AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS AT ESSENDON KNIGHTS
08/22/2022
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AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS AT ESSENDON KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 2202 - MONDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
North Melbourne Kangaroos (51-64) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 8 0
Essendon Knights (61-54) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Kangaroos Top Knights, 4-1
North Melbourne rode a good effort from starter Sam Purtell to beat the Essendon Knights at Essendon Recreation Reserve. The final score was 4-1. North Melbourne reliever Chet Moore picked up the win, upping his record to 3-6. Phil Coupland was saddled with the loss. Paul Burrell notched his 2nd save in 2 chances.

North Melbourne needed the clutch hitting of Gavan Metherall to notch the win. The right fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Kangaroos on top, 4-1. For the game, Metherall had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Sam did a tremendous job," said North Melbourne manager G Maloney.

The Kangaroos saw their win-loss record go to 51-64. At the same time, the Knights fell to 61-54.
NORTH MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE ESSENDON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Paddock 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .276 1 15
N. Kirk 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .233 0 12
   e-M. Stringfellow PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 5 38
   P. Burrell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Dancer 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .298 5 26
G. Metherall RF 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .237 6 35
J. Carney LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .291 6 18
D. Hockley CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 1 19
   a-H. Message PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 11 34
A. Morgan SS 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .221 1 29
J. Mauger C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .105 0 0
   b-R. Brumby PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .215 8 42
   c-J. Mayo C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 10 31
S. Purtell P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 0 2
   C. Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-G. Dunn PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 5 24
Totals 35 4 8 4 5 4 16      
a - H. Message pinch hit for D. Hockley in the 9th
b - R. Brumby pinch hit for J. Mauger in the 9th
c - J. Mayo substituted for R. Brumby in the 9th
d - G. Dunn pinch hit for C. Moore in the 10th
e - M. Stringfellow pinch hit for N. Kirk in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Paddock 2 (12, 1st Inning off J. Balman, 0 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off P. Coupland, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Purtell (1, 5th Inning off J. Balman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Metherall (6, 10th Inning off P. Coupland, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Paddock 4 , N. Kirk , G. Metherall 5 , A. Morgan , S. Purtell 2 , G. Dunn
2-out RBI: G. Metherall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Paddock , D. Hockley , R. Brumby
GIDP: J. Mauger 2 , S. Purtell
Hit by Pitch: A. Morgan
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Sandow 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 16 47
C. Gard LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 25 72
T. Starling RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .318 34 67
C. Binns 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .281 6 47
B. Honeyfield CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .207 1 19
G. Grendon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227 2 55
J. Scoley SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .244 2 38
J. Balman P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .178 1 3
   M. Kearney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Sirett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 2 10
   I. Bassis 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-Z. Williams PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 0 10
B. Rogerson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .239 4 35
Totals 36 1 7 1 1 5 14      
a - L. Sirett pinch hit for M. Kearney in the 8th
b - Z. Williams pinch hit for P. Coupland in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Starling (23, 1st Inning off S. Purtell, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Grendon (36, 2nd Inning off S. Purtell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Starling 3 , C. Binns 2 , G. Grendon 2 , J. Scoley 2
2-out RBI: C. Binns
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sandow , B. Honeyfield 2 , B. Rogerson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Honeyfield (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Balman-Scoley-Sandow, Rogerson-Grendon-Sandow, Scoley-Grendon-Sandow)
NORTH MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE ESSENDON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Purtell 7.2 5 1 1 0 3 0 88 3.96   
C. Moore W (3-6) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 5.20   
P. Burrell SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Purtell 68
Batters Faced: S. Purtell 27, C. Moore 5, P. Burrell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Purtell 12-7, C. Moore 2-1, P. Burrell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Purtell 88-59, C. Moore 27-18, P. Burrell 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Moore 1-0
WP: C. Moore
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Balman 7.2 5 1 1 4 4 0 97 2.18   
M. Kearney 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.61   
I. Bassis 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 4.09   
P. Coupland L (1-4) 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 23 7.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Balman 65
Batters Faced: J. Balman 29, M. Kearney 1, I. Bassis 5, P. Coupland 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Balman 11-5, M. Kearney 1-0, I. Bassis 1-2, P. Coupland 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Balman 97-59, M. Kearney 2-2, I. Bassis 25-15, P. Coupland 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kearney 1-0
WP: J. Balman
Hit Batsmen: I. Bassis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Purtell
Ballpark: Essendon Recreation Reserve
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 21454
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