MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN AT BRIDGEWATER BUCCANEERS
09/12/2026
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MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN AT BRIDGEWATER BUCCANEERS
GAME ID: 566 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Middleboro Minutemen (72-70) 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 7 11 0
Bridgewater Buccaneers (71-70) 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 X 8 10 0
Bridgewater Wins, Trumping Middleboro, 8-7
The Bridgewater Buccaneers topped the Middleboro Minutemen by a score of 8-7. Leading the way was right fielder John Hart. Hart went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Buccaneers. The winner was Ray Cummings in relief. His record improves to 5-3. Steve Swogger took the loss. Bridgewater is now 71-70. Middleboro is 72-70.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Buccaneers grabbed the lead when Hart hit his 14th home run of the season. The 2-run home run off Steve Swogger made it 8-7, Bridgewater.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Middleboro manager Manager B.K.. "But we decided not to take it."
MIDDLEBORO BATTING LINESCORE BRIDGEWATER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guzman CF 6 2 3 0 0 1 1 .284 5 51
B. Gamble 2B 5 0 1 2 1 0 4 .303 6 74
J. Tindle 1B 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 .249 49 111
A. Brown 3B 5 1 2 2 0 2 7 .223 14 40
Z. Lagomarsino C 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 .249 18 51
N. Lear SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .238 23 84
B. McDaniel DH 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .248 22 69
V. Aguilar RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .325 5 38
J. Moon LF 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .274 7 17
Totals 36 7 11 7 8 7 24      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Lear (34, 2nd Inning off R. Ackerman, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Guzman 2 (53, 6th Inning off C. Sheffield, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Cummings, 1 on, 1 out) , Z. Lagomarsino (24, 6th Inning off C. Sheffield, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: V. Aguilar (3, 5th Inning off C. Sheffield, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Brown (14, 2nd Inning off R. Ackerman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Guzman 5 , B. Gamble , A. Brown 5 , Z. Lagomarsino 2 , N. Lear 3 , V. Aguilar 4
2-out RBI: B. Gamble , A. Brown , Z. Lagomarsino , N. Lear
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gamble , A. Brown 2 , Z. Lagomarsino , B. McDaniel , V. Aguilar , J. Moon
Sac Fly: J. Moon
Hit by Pitch: J. Moon 2
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gamble-Lear-Tindle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clifton 2B 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 .255 21 73
K. Leveille SS 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 .296 34 113
N. Shelton DH 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 .313 37 117
L. Smith CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .205 31 81
M. McClain 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .327 5 65
G. West C 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 .259 28 91
J. Hart RF 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 .290 14 78
N. Ihle LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .303 11 63
K. McGhee 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .273 21 74
Totals 33 8 10 7 7 6 27      
BATTING
Doubles: G. West 2 (29, 3rd Inning off S. Blodgett, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off B. Knox, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Shelton (37, 1st Inning off S. Blodgett, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Hart (14, 7th Inning off S. Swogger, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Shelton 4 , M. McClain , G. West 5 , J. Hart 5 , N. Ihle 3
2-out RBI: , N. Shelton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Clifton , N. Shelton , L. Smith , G. West , J. Hart
GIDP: M. McClain
Hit by Pitch: G. West , K. McGhee
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. West (2) , J. Hart (11) , N. Ihle (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McGhee-McClain)
MIDDLEBORO PITCHING LINESCORE BRIDGEWATER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Blodgett 4.2 4 4 4 4 4 1 22 99 5.22   
B. Knox 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 9 38 7.68   
S. Swogger L (5-7), BS (7) 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 1 11 52 5.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blodgett 40
Batters Faced: S. Blodgett 22, B. Knox 9, S. Swogger 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blodgett 5-4, B. Knox 2-1, S. Swogger 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blodgett 99-55, B. Knox 38-20, S. Swogger 52-30
WP: S. Blodgett
Hit Batsmen: S. Blodgett , B. Knox
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Ackerman 3.2 6 5 5 5 4 1 22 92 4.82   
C. Sheffield 2.1 4 2 2 1 2 0 12 51 5.74   
R. Cummings W (5-3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 17 5.53   
P. Hoffman H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 4.53   
M. Rothschild SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 5.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ackerman 26
Batters Faced: R. Ackerman 22, C. Sheffield 12, R. Cummings 6, P. Hoffman 3, M. Rothschild 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ackerman 3-4, C. Sheffield 1-4, R. Cummings 2-0, P. Hoffman 0-2, M. Rothschild 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ackerman 92-53, C. Sheffield 51-30, R. Cummings 17-11, P. Hoffman 11-6, M. Rothschild 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sheffield 3-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Cummings , M. Rothschild
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Hart
Ballpark: Gaels Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 25292
Special Notes: Josh Tindle ties the MA-SS regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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