AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS AT SOUTH MELBOURNE SWANS
12/25/1998
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AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS AT SOUTH MELBOURNE SWANS
GAME ID: 3964 - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Sydney Rabbitohs (52-17) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
South Melbourne Swans (34-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
O'Neill Pitches 3-0 Shutout for South Sydney
It wasn't easy but Nik O'Neill made it look that way.

O'Neill silenced the South Melbourne Swans, 3-0, in a South Sydney Rabbitohs triumph at Albert Park Baseball Grounds today. Despite the appearance of dominance, O'Neill said later that he felt like he was struggling all game. He gave up no walks and 2 hits.

"It didn't feel quite right today, but I made the decision to bear down and work through it," he said. "I made a few mistakes but it goes to show what you can do with grit and not much else."

O'Neill has made 14 starts, tossed 103 innings, struck out 117 batters and walked 20. His record is 11-3 with a 2.97 ERA and he has limited other teams to a .205 batting average.
SOUTH SYDNEY BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ellicott CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .226 8 24
I. Hilder SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .265 5 28
N. Hikamate 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 6 22
P. Sidebottom 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .293 11 35
S. Waldegrave RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .190 3 8
C. Thorne LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .275 10 32
J. Gratwick C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .262 9 33
P. Dwyer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 2 25
N. O'Neill P 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .154 0 4
Totals 35 3 10 3 1 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Hikamate (9, 8th Inning off J. Jerram, 0 on, 1 out) C. Thorne (14, 2nd Inning off L. Hebblethwaite, 1 on, 1 out) P. Sidebottom (14, 2nd Inning off L. Hebblethwaite, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Hilder (5, 3rd Inning off L. Hebblethwaite, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. O'Neill , N. Hikamate 2 , I. Hilder 4 , S. Waldegrave , M. Ellicott , J. Gratwick 2 , C. Thorne 2 , P. Sidebottom 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Waldegrave , C. Thorne
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ellicott (24) , P. Sidebottom (6)
CS: M. Ellicott (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Cowling LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .217 12 38
C. Armitage CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 8 20
G. Brake RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .361 13 42
B. Lutz 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .271 11 41
J. Pinhey 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 17 52
M. Larnach SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 4 25
J. Emmott 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 0 20
J. Tennant C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 3 21
L. Hebblethwaite P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .097 0 1
   a-J. Tickell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 2
   J. Jerram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Ryan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 8 25
Totals 29 0 2 0 0 9 5      
a - J. Tickell pinch hit for L. Hebblethwaite in the 6th
b - S. Ryan pinch hit for J. Jerram in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Brake (20, 4th Inning off N. O'Neill, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Lutz , G. Brake 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pinhey
Team LOB: 2
SOUTH SYDNEY PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. O'Neill W (11-3) 9.0 2 0 0 0 9 0 108 70 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. O'Neill 92
Batters Faced: N. O'Neill 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. O'Neill 11-7
Pitches - Strikes: N. O'Neill 108-70
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Hebblethwaite L (6-3) 6.0 9 3 3 0 6 1 88 56 2.73   
J. Jerram 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 16 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Hebblethwaite 48
Batters Faced: L. Hebblethwaite 25, J. Jerram 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Hebblethwaite 6-4, J. Jerram 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: L. Hebblethwaite 88-56, J. Jerram 29-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nik O'Neill
Ballpark: Albert Park Baseball Grounds
Weather: Rain (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 18 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 2:26
Attendance: 12733
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