AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CARLTON BLUES AT NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS
09/02/2021
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CARLTON BLUES AT NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS
GAME ID: 2283 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2021 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Carlton Blues (81-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 8 1
North Melbourne Kangaroos (57-66) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Blues Need Extra Frames to Get Past Kangaroos
North Melbourne wasted a solid 6.2-inning effort from starting pitcher John Messenger, losing to Carlton, 2-1, at North Melbourne Diamond. Leo Paterson, now 5-4, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. Gerald Cardell earned the save for Carlton, his 44th.

Carlton relied on the bat of Terry Heath to get the win. The right fielder ripped a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Blues ahead, 2-1. For the game, Heath had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"This kind of game is tough on the heart," said winning manager Otto Macha.

The winning streak has now reached 5 games for Carlton.
CARLTON BATTING LINESCORE NORTH MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Walburn CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .307 5 44
T. Heath LF, RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .284 40 98
M. Lees 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .311 37 100
M. Morrall 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .290 25 79
C. McFadgean RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 13 67
   b-B. Junee PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 13 32
H. Kapena SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 2 5
N. Camira 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 0 54
C. Roberts C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 4 26
   c-S. Howden PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .081 0 2
   d-D. Creaser C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 2 24
J. Bartlett P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   Z. Bolt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Uhm PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .176 8 28
   L. Paterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-A. Francombe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 0 5
   G. Cardell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 2 8 2 1 6 18      
a - T. Uhm pinch hit for Z. Bolt in the 8th
b - B. Junee pinch hit for C. McFadgean in the 9th
c - S. Howden pinch hit for C. Roberts in the 9th
d - D. Creaser substituted for S. Howden in the 9th
e - A. Francombe pinch hit for L. Paterson in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Heath (27, 6th Inning off J. Messenger, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Kapena (7, 7th Inning off J. Messenger, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Walburn (33, 8th Inning off P. Morgan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Heath (40, 10th Inning off M. Hadden, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Walburn 4 , T. Heath 6 , M. Lees , B. Junee , H. Kapena 2
2-out RBI: T. Heath
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lees , M. Morrall 2 , C. McFadgean , C. Roberts , S. Howden
Sac Bunt: H. Kapena
Sac Fly: M. Lees
Hit by Pitch: M. Lees
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Walburn 2 (26)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Walburn (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Camira-Lees-Morrall, Heath-Roberts, Lees-Kapena-Morrall)
OF assists: 1 (Heath(Scarborough at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Scarborough RF, LF 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 .235 6 30
L. Lakin 2B 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .235 3 24
H. Message CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .234 16 42
G. Metherall LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 .236 11 52
   P. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Hadden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   b-F. Dancer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 1 9
R. Brumby 1B 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .254 10 52
   c-D. McGoldrick PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .220 8 34
M. Stringfellow 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .246 5 42
A. Morgan SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .233 3 26
A. Burrell C 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .143 0 6
J. Messenger P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 0 4
   J. Pickwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Borrett PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 0 12
Totals 31 1 5 1 10 4 24      
a - J. Borrett pinch hit for J. Pickwell in the 7th
b - F. Dancer pinch hit for M. Hadden in the 10th
c - D. McGoldrick pinch hit for R. Brumby in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Scarborough 2 (20, 5th Inning off J. Bartlett, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off Z. Bolt, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Scarborough 4 , H. Message , G. Metherall , A. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Metherall 2 , A. Burrell
GIDP: H. Message , M. Stringfellow
Sac Bunt: J. Messenger
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Metherall (6)
CARLTON PITCHING LINESCORE NORTH MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bartlett 6.1 4 1 1 6 2 0 98 5.72   
Z. Bolt 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 0.00   
L. Paterson W (5-4) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 39 2.71   
G. Cardell SV (44) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 1.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bartlett 57
Batters Faced: J. Bartlett 27, Z. Bolt 4, L. Paterson 8, G. Cardell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bartlett 6-8, Z. Bolt 0-1, L. Paterson 2-3, G. Cardell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bartlett 98-52, Z. Bolt 10-7, L. Paterson 39-23, G. Cardell 9-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Messenger 6.2 5 0 0 0 2 0 89 3.03   
J. Pickwell H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.23   
P. Morgan BS (3) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 31 2.67   
M. Hadden L (7-8) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Messenger 66
Batters Faced: J. Messenger 25, J. Pickwell 1, P. Morgan 7, M. Hadden 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Messenger 11-7, J. Pickwell 0-0, P. Morgan 1-1, M. Hadden 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Messenger 89-55, J. Pickwell 5-3, P. Morgan 31-19, M. Hadden 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pickwell 1-0 , M. Hadden 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Hadden
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Messenger
Ballpark: North Melbourne Diamond
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 20839
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