AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEWCASTLE BOMBERS AT GEELONG CATS
05/04/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEWCASTLE BOMBERS AT GEELONG CATS
GAME ID: 259 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newcastle Bombers (12-14) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Geelong Cats (11-15) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 6 1
Cats Earn 3-2 Win Versus Bombers
The Geelong Cats eked out a 3-2 win versus the Newcastle Bombers at Kardinia Park. Nobody did more than pitcher Les Tyson. He was terrific. Newcastle falls to 12-14.

Ben Kennard went 1-4 for Geelong. The 29-year old left fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring ground out off Kevin Firkins. It was his 4th RBI of the season.

Kennard attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight."
NEWCASTLE BATTING LINESCORE GEELONG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dalley CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 1 8
F. Elmar 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .278 0 10
D. Newham LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .296 1 7
M. Holder 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .191 6 15
E. Essex C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .284 0 3
D. Wellington RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246 0 2
   a-A. Stewart PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .129 0 0
R. Whiffin 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .191 2 5
R. Pichardo SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .277 1 7
J. Dymock P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 0 1
   K. Firkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Ross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 0 5
Totals 31 2 5 2 4 8 16      
a - A. Stewart pinch hit for D. Wellington in the 8th
b - J. Johnson pinch hit for A. Ross in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Newham (8, 1st Inning off L. Tyson, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Essex (7, 8th Inning off D. Blair, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Elmar , D. Newham 2 , E. Essex 3 , R. Whiffin
2-out RBI: F. Elmar , R. Whiffin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dalley , F. Elmar , D. Newham 2 , M. Holder , A. Stewart
Sac Bunt: J. Dymock 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Whiffin-Pichardo-Elmar, Pichardo-Whiffin-Elmar)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Patu RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .252 1 14
B. Kennard LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .136 1 4
C. Teevan 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 3 15
   b-B. Sellick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 1 4
   N. van Dongen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Telfer 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 1 9
B. Horopapera CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .240 1 4
F. Ella 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .341 1 11
R. Corey C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 0 5
E. Lucking SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .267 0 6
L. Tyson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 0
   D. Blair P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Nash P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Marley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 3 7
   c-P. Tassell 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 2 2 3 8      
a - F. Marley pinch hit for C. Nash in the 8th
b - B. Sellick pinch hit for C. Teevan in the 8th
c - P. Tassell substituted for F. Marley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Lucking (4, 8th Inning off J. Dymock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Patu , B. Kennard , C. Teevan , F. Ella , E. Lucking 3
GIDP: C. Teevan , R. Corey
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: E. Lucking (3)
NEWCASTLE PITCHING LINESCORE GEELONG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Dymock L (2-3) 7.1 6 3 3 2 2 0 86 4.08   
K. Firkins 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
A. Ross 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dymock 54
Batters Faced: J. Dymock 28, K. Firkins 1, A. Ross 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dymock 10-8, K. Firkins 1-0, A. Ross 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dymock 86-57, K. Firkins 1-1, A. Ross 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Firkins 2-1 , A. Ross 1-0
WP: J. Dymock 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Tyson 5.1 3 2 2 3 4 0 96 2.70   
D. Blair BS (1) 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 36 3.86   
C. Nash W (2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9.35   
N. van Dongen SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Tyson 55
Batters Faced: L. Tyson 23, D. Blair 9, C. Nash 1, N. van Dongen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Tyson 7-5, D. Blair 2-2, C. Nash 1-0, N. van Dongen 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Tyson 96-55, D. Blair 36-24, C. Nash 8-5, N. van Dongen 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Blair 1-1 , C. Nash 1-0
WP: L. Tyson 2 , N. van Dongen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Les Tyson
Ballpark: Kardinia Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 16515
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