MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN
10/02/2026
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MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 638 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Hitmen (89-71) 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 7 11 0
Middleboro Minutemen (80-80) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Minutemen Lose at Home, 7-3
The Halifax Hitmen weathered a fine game by Middleboro shortstop Nick Lear to upend the Minutemen, 7-3, at Worcester Grounds. Lear was 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks. Halifax reliever Joe Vanneman picked up the win, upping his record to 3-1. Gary Hamm took the loss. Halifax is now 89-71, 2 games up in the South Shore.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Brandon Hopkins? The Halifax third baseman had a 2-run single in the top of the sixth inning to put the Hitmen on top, 6-3. For the game, Hopkins had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Hopkins told the Halifax Citizen.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE MIDDLEBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Woodward SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .283 13 83
J. Wilder 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .240 44 109
B. Hopkins 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .269 41 106
K. Leonard 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .305 24 100
J. Langley RF 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .228 30 98
J. Fuentes LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .291 6 51
C. Cass C 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .286 8 57
C. Bradford CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .264 31 94
B. Bortz DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .296 23 86
Totals 36 7 11 7 5 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Cass 2 (46, 2nd Inning off J. Gower, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Gower, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Hopkins (42, 3rd Inning off J. Gower, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Woodward (42, 6th Inning off G. Hamm, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Fuentes (30, 9th Inning off S. Swogger, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Woodward 3 , B. Hopkins 3 , K. Leonard , J. Langley , J. Fuentes 3 , C. Cass 4 , C. Bradford
2-out RBI: B. Hopkins , K. Leonard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wilder , K. Leonard 2 , J. Fuentes , C. Bradford , B. Bortz 2
Sac Fly: C. Bradford 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Woodward
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Woodward (27)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guzman CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .281 5 56
B. Gamble 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .314 7 91
J. Tindle 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 .243 51 117
A. Brown 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .216 16 49
Z. Lagomarsino C 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 22 59
   a-P. Rolando PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Talasek C 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 6 18
N. Lear SS 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .247 27 94
M. Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .186 17 58
B. McDaniel DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .242 23 76
V. Aguilar RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318 5 42
Totals 32 3 6 3 6 13 12      
a - P. Rolando pinch ran for Z. Lagomarsino in the 3rd
b - B. Talasek substituted for P. Rolando in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Lagomarsino (25, 3rd Inning off C. McClain, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Gamble (7, 1st Inning off B. Rocco, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Lear (27, 2nd Inning off C. McClain, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Brown (16, 3rd Inning off C. McClain, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Guzman , B. Gamble 4 , A. Brown 4 , Z. Lagomarsino 2 , N. Lear 4 , V. Aguilar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Tindle 2 , B. McDaniel
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Guzman (34)
CS: P. Rolando (1)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE MIDDLEBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Rocco 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 6 5.27   
C. McClain 3.1 5 2 2 4 3 2 18 72 6.23   
J. Vanneman W (3-1) 2.1 0 0 0 1 5 0 8 37 5.67   
Z. DiCarlo 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 14 5.48   
F. Smith 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 5.93   
J. Witten 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 29 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rocco 37
Batters Faced: B. Rocco 2, C. McClain 18, J. Vanneman 8, Z. DiCarlo 3, F. Smith 1, J. Witten 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rocco 1-0, C. McClain 4-2, J. Vanneman 1-1, Z. DiCarlo 1-0, F. Smith 0-0, J. Witten 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rocco 6-3, C. McClain 72-42, J. Vanneman 37-21, Z. DiCarlo 14-6, F. Smith 6-3, J. Witten 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Vanneman 1-0 , F. Smith 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Gower 5.1 6 3 3 2 4 0 25 106 4.20   
G. Hamm L (1-1), BS (1) 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 5 16 7.71   
D. Collins 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 23 5.36   
S. Swogger 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 8 29 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gower 46
Batters Faced: J. Gower 25, G. Hamm 5, D. Collins 6, S. Swogger 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gower 5-7, G. Hamm 1-0, D. Collins 1-3, S. Swogger 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gower 106-62, G. Hamm 16-10, D. Collins 23-14, S. Swogger 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Hamm 1-1 , D. Collins 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Gower
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Lear
Ballpark: Worcester Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 27980
Special Notes: SP Brady Rocco was injured while pitching. C Zack Lagomarsino was injured while running the bases. RP David Collins was injured while pitching.
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