MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN
10/04/2026
 
MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 646 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Halifax Hitmen (89-73) 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 16 1
Middleboro Minutemen (82-80) 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 13 1
Middleboro Beats Halifax in Extra Innings
The Middleboro Minutemen withstood an impressive performance by Halifax right fielder Jason Langley to defeat the Hitmen, 8-7, at Worcester Grounds. Langley slugged 2 home runs. The Minutemen improved to 82-80.

The Minutemen got a clutch hit from left fielder Matt Jones. In the bottom of the 13th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Minutemen.

"This joint was rocking," said Jones.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE MIDDLEBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Woodward SS 7 0 2 2 0 2 4 .283 13 85
J. Wilder 2B 5 0 0 0 2 5 5 .238 44 109
B. Hopkins 3B 6 2 2 1 1 3 3 .268 42 107
K. Leonard 1B 7 0 1 0 0 1 3 .307 25 101
J. Langley RF 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .232 32 100
   a-D. Salazar PR, CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .241 5 29
J. Fuentes LF 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 .288 6 52
C. Cass C 6 1 3 0 0 2 3 .289 8 57
C. Bradford CF, RF 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .268 31 95
B. Bortz DH 6 0 1 1 0 1 7 .292 23 87
Totals 53 7 16 7 6 17 32      
a - D. Salazar pinch ran for J. Langley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cass 2 (48, 4th Inning off S. Blodgett, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off S. Swogger, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Leonard (57, 5th Inning off S. Blodgett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Woodward (4, 6th Inning off D. Collins, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Langley 2 (32, 2nd Inning off S. Blodgett, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off S. Swogger, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Hopkins (42, 8th Inning off S. Swogger, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Woodward 4 , B. Hopkins 5 , K. Leonard 2 , J. Langley 9 , D. Salazar , J. Fuentes , C. Cass 5 , C. Bradford 2 , B. Bortz
2-out RBI: J. Woodward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Woodward , J. Wilder 2 , K. Leonard , C. Cass
Sac Fly: J. Fuentes
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Leonard (13) , B. Bortz (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Hopkins (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Hopkins-Wilder-Leonard)
PB: C. Cass 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guzman CF 6 0 3 1 1 0 2 .282 5 57
B. Gamble 2B 7 0 0 0 0 0 8 .315 7 93
J. Tindle 1B 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 .244 51 118
A. Brown 3B 6 1 3 0 1 1 3 .224 17 52
N. Lear SS 4 2 1 0 2 1 2 .247 27 95
M. Jones LF 6 1 3 3 1 3 1 .190 18 61
B. McDaniel DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .240 23 78
V. Aguilar RF 3 0 1 0 3 1 1 .317 5 42
B. Talasek C 6 1 1 2 0 3 5 .205 7 21
Totals 48 8 13 7 10 12 26      
BATTING
Doubles: B. McDaniel (31, 6th Inning off J. Vanneman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Talasek (7, 6th Inning off J. Vanneman, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Jones (18, 7th Inning off F. Smith, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Guzman 3 , A. Brown 3 , N. Lear , M. Jones 6 , B. McDaniel 2 , V. Aguilar , B. Talasek 4
2-out RBI: C. Guzman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Gamble 2 , A. Brown , B. McDaniel
GIDP: N. Lear
Sac Bunt: N. Lear
Sac Fly: B. McDaniel
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gamble (14)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE MIDDLEBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Brooks 4.2 4 3 2 5 5 0 23 104 4.49   
J. Vanneman 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 5 19 5.98   
Z. DiCarlo 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 5.45   
F. Smith BS (3) 0.2 1 2 2 2 2 1 5 27 6.01   
J. Battles 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5.16   
S. Lansdown 5.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 19 70 2.78   
J. Witten L (3-6) 0.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 15 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brooks 46
Batters Faced: J. Brooks 23, J. Vanneman 5, Z. DiCarlo 3, F. Smith 5, J. Battles 1, S. Lansdown 19, J. Witten 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brooks 3-6, J. Vanneman 1-0, Z. DiCarlo 2-0, F. Smith 0-0, J. Battles 0-1, S. Lansdown 5-6, J. Witten 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brooks 104-59, J. Vanneman 19-12, Z. DiCarlo 7-5, F. Smith 27-14, J. Battles 2-1, S. Lansdown 70-46, J. Witten 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Vanneman 1-0 , Z. DiCarlo 1-0 , J. Battles 1-0
WP: J. Brooks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Blodgett 5.0 9 5 5 2 7 1 26 95 5.41   
D. Collins 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 21 5.26   
S. Swogger 2.0 4 2 2 2 2 2 12 49 5.24   
N. Mays 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 10 34 3.50   
P. Blake W (2-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 23 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blodgett 34
Batters Faced: S. Blodgett 26, D. Collins 5, S. Swogger 12, N. Mays 10, P. Blake 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blodgett 4-3, D. Collins 1-0, S. Swogger 0-4, N. Mays 2-2, P. Blake 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blodgett 95-60, D. Collins 21-12, S. Swogger 49-28, N. Mays 34-21, P. Blake 23-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Collins 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Langley
Ballpark: Worcester Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 5:32
Attendance: 29573
Special Notes: Joseph Wilder sets the HFX regular season extra-inning game record for strikeouts with 5.
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