AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEWCASTLE BOMBERS AT GEELONG CATS
05/01/2021
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEWCASTLE BOMBERS AT GEELONG CATS
GAME ID: 228 - SATURDAY, MAY 1ST , 2021 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newcastle Bombers (12-11) 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 10 2
Geelong Cats (12-11) 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 X 9 13 1
Cats Beat Visiting Bombers, 9-6
In baseball, each game is unique. This one was no different.

The 9-6 Geelong win over Newcastle was due in large part to Wayne Pollitt. The Cats first baseman was 2 for 5 with a home run, while scoring 2 and driving in 4. Bob Ridley got credit for the save for Geelong. It was his 6th of the year.

Pollitt contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Geelong in the bottom of the first. With his team trailing 1-0, Pollitt took a forkball from Tommy Sailor and stroked the home run to right-center. His 5th home run of the season allowed the Cats to leap in front, 3-1.

"You come to the ballpark to do your job and that's what I did today," Pollitt told the Geelong Herald.

The win takes Geelong to 12-11.
NEWCASTLE BATTING LINESCORE GEELONG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dalley CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .327 1 9
D. Newham 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .307 2 9
F. Elmar 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .297 1 9
L. Stallard LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .204 3 10
N. Dingle RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .247 1 7
R. Whiffin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 1 8
C. Sheldrake C 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .304 0 3
R. Pichardo SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .185 1 8
T. Sailor P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 2
   R. Tilden P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Holder PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 1 9
   K. Firkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Heighway PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 0 1
   R. Weller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 5 3 3 14      
a - M. Holder pinch hit for R. Tilden in the 7th
b - K. Heighway pinch hit for K. Firkins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Stallard 2 (6, 1st Inning off L. Tyson, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off T. Breayley, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Sheldrake (1, 6th Inning off L. Tyson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Dalley (1, 1st Inning off L. Tyson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Dingle (1, 7th Inning off T. Breayley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Dalley 3 , D. Newham , L. Stallard 4 , N. Dingle 4 , R. Whiffin , C. Sheldrake 4 , M. Holder
2-out RBI: L. Stallard , N. Dingle , C. Sheldrake
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Dingle , R. Pichardo 2
GIDP: R. Pichardo
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Pichardo 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Pichardo-Whiffin-Newham)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Patu LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .312 0 7
J. Guildford SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .320 0 9
C. Teevan RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .221 0 9
B. Telfer 3B 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .255 5 14
W. Pollitt 1B 5 2 2 4 0 1 2 .342 5 10
B. Horopapera CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .204 1 5
C. Attoehow 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .261 0 8
R. Corey C 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .237 1 5
L. Tyson P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   T. Breayley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. van Dongen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Marley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 2 7
   K. Cunningham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Ridley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 9 13 7 3 5 19      
a - F. Marley pinch hit for N. van Dongen in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Telfer (4, 4th Inning off T. Sailor, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Telfer (2, 8th Inning off R. Weller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Pollitt (5, 1st Inning off T. Sailor, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Patu 3 , J. Guildford , C. Teevan , B. Telfer 6 , W. Pollitt 5 , B. Horopapera , C. Attoehow , R. Corey
2-out RBI: B. Patu , B. Telfer , W. Pollitt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Teevan 2 , W. Pollitt , R. Corey , F. Marley
GIDP: L. Tyson
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: T. Breayley (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Attoehow-Guildford-Pollitt)
NEWCASTLE PITCHING LINESCORE GEELONG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sailor L (0-1) 3.2 7 7 7 1 4 1 72 4.91   
R. Tilden 2.1 3 0 0 2 1 0 44 0.00   
K. Firkins 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 2.45   
R. Weller 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sailor 20
Batters Faced: T. Sailor 18, R. Tilden 12, K. Firkins 6, R. Weller 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sailor 5-1, R. Tilden 5-1, K. Firkins 0-3, R. Weller 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sailor 72-42, R. Tilden 44-21, K. Firkins 14-8, R. Weller 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Tilden 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Tyson W (1-2) 6.1 6 3 3 3 1 0 90 2.83   
T. Breayley 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 1 18 4.76   
N. van Dongen H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.22   
K. Cunningham H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.50   
B. Ridley SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Tyson 47
Batters Faced: L. Tyson 28, T. Breayley 4, N. van Dongen 1, K. Cunningham 3, B. Ridley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Tyson 9-9, T. Breayley 0-0, N. van Dongen 1-0, K. Cunningham 2-0, B. Ridley 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Tyson 90-54, T. Breayley 18-12, N. van Dongen 6-3, K. Cunningham 11-7, B. Ridley 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Breayley 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wayne Pollitt
Ballpark: Kardinia Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 18931
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