MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
WHITMAN PANTHERS AT HALIFAX HITMEN
08/23/2026
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MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
WHITMAN PANTHERS AT HALIFAX HITMEN
GAME ID: 494 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitman Panthers (56-67) 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 11 0
Halifax Hitmen (65-59) 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 X 8 10 0
Halifax Topples Whitman, 8-5
Halifax right fielder Chris Bradford helped his team beat the Whitman Panthers, 8-5. Bradford went 2 for 4 for the Hitmen. Mike Johnson, who is tied for 9th in the MA-SS in quality starts with 11, was the winner. He's now 11-7. The loser was Kerry Castro. The save went to Sam Lansdown, his 4th this season.

With Halifax leading 4-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Bradford hit a sinker from Jason Eckburg for a 3-run home run. It was his 25th home run of the season and put the Hitmen ahead, 7-2.

"This is not a one-man show," said Bradford. "A lot of the guys stepped up."

Halifax has now won 3 in a row.
WHITMAN BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Granados CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .230 13 46
D. Loechler SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .310 14 62
R. Dobson 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .286 23 84
D. McIntyre DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .266 24 95
F. Romero LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294 15 64
C. Cates 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .223 25 75
S. Primm 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .297 14 62
J. Diamond C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 14 60
M. Houston RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .258 11 49
Totals 37 5 11 5 3 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Loechler (40, 1st Inning off M. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Romero (29, 6th Inning off M. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Loechler (5, 7th Inning off M. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Cates (25, 4th Inning off M. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Houston (11, 7th Inning off M. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Granados , D. Loechler 6 , R. Dobson , D. McIntyre , F. Romero 2 , C. Cates 5 , M. Houston 5
2-out RBI: D. McIntyre
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. McIntyre 2
GIDP: J. Diamond
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Castro-Cates, Dobson-Primm-Cates)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Woodward SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .275 12 63
J. Wilder CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .243 35 77
B. Hopkins 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .280 33 83
   a-J. Nolan 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 0 12
K. Leonard 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .301 17 76
C. Cass C 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .281 7 49
C. Bradford RF 4 1 2 4 0 1 2 .257 25 71
B. Bortz DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .309 15 63
D. Salazar LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .254 5 24
S. Campbell 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .293 1 6
Totals 32 8 10 8 5 8 16      
a - J. Nolan substituted for B. Hopkins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Hopkins (37, 1st Inning off K. Castro, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Leonard (40, 3rd Inning off K. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Bradford (25, 5th Inning off J. Eckburg, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Salazar (5, 8th Inning off J. Hepburn, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Woodward , B. Hopkins 3 , K. Leonard 3 , C. Cass , C. Bradford 5 , B. Bortz , D. Salazar 4
2-out RBI: C. Cass , C. Bradford 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Bradford 2 , D. Salazar
GIDP: J. Woodward
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Woodward (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Leonard-Cass-Leonard)
WHITMAN PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Castro L (2-2) 4.1 6 5 5 3 5 0 21 94 5.46   
J. Eckburg 2.2 3 2 2 1 3 1 12 54 8.05   
J. Hepburn 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 19 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Castro 33
Batters Faced: K. Castro 21, J. Eckburg 12, J. Hepburn 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Castro 5-2, J. Eckburg 5-0, J. Hepburn 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Castro 94-55, J. Eckburg 54-31, J. Hepburn 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eckburg 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Johnson W (11-7) 7.0 9 5 5 2 5 2 31 118 5.00   
J. Battles H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 5.90   
S. Lansdown SV (4) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 22 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Johnson 42
Batters Faced: M. Johnson 31, J. Battles 3, S. Lansdown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Johnson 7-8, J. Battles 0-2, S. Lansdown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Johnson 118-72, J. Battles 11-7, S. Lansdown 22-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Bradford
Ballpark: Quincy Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 34008
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