MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT WHITMAN PANTHERS
09/02/2026
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MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT WHITMAN PANTHERS
GAME ID: 532 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Hitmen (73-60) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 10 15 1
Whitman Panthers (62-71) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 8 0
Panthers Lose, 10-5, as Hitmen Rally
The Halifax Hitmen defeated the Whitman Panthers, 10-5, at Panther Park. Leading the charge for Halifax was designated hitter John Widick. He was 2 for 5 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The South Shore-leading Hitmen are 73-60.

With Halifax leading 6-5 in the top of the ninth, Widick hit a cutter from Dan Dolechek for a grand slam home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Hitmen ahead, 10-5.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Widick told the Halifax Citizen.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE WHITMAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Woodward SS 6 1 2 0 0 3 3 .283 12 71
J. Wilder 3B 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .243 40 89
K. Leonard 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .308 21 86
C. Bradford CF 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 .267 26 78
J. Fuentes RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 5 45
   a-B. Hopkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 36 88
   b-J. Bess RF, LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .429 0 2
C. Cass C 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .286 8 54
B. Bortz 2B 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .312 19 71
D. Salazar LF, RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 .238 5 26
   c-J. Stapleton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 0 13
   d-S. Campbell RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284 1 7
J. Widick DH 5 1 2 4 0 1 3 .444 1 4
Totals 41 10 15 10 5 10 23      
a - B. Hopkins pinch hit for J. Fuentes in the 7th
b - J. Bess substituted for B. Hopkins in the 7th
c - J. Stapleton pinch hit for D. Salazar in the 8th
d - S. Campbell substituted for J. Stapleton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cass (36, 4th Inning off K. Castro, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Bortz (34, 6th Inning off K. Castro, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Leonard (46, 9th Inning off M. Leeper, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Widick (1, 9th Inning off D. Dolechek, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Woodward 2 , J. Wilder , K. Leonard 3 , C. Bradford , J. Bess , C. Cass 2 , B. Bortz 4 , D. Salazar , S. Campbell , J. Widick 5
2-out RBI: C. Bradford , S. Campbell , J. Widick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Woodward , C. Bradford , D. Salazar , J. Widick
GIDP: J. Fuentes
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Wilder (10)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fuentes (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Granados 3B 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 .233 15 54
D. Loechler SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .304 17 69
F. Romero DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 15 67
   a-S. Primm DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304 15 70
M. Houston RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .262 13 60
C. Cates 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .219 28 81
A. Miller CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .287 5 36
C. Mullins LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
K. Shannon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .175 3 12
B. Pariseau C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .178 4 17
Totals 34 5 8 5 0 8 13      
a - S. Primm inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Loechler 2 (43, 6th Inning off C. Van den Bussche, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off F. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Houston (18, 6th Inning off C. Van den Bussche, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Cates (28, 8th Inning off F. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Loechler 4 , F. Romero , M. Houston 2 , C. Cates 5 , A. Miller , C. Mullins
2-out RBI: C. Cates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Mullins , B. Pariseau
Sac Fly: M. Houston , A. Miller
Hit by Pitch: K. Shannon
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cates-Loechler-Cates)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE WHITMAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Van den Bussche 5.2 6 3 1 0 4 0 24 94 4.05   
F. Smith W (6-3) 3.1 2 2 2 0 4 1 13 55 6.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Van den Bussche 53
Batters Faced: C. Van den Bussche 24, F. Smith 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Van den Bussche 6-7, F. Smith 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: C. Van den Bussche 94-59, F. Smith 55-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Smith 1-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Smith
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Castro 6.0 9 2 2 2 8 0 28 92 4.32   
J. Hepburn H (13) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 3.05   
H. Durst H (7) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 5.54   
M. Leeper L (1-5), BS (4) 0.2 4 7 7 3 0 0 9 35 5.28   
D. Dolechek 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 5 5.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Castro 52
Batters Faced: K. Castro 28, J. Hepburn 3, H. Durst 4, M. Leeper 9, D. Dolechek 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Castro 4-5, J. Hepburn 1-0, H. Durst 0-4, M. Leeper 1-1, D. Dolechek 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Castro 92-59, J. Hepburn 11-9, H. Durst 9-6, M. Leeper 35-18, D. Dolechek 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hepburn 1-1 , H. Durst 1-0 , D. Dolechek 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Widick
Ballpark: Panther Park
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 38211
Special Notes: LF Freddy Romero was injured while running the bases.
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