AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
ESSENDON KNIGHTS AT NEWCASTLE BOMBERS
08/10/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
ESSENDON KNIGHTS AT NEWCASTLE BOMBERS
GAME ID: 2103 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Essendon Knights (53-52) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Newcastle Bombers (55-50) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 6 1
Bombers Edge Knights, 2-1
Pitching was the name of the game in a tight contest between the Newcastle Bombers and the Essendon Knights. Newcastle won it, 2-1. Newcastle starter Jim Harold was in command. Harold, now 3-2, was the winner. In 6.1 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 4, walking 2, and allowing 1 run. Kevin Firkins earned the save, his 13th in 15 tries.

In the bottom of the fourth, Newcastle first baseman Frank Elmar had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 2nd and no one out, Elmar stroked a run-scoring single to right. It made the score 2-1, Newcastle. For the game, he went 2-3 with 2 singles.

Elmar called the win "a team effort."

The win elevated the Bombers to 55-50.
ESSENDON BATTING LINESCORE NEWCASTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Sandow 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .283 15 42
C. Gard LF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .276 24 70
T. Starling RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .330 31 63
C. Binns 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .263 6 43
B. Honeyfield CF 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .212 1 14
   b-L. Sirett PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245 1 8
G. Grendon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228 2 53
J. Scoley SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .237 2 35
J. Balman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 0 2
   a-Z. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 0 8
   D. Shuker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   I. Bassis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Fairthorne PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 0 0
B. Rogerson C 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .239 3 32
Totals 32 1 7 1 3 8 24      
a - Z. Williams pinch hit for J. Balman in the 6th
b - L. Sirett pinch hit for B. Honeyfield in the 8th
c - M. Fairthorne pinch hit for I. Bassis in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: M. Fairthorne (1, 9th Inning off A. Ross, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Honeyfield (1, 2nd Inning off J. Harold, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Sandow 2 , C. Binns , B. Honeyfield 4 , J. Scoley , M. Fairthorne 3 , B. Rogerson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gard , C. Binns , J. Balman , B. Rogerson
GIDP: T. Starling , G. Grendon
Sac Bunt: J. Balman
Hit by Pitch: B. Honeyfield , J. Scoley
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Scoley-Grendon-Sandow)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 6 20
E. Essex C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .258 1 21
B. Lindner 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .335 1 24
F. Elmar 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .283 5 42
D. Newham LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .285 11 42
N. Dingle CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .197 2 18
R. Whiffin 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .208 2 11
R. Pichardo SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 8 33
J. Harold P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 2
   B. Scanlan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 4 31
   A. Ross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Firkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 2 6 2 1 4 12      
a - A. Stewart pinch hit for B. Scanlan in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Newham (35, 2nd Inning off J. Balman, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Lindner (15, 4th Inning off J. Balman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Johnson , E. Essex , B. Lindner 2 , F. Elmar 2 , D. Newham 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Elmar , N. Dingle
GIDP: E. Essex
Sac Fly: R. Whiffin
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: F. Elmar (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Lindner-Whiffin-Elmar, Lindner-Whiffin-Elmar)
ESSENDON PITCHING LINESCORE NEWCASTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Balman L (10-6) 5.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 59 2.37   
D. Shuker 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 41 4.20   
I. Bassis 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Balman 51
Batters Faced: J. Balman 19, D. Shuker 10, I. Bassis 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Balman 5-8, D. Shuker 2-4, I. Bassis 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Balman 59-41, D. Shuker 41-27, I. Bassis 7-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Harold W (3-2) 6.1 6 1 1 2 4 1 80 4.68   
B. Scanlan H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.60   
A. Ross H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.05   
K. Firkins SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Harold 59
Batters Faced: J. Harold 28, B. Scanlan 2, A. Ross 5, K. Firkins 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Harold 7-6, B. Scanlan 1-1, A. Ross 0-1, K. Firkins 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Harold 80-52, B. Scanlan 8-5, A. Ross 23-17, K. Firkins 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Scanlan 1-0 , K. Firkins 1-0
WP: J. Harold
Hit Batsmen: J. Harold 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Harold
Ballpark: Newcastle Park
Weather: Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 21791
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