AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CANBERRA RAIDERS AT GEELONG CATS
04/08/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CANBERRA RAIDERS AT GEELONG CATS
GAME ID: 46 - FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Canberra Raiders (1-4) 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 9 16 0
Geelong Cats (4-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Melsome in Cruise Control in 9-1 Win
The Canberra Raiders bested the Geelong Cats, 9-1, at Kardinia Park. Matt Melsome was one of the standouts. He threw 8.1 innings of shutout ball. With the loss, Geelong falls to 4-1.

In his 101-pitch effort, Melsome allowed no runs on 2 hits over 8.1 innings. He walked 3 and struck out 4.

"I wish every win came this easy," said Melsome.
CANBERRA BATTING LINESCORE GEELONG BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Durtnell 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .091 0 0
B. Burdikin CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .182 0 2
L. Westren LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
J. Esplin 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .222 1 2
T. Kennelly SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .118 1 2
G. Hamlyn 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .412 0 0
T. Tombs RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .308 0 0
M. Melsome P 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 .231 0 2
   B. Bolam P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Windus C 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 1 1
   a-H. Pethick PR, C 3 2 1 2 0 2 4 .333 1 2
Totals 40 9 16 8 3 9 23      
a - H. Pethick pinch ran for B. Windus in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Westren (2, 3rd Inning off J. Dimond, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Tombs (1, 6th Inning off J. Dimond, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Westren (1, 1st Inning off J. Dimond, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kennelly (1, 1st Inning off J. Dimond, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Pethick (1, 8th Inning off C. Nash, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Durtnell , B. Burdikin , L. Westren 5 , J. Esplin 2 , T. Kennelly 4 , G. Hamlyn 3 , T. Tombs 3 , M. Melsome 2 , B. Windus , H. Pethick 4
2-out RBI: B. Burdikin , J. Esplin , T. Kennelly , M. Melsome , H. Pethick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Burdikin , L. Westren , T. Kennelly 2 , H. Pethick
GIDP: J. Durtnell
Sac Bunt: J. Durtnell
Hit by Pitch: M. Melsome
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Melsome (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Durtnell-Kennelly-Hamlyn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Patu RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 1 5
B. Kennard LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .105 0 1
C. Teevan 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .368 1 4
B. Telfer 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .188 1 2
B. Horopapera CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .167 0 0
F. Ella 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .188 0 0
R. Corey C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .353 0 0
E. Lucking SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 2
J. Dimond P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   D. Pyatt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Sellick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   C. Nash P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Blair P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1 3 6 5      
a - B. Sellick pinch hit for D. Pyatt in the 6th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Telfer (1, 9th Inning off B. Bolam, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Telfer 4 , R. Corey , E. Lucking
2-out RBI: B. Telfer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Corey
GIDP: J. Dimond
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Telfer-Ella-Teevan)
CANBERRA PITCHING LINESCORE GEELONG PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Melsome W (1-0) 8.1 2 0 0 3 4 0 101 0.00   
B. Bolam 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 17 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Melsome 80
Batters Faced: M. Melsome 29, B. Bolam 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Melsome 14-6, B. Bolam 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Melsome 101-62, B. Bolam 17-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Dimond L (0-1) 5.0 9 5 5 1 3 1 81 9.00   
D. Pyatt 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 0.00   
C. Nash 1.2 4 3 3 0 3 1 37 11.57   
D. Blair 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 33 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dimond 31
Batters Faced: J. Dimond 25, D. Pyatt 4, C. Nash 9, D. Blair 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dimond 9-2, D. Pyatt 1-0, C. Nash 0-2, D. Blair 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dimond 81-50, D. Pyatt 14-7, C. Nash 37-23, D. Blair 33-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Pyatt 2-1 , D. Blair 1-0
WP: J. Dimond , C. Nash
Hit Batsmen: J. Dimond
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Melsome
Ballpark: Kardinia Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 18987
Special Notes: C Brad Windus was injured while running the bases.
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