AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CANBERRA RAIDERS AT ST. KILDA SAINTS
08/22/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CANBERRA RAIDERS AT ST. KILDA SAINTS
GAME ID: 2206 - MONDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Canberra Raiders (60-55) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
St. Kilda Saints (51-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
Melsome Now 11-8 After Subduing Saints
The Canberra Raiders topped the St. Kilda Saints by the score of 4-1, with the biggest share of the credit going to pitcher Matt Melsome. Melsome threw 8.0 innings of 4-hit ball for the Raiders on the day. Ozzie Rawle was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 28 of 29 save opportunities. With the win, Canberra pushed its record to 60-55.

Melsome allowed 1 run on 4 hits over 8 innings for the Raiders. He walked 3 and struck out 8.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Canberra manager Richard Hager.
CANBERRA BATTING LINESCORE ST. KILDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Esplin 2B 5 2 2 2 0 2 2 .309 8 54
G. Hamlyn 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .348 11 53
T. Kennelly 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .298 25 81
K. Pym LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .282 7 32
X. Millington SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .219 4 10
B. Windus C 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .215 8 34
T. Tombs RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 6 37
M. Melsome P 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .315 7 54
   O. Rawle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Rogers CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .254 0 6
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Esplin (28, 3rd Inning off T. Tronc, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Kennelly (24, 3rd Inning off T. Tronc, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Hamlyn (11, 1st Inning off T. Tronc, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Esplin (8, 5th Inning off T. Tronc, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Esplin 6 , G. Hamlyn 5 , T. Kennelly 2 , K. Pym , T. Tombs , W. Rogers
2-out RBI: T. Kennelly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Esplin , X. Millington
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Esplin-Millington-Hamlyn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Coverdale 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .297 7 53
K. Geake 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .293 2 27
B. Rigden CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .276 10 70
J. Coate 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .267 14 59
R. Rowles LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252 10 55
J. Langlands C 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .215 4 34
   b-S. Crosby PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 3 19
R. Corney SS 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .264 9 51
C. Beavis RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .407 2 24
T. Tronc P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 0 5
   K. Suddaby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   a-T. Crashaw PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 5 19
   L. Leese P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 11 11      
a - T. Crashaw pinch hit for K. Suddaby in the 8th
b - S. Crosby pinch hit for J. Langlands in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Geake (25, 1st Inning off M. Melsome, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Corney (9, 7th Inning off M. Melsome, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Geake 2 , B. Rigden , J. Langlands , S. Crosby , R. Corney 5
2-out RBI: R. Corney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Coate 2 , R. Corney
GIDP: C. Beavis
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Langlands (9)
CANBERRA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. KILDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Melsome W (11-8) 8.0 4 1 1 3 8 1 103 3.89   
O. Rawle SV (28) 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 24 1.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Melsome 75
Batters Faced: M. Melsome 29, O. Rawle 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Melsome 10-4, O. Rawle 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Melsome 103-63, O. Rawle 24-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Tronc L (5-6) 7.0 8 4 4 2 8 2 106 4.15   
K. Suddaby 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.23   
L. Leese 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tronc 51
Batters Faced: T. Tronc 31, K. Suddaby 3, L. Leese 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tronc 7-6, K. Suddaby 0-2, L. Leese 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tronc 106-70, K. Suddaby 9-5, L. Leese 4-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Melsome
Ballpark: St. Kilda Fields
Weather: Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 17374
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