AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CANBERRA RAIDERS AT SOUTH MELBOURNE SWANS
08/27/2021
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CANBERRA RAIDERS AT SOUTH MELBOURNE SWANS
GAME ID: 2233 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2021 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Canberra Raiders (52-66) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
South Melbourne Swans (60-58) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 X 4 8 0
Swans Nip Raiders, 4-3
The South Melbourne Swans had to overcome a fine effort from Canberra pitcher Sam Harper to grab a narrow 4-3 win at Albert Park Baseball Grounds. Harper went 7 innings and allowed 4 runs. South Melbourne reliever Fletch McIlwain was the winner. His record is now 5-13. The losing pitcher was Sam Harper. With the win, the Swans have a record of 60-58.

Mark Goudie, who finished 4th in the WL in hits with 139 in 2014, aided the South Melbourne cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the second baseman went 2-4 with a double.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Canberra manager Richard Hager. "But we decided not to take it."
CANBERRA BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Rutgers RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 1 6
J. Durtnell 2B 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .282 1 27
   b-M. Melsome PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 5 22
T. Tombs LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .302 6 41
X. Millington 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265 1 7
T. Palfrey 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .265 3 17
J. Aplin CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .233 2 28
M. Hancock SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 0 2
   a-J. Esplin SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300 4 51
S. Harper P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .091 0 0
   T. Sakaguchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
H. Pethick C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 7
Totals 34 3 7 2 0 7 8      
a - J. Esplin substituted for M. Hancock in the 5th
b - M. Melsome pinch hit for J. Durtnell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Durtnell 2 (19, 1st Inning off K. Balby, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off K. Balby, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Aplin (23, 1st Inning off K. Balby, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Tombs (21, 5th Inning off K. Balby, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Rutgers , J. Durtnell 4 , T. Tombs 3 , T. Palfrey , J. Aplin 2
2-out RBI: T. Tombs , T. Palfrey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Millington , M. Hancock
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Goudie 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .289 4 35
K. Palethorpe LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .245 7 22
B. Stidston RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .254 18 61
H. Gomez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213 13 38
M. Leckenby 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 3 22
J. Rudder 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .259 11 57
E. Glynn C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .209 5 25
J. Williams SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .226 0 9
K. Balby P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 1
   a-L. Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 10 31
   L. Hornby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Huezo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 12 53
   F. McIlwain P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4 2 4 13      
a - L. Maxwell pinch hit for K. Balby in the 5th
b - J. Huezo pinch hit for L. Hornby in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Goudie (38, 1st Inning off S. Harper, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Leckenby (16, 2nd Inning off S. Harper, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Williams (12, 7th Inning off S. Harper, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Rudder (32, 8th Inning off T. Sakaguchi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Palethorpe (7, 3rd Inning off S. Harper, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Stidston (18, 8th Inning off S. Harper, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Goudie 3 , K. Palethorpe 4 , B. Stidston 5 , M. Leckenby 2 , J. Rudder 2 , J. Williams 2
2-out RBI: M. Goudie , K. Palethorpe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Gomez , E. Glynn , J. Williams
Team LOB: 6
CANBERRA PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Harper L (3-3) 7.0 7 4 4 2 3 2 100 5.40   
T. Sakaguchi 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Harper 48
Batters Faced: S. Harper 30, T. Sakaguchi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Harper 5-13, T. Sakaguchi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Harper 100-60, T. Sakaguchi 12-8
WP: S. Harper
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Balby 5.0 7 3 3 0 1 0 57 4.27   
L. Hornby 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 3.27   
F. McIlwain W (5-13) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Balby 42
Batters Faced: K. Balby 22, L. Hornby 6, F. McIlwain 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Balby 7-7, L. Hornby 1-1, F. McIlwain 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Balby 57-38, L. Hornby 22-14, F. McIlwain 24-17
WP: K. Balby
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Harper
Ballpark: Albert Park Baseball Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (46 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 15870
Special Notes: SS Michael Hancock was injured while throwing the ball.
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