AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CARLTON BLUES AT NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS
05/12/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CARLTON BLUES AT NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS
GAME ID: 326 - THURSDAY, MAY 12TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carlton Blues (23-10) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
North Melbourne Kangaroos (13-20) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 7 0
North Melbourne Edges Carlton, 3-2, Messenger Ks 9
The North Melbourne Kangaroos got a good effort from starter John Messenger in defeating the Carlton Blues at North Melbourne Diamond. The final score was 3-2. The Kangaroos sport a record of 13-20.

It was an impressive turn from the legendarily hard-working Messenger, who tallied 9 strikeouts in 8 innings while allowing just 3 hits. Messenger, who is tied for 2nd in the NL with a 6 quality starts, goes to 2-4 on the year with 33 strikeouts.

"We were in it," said Carlton manager Otto Macha. "We just didn't score enough runs."
CARLTON BATTING LINESCORE NORTH MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Walburn CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .371 4 17
T. Heath LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 8 23
M. Lees 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .176 3 14
M. Morrall 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 4 22
C. McFadgean RF 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .310 7 28
H. Kapena SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .180 2 16
N. Camira 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315 0 13
D. Creaser C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 0 11
B. Kent P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 0
   Z. Bolt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Asquith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 3
   L. Paterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2 0 9 1      
a - B. Asquith pinch hit for Z. Bolt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Morrall (9, 2nd Inning off J. Messenger, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. McFadgean (8, 4th Inning off J. Messenger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. McFadgean (7, 2nd Inning off J. Messenger, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Morrall 2 , C. McFadgean 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kapena
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: M. Lees (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Kapena-Lees-Morrall, Kapena-Lees-Morrall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Dunn 2B 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 .217 2 6
A. Morgan SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .202 0 8
H. Message CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .244 3 10
   b-K. Torin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 1 7
G. Metherall LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .244 1 8
R. Brumby 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .205 2 10
   S. Tattersall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Gulledge RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .279 1 5
M. Stringfellow 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .289 1 15
J. Mayo C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 3 12
   a-D. Hockley CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 7
J. Messenger P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Paddock 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 5
Totals 29 3 7 3 3 5 19      
a - D. Hockley substituted for J. Mayo in the 8th
b - K. Torin substituted for H. Message in the 8th
c - J. Paddock substituted for J. Messenger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Morgan (7, 7th Inning off Z. Bolt, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Metherall (4, 8th Inning off L. Paterson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Dunn 3 , A. Morgan 2 , G. Metherall 3 , B. Gulledge
2-out RBI: A. Morgan , G. Metherall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Message 2 , B. Gulledge , M. Stringfellow
GIDP: B. Gulledge , J. Mayo
Sac Bunt: G. Dunn , A. Morgan
Team LOB: 7
CARLTON PITCHING LINESCORE NORTH MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Kent 6.0 4 2 2 2 4 0 81 2.98   
Z. Bolt L (1-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 3.18   
L. Paterson 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kent 58
Batters Faced: B. Kent 25, Z. Bolt 5, L. Paterson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kent 8-6, Z. Bolt 1-1, L. Paterson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kent 81-56, Z. Bolt 14-12, L. Paterson 11-7
WP: B. Kent
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Messenger W (2-4) 8.0 3 2 2 0 9 1 98 2.62   
S. Tattersall SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Messenger 77
Batters Faced: J. Messenger 27, S. Tattersall 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Messenger 10-5, S. Tattersall 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Messenger 98-64, S. Tattersall 8-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Messenger
Ballpark: North Melbourne Diamond
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 18799
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