AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEWCASTLE BOMBERS AT CARLTON BLUES
08/11/2021
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEWCASTLE BOMBERS AT CARLTON BLUES
GAME ID: 2105 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2021 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newcastle Bombers (59-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Carlton Blues (69-36) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 6 1
Liao Now 12-2 After Subduing Bombers
Hung-k'uei Liao never let Newcastle get something going. The Carlton left-hander commanded his fastball in pitching the Blues to a 2-0 win. Gerald Cardell, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 37th save. Carlton improves to 69-36 with the win. They lead their division by 9 games.

It was an impressive turn from the legendarily hard-working Liao, who tallied 7 strikeouts in 6.1 innings while allowing just 1 hit. Liao, who is a three-time All-Star, goes to 12-2 on the year with 140 strikeouts.

"What we get, we earn," Liao told the Carlton Times.
NEWCASTLE BATTING LINESCORE CARLTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dalley CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 3 29
M. Holder 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .285 11 39
E. Essex C 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .252 0 25
F. Elmar 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 2 41
D. Newham LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 9 38
R. Whiffin 2B, SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .241 4 18
N. Dingle RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .199 6 33
R. Pichardo SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .193 6 32
   a-K. Hetherington PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 5
R. Strachan P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
   A. Ross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Stallard PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 15 45
   D. Kivell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0 1 9 8      
a - K. Hetherington pinch hit for R. Pichardo in the 8th
b - L. Stallard pinch hit for A. Ross in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Newham (25, 2nd Inning off H. Liao, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Stallard (17, 8th Inning off Z. Bolt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Elmar , D. Newham 2 , L. Stallard 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dalley , N. Dingle
GIDP: M. Holder
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dingle-Essex)
OF assists: 2 (Newham(Lees at 3rd base), Dingle(McFadgean at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Junee CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .222 10 22
T. Heath LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .290 33 83
M. Lees 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .303 34 93
M. Morrall 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 22 68
C. McFadgean RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .281 11 55
N. Camira 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .236 0 47
A. Francombe SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .197 0 4
C. Roberts C 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .244 3 23
H. Liao P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .224 0 4
   L. Paterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Walburn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 4 38
   Z. Bolt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Cardell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 2 6 2 4 3 18      
a - C. Walburn pinch hit for L. Paterson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lees (32, 3rd Inning off R. Strachan, 1 on, 1 out) , C. McFadgean (28, 6th Inning off R. Strachan, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. McFadgean (6, 2nd Inning off R. Strachan, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Liao (1, 5th Inning off R. Strachan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lees 3 , C. McFadgean 5 , N. Camira , H. Liao 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Heath , M. Morrall , H. Liao
Hit by Pitch: M. Morrall
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. Liao (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lees-Francombe-Morrall)
NEWCASTLE PITCHING LINESCORE CARLTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Strachan L (4-7) 5.0 5 2 2 3 1 0 93 3.66   
A. Ross 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 2.08   
D. Kivell 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 1.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Strachan 47
Batters Faced: R. Strachan 23, A. Ross 7, D. Kivell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Strachan 8-5, A. Ross 4-1, D. Kivell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Strachan 93-56, A. Ross 27-17, D. Kivell 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ross 2-0
WP: R. Strachan
Hit Batsmen: R. Strachan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Liao W (12-2) 6.1 1 0 0 1 7 0 85 2.42   
L. Paterson H (19) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.80   
Z. Bolt H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.00   
G. Cardell SV (37) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Liao 77
Batters Faced: H. Liao 21, L. Paterson 3, Z. Bolt 4, G. Cardell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Liao 3-8, L. Paterson 0-2, Z. Bolt 1-2, G. Cardell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Liao 85-54, L. Paterson 8-7, Z. Bolt 18-10, G. Cardell 15-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hung-k'uei Liao
Ballpark: Princes Park
Weather: Rain (54 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 20762
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