AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS AT CARLTON BLUES
08/26/2022
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AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS AT CARLTON BLUES
GAME ID: 2232 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Melbourne Kangaroos (51-67) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Carlton Blues (72-46) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 X 6 12 0
Kangaroos Lose to Blues, 6-3
The first-place Carlton Blues took on the North Melbourne Kangaroos in front of a spirited crowd.

Carlton starter Michael Ferguson pitched well against the North Melbourne Kangaroos at Princes Park. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-3. The winning pitcher was Ferguson, now 12-6. He tossed 7.1 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 4. Gerald Cardell earned the save, his 33rd.

Hau Kapena, who leads the NL in bases on balls with 57, aided the Carlton cause with a 2-run double in the bottom of the third. For the game, the shortstop was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles, while adding 3 RBI.

"I like our moxie," said Blues manager Otto Macha.

The Blues lead the National League by 5 games.
NORTH MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE CARLTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Paddock 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 1 15
   b-J. Carney PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 6 18
   S. Tattersall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Morgan SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .223 1 29
H. Message CF 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .256 13 38
   c-G. Dunn PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 5 25
G. Metherall LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .233 6 35
R. Brumby 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .218 8 42
B. Gulledge RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .283 3 34
M. Stringfellow 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 5 38
J. Mayo C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304 10 31
J. Messenger P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 1
   B. Kingwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Dancer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 5 26
   d-D. Hockley CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 1 19
Totals 30 3 5 3 1 6 6      
a - F. Dancer pinch hit for B. Kingwell in the 8th
b - J. Carney pinch hit for J. Paddock in the 8th
c - G. Dunn pinch hit for H. Message in the 8th
d - D. Hockley substituted for F. Dancer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Morgan (19, 1st Inning off M. Ferguson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Message (13, 1st Inning off M. Ferguson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Carney , A. Morgan 2 , H. Message 4 , G. Metherall , R. Brumby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Morgan , G. Dunn
Sac Bunt: J. Messenger
Sac Fly: B. Gulledge
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Gulledge(Walburn at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brennan CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .241 5 27
T. Heath LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .279 28 77
M. Lees 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .302 19 71
M. Morrall 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .288 17 72
C. McFadgean RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 4 .276 22 79
H. Kapena SS 4 0 2 3 0 0 3 .227 10 45
N. Camira 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .296 0 41
D. Creaser C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .163 3 25
M. Ferguson P 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .125 0 2
   Z. Bolt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Walburn PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .363 7 46
   G. Cardell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6 2 7 15      
a - C. Walburn pinch hit for Z. Bolt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ferguson (4, 2nd Inning off J. Messenger, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. McFadgean (34, 3rd Inning off J. Messenger, 2 on, 1 out) , H. Kapena 2 (27, 3rd Inning off J. Messenger, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Messenger, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Morrall (29, 7th Inning off B. Kingwell, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Walburn (37, 8th Inning off S. Tattersall, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Brennan , M. Lees , M. Morrall 3 , C. McFadgean 3 , H. Kapena 4 , N. Camira , D. Creaser , M. Ferguson 2 , C. Walburn 2
2-out RBI: H. Kapena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brennan , C. McFadgean , H. Kapena , N. Camira , D. Creaser
Team LOB: 7
NORTH MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE CARLTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Messenger L (5-14) 4.2 8 4 4 2 3 0 93 3.81   
B. Kingwell 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 32 4.63   
S. Tattersall 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 17 5.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Messenger 33
Batters Faced: J. Messenger 24, B. Kingwell 8, S. Tattersall 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Messenger 5-6, B. Kingwell 2-2, S. Tattersall 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Messenger 93-56, B. Kingwell 32-19, S. Tattersall 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kingwell 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ferguson W (12-6) 7.1 5 3 3 1 4 1 97 3.72   
Z. Bolt H (16) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.55   
G. Cardell SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ferguson 59
Batters Faced: M. Ferguson 28, Z. Bolt 2, G. Cardell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ferguson 9-9, Z. Bolt 2-0, G. Cardell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ferguson 97-63, Z. Bolt 6-5, G. Cardell 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Bolt 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Ferguson
Ballpark: Princes Park
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 20804
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