AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CRONULLA SHARKS AT GEELONG CATS
12/07/1998
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AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CRONULLA SHARKS AT GEELONG CATS
GAME ID: 3808 - MONDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cronulla Sharks (24-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 1
Geelong Cats (20-34) 0 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 X 9 12 0
Clarke Whiffs 16, Geelong Tops Cronulla
If you can't hit 'em, you can't beat 'em. That was the story today at the Geelong-Cronulla clash at Kardinia Park. Cats hurler Stephen Clarke gunned down 16 Sharks via strikeouts and beat them 9-2. In a superb performance, he allowed 3 hits and issued no walks for the victory.

Up to now Clarke has recorded a record of 1-1. In 2 starts he has fanned 60 batters in 30.2 innings with a 2.35 ERA.
CRONULLA BATTING LINESCORE GEELONG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Doubleday LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .266 11 33
J. Reynoldson 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .226 7 24
S. Fletcher 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .377 13 41
G. Fluck C 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .277 5 13
S. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .228 4 28
T. Philip CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .206 4 11
C. Stephens 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .243 4 15
J. Cleaver RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 2 8
   b-B. Beaton PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
R. Tibbetts P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 0 1
   V. Thorn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Wonnacott PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 0 4
   M. Cross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 2
   c-D. Lao PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 4 15
   B. Hunt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 20 9      
a - J. Wonnacott pinch hit for V. Thorn in the 6th
b - B. Beaton pinch hit for J. Cleaver in the 8th
c - D. Lao pinch hit for M. Cross in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Fletcher (15, 1st Inning off S. Clarke, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Fluck (11, 9th Inning off P. Graham, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Doubleday (5, 6th Inning off S. Clarke, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Fletcher (13, 9th Inning off P. Graham, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Smith , B. Doubleday 3 , S. Fletcher 6 , G. Fluck 2 , T. Philip
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Stephens , S. Fletcher , G. Fluck
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Fletcher (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Florimo RF 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .200 3 15
M. Beath 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .222 1 3
R. Ainsworth CF 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 .292 5 15
T. Mekville 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .280 13 31
R. Torres 1B 4 3 3 5 0 0 1 .284 9 38
   a-B. Lister PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 0 2
   b-G. Rabjohns 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 2
P. Balmer LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .233 0 5
S. Tapley C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .204 5 21
G. Dawkins SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .197 1 18
S. Clarke P 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
   P. Graham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 9 4 8 22      
a - B. Lister pinch hit for R. Torres in the 8th
b - G. Rabjohns substituted for B. Lister in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Torres (20, 2nd Inning off R. Tibbetts, 0 on, 0 outs) P. Balmer (5, 2nd Inning off R. Tibbetts, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Beath (4, 8th Inning off B. Hunt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: I. Florimo (2, 2nd Inning off R. Tibbetts, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ainsworth (5, 4th Inning off R. Tibbetts, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Torres 2 (9, 3rd Inning off R. Tibbetts, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off M. Cross, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ainsworth 5 , R. Torres 10 , T. Mekville , P. Balmer 2 , I. Florimo 3 , M. Beath 3 , G. Dawkins 2
2-out RBI: R. Ainsworth , R. Torres , I. Florimo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Clarke 2 , P. Balmer , I. Florimo , M. Beath
Sac Bunt: S. Clarke
Hit by Pitch: R. Ainsworth
Team LOB: 9
CRONULLA PITCHING LINESCORE GEELONG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Tibbetts L (1-4) 3.2 7 6 4 1 4 2 78 48 6.26   
V. Thorn 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 14 5.55   
M. Cross 2.0 3 3 3 1 3 1 39 25 3.65   
B. Hunt 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 13 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tibbetts 28
Batters Faced: R. Tibbetts 21, V. Thorn 6, M. Cross 10, B. Hunt 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tibbetts 5-2, V. Thorn 0-4, M. Cross 1-2, B. Hunt 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tibbetts 78-48, V. Thorn 24-14, M. Cross 39-25, B. Hunt 22-13
Hit Batsmen: R. Tibbetts
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Clarke W (1-1) 7.0 3 0 0 0 16 0 100 67 2.35   
P. Graham 2.0 3 2 2 1 4 1 39 22 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Clarke 87
Batters Faced: S. Clarke 24, P. Graham 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Clarke 3-2, P. Graham 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Clarke 100-67, P. Graham 39-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roberto Torres
Ballpark: Kardinia Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 8970
Special Notes: Stephen Clarke ties the NL regular season game record for strikeouts with 16.
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