AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
MELBOURNE DEMONS AT GEELONG CATS
08/28/2022
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AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
MELBOURNE DEMONS AT GEELONG CATS
GAME ID: 2254 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Melbourne Demons (49-71) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Geelong Cats (64-56) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 3 5 0
Cats Sneak By Demons, 3-2
The Cats grabbed a win, 3-2, at Kardinia Park, overcoming a fine effort from Melbourne pitcher Jeff Grose. Grose went 7 innings and allowed 1 run. Geelong reliever Dustan Blair picked up the win, upping his record to 8-2. Bengie Gomm took the loss. With the win, the Cats sit at 64-56.

Ben Kennard, who signed a 3-year contract worth $600,000 on 02/06/2022, aided the Geelong cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the left fielder went 1 for 4.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Melbourne manager Sean Morgan. "The effort was great."
MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE GEELONG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Fraser LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .259 11 41
W. Monroe CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .198 7 27
L. Kelly 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .265 6 34
K. Aves 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 10 42
F. Hicken RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
L. Mortimer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292 1 28
F. Tibbits C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .260 3 13
B. Kirk SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .203 2 21
J. Grose P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 1 2
   a-E. Leaper PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 3 31
   B. Gomm P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Mackay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2 0 7 13      
a - E. Leaper pinch hit for J. Grose in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Fraser (35, 1st Inning off J. Dimond, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Monroe (10, 3rd Inning off J. Dimond, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Fraser 3 , W. Monroe 2 , F. Hicken , L. Mortimer , F. Tibbits 2 , B. Kirk , E. Leaper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Fraser , L. Kelly , K. Aves , B. Kirk
Sac Bunt: J. Grose
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Kirk (1)
PB: F. Tibbits
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Horopapera CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .249 12 33
B. Sellick RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 3 25
   c-J. Francis PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 3
C. Teevan 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .284 19 88
   d-P. Tassell 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 4
B. Telfer 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .235 11 56
B. Kennard LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .232 4 30
F. Ella 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .295 5 50
R. Corey C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .260 8 52
E. Lucking SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 .238 3 30
J. Dimond P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 1
   a-N. Budge PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 1 4
   B. Ridley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Marley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 9 29
   D. Blair P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Alaula P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 2 5 6 14      
a - N. Budge pinch hit for J. Dimond in the 5th
b - F. Marley pinch hit for B. Ridley in the 7th
c - J. Francis pinch hit for B. Sellick in the 8th
d - P. Tassell substituted for C. Teevan in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Horopapera , B. Telfer , B. Kennard , F. Ella 2
2-out RBI: B. Horopapera , B. Kennard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Horopapera , E. Lucking
Sac Bunt: J. Dimond
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Horopapera-Corey)
OF assists: 1 (Horopapera(Monroe at home))
MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE GEELONG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Grose 7.0 3 1 1 2 5 0 98 4.26   
B. Gomm L (4-2), BS (5) 0.2 2 2 2 3 1 0 38 5.79   
E. Mackay 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Grose 70
Batters Faced: J. Grose 27, B. Gomm 7, E. Mackay 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Grose 9-7, B. Gomm 0-1, E. Mackay 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Grose 98-60, B. Gomm 38-18, E. Mackay 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Mackay 3-0
WP: B. Gomm
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Dimond 5.0 5 2 2 0 6 0 72 3.69   
B. Ridley 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1.82   
D. Blair W (8-2) 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.54   
E. Alaula SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dimond 55
Batters Faced: J. Dimond 19, B. Ridley 7, D. Blair 8, E. Alaula 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dimond 5-3, B. Ridley 2-4, D. Blair 2-2, E. Alaula 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dimond 72-49, B. Ridley 23-16, D. Blair 20-16, E. Alaula 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Alaula 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Grose
Ballpark: Kardinia Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 18980
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