AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CRONULLA SHARKS AT PENRITH PANTHERS
04/13/2022
 
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
CRONULLA SHARKS AT PENRITH PANTHERS
GAME ID: 83 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cronulla Sharks (5-4) 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0
Penrith Panthers (5-4) 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 6 7 0
Panthers Curb Sharks, 6-5
The Penrith Panthers topped the Cronulla Sharks by the score of 6-5, with the largest share of the credit going to catcher Johnny O'Brien. O'Brien was 2 for 4 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4 for the Panthers. Jim Tolar, now 1-0, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on no hits in 3 innings. The win gives the Panthers a record of 5-4.

O'Brien had a timely hit for Penrith in the bottom of the sixth. With Cronulla trailing 5-3, he turned a 0-1 fastball into a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season, making it 6-5, Penrith.

"Baseball is about momentum," said O'Brien, "and we feel we've got it in our favor after that win."
CRONULLA BATTING LINESCORE PENRITH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Windus 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 .242 2 6
M. Ryan RF, LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .321 2 4
K. Penfold LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 1 3
   a-B. Gower PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .409 1 2
A. Thatcher 3B 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .387 3 8
N. Jeffcoate CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 1 5
T. Alvarado SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .276 0 4
J. Elkington 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .094 0 1
L. Belcher C 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .077 1 1
   b-C. Sims PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Stupples P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   S. Lovibond P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Jolly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Embleton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Collick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 1 4
Totals 31 5 4 5 5 10 9      
a - B. Gower pinch hit for K. Penfold in the 7th
b - C. Sims pinch hit for L. Belcher in the 9th
c - B. Collick pinch hit for B. Embleton in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Thatcher (3, 1st Inning off M. Hosking, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Penfold , A. Thatcher 5 , T. Alvarado
2-out RBI: T. Alvarado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Elkington , L. Belcher
Hit by Pitch: L. Belcher
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Jeffcoate (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Burgoin CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .222 2 5
K. Emmett SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .297 0 2
C. Neill LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .088 0 2
   b-C. Braytham RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Rogers 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .194 3 5
B. Millar 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .242 3 5
D. Rochow RF, LF 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 .323 1 1
M. Ruzic 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .333 1 10
J. O'Brien C 4 2 2 4 0 0 3 .214 1 5
   M. Ince P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Hosking P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Kiddler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   J. Tolar P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   B. Mill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Sandbach C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
Totals 31 6 7 5 4 10 12      
a - J. Kiddler pinch hit for M. Hosking in the 4th
b - C. Braytham substituted for C. Neill in the 8th
c - C. Sandbach substituted for B. Mill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ruzic (5, 2nd Inning off C. Stupples, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Rochow (3, 2nd Inning off C. Stupples, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. O'Brien (1, 4th Inning off C. Stupples, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. O'Brien (1, 6th Inning off S. Lovibond, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Rogers , D. Rochow 4 , M. Ruzic 2 , J. O'Brien 7
2-out RBI: , J. O'Brien 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Burgoin , B. Millar , J. O'Brien
Team LOB: 5
CRONULLA PITCHING LINESCORE PENRITH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Stupples 5.2 5 4 4 2 6 0 107 4.63   
S. Lovibond L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 1 12 6.75   
E. Jolly 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 28 6.14   
B. Embleton 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Stupples 47
Batters Faced: C. Stupples 24, S. Lovibond 3, E. Jolly 6, B. Embleton 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Stupples 6-5, S. Lovibond 0-0, E. Jolly 0-1, B. Embleton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Stupples 107-69, S. Lovibond 12-6, E. Jolly 28-17, B. Embleton 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lovibond 1-1 , B. Embleton 2-0
WP: C. Stupples 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hosking 4.0 4 5 5 4 5 1 79 4.22   
J. Tolar W (1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 42 3.68   
B. Mill H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.59   
M. Ince SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hosking 35
Batters Faced: M. Hosking 20, J. Tolar 11, B. Mill 3, M. Ince 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hosking 2-5, J. Tolar 3-3, B. Mill 1-1, M. Ince 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hosking 79-45, J. Tolar 42-26, B. Mill 12-7, M. Ince 7-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Mill 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Tolar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny O'Brien
Ballpark: Penrith Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:40 PM
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 20829
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