MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN
07/05/2026
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MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 331 - SUNDAY, JULY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Hitmen (40-41) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
Middleboro Minutemen (42-42) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 6 1
Minutemen Get Dramatic 3-2 Triumph
The Halifax Hitmen got a superb performance from pitcher Bob Garcia, but the Middleboro Minutemen still won the game, 3-2. Garcia threw 6.2 innings of 3-hit ball. Middleboro reliever Steve Swogger picked up the win. Jon Witten, who is tied for 6th in the MA-SS in saves with 14, took the loss for Halifax. With the win, the Minutemen improved to 42-42.

The decisive blow was delivered by Nick Lear in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a 2-run home run off 24-year old right-handed pitcher Jon Witten to win the game for Middleboro. The home crowd went nuts.

"We couldn't have scripted it any better," Lear said in his postgame press conference.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE MIDDLEBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Woodward SS 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 .288 10 44
J. Wilder 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 22 50
K. Leonard 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .278 12 59
B. Hopkins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 17 49
   a-J. Nolan 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 8
J. Langley RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .234 22 68
C. Cass C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .272 3 24
C. Bradford CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 17 48
B. Bortz DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .273 8 26
D. Salazar LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .242 2 13
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 5 13      
a - J. Nolan substituted for B. Hopkins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Hopkins (26, 1st Inning off S. Rabon, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Leonard (21, 3rd Inning off S. Rabon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Woodward (10, 7th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Woodward 4 , K. Leonard 3 , B. Hopkins 2 , C. Cass , B. Bortz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Woodward , B. Hopkins , C. Cass , D. Salazar
GIDP: B. Hopkins
Sac Bunt: D. Salazar
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bradford(Aguilar at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guzman CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 3 28
B. Gamble 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .300 5 32
J. Tindle 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 30 66
Z. Lagomarsino C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .253 12 29
N. Lear SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .266 15 51
M. Jones LF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .185 13 35
B. McDaniel DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 16 40
V. Aguilar RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .306 1 13
J. Kirby 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .223 11 34
Totals 30 3 6 3 2 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. Lagomarsino (14, 9th Inning off J. Witten, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Lear (15, 9th Inning off J. Witten, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Gamble , Z. Lagomarsino 2 , N. Lear 5 , V. Aguilar 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Guzman , N. Lear
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Jones (6)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Rabon (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Kirby-Gamble-Tindle)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE MIDDLEBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Garcia 6.2 3 1 1 2 7 0 25 106 3.99   
J. Vanneman H (3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 22 6.17   
J. Witten L (2-4), BS (6) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 3 11 5.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Garcia 69
Batters Faced: B. Garcia 25, J. Vanneman 4, J. Witten 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Garcia 5-8, J. Vanneman 2-0, J. Witten 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Garcia 106-68, J. Vanneman 22-13, J. Witten 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Vanneman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Rabon 6.1 5 1 0 3 4 0 27 102 4.97   
J. Rodriguez 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 7 2.36   
P. Blake 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2.16   
S. Swogger W (3-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 5.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Rabon 62
Batters Faced: S. Rabon 27, J. Rodriguez 3, P. Blake 3, S. Swogger 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Rabon 5-9, J. Rodriguez 1-0, P. Blake 2-1, S. Swogger 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Rabon 102-65, J. Rodriguez 7-6, P. Blake 10-7, S. Swogger 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Garcia
Ballpark: Worcester Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 29962
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