MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
BRIDGEWATER BUCCANEERS AT WHITMAN PANTHERS
06/29/2026
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MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
BRIDGEWATER BUCCANEERS AT WHITMAN PANTHERS
GAME ID: 308 - MONDAY, JUNE 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bridgewater Buccaneers (39-38) 2 5 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 12 17 2
Whitman Panthers (34-42) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 11 1
Shelton Hits Two Homers in 12-3 Win for Bridgewater
The Bridgewater Buccaneers beat the Whitman Panthers, 12-3, at Panther Park. Nick Shelton, who is tied for 4th in the MA-SS in RBI with 63, starred for Bridgewater. He went 3-6 with 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice. Dan Sheffield got credit for the win, improving to 5-7. He allowed 1 run on 6 hits in 6.1 innings. Bridgewater now has a record of 39-38 with the win.

With Bridgewater leading 3-0 in the top of the second, Shelton hit a fastball from Ryan McCleskey for a grand slam home run. It was his 21st home run of the season and put the Buccaneers ahead, 7-0.

"Nick was ready to go. Big day for him," said Bridgewater manager Manager O.C..
BRIDGEWATER BATTING LINESCORE WHITMAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Ihle DH 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 .319 5 29
J. Hart RF 6 3 3 2 0 0 1 .298 7 45
N. Shelton SS 6 2 3 6 0 1 3 .291 21 63
L. Smith CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .225 15 39
M. McClain 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .345 2 30
J. Jackson LF 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .286 9 45
K. McGhee 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .284 17 48
J. Ferris C 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .242 0 2
J. Hurtt 2B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 0 4
   a-G. Clifton PR, 2B 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .273 11 45
Totals 45 12 17 10 3 9 17      
a - G. Clifton pinch ran for J. Hurtt in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: M. McClain 2 (21, 4th Inning off J. Eckburg, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off M. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Clifton (20, 7th Inning off J. Eckburg, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Jackson (17, 8th Inning off M. Sanchez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Shelton 2 (21, 2nd Inning off R. McCleskey, 3 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Eckburg, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Clifton (11, 5th Inning off J. Eckburg, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Hart (7, 5th Inning off J. Eckburg, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Ihle , J. Hart 6 , N. Shelton 9 , M. McClain 4 , J. Jackson 4 , J. Ferris , J. Hurtt 2 , G. Clifton 6
2-out RBI: J. Hart , N. Shelton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Shelton , M. McClain , K. McGhee 2 , G. Clifton
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Ihle (5) , G. Clifton (23)

FIELDING
Errors: K. McGhee (7) , G. Clifton (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Clifton-Shelton-McClain)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Granados CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .241 8 29
D. Loechler SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 10 42
   a-K. Shannon PH, SS 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .214 3 10
R. Dobson 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .280 12 42
D. McIntyre DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .257 16 63
F. Romero LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .332 15 49
C. Cates 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .227 17 49
S. Primm 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .280 7 31
J. Diamond C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .215 8 37
A. Miller RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .319 3 24
Totals 39 3 11 2 2 7 22      
a - K. Shannon pinch hit for D. Loechler in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. McIntyre 2 (18, 2nd Inning off D. Sheffield, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off N. Beasley, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Granados (14, 7th Inning off N. Beasley, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Shannon (3, 7th Inning off N. Beasley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Granados 3 , D. Loechler , K. Shannon 5 , R. Dobson , D. McIntyre 4 , F. Romero 2 , C. Cates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Granados , D. McIntyre 2 , C. Cates , J. Diamond 3
GIDP: S. Primm
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: C. Cates (5)
BRIDGEWATER PITCHING LINESCORE WHITMAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Sheffield W (5-7) 6.1 6 1 1 1 4 0 27 101 5.94   
N. Beasley 2.2 5 2 2 1 3 1 14 73 5.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Sheffield 60
Batters Faced: D. Sheffield 27, N. Beasley 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Sheffield 7-7, N. Beasley 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Sheffield 101-63, N. Beasley 73-43
WP: D. Sheffield
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. McCleskey L (4-8) 3.0 9 7 5 2 3 1 21 94 5.51   
J. Eckburg 3.2 6 4 4 1 4 3 18 77 8.57   
M. Sanchez 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 6 23 3.58   
M. Leeper 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McCleskey 16
Batters Faced: R. McCleskey 21, J. Eckburg 18, M. Sanchez 6, M. Leeper 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McCleskey 2-4, J. Eckburg 4-3, M. Sanchez 1-1, M. Leeper 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. McCleskey 94-58, J. Eckburg 77-47, M. Sanchez 23-15, M. Leeper 7-3
WP: R. McCleskey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Shelton
Ballpark: Panther Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 29008
Special Notes: 2B Joe Hurtt was injured while running the bases.
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