MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
BRIDGEWATER BUCCANEERS AT WHITMAN PANTHERS
09/23/2026
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MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
BRIDGEWATER BUCCANEERS AT WHITMAN PANTHERS
GAME ID: 608 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bridgewater Buccaneers (76-75) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 8 1
Whitman Panthers (67-85) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 X 7 10 0
Panthers Win, Cates has 3 hits
Whitman and Bridgewater duked it out and the Panthers came out victorious.

Behind the hitting of Corey Cates, the Whitman Panthers stopped the Bridgewater Buccaneers, 7-6. Cates was 3-4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Panthers. The win went to Dan Dolechek in relief, making him now 3-6. Pat Hoffman took the loss for Bridgewater. Mike Leeper earned his 27th save in 32 tries.

Cates had a game-changing double in the bottom of the eighth. On a first pitch slider from Pat Hoffman, he banged a run-scoring double to left, giving the Panthers a 7-6 lead. It was the 25th double of the year for Cates.

"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Cates told the Whitman Daily News.

The Panthers saw their win-loss record go to 67-85. At the same time, the Buccaneers fell to 76-75.
BRIDGEWATER BATTING LINESCORE WHITMAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clifton 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .259 22 78
K. Leveille SS 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .299 36 124
N. Shelton DH 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .311 43 127
L. Smith CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .200 34 87
M. McClain 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .327 5 73
J. Hart RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 18 86
N. Ihle LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .304 12 67
K. McGhee 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .269 22 77
J. Ferris C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 3 19
Totals 34 6 8 6 2 9 5      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Leveille (39, 1st Inning off A. Hubert, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Ihle (27, 6th Inning off D. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Shelton 2 (43, 1st Inning off A. Hubert, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Dolechek, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Leveille (36, 2nd Inning off A. Hubert, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Leveille 6 , N. Shelton 8 , M. McClain 2 , N. Ihle 2 , K. McGhee
2-out RBI: K. Leveille
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. McGhee
GIDP: J. Hart
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: K. Leveille (18)
Double Plays: 2 (Clifton-Leveille-McClain, McClain-Leveille-Ackerman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Granados SS, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .221 17 58
S. Primm 2B 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .318 23 87
   b-K. Shannon SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .144 4 17
R. Dobson 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .296 31 110
D. McIntyre DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .276 31 114
M. Houston RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .263 15 69
C. Cates 1B 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .212 31 93
J. Diamond C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .236 19 75
T. Palmore LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .182 0 1
   a-A. Miller CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 6 39
C. Mullins CF, LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .105 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7 2 8 12      
a - A. Miller substituted for T. Palmore in the 8th
b - K. Shannon substituted for S. Primm in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Diamond (25, 3rd Inning off R. Ackerman, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Dobson (40, 4th Inning off R. Ackerman, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Cates (25, 8th Inning off P. Hoffman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Cates (31, 6th Inning off R. Ackerman, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Granados (17, 7th Inning off A. Pursley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Granados 4 , S. Primm , R. Dobson 3 , M. Houston , C. Cates 7 , J. Diamond 2 , C. Mullins
2-out RBI: B. Granados , M. Houston , C. Cates 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Granados , D. McIntyre , J. Diamond
GIDP: M. Houston , J. Diamond
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Primm (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cates-Granados-Cates)
BRIDGEWATER PITCHING LINESCORE WHITMAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Ackerman 5.2 7 5 1 2 5 1 24 88 4.60   
A. Pursley 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5 21 3.40   
P. Hoffman L (2-5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 15 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ackerman 46
Batters Faced: R. Ackerman 24, A. Pursley 5, P. Hoffman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ackerman 5-4, A. Pursley 1-1, P. Hoffman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ackerman 88-57, A. Pursley 21-13, P. Hoffman 15-11
WP: R. Ackerman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Hubert 5.0 5 5 5 2 6 2 22 82 6.49   
J. Johnson 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 4.96   
D. Johnson 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 19 7.26   
D. Dolechek W (3-6), BS (5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 16 5.25   
M. Leeper SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hubert 41
Batters Faced: A. Hubert 22, J. Johnson 2, D. Johnson 5, D. Dolechek 4, M. Leeper 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hubert 6-3, J. Johnson 1-0, D. Johnson 0-3, D. Dolechek 2-0, M. Leeper 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hubert 82-51, J. Johnson 7-5, D. Johnson 19-14, D. Dolechek 16-9, M. Leeper 11-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Corey Cates
Ballpark: Panther Park
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 22100
Special Notes: RP Jay Johnson was injured while pitching.
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