MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN AT HALIFAX HITMEN
09/19/2026
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MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN AT HALIFAX HITMEN
GAME ID: 593 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Middleboro Minutemen (75-74) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 5 0
Halifax Hitmen (82-66) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 6 12 1
Hitmen Score Late, Clip Minutemen, 6-5
Halifax starter Chris Van den Bussche pitched well against the Middleboro Minutemen at Quincy Grounds. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-5. Halifax is now 82-66, Middleboro 75-74.

The decisive blow was delivered by Brad Bortz in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a 2-run home run off 13-year veteran Nick Mays to win the game for Halifax. The home crowd went nuts.

Hitmen manager Manager J.K. raved about Van den Bussche after the game. "I thought Chris was 'lights out.'"
MIDDLEBORO BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guzman LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .279 5 54
B. Gamble 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 6 80
J. Tindle CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 51 115
A. Brown 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .216 14 43
Z. Lagomarsino C 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .251 20 55
N. Lear SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .244 25 90
B. McDaniel DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .242 22 71
V. Aguilar RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .324 5 40
J. Moon 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .273 8 21
   a-N. Oakley 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 5 5 3 8 13      
a - N. Oakley substituted for J. Moon in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Lear (25, 9th Inning off J. Battles, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Moon (8, 9th Inning off J. Battles, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Tindle , A. Brown , N. Lear 4 , J. Moon 5
2-out RBI: A. Brown , J. Moon 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Guzman , Z. Lagomarsino
Sac Bunt: N. Lear
Hit by Pitch: C. Guzman
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lear-Gamble-Moon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Woodward SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .280 12 78
J. Wilder 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .247 42 99
   a-J. Fuentes LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 6 48
K. Leonard 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .302 22 94
J. Langley RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .224 28 92
B. Bortz 2B 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .301 20 77
C. Bradford CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .265 28 83
   b-J. Nolan 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 0 13
J. Stapleton C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .278 0 14
J. Widick DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .344 1 8
D. Salazar LF, CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 .241 5 27
Totals 37 6 12 6 4 6 25      
a - J. Fuentes substituted for J. Wilder in the 8th
b - J. Nolan substituted for C. Bradford in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bortz (38, 6th Inning off S. Rabon, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Widick (3, 6th Inning off S. Swogger, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Bortz (20, 9th Inning off N. Mays, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Woodward , J. Fuentes , K. Leonard 2 , J. Langley , B. Bortz 6 , C. Bradford , J. Stapleton , J. Widick 3 , D. Salazar
2-out RBI: J. Woodward , J. Wilder , K. Leonard , B. Bortz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wilder , J. Langley , J. Widick
GIDP: J. Woodward
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Van den Bussche (2)
PB: J. Stapleton
MIDDLEBORO PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Rabon 5.0 7 3 3 2 2 0 23 97 5.29   
S. Swogger 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 10 31 5.53   
P. Blake 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 20 5.36   
N. Mays L (6-7), BS (7) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 4 18 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Rabon 41
Batters Faced: S. Rabon 23, S. Swogger 10, P. Blake 4, N. Mays 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Rabon 6-6, S. Swogger 2-1, P. Blake 1-2, N. Mays 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Rabon 97-60, S. Swogger 31-19, P. Blake 20-12, N. Mays 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Swogger 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Van den Bussche 5.2 2 2 0 3 5 0 23 98 4.15   
F. Smith 2.1 1 1 1 0 2 0 9 34 6.16   
J. Battles W (6-4), BS (4) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 2 5 24 5.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Van den Bussche 63
Batters Faced: C. Van den Bussche 23, F. Smith 9, J. Battles 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Van den Bussche 5-7, F. Smith 3-2, J. Battles 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Van den Bussche 98-57, F. Smith 34-20, J. Battles 24-15
Hit Batsmen: F. Smith
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Van den Bussche
Ballpark: Quincy Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 34046
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