AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
SOUTH MELBOURNE SWANS AT CANBERRA RAIDERS
05/12/2021
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
SOUTH MELBOURNE SWANS AT CANBERRA RAIDERS
GAME ID: 317 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 12TH , 2021 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Melbourne Swans (16-16) 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 12 0
Canberra Raiders (10-22) 2 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 X 10 17 1
Raiders Top Swans, 10-5
The Canberra Raiders topped the South Melbourne Swans, 10-5, with youngster Les Westren playing a key role. Westren went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for the Raiders in the win. The Raiders sport a record of 10-22.

Westren contributed in the bottom of the first. With a runner on 1st, he hit a double. It was one at-bat among others that helped Canberra get the win.

In postgame comments to the Canberra News, Westren said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
SOUTH MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE CANBERRA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rudder 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .233 2 8
J. Huezo SS 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .291 0 4
K. Palethorpe LF, 1B 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .197 3 13
H. Gomez CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .212 4 8
L. Maxwell 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .260 0 6
   b-S. Perrin PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .253 0 6
J. Kenny RF 3 0 0 1 0 2 5 .186 0 6
J. Williams 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .143 0 0
D. Sandercock C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 0 5
F. McIlwain P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .111 0 0
   P. Doxey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Goudie PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198 1 11
   M. Hoddinot P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Stidston PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 3 10
   L. Hornby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5 2 7 17      
a - M. Goudie pinch hit for P. Doxey in the 7th
b - S. Perrin pinch hit for L. Maxwell in the 7th
c - B. Stidston pinch hit for M. Hoddinot in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Palethorpe 2 (2, 1st Inning off S. Meggison, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off S. Meggison, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Maxwell 2 (4, 4th Inning off S. Meggison, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off S. Meggison, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rudder , J. Huezo 3 , K. Palethorpe 5 , H. Gomez 2 , L. Maxwell 4 , J. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Maxwell , J. Kenny , J. Williams , D. Sandercock
Sac Fly: J. Kenny
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Huezo (2)
CS: J. Williams (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Crosse 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .272 1 7
L. Westren RF 5 3 3 2 0 0 2 .366 4 16
B. Burdikin CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .283 0 15
B. Windus C 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .204 5 16
O. Cash LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .314 0 12
J. Esplin 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .277 0 7
J. Aplin SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 .239 0 2
S. Meggison P 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .286 0 4
   M. Lawrenson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Tombs PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 3
   T. Sakaguchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Fowles 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .148 0 6
Totals 41 10 17 10 1 7 23      
a - T. Tombs pinch hit for M. Lawrenson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Westren (6, 1st Inning off F. McIlwain, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Burdikin (14, 4th Inning off F. McIlwain, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Meggison (2, 5th Inning off P. Doxey, 2 on, 1 out) , W. Fowles (4, 5th Inning off P. Doxey, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Aplin (7, 7th Inning off M. Hoddinot, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Cash (7, 8th Inning off L. Hornby, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Westren (4, 3rd Inning off F. McIlwain, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Crosse 2 , L. Westren 7 , B. Burdikin 4 , B. Windus , O. Cash 3 , J. Esplin 3 , J. Aplin 2 , S. Meggison 2 , W. Fowles 2
2-out RBI: R. Crosse , L. Westren , B. Burdikin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Westren , B. Burdikin , B. Windus , J. Aplin 2 , S. Meggison
Hit by Pitch: T. Tombs
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Burdikin (2)
PB: B. Windus
SOUTH MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE CANBERRA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. McIlwain L (0-4) 4.0 11 7 7 1 2 1 95 4.36   
P. Doxey 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 25 5.03   
M. Hoddinot 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 16 4.70   
L. Hornby 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. McIlwain 13
Batters Faced: F. McIlwain 24, P. Doxey 8, M. Hoddinot 7, L. Hornby 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. McIlwain 6-4, P. Doxey 4-1, M. Hoddinot 0-2, L. Hornby 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. McIlwain 95-58, P. Doxey 25-18, M. Hoddinot 16-11, L. Hornby 18-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Doxey 2-2
Hit Batsmen: M. Hoddinot
Balk: L. Hornby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Meggison W (2-4) 6.1 9 5 5 1 5 0 111 6.30   
M. Lawrenson 0.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 21 4.72   
T. Sakaguchi 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 34 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Meggison 39
Batters Faced: S. Meggison 28, M. Lawrenson 5, T. Sakaguchi 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Meggison 7-6, M. Lawrenson 1-0, T. Sakaguchi 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Meggison 111-71, M. Lawrenson 21-12, T. Sakaguchi 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lawrenson 1-1
Balk: S. Meggison
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Les Westren
Ballpark: Canberra Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 14236
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