AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
MELBOURNE DEMONS AT NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS
04/08/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
MELBOURNE DEMONS AT NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS
GAME ID: 49 - FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Melbourne Demons (3-2) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
North Melbourne Kangaroos (2-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0
Grose Paces Demons to 2-1 Win
The Melbourne Demons scored a tight 2-1 win versus the North Melbourne Kangaroos at North Melbourne Diamond. Melbourne pitcher Jeff Grose held his own in the contest. With the loss, North Melbourne is 2-3.

Grose was effective against the Kangaroos, seldom allowing a hard-hit ball. The right-hander limited North Melbourne to just 1 run on 2 hits over 8 innings.

"I was a little disappointed," said North Melbourne manager G Maloney. "We could've and should've scored more runs."
MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE NORTH MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Fraser LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .182 0 0
E. Leaper CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .286 1 2
L. Kelly 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .312 0 1
K. Aves 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .211 0 0
A. Stalker C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .357 0 3
L. Mortimer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .222 0 0
J. Ruiz RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .250 0 2
B. Kirk SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-W. Monroe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Davies SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 3
J. Grose P 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-H. Costin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   N. Riethmuller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2 1 7 15      
a - W. Monroe pinch hit for B. Kirk in the 9th
b - H. Costin pinch hit for J. Grose in the 9th
c - L. Davies substituted for W. Monroe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ruiz 2 (3, 2nd Inning off S. Purtell, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off S. Purtell, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Leaper (1, 5th Inning off S. Purtell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Kelly (1, 5th Inning off S. Purtell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Leaper 3 , L. Kelly 3 , A. Stalker , L. Mortimer , J. Ruiz 4 , J. Grose 3
2-out RBI: L. Kelly , J. Ruiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Kelly 2 , K. Aves , B. Kirk 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Grose (1)
CS: C. Fraser (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Davies-Aves-Kelly)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Dunn 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .077 0 1
A. Morgan SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158 0 2
H. Message CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 3
   d-J. Mayo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .600 2 4
G. Metherall LF, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 1 2
R. Brumby 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .077 0 1
B. Gulledge RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
   b-J. Carney PH, LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .833 1 3
M. Stringfellow 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .357 0 1
   M. Hadden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-F. Dancer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 1
   H. Watcham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Torin C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
S. Purtell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Kirk 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 27 1 2 1 2 6 7      
a - N. Kirk substituted for S. Purtell in the 6th
b - J. Carney pinch hit for B. Gulledge in the 8th
c - F. Dancer pinch hit for M. Hadden in the 8th
d - J. Mayo pinch hit for H. Message in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Carney (3, 8th Inning off J. Grose, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Carney 2 , M. Stringfellow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Dunn , N. Kirk
GIDP: J. Mayo
Sac Bunt: S. Purtell
Team LOB: 2
MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE NORTH MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Grose W (1-0) 8.0 2 1 1 1 5 0 95 1.12   
N. Riethmuller SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Grose 78
Batters Faced: J. Grose 27, N. Riethmuller 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Grose 8-11, N. Riethmuller 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Grose 95-59, N. Riethmuller 9-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Purtell L (0-1) 5.1 7 2 2 1 5 0 87 3.38   
M. Hadden 2.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 42 0.00   
H. Watcham 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Purtell 50
Batters Faced: S. Purtell 23, M. Hadden 11, H. Watcham 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Purtell 5-5, M. Hadden 4-3, H. Watcham 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Purtell 87-54, M. Hadden 42-24, H. Watcham 13-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Grose
Ballpark: North Melbourne Diamond
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 20911
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