AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CRONULLA SHARKS AT NORTH SYDNEY BEARS
08/23/2021
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CRONULLA SHARKS AT NORTH SYDNEY BEARS
GAME ID: 2198 - MONDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2021 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cronulla Sharks (66-49) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 10 0
North Sydney Bears (61-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
Sharks Win, 6-1, at North Sydney
Led by Asa Thatcher, the Cronulla Sharks defeated the North Sydney Bears, 6-1. Thatcher went 2-4 with a home run and a walk for the Sharks. Cronulla reliever Jeff Payling picked up the win, upping his record to 5-1. Zack Strode shouldered the loss. The Sharks, now 66-49, have won 4 in a row.

Willie Bendall, the 26-year old catcher , had a direct impact on the outcome. Bendall contributed a run-scoring double in the top of the fourth inning to put Cronulla up, 1-0.

"I thought we played a nice game," Thatcher told the Cronulla Today. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
CRONULLA BATTING LINESCORE NORTH SYDNEY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Jeffcoate CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .315 3 45
A. Thatcher 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .323 27 85
M. Ryan RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .272 21 61
J. Hoolahan 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .260 23 63
S. Windus LF 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 .261 13 39
J. Elkington 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .271 5 36
T. Alvarado SS 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 .233 8 34
W. Bendall C 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .270 0 5
G. Humphreys P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   J. Payling P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   a-K. Penfold PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 4 30
   S. Dugan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Sarkies P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Gower PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 0 14
   D. Hockenhull P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 5 7 8 19      
a - K. Penfold pinch hit for J. Payling in the 6th
b - B. Gower pinch hit for L. Sarkies in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Bendall (3, 4th Inning off Z. Strode, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Jeffcoate 2 (45, 5th Inning off Z. Strode, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. Rosewarne, 3 on, 2 outs) , S. Windus (16, 8th Inning off R. Rosewarne, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Thatcher (27, 9th Inning off R. Rosewarne, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Jeffcoate 4 , A. Thatcher 5 , M. Ryan , J. Hoolahan , S. Windus 3 , J. Elkington , W. Bendall 2
2-out RBI: N. Jeffcoate , J. Elkington , W. Bendall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Alvarado , G. Humphreys 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Windus (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alvarado-Elkington-Hoolahan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Triga CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 10 42
J. Guildford SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .344 0 13
C. Verberne LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .304 29 67
W. Pollitt 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268 3 20
W. Morrison 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .216 19 61
T. Lovatt C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .258 3 21
T. Monroe RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .184 4 13
J. Symonds 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 15 47
   a-G. Mundine PH, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .274 2 16
Z. Strode P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 0 5
   b-J. Markham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 2 8
   M. Anthony P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Thorn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196 4 11
   R. Rosewarne P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 4 8 16      
a - G. Mundine pinch hit for J. Symonds in the 4th
b - J. Markham pinch hit for Z. Strode in the 5th
c - M. Thorn pinch hit for M. Anthony in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Morrison (16, 2nd Inning off G. Humphreys, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Triga (26, 8th Inning off D. Hockenhull, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Triga 2 , J. Guildford , C. Verberne , W. Pollitt , W. Morrison 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Mundine , Z. Strode
GIDP: C. Verberne
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Monroe(Gower at home))
CRONULLA PITCHING LINESCORE NORTH SYDNEY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Humphreys 3.1 3 0 0 3 2 0 59 4.17   
J. Payling W (5-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 5.19   
S. Dugan H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.05   
L. Sarkies H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 2.31   
D. Hockenhull 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 23 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Humphreys 51
Batters Faced: G. Humphreys 15, J. Payling 5, S. Dugan 3, L. Sarkies 4, D. Hockenhull 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Humphreys 4-3, J. Payling 2-1, S. Dugan 0-3, L. Sarkies 0-1, D. Hockenhull 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Humphreys 59-36, J. Payling 22-13, S. Dugan 9-5, L. Sarkies 17-11, D. Hockenhull 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Payling 2-0
WP: G. Humphreys
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Strode L (4-3) 5.0 6 3 3 5 1 0 86 4.62   
M. Anthony 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 26 5.93   
R. Rosewarne 2.0 4 3 3 2 3 1 44 6.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Strode 39
Batters Faced: Z. Strode 25, M. Anthony 6, R. Rosewarne 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Strode 3-10, M. Anthony 1-1, R. Rosewarne 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Strode 86-51, M. Anthony 26-17, R. Rosewarne 44-32
Balk: Z. Strode
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Asa Thatcher
Ballpark: North Sydney Park
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 22203
Saturday, February 24th , 2024 - OOTP Baseball 24.9 Build 80