holder to get the win. The third baseman ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Bombers ahead, 4-3. For the game, Holder had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

Elmar told a Newcastle Daily News reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.

The win gives Newcastle a record of 11-9.
NEWCASTLE BATTING LINESCORE ESSENDON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dalley CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .225 1 5
F. Elmar 1B 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 .317 0 8
D. Newham LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .281 1 5
   b-N. Dingle RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .188 0 9
M. Holder 3B 4 1 2 4 0 0 2 .203 6 14
   c-R. Sweeney 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 0 3
D. Wellington RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .265 0 2
   D. Kivell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Scanlan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-A. Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 0
   B. Thomson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Whiffin 2B, 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .200 2 4
R. Pichardo SS 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .258 1 6
L. Donald C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
G. Graham P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
   K. Firkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Johnson PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 0 4
Totals 36 8 11 8 6 8 17      
a - J. Johnson pinch hit for K. Firkins in the 8th
b - N. Dingle substituted for D. Newham in the 8th
c - R. Sweeney substituted for M. Holder in the 8th
d - A. Stewart pinch hit for B. Scanlan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Pichardo (3, 6th Inning off P. Coupland, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Holder (3, 7th Inning off M. Westaway, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Dalley 2 (3, 1st Inning off L. Waycott, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off M. Kearney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Holder (6, 6th Inning off D. Shuker, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Dalley 6 , F. Elmar 2 , D. Newham 3 , M. Holder 6 , R. Sweeney , R. Pichardo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Whiffin 2 , G. Graham
GIDP: A. Stewart , R. Whiffin
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Elmar (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pichardo-Whiffin-Elmar)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Honeyfield CF 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .210 0 5
G. Sandow 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .351 2 7
T. Starling RF 5 1 3 2 0 2 1 .329 6 13
C. Gard LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .288 2 14
C. Binns 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .295 0 9
G. Grendon 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .229 1 10
J. Scoley SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 8
L. Waycott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Z. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 0 1
   D. Shuker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Coupland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Fairthorne PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   M. Westaway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Sirett PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   M. Kearney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Rogerson C 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .224 0 3
Totals 37 5 12 5 1 10 15      
a - Z. Williams pinch hit for L. Waycott in the 5th
b - M. Fairthorne pinch hit for P. Coupland in the 6th
c - L. Sirett pinch hit for M. Westaway in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Sandow (6, 3rd Inning off G. Graham, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Binns (6, 8th Inning off D. Kivell, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Starling (4, 9th Inning off B. Thomson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Starling (6, 5th Inning off G. Graham, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Sandow 3 , T. Starling 7 , C. Binns 3 , G. Grendon , J. Scoley , L. Sirett , B. Rogerson 2
2-out RBI: G. Sandow , T. Starling , L. Sirett , B. Rogerson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Honeyfield , C. Gard , C. Binns , B. Rogerson 2
GIDP: J. Scoley
Sac Bunt: L. Waycott
Hit by Pitch: J. Scoley , M. Fairthorne
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rogerson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Scoley-Grendon-Sandow, Binns-Grendon-Sandow)
OF assists: 1 (Gard(Holder at 3rd base))
NEWCASTLE PITCHING LINESCORE ESSENDON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Graham W (1-1) 6.1 8 3 3 1 6 1 87 5.11   
K. Firkins H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0.00   
D. Kivell H (2) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 21 7.50   
B. Scanlan H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.84   
B. Thomson SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Graham 50
Batters Faced: G. Graham 28, K. Firkins 2, D. Kivell 6, B. Scanlan 1, B. Thomson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Graham 6-6, K. Firkins 0-0, D. Kivell 0-1, B. Scanlan 0-0, B. Thomson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Graham 87-54, K. Firkins 9-6, D. Kivell 21-15, B. Scanlan 3-3, B. Thomson 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Scanlan 2-0
WP: G. Graham
Hit Batsmen: G. Graham , D. Kivell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Waycott 5.0 3 1 1 2 4 0 68 1.40   
D. Shuker L (0-1), BS (1) 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 14 5.62   
P. Coupland 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 15 0.00   
M. Westaway 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 47 4.66   
M. Kearney 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 22 16.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Waycott 59
Batters Faced: L. Waycott 19, D. Shuker 3, P. Coupland 5, M. Westaway 9, M. Kearney 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Waycott 4-6, D. Shuker 0-0, P. Coupland 1-0, M. Westaway 2-2, M. Kearney 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Waycott 68-38, D. Shuker 14-7, P. Coupland 15-12, M. Westaway 47-29, M. Kearney 22-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Elmar
Ballpark: Essendon Recreation Reserve
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 18646
Special Notes: Darrin Dalley ties the NL regular season game record for triples with 2.
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