MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN
10/03/2026
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MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 642 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Hitmen (89-72) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 1
Middleboro Minutemen (81-80) 0 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 X 9 14 0
Big Day for Gamble as Minutemen Down Hitmen, 9-3
The Middleboro Minutemen beat the Halifax Hitmen, 9-3, at Worcester Grounds. Middleboro second baseman Ben Gamble, who is tied for 3rd in the MA-SS with a .319 batting average, collected 3 singles and 1 double with 2 RBI. Dennis Nelson, now 11-9, picked up the win in relief. He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits in 7.2 innings. The Minutemen bumped their record to 81-80 with this latest triumph.

Brice McDaniel drew 1 walk for Middleboro. The 29-year old first baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two out and the bases loaded, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring walk off Chris Van den Bussche. It was his 70th walk of the season.

"It was a tough day, no getting around it," said losing manager Manager J.K..
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE MIDDLEBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bortz 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .293 23 86
D. Salazar LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 5 29
B. Hopkins SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 41 106
K. Leonard 1B 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .309 25 101
C. Bradford CF 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .267 31 95
J. Fuentes RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .288 6 51
J. Stapleton C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 0 14
J. Widick DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 1 10
J. Nolan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .247 0 13
Totals 32 3 8 2 5 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Leonard 2 (56, 6th Inning off D. Nelson, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off D. Nelson, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Widick (6, 7th Inning off D. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Salazar (13, 8th Inning off D. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Leonard (25, 2nd Inning off P. Blake, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Salazar 2 , K. Leonard 9 , C. Bradford 2 , J. Widick 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fuentes , J. Widick
GIDP: B. Bortz , J. Fuentes
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Leonard (28)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bortz (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guzman CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280 5 56
B. Gamble 2B 4 3 4 2 1 0 0 .319 7 93
J. Tindle 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .246 51 118
A. Brown 3B 3 1 1 3 1 1 4 .217 17 52
N. Lear SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 .247 27 95
M. Jones LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 8 .187 17 58
B. McDaniel DH 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 .240 23 77
B. Talasek C 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .207 6 19
V. Aguilar RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .316 5 42
Totals 39 9 14 9 5 10 26      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Gamble (48, 1st Inning off C. Van den Bussche, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Aguilar (31, 2nd Inning off C. Van den Bussche, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Tindle 2 (18, 5th Inning off C. Van den Bussche, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Lyons, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Brown (17, 6th Inning off T. Lyons, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Guzman , B. Gamble 5 , J. Tindle 5 , A. Brown 4 , N. Lear , M. Jones , B. Talasek 2 , V. Aguilar 2
2-out RBI: B. Gamble , J. Tindle , N. Lear , B. McDaniel , B. Talasek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Brown , M. Jones 2 , B. Talasek , V. Aguilar
Hit by Pitch: A. Brown
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Guzman (35)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Brown-Gamble-Tindle, Tindle-Talasek-Tindle)
OF assists: 1 (Aguilar(Salazar at 3rd base))
PB: B. Talasek
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE MIDDLEBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Van den Bussche L (6-4) 4.2 7 3 3 3 6 0 25 98 4.11   
T. Lyons 0.2 4 4 4 0 1 1 6 29 6.79   
D. Gaddis 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 9 34 8.53   
F. Smith 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 20 5.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Van den Bussche 41
Batters Faced: C. Van den Bussche 25, T. Lyons 6, D. Gaddis 9, F. Smith 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Van den Bussche 5-3, T. Lyons 1-0, D. Gaddis 1-2, F. Smith 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Van den Bussche 98-58, T. Lyons 29-19, D. Gaddis 34-20, F. Smith 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lyons 3-0 , F. Smith 2-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Gaddis
Balk: T. Lyons
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Blake 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 5 22 6.50   
D. Nelson W (11-9) 7.2 6 2 1 5 5 0 31 112 5.19   
B. Knox 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Blake 40
Batters Faced: P. Blake 5, D. Nelson 31, B. Knox 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Blake 0-2, D. Nelson 9-6, B. Knox 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Blake 22-13, D. Nelson 112-69, B. Knox 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Nelson 1-0 , B. Knox 1-0
WP: D. Nelson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Gamble
Ballpark: Worcester Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 31307
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