MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT WHITMAN PANTHERS
05/19/2026
 
MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT WHITMAN PANTHERS
GAME ID: 158 - TUESDAY, MAY 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Hitmen (16-22) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Whitman Panthers (20-19) 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 1 X 9 9 0
Panthers Rough Up Hitmen, 9-2
The Whitman Panthers defeated the Halifax Hitmen by the score of 9-2, with the biggest share of the credit going to right fielder Mark Houston. Houston went 3-3 with 2 home runs, a double, and a walk, while scoring 3 and driving in 5 for the Panthers on the day. Adam Hubert, the winner, improved to 1-1. He held the Hitmen to 2 runs on 3 hits over 5.1 innings, while striking out 8 and walking 4. With the win, Whitman raised its record to 20-19.

The game turned with two out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Houston hit a 3-run home run off Joey Brooks. It propelled the Panthers into the lead, 5-2.

"We didn't help ourselves, it's as simple as that," said losing manager Manager J.K..
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE WHITMAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Woodward SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .306 5 21
B. Hopkins 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .282 10 25
K. Leonard 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .192 4 17
J. Langley RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .248 10 28
J. Wilder 2B 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .239 12 24
   a-S. Campbell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Fuentes LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .238 0 8
C. Bradford CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .305 7 20
B. Bortz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .343 6 20
C. Cass C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 0 10
Totals 30 2 5 1 5 12 12      
a - S. Campbell pinch hit for J. Wilder in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Woodward (10, 5th Inning off A. Hubert, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Hopkins (10, 1st Inning off A. Hubert, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Woodward 3 , B. Hopkins 4 , S. Campbell , C. Cass
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hopkins , J. Langley , J. Fuentes , B. Bortz
GIDP: J. Fuentes
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Cass (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Loechler SS 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 .340 5 24
S. Primm 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .264 2 19
D. McIntyre DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 7 34
C. Cates 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 9 25
F. Romero LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .354 8 31
R. Dobson 3B 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .281 7 26
M. Houston RF 3 3 3 5 1 0 0 .246 6 25
J. Diamond C 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .225 6 29
A. Miller CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .385 1 8
Totals 32 9 9 9 5 2 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Houston (6, 3rd Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Miller (5, 5th Inning off C. Van den Bussche, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Primm (14, 5th Inning off C. Van den Bussche, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Cates (7, 6th Inning off C. Van den Bussche, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Diamond (6, 3rd Inning off J. Brooks, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Houston 2 (6, 4th Inning off J. Brooks, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off C. Van den Bussche, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Primm 2 , C. Cates 2 , F. Romero , M. Houston 10 , J. Diamond 4 , A. Miller 3
2-out RBI: D. Loechler , M. Houston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Primm
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Primm (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dobson-Primm-Cates)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE WHITMAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Brooks L (3-3) 4.0 4 5 5 1 2 2 17 57 5.80   
C. Van den Bussche 4.0 5 4 4 4 0 1 20 83 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brooks 35
Batters Faced: J. Brooks 17, C. Van den Bussche 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brooks 4-6, C. Van den Bussche 7-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brooks 57-37, C. Van den Bussche 83-47
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Hubert W (1-1) 5.1 3 2 2 4 8 1 21 103 6.87   
J. Hepburn 2.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 11 42 3.48   
M. Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hubert 58
Batters Faced: A. Hubert 21, J. Hepburn 11, M. Sanchez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hubert 6-0, J. Hepburn 3-2, M. Sanchez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hubert 103-63, J. Hepburn 42-24, M. Sanchez 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sanchez 1-0
WP: A. Hubert 2 , M. Sanchez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Houston
Ballpark: Panther Park
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 37645
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