MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN AT HALIFAX HITMEN
06/21/2026
 
MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN AT HALIFAX HITMEN
GAME ID: 278 - SUNDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Middleboro Minutemen (35-36) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Halifax Hitmen (33-35) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 1
Minutemen Double Up Hitmen, 4-2
Middleboro parlayed a decent outing from starter Derek Lipkin into a solid win over the Halifax Hitmen. The final score was 4-2. Middleboro, at 35-36, holds down 4th place in the South Shore.

Middleboro used the hitting of Jack Kirby to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Minutemen on top, 3-0. For the game, Kirby had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I'm not out there for personal accomplishments," Kirby told a Middleboro Observer reporter after the game. "I'm out there to help the team win, and that's what we did today."
MIDDLEBORO BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guzman CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .280 3 27
B. Gamble 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .293 4 30
J. Tindle 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 25 59
Z. Lagomarsino C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 11 26
N. Lear SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .266 10 40
M. Jones LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .190 9 25
   a-V. Aguilar LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 0 9
B. McDaniel DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 .261 13 37
J. Kirby 3B 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 .206 7 22
R. Gale RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .366 0 2
   b-M. Giraldi RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 8 15      
a - V. Aguilar substituted for M. Jones in the 8th
b - M. Giraldi substituted for R. Gale in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Kirby (7, 2nd Inning off J. Brooks, 2 on, 1 out) , B. McDaniel (13, 4th Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Gamble , N. Lear , M. Jones , B. McDaniel 4 , J. Kirby 5 , R. Gale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McDaniel
GIDP: Z. Lagomarsino , N. Lear
Hit by Pitch: Z. Lagomarsino , N. Lear
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
PB: Z. Lagomarsino
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Woodward SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .296 8 39
J. Wilder 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245 20 43
B. Hopkins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .268 13 39
K. Leonard 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249 11 45
J. Langley RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .247 19 61
J. Fuentes LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .278 3 18
C. Bradford CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .275 14 40
B. Bortz DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267 7 25
J. Stapleton C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .302 0 7
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 10 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Stapleton (4, 3rd Inning off D. Lipkin, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Bortz (1, 8th Inning off P. Blake, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Fuentes (3, 5th Inning off D. Lipkin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Woodward , B. Hopkins , K. Leonard , J. Fuentes 4 , B. Bortz 3 , J. Stapleton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wilder , B. Hopkins , C. Bradford
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Hopkins (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Wilder-Woodward-Leonard, Woodward-Wilder-Leonard)
MIDDLEBORO PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Lipkin W (7-2) 7.0 3 1 1 1 7 1 25 109 3.75   
P. Blake H (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 15 2.70   
N. Mays SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 16 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lipkin 73
Batters Faced: D. Lipkin 25, P. Blake 5, N. Mays 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lipkin 9-5, P. Blake 2-1, N. Mays 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lipkin 109-69, P. Blake 15-10, N. Mays 16-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Brooks L (3-7) 4.2 4 4 4 3 5 2 21 101 6.24   
C. McClain 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 42 3.86   
T. Lyons 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 28 6.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brooks 42
Batters Faced: J. Brooks 21, C. McClain 10, T. Lyons 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brooks 5-2, C. McClain 2-4, T. Lyons 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brooks 101-61, C. McClain 42-24, T. Lyons 28-17
WP: J. Brooks
Hit Batsmen: J. Brooks 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Derek Lipkin
Ballpark: Quincy Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 33914
Sunday, June 21st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 66