MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN
08/03/2026
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MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 422 - MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Hitmen (54-52) 1 3 0 0 0 5 0 2 6 17 25 0
Middleboro Minutemen (51-56) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Hitmen Dismantle Minutemen, 17-3
The Halifax Hitmen handed the Middleboro Minutemen a sound defeat, 17-3, at Worcester Grounds. Joseph Wilder, who is tied for 2nd in the MA-SS in total bases with 224, was a main contributor to the win. He hit 3 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored three times for Halifax. This win makes it 5 in a row for Halifax.

Halifax used the hitting of Chris Bradford to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Hitmen on top, 6-3. For the game, Bradford had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"The vibe's good," said Halifax manager Manager J.K.. "We've got to keep it going."
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE MIDDLEBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Woodward SS 7 1 1 0 0 2 5 .275 11 55
J. Wilder 2B 6 3 4 5 0 2 1 .235 32 64
B. Hopkins 3B 6 2 2 1 0 3 1 .265 26 65
K. Leonard 1B 6 2 4 2 0 1 0 .297 15 68
J. Langley RF 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 .234 27 83
J. Fuentes LF 6 2 4 0 0 2 2 .288 5 34
B. Bortz DH 6 2 3 4 0 1 2 .298 10 46
C. Cass C 4 2 3 2 2 0 1 .272 4 35
C. Bradford CF 4 1 2 2 0 2 2 .259 22 63
   a-D. Salazar PH, CF 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 .257 3 16
Totals 52 17 25 17 3 14 20      
a - D. Salazar pinch hit for C. Bradford in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Fuentes 2 (22, 2nd Inning off D. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off D. Collins, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Bortz (24, 2nd Inning off D. Nelson, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Langley (13, 5th Inning off D. Nelson, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Hopkins (31, 9th Inning off T. Date, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Cass (24, 9th Inning off D. Collins, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Cass (5, 2nd Inning off D. Nelson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Wilder 3 (32, 1st Inning off P. Blake, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off T. Date, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Hopkins (26, 6th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Bradford (22, 6th Inning off D. Nelson, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Leonard (15, 9th Inning off T. Date, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Woodward , J. Wilder 13 , B. Hopkins 6 , K. Leonard 7 , J. Langley 3 , J. Fuentes 6 , B. Bortz 4 , C. Cass 6 , C. Bradford 5
2-out RBI: J. Wilder , B. Bortz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Woodward 2 , J. Wilder , J. Fuentes , D. Salazar
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Cass 2 (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (DiCarlo-Woodward-Leonard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guzman CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .271 4 37
B. Gamble 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296 5 41
J. Tindle 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .242 38 81
   a-N. Oakley PR, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Z. Lagomarsino C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .237 13 36
N. Lear SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 .259 20 67
M. Jones LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .181 16 46
   b-M. Giraldi PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
B. McDaniel DH 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .243 19 47
R. Gale 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .304 1 13
V. Aguilar RF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .314 2 20
   c-J. Moon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 3 7
Totals 33 3 7 2 5 6 14      
a - N. Oakley pinch ran for J. Tindle in the 5th
b - M. Giraldi pinch hit for M. Jones in the 8th
c - J. Moon pinch hit for V. Aguilar in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Guzman (35, 1st Inning off B. Rocco, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gale (5, 2nd Inning off B. Rocco, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Tindle (10, 5th Inning off B. Rocco, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. McDaniel (19, 4th Inning off B. Rocco, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Guzman 2 , B. Gamble , J. Tindle 2 , Z. Lagomarsino 2 , B. McDaniel 4 , R. Gale 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Guzman , N. Lear 2
GIDP: R. Gale
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: V. Aguilar (5)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE MIDDLEBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Rocco W (6-8) 5.0 5 3 3 3 4 1 23 103 5.03   
Z. DiCarlo 1.2 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 29 5.30   
F. Smith 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 33 7.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rocco 46
Batters Faced: B. Rocco 23, Z. DiCarlo 8, F. Smith 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rocco 6-5, Z. DiCarlo 2-2, F. Smith 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rocco 103-60, Z. DiCarlo 29-18, F. Smith 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Smith 3-0
WP: B. Rocco
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Blake 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 5 21 1.47   
D. Nelson L (4-8) 4.1 8 5 5 1 8 1 22 97 5.97   
J. Rodriguez 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 3 16 3.83   
T. Date 3.0 8 5 4 2 4 2 19 64 6.51   
D. Collins 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 6 15 6.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Blake 40
Batters Faced: P. Blake 5, D. Nelson 22, J. Rodriguez 3, T. Date 19, D. Collins 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Blake 0-2, D. Nelson 2-3, J. Rodriguez 0-0, T. Date 3-2, D. Collins 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Blake 21-14, D. Nelson 97-57, J. Rodriguez 16-8, T. Date 64-40, D. Collins 15-12
Balk: D. Nelson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joseph Wilder
Ballpark: Worcester Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:19
Attendance: 25441
Special Notes: 1B Josh Tindle was injured while running the bases. Joseph Wilder ties the MA-SS regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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