MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
WHITMAN PANTHERS AT MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN
09/06/2026
 
MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
WHITMAN PANTHERS AT MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 544 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Whitman Panthers (63-73) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 13 1
Middleboro Minutemen (69-67) 0 0 4 0 2 4 0 2 X 12 16 0
Big Day for Tindle as Minutemen Down Panthers, 12-4
The Middleboro Minutemen knocked off the Whitman Panthers, 12-4, at Worcester Grounds. Josh Tindle was a big reason Middleboro won. The first baseman was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Picking up the win was Dennis Nelson. He went 5.1 innings, allowing 4 runs on 11 hits. The right--hander struck out 6 and walked 0. The Minutemen move to 69-67 with the win, while the Panthers drop to 63-73.

Left Fielder Matt Jones made an impact for Middleboro, when he swatted a 2-run home run off Tom Geissler in the bottom of the third. For the contest, Jones went 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"We did more than enough to get the win," said Jones.
WHITMAN BATTING LINESCORE MIDDLEBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Granados CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .227 15 54
D. Loechler SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300 17 69
R. Dobson 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .287 26 92
D. McIntyre DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .273 27 100
F. Romero LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .292 15 67
C. Cates 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .220 29 83
S. Primm 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .309 16 73
J. Diamond C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .238 18 70
M. Houston RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .262 13 62
Totals 40 4 13 4 0 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Dobson 2 (35, 5th Inning off D. Nelson, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Cates (23, 6th Inning off D. Nelson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. McIntyre (27, 3rd Inning off D. Nelson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Loechler , R. Dobson 4 , D. McIntyre 5 , F. Romero 2 , C. Cates 2 , S. Primm 2 , J. Diamond 3
2-out RBI: D. McIntyre
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Granados , D. Loechler , D. McIntyre 3
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Loechler (20)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Loechler (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Granados-Cates)
OF assists: 1 (Granados(Lear at 1st base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guzman CF 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .284 5 47
B. Gamble 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .305 6 71
J. Tindle 1B 4 3 3 2 1 0 1 .252 48 107
A. Brown 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .226 13 38
N. Lear SS 4 0 2 2 1 2 2 .243 22 81
B. McDaniel DH 5 0 2 3 0 1 2 .250 22 67
B. Talasek C 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .198 4 12
V. Aguilar RF 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .320 5 38
M. Jones LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .180 17 54
Totals 39 12 16 12 3 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Talasek (4, 4th Inning off T. Geissler, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Brown (7, 8th Inning off J. Ayala, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Jones (17, 3rd Inning off T. Geissler, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Tindle (48, 3rd Inning off T. Geissler, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Guzman 2 , B. Gamble 2 , J. Tindle 6 , A. Brown 3 , N. Lear 2 , B. McDaniel 2 , B. Talasek 2 , V. Aguilar , M. Jones 4
2-out RBI: N. Lear , B. McDaniel 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Talasek 2 , M. Jones
Sac Fly: A. Brown
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Guzman (30)
WHITMAN PITCHING LINESCORE MIDDLEBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Geissler L (5-10) 4.2 7 6 5 1 2 2 22 96 6.82   
J. Johnson 1.0 5 4 4 2 1 0 10 38 5.10   
J. Ayala 2.1 4 2 2 0 6 0 11 46 5.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Geissler 29
Batters Faced: T. Geissler 22, J. Johnson 10, J. Ayala 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Geissler 4-7, J. Johnson 0-2, J. Ayala 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Geissler 96-57, J. Johnson 38-23, J. Ayala 46-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Johnson 2-2 , J. Ayala 1-0
WP: J. Johnson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Nelson W (8-8) 5.1 11 4 4 0 6 1 27 98 5.62   
J. Rodriguez SV (4) 3.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 13 48 3.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Nelson 36
Batters Faced: D. Nelson 27, J. Rodriguez 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Nelson 4-6, J. Rodriguez 0-7
Pitches - Strikes: D. Nelson 98-70, J. Rodriguez 48-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rodriguez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Tindle
Ballpark: Worcester Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 38258
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