MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
TAUNTON BRUM BOMBERS AT HALIFAX HITMEN
09/08/2026
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MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
TAUNTON BRUM BOMBERS AT HALIFAX HITMEN
GAME ID: 551 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Taunton Brum Bombers (66-72) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 1
Halifax Hitmen (76-62) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 X 5 9 0
Taunton Defeated By Hitmen, 5-3
The Halifax Hitmen defeated the Taunton Brum Bombers, 5-3, in Massachusetts Independent Baseball League action at Quincy Grounds. Halifax pitcher Chris Van den Bussche had a standout performance. Halifax reliever John Battles picked up the win, upping his record to 5-4. Mike Fanelli was saddled with the loss. Sam Lansdown converted his 8th save in 10 tries.

Halifax took a 4-1 lead on Brandon Hopkins's 40th double of the season. The bases-clearing double, which Hopkins hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Taunton pitcher Mike Fanelli visibly frustrated.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Van den Bussche said.

Halifax improves to 76-62 with the win. They lead their division by 5½ games.
TAUNTON BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Pineda 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 5 .251 20 55
S. Mamo 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .291 26 81
P. Hanson SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .288 22 80
R. Burcham DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .257 31 85
J. Webb 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .298 15 60
J. Houtchens LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .291 23 72
I. Wyatt CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .253 20 71
G. Barkley C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .214 9 23
M. Jackson RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .274 18 45
Totals 34 3 9 3 3 2 21      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Mamo (27, 9th Inning off S. Lansdown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Houtchens (2, 9th Inning off F. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Burcham (31, 2nd Inning off C. Van den Bussche, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Pineda 3 , S. Mamo 3 , R. Burcham 4 , J. Webb , J. Houtchens 3 , G. Barkley
2-out RBI: S. Mamo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Hanson 2 , M. Jackson
GIDP: S. Mamo 2
Hit by Pitch: I. Wyatt , M. Jackson
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Pineda (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Hanson-Webb, Hanson-Pineda)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Woodward SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .286 12 74
B. Bortz 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .304 19 71
K. Leonard 1B 5 2 2 0 0 2 5 .303 21 88
B. Hopkins 3B 4 0 1 3 0 1 3 .273 37 94
   b-J. Nolan 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 0 13
J. Langley RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .227 27 87
C. Bradford CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .267 28 81
   a-J. Fuentes LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 5 45
J. Stapleton C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .276 0 13
J. Widick DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .353 1 6
D. Salazar LF, CF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .241 5 27
Totals 32 5 9 5 7 7 28      
a - J. Fuentes substituted for C. Bradford in the 8th
b - J. Nolan substituted for B. Hopkins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Leonard (48, 6th Inning off J. Berrios, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Hopkins (40, 7th Inning off M. Fanelli, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Fuentes (26, 8th Inning off C. Mosca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Woodward 2 , K. Leonard 3 , B. Hopkins 2 , J. Langley , J. Fuentes 2 , J. Widick , D. Salazar
2-out RBI: B. Hopkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Woodward , K. Leonard , J. Langley 2 , J. Widick
GIDP: J. Stapleton
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hopkins-Bortz-Leonard, Woodward-Bortz-Leonard)
TAUNTON PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Berrios 5.1 4 1 1 4 4 0 24 95 3.83   
M. Fanelli L (2-2) 1.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 7 28 6.45   
C. Mosca 1.1 1 1 1 3 2 0 8 38 6.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Berrios 56
Batters Faced: J. Berrios 24, M. Fanelli 7, C. Mosca 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Berrios 3-8, M. Fanelli 0-2, C. Mosca 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Berrios 95-53, M. Fanelli 28-20, C. Mosca 38-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Fanelli 2-0 , C. Mosca 1-0
WP: J. Berrios
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Van den Bussche 6.1 6 1 1 2 1 1 26 100 3.90   
J. Battles W (5-4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 5.32   
J. Witten H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 5.36   
F. Smith 0.1 1 2 2 0 1 0 3 9 6.46   
S. Lansdown SV (8) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 16 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Van den Bussche 56
Batters Faced: C. Van den Bussche 26, J. Battles 3, J. Witten 3, F. Smith 3, S. Lansdown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Van den Bussche 6-10, J. Battles 1-1, J. Witten 0-3, F. Smith 0-0, S. Lansdown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Van den Bussche 100-57, J. Battles 12-7, J. Witten 14-9, F. Smith 9-6, S. Lansdown 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lansdown 2-2
Hit Batsmen: C. Van den Bussche , F. Smith
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Van den Bussche
Ballpark: Quincy Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 33974
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