MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT BRIDGEWATER BUCCANEERS
07/29/2026
 
MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT BRIDGEWATER BUCCANEERS
GAME ID: 406 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Hitmen (49-52) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Bridgewater Buccaneers (51-50) 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 5 X 13 10 0
Ihle, Buccaneers Wreck Hitmen, 13-1
The Bridgewater Buccaneers downed the Halifax Hitmen, 13-1, at Gaels Park. Nate Ihle led the way, going 3-for-4 for Bridgewater. Rick Ackerman was the winner. He's now 5-5. The loser was 25-year old right-handed pitcher Brady Rocco. Blake Roberts picked up his 2nd save of the season.

Mark McClain, who is tied for 3rd in the MA-SS in hits with 119, chipped in a grand slam home run for Bridgewater in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 runs batted in.

Said losing manager Manager J.K.: "It's very easy to sit in an ivory tower and critique the pitching, but the bottom line is we need to score runs."

Bridgewater now sports a record of 51-50.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE BRIDGEWATER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Woodward SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 10 50
   a-S. Campbell PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 0 2
J. Wilder 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .227 27 57
B. Hopkins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 20 52
K. Leonard 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 14 65
J. Langley RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .235 26 79
B. Bortz DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .290 10 40
C. Bradford LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259 20 60
C. Cass C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 4 31
D. Salazar CF 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .245 3 15
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 13 9      
a - S. Campbell pinch hit for J. Woodward in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Langley (26, 2nd Inning off R. Ackerman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Langley 5 , B. Bortz , D. Salazar 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wilder , J. Langley
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Leonard (19)
CS: D. Salazar (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wilder-Woodward-Leonard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clifton 2B 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 .266 17 59
N. Ihle DH 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .305 8 39
N. Shelton SS 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 .285 24 77
L. Smith CF 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 .221 24 59
M. McClain 1B 5 1 2 4 0 1 3 .331 5 42
G. West C 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .262 21 73
J. Hart RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .291 10 57
K. McGhee 3B 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .272 17 57
C. Vance LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310 4 15
   a-M. Beavan PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
Totals 33 13 10 12 9 8 14      
a - M. Beavan pinch hit for C. Vance in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Shelton (24, 3rd Inning off B. Rocco, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Ihle (17, 3rd Inning off B. Rocco, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Clifton (29, 7th Inning off C. Hubbard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. McClain (5, 7th Inning off C. Hubbard, 3 on, 1 out) , L. Smith (24, 8th Inning off J. Vanneman, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Ihle (8, 8th Inning off J. Vanneman, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Clifton 3 , N. Ihle 7 , N. Shelton 2 , L. Smith 4 , M. McClain 5 , J. Hart
2-out RBI: J. Hart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Clifton , K. McGhee
GIDP: N. Shelton
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Clifton (30) , N. Ihle (8) , J. Hart (8)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE BRIDGEWATER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Rocco L (5-8) 5.2 6 4 4 4 6 0 26 104 5.01   
C. Hubbard 0.2 2 4 4 2 1 1 6 27 54.00   
J. Vanneman 1.0 2 5 5 3 1 2 8 36 7.76   
Z. DiCarlo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rocco 43
Batters Faced: B. Rocco 26, C. Hubbard 6, J. Vanneman 8, Z. DiCarlo 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rocco 6-4, C. Hubbard 0-1, J. Vanneman 0-2, Z. DiCarlo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rocco 104-65, C. Hubbard 27-13, J. Vanneman 36-17, Z. DiCarlo 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Ackerman W (5-5) 6.2 3 1 1 2 10 1 24 93 4.34   
B. Roberts SV (2) 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 9 31 9.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ackerman 72
Batters Faced: R. Ackerman 24, B. Roberts 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ackerman 3-6, B. Roberts 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ackerman 93-60, B. Roberts 31-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Roberts 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Ihle
Ballpark: Gaels Park
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 22297
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