AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
MELBOURNE DEMONS AT GEELONG CATS
08/24/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
MELBOURNE DEMONS AT GEELONG CATS
GAME ID: 2214 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Melbourne Demons (48-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 11 0
Geelong Cats (61-55) 4 1 0 0 2 3 0 3 X 13 18 0
Hits Blitz for Cats Telfer
Brian Telfer hit for the cycle and paced the Geelong Cats to a 13-2 victory over the Melbourne Demons at Kardinia Park today.

The Cats third baseman led the way for his club with 4 hits in 5 at-bats -- 1 single, 1 double, 1 triple and 1 home run -- along with 4 RBI and 3 runs.

"Now that I know what Brian is capable of, I'm going to expect it more often," Geelong manager Stacy Shaikin joked with reporters after the game.

Brian Telfer flied out in the 1st, hit an RBI triple in the 2nd, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI double in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off Joel Fletcher in the 8th.

This season Telfer is batting .235 with 10 home runs. His totals include 55 RBIs and 58 runs scored.
MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE GEELONG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Fraser LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 11 40
E. Leaper CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .286 3 29
L. Davies SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .227 4 45
W. Monroe RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .199 7 24
K. Aves 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .259 10 41
L. Mortimer 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .292 1 27
F. Tibbits C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .252 3 13
B. Kirk 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .203 2 21
M. Adam P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .078 0 4
   T. Sumitomo P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   J. Fletcher P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   a-L. Kelly PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 6 34
Totals 37 2 11 2 0 5 17      
a - L. Kelly pinch hit for J. Fletcher in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Mortimer (26, 2nd Inning off L. Tyson, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Aves (24, 4th Inning off L. Tyson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Aves (10, 8th Inning off J. Payling, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Fraser , E. Leaper 2 , W. Monroe , K. Aves 7 , L. Mortimer 3 , T. Sumitomo , L. Kelly
2-out RBI: K. Aves
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Kirk 2
GIDP: W. Monroe
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mortimer-Aves-Kirk, Sumitomo-Davies-Kirk)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Horopapera CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .248 12 30
B. Sellick RF 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .280 2 21
C. Teevan 1B 4 4 3 0 1 0 1 .278 18 83
B. Telfer 3B 5 3 4 4 0 0 2 .235 10 55
B. Kennard LF 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 .228 3 25
F. Ella 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .287 5 49
R. Corey C 5 0 3 4 0 0 2 .266 8 51
E. Lucking SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .238 2 29
L. Tyson P 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .140 0 0
   J. Payling P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
Totals 40 13 18 13 4 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Teevan 2 (32, 2nd Inning off M. Adam, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Fletcher, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Kennard 2 (17, 5th Inning off T. Sumitomo, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Sumitomo, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Corey (30, 5th Inning off T. Sumitomo, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Telfer (18, 6th Inning off T. Sumitomo, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Telfer (7, 2nd Inning off M. Adam, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Telfer (10, 8th Inning off J. Fletcher, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Sellick , C. Teevan 5 , B. Telfer 10 , B. Kennard 4 , F. Ella 2 , R. Corey 4 , E. Lucking 2 , L. Tyson
2-out RBI: B. Telfer , F. Ella , R. Corey , E. Lucking
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kennard , R. Corey , L. Tyson 2
GIDP: B. Horopapera , R. Corey
Hit by Pitch: B. Sellick
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Telfer-Ella-Teevan)
MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE GEELONG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Adam L (5-9) 3.0 7 5 5 3 3 0 55 2.81   
T. Sumitomo 2.1 7 5 5 0 0 0 61 7.20   
J. Fletcher 2.2 4 3 3 1 1 1 31 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Adam 23
Batters Faced: M. Adam 18, T. Sumitomo 14, J. Fletcher 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Adam 4-1, T. Sumitomo 4-2, J. Fletcher 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Adam 55-31, T. Sumitomo 61-39, J. Fletcher 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Sumitomo 1-0 , J. Fletcher 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Sumitomo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Tyson W (9-6) 7.0 8 0 0 0 5 0 93 2.92   
J. Payling 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 24 1.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Tyson 66
Batters Faced: L. Tyson 28, J. Payling 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Tyson 11-4, J. Payling 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Tyson 93-63, J. Payling 24-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Telfer
Ballpark: Kardinia Park
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 18915
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