AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
ESSENDON KNIGHTS AT CANBERRA RAIDERS
08/14/2021
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
ESSENDON KNIGHTS AT CANBERRA RAIDERS
GAME ID: 2122 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2021 - GAME LOG
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Essendon Knights (61-46) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 9 0
Canberra Raiders (50-57) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Knights Win at Canberra, 5-2
Essendon Knights starter Coltyn Beardsley was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Canberra Raiders, 5-2. Beardsley went 7.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 0, and struck out 5. His record improves to 9-5. Phil Coupland recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 22 for 27.

Tristan Starling, the fan favorite , had a direct impact on the outcome. Starling contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning to put Essendon up, 4-2.

"It was a solid team effort," said Starling after the game.

At 61-46, the Knights are currently second in the National League.
ESSENDON BATTING LINESCORE CANBERRA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Honeyfield CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .279 0 8
M. Fairthorne 2B, 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 4 .229 3 17
G. Grendon 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .223 8 33
   P. Coupland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Starling RF 3 1 1 4 1 1 4 .329 29 68
E. Rymer 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .243 3 23
J. Scoley SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 0 4
Z. Williams LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .247 0 2
C. Beardsley P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .128 0 2
   J. Skerrett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Barria 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 3 22
B. Rogerson C 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .207 6 31
Totals 32 5 9 5 7 10 24      
a - A. Barria substituted for J. Skerrett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Grendon (21, 4th Inning off B. Bolam, 1 on, 0 outs) , Z. Williams (5, 8th Inning off C. Redgate, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Honeyfield (7, 8th Inning off J. Rogerson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Starling (29, 4th Inning off B. Bolam, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Honeyfield 3 , M. Fairthorne 2 , G. Grendon 2 , T. Starling 4 , Z. Williams 3 , B. Rogerson
2-out RBI: B. Honeyfield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Honeyfield , M. Fairthorne , T. Starling , E. Rymer
GIDP: J. Scoley
Sac Bunt: C. Beardsley
Sac Fly: T. Starling
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Fairthorne (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Grendon-Fairthorne-Rymer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Rutgers RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 3
J. Aplin CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 1 26
T. Anslow 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .326 0 9
T. Tombs LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307 6 39
B. Windus C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .221 16 51
J. Esplin SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .304 4 47
M. Melsome 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276 4 19
B. Bolam P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 0 0
   a-T. Palfrey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 3 15
   C. Redgate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Rogerson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-X. Millington PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 0 1
W. Fowles 3B 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .227 0 28
   c-J. Durtnell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 1 21
   L. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 0 1
Totals 32 2 7 2 0 7 8      
a - T. Palfrey pinch hit for B. Bolam in the 5th
b - X. Millington pinch hit for J. Rogerson in the 8th
c - J. Durtnell pinch hit for W. Fowles in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Melsome (13, 5th Inning off C. Beardsley, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Fowles (21, 5th Inning off C. Beardsley, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Durtnell (15, 8th Inning off J. Skerrett, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Rutgers , B. Windus , J. Esplin , M. Melsome 2 , W. Fowles 3 , J. Durtnell 2
2-out RBI: W. Fowles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Rutgers , J. Aplin , T. Tombs
GIDP: P. Rutgers
Sac Bunt: J. Aplin
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bolam-Melsome-Anslow)
ESSENDON PITCHING LINESCORE CANBERRA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Beardsley W (9-5) 7.1 5 2 2 0 5 0 99 2.81   
J. Skerrett H (14) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.63   
P. Coupland SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Beardsley 65
Batters Faced: C. Beardsley 26, J. Skerrett 3, P. Coupland 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Beardsley 9-7, J. Skerrett 1-1, P. Coupland 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Beardsley 99-64, J. Skerrett 8-5, P. Coupland 17-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bolam L (4-5) 5.0 5 3 3 4 2 1 75 4.66   
C. Redgate 2.2 3 2 2 3 4 0 56 3.14   
J. Rogerson 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.00   
L. Bailey 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bolam 43
Batters Faced: B. Bolam 22, C. Redgate 14, J. Rogerson 2, L. Bailey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bolam 5-6, C. Redgate 1-3, J. Rogerson 0-0, L. Bailey 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bolam 75-42, C. Redgate 56-34, J. Rogerson 6-5, L. Bailey 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rogerson 2-1
WP: B. Bolam
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Coltyn Beardsley
Ballpark: Canberra Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 20807
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