AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS AT GEELONG CATS
05/19/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS AT GEELONG CATS
GAME ID: 387 - THURSDAY, MAY 19TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Melbourne Kangaroos (15-24) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 1
Geelong Cats (17-22) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 14 1
Kangaroos Prevail, 5-3, Over Geelong
North Melbourne beat Geelong on the strength of starter Penn Murfitt's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. Murfitt picked up the win for North Melbourne, going 5.2 innings. He gave up 1 run on 8 hits. He now sports a record of 2-3. The Kangaroos go to 15-24 with the win.

North Melbourne relied on the hitting of John Mayo to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Kangaroos on top, 2-0. For the game, Mayo had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Murfitt called the win the result of "everyone working in tandem."
NORTH MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE GEELONG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Dunn 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .194 2 6
A. Morgan SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 0 8
H. Message CF 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 .255 3 11
   c-D. Hockley CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 0 7
J. Mayo C 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .309 4 14
   d-K. Torin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 1 10
R. Brumby 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .224 3 13
   b-J. Paddock 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 0 6
B. Gulledge RF 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .293 1 8
J. Carney LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .274 2 7
M. Stringfellow 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .264 1 16
P. Murfitt P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .176 0 0
   H. Watcham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Metherall PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225 1 10
   C. Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5 6 4 15      
a - G. Metherall pinch hit for H. Watcham in the 8th
b - J. Paddock substituted for R. Brumby in the 9th
c - D. Hockley substituted for H. Message in the 9th
d - K. Torin substituted for J. Mayo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Brumby (11, 3rd Inning off B. Hancox, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mayo (4, 1st Inning off B. Hancox, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Mayo 5 , R. Brumby 3 , B. Gulledge , J. Carney
2-out RBI: J. Mayo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Dunn 2 , J. Carney
Sac Bunt: J. Carney , P. Murfitt
Sac Fly: M. Stringfellow
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: H. Message (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Patu RF 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .220 2 16
B. Horopapera CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .245 2 6
C. Teevan 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .257 4 22
B. Telfer 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .205 3 17
B. Sellick LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .282 1 4
F. Ella 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .322 1 16
R. Corey C 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 0 7
E. Lucking SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .260 0 9
B. Hancox P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 0 0
   J. Payling P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Budge PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 2
   D. Blair P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Marley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 4 13
   T. Breayley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 3 14 3 0 4 20      
a - N. Budge pinch hit for J. Payling in the 7th
b - F. Marley pinch hit for D. Blair in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Corey (9, 6th Inning off P. Murfitt, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Teevan (8, 7th Inning off H. Watcham, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Sellick (2, 8th Inning off C. Moore, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Ella (13, 8th Inning off C. Moore, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Patu 3 , B. Horopapera 2 , C. Teevan 2 , B. Sellick 3 , F. Ella 3 , R. Corey 4 , E. Lucking
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Horopapera , B. Telfer 2 , E. Lucking , B. Hancox
Sac Bunt: J. Payling
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: F. Ella (3)
NORTH MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE GEELONG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Murfitt W (2-3) 5.2 8 1 1 0 3 0 88 4.50   
H. Watcham H (3) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.51   
C. Moore 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 36 5.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Murfitt 52
Batters Faced: P. Murfitt 25, H. Watcham 6, C. Moore 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Murfitt 7-7, H. Watcham 2-1, C. Moore 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Murfitt 88-58, H. Watcham 22-14, C. Moore 36-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Watcham 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hancox L (1-5) 3.0 4 5 5 4 0 1 67 5.63   
J. Payling 4.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 42 1.42   
D. Blair 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 16 3.07   
T. Breayley 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hancox 25
Batters Faced: B. Hancox 18, J. Payling 13, D. Blair 6, T. Breayley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hancox 3-6, J. Payling 3-7, D. Blair 2-1, T. Breayley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hancox 67-35, J. Payling 42-28, D. Blair 16-7, T. Breayley 8-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Penn Murfitt
Ballpark: Kardinia Park
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 18956
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