MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
WHITMAN PANTHERS AT MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN
08/09/2026
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MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
WHITMAN PANTHERS AT MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 445 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitman Panthers (51-59) 5 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 1
Middleboro Minutemen (54-58) 0 2 0 6 2 0 1 2 X 13 22 2
Gale Socks 2 Homers in 13-11 Win
The Middleboro Minutemen beat the Whitman Panthers, 13-11, at Worcester Grounds. The Minutemen got a fine performance from second baseman Rusty Gale, who was 3 for 5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Steve Swogger got credit for the win, improving to 5-6. He allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. Middleboro goes to 54-58, Whitman to 51-59.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Minutemen grabbed the lead when Gale hit his 4th home run of the season. The 2-run home run off Dan Dolechek made it 13-11, Middleboro.

"It never gets old," said Gale. "Winning, that is."
WHITMAN BATTING LINESCORE MIDDLEBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Granados CF 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 .217 13 43
D. Loechler SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .302 14 55
R. Dobson 3B 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .281 20 70
D. McIntyre DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .266 23 88
F. Romero LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .297 15 61
C. Cates 1B 4 1 0 1 1 1 4 .223 22 64
S. Primm 2B 4 2 2 4 1 0 0 .291 12 55
J. Diamond C 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 .204 11 53
M. Houston RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .264 10 46
Totals 41 11 12 11 5 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Diamond (17, 1st Inning off D. Nelson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Primm (5, 4th Inning off D. Nelson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. McIntyre (23, 2nd Inning off D. Nelson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Dobson , D. McIntyre 5 , F. Romero 2 , S. Primm 4 , J. Diamond 4 , M. Houston 2
2-out RBI: D. McIntyre , C. Cates , S. Primm 2 , J. Diamond 2 , M. Houston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Granados 2 , M. Houston
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Granados (19)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Diamond (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guzman CF 5 2 2 0 0 2 5 .276 4 40
B. Gamble 3B 6 0 1 2 0 0 5 .299 6 54
J. Tindle 1B 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .238 39 83
   a-N. Oakley 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Z. Lagomarsino C 5 2 3 2 0 2 0 .247 14 38
N. Lear SS 5 1 3 2 0 2 2 .261 20 73
M. Jones LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .181 16 47
B. McDaniel DH 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 .255 19 50
R. Gale 2B 5 2 3 5 0 0 3 .331 4 21
V. Aguilar RF 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .323 2 24
Totals 44 13 22 12 1 9 19      
a - N. Oakley substituted for J. Tindle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Lear 2 (28, 3rd Inning off R. McCleskey, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Eckburg, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. McDaniel (25, 4th Inning off R. McCleskey, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Gamble (29, 7th Inning off M. Sanchez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Z. Lagomarsino (14, 2nd Inning off R. McCleskey, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gale 2 (4, 4th Inning off R. McCleskey, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Dolechek, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Guzman 2 , B. Gamble 2 , Z. Lagomarsino 6 , N. Lear 5 , M. Jones 2 , B. McDaniel 5 , R. Gale 9 , V. Aguilar 4
2-out RBI: Z. Lagomarsino , N. Lear , B. McDaniel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gamble , N. Lear , M. Jones , R. Gale
Sac Bunt: C. Guzman
Hit by Pitch: J. Tindle
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Guzman 2 (26)
CS: M. Jones (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gamble (10) , R. Gale (9)
WHITMAN PITCHING LINESCORE MIDDLEBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. McCleskey 3.2 10 7 7 0 5 2 22 88 5.97   
J. Eckburg 1.1 5 3 3 0 1 0 9 29 7.93   
M. Sanchez BS (2) 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 10 30 3.25   
D. Dolechek L (1-5) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 3 9 5.56   
H. Durst 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 5.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McCleskey 16
Batters Faced: R. McCleskey 22, J. Eckburg 9, M. Sanchez 10, D. Dolechek 3, H. Durst 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McCleskey 3-3, J. Eckburg 3-0, M. Sanchez 1-3, D. Dolechek 0-0, H. Durst 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. McCleskey 88-58, J. Eckburg 29-19, M. Sanchez 30-19, D. Dolechek 9-6, H. Durst 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eckburg 2-2
Hit Batsmen: R. McCleskey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Blake 0.1 2 4 1 1 0 0 5 16 2.11   
D. Nelson 3.1 7 7 6 4 2 1 21 88 6.26   
D. Collins 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 37 5.88   
S. Swogger W (5-6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 25 5.29   
N. Mays SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 14 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Blake 28
Batters Faced: P. Blake 5, D. Nelson 21, D. Collins 10, S. Swogger 7, N. Mays 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Blake 0-1, D. Nelson 3-5, D. Collins 4-3, S. Swogger 2-1, N. Mays 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Blake 16-10, D. Nelson 88-47, D. Collins 37-22, S. Swogger 25-18, N. Mays 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Nelson 3-3 , D. Collins 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rusty Gale
Ballpark: Worcester Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 32916
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