MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN AT WAREHAM WICKIES
10/07/2026
 
MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MIDDLEBORO MINUTEMEN AT WAREHAM WICKIES
GAME ID: 650 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Middleboro Minutemen 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 6 1
Wareham Wickies 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 2 X 10 13 0
Papia Excels, Wareham Wins Round 1 Game 1
The Wareham Wickies powered past the visiting Middleboro Minutemen, 10-8, in the opener of the Round 1 at Bay Side Park. Wareham shortstop Tim Papia was 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and a double. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice, to lead the charge. The Wickies now lead the series 1-0.

With the game tied, 4-4, in the bottom of the sixth, Papia had a key at-bat for Wareham. With the bases loaded, Papia hit a grand slam home run off Steve Swogger, making the score 8-4, Wickies.

"There's nothing like the postseason," said Papia, "to ramp up the pressure."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Bay Side Park in Wareham.
MIDDLEBORO BATTING LINESCORE WAREHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guzman CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
B. Gamble 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250 0 2
J. Tindle 1B 3 2 1 2 1 2 0 .333 1 2
A. Brown 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
N. Lear SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Jones LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .250 0 1
B. McDaniel DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 0 1
B. Talasek C 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .333 1 2
V. Aguilar RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 31 8 6 8 4 11 8      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Gamble (1, 3rd Inning off J. Monroe, 2 on, 2 outs) , V. Aguilar (1, 8th Inning off R. Huckestein, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Tindle (1, 3rd Inning off J. Monroe, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Talasek (1, 9th Inning off R. Huckestein, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gamble 2 , J. Tindle 4 , M. Jones , B. Talasek 4 , V. Aguilar 3
2-out RBI: B. Gamble , J. Tindle , B. Talasek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gamble
Sac Fly: B. McDaniel
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Lear (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Guzman
Double Plays: 1 (Talasek-Gamble)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Calvin LF 5 0 1 2 0 2 4 .200 0 2
C. Johnson CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .500 0 0
T. Papia SS 5 2 3 6 0 1 1 .600 2 6
B. Noel 1B 4 1 1 1 1 3 2 .250 1 1
C. Phillips 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .400 0 0
O. Clinkscales RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
S. Gile 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1
M. Pryor C 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 .500 0 0
S. Andrews DH 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .667 0 0
Totals 36 10 13 10 4 12 13      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Papia (1, 4th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Calvin (1, 4th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Noel (1, 2nd Inning off T. Date, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Papia 2 (2, 6th Inning off S. Swogger, 3 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Jean, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Calvin 3 , C. Johnson 2 , T. Papia 10 , B. Noel 4 , C. Phillips 2 , S. Gile , M. Pryor , S. Andrews 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Calvin , B. Noel , O. Clinkscales
Hit by Pitch: M. Pryor
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Gile (1)
CS: C. Johnson (1)
MIDDLEBORO PITCHING LINESCORE WAREHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Gower 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 0.00   
T. Date 2.1 6 3 3 2 3 1 14 61 11.57   
J. Rodriguez L (0-1) 2.0 3 3 3 1 2 0 11 38 13.50   
S. Swogger 1.2 2 2 2 1 3 1 8 29 10.80   
J. Jean 1.0 2 2 2 0 3 1 5 22 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gower 48
Batters Faced: J. Gower 3, T. Date 14, J. Rodriguez 11, S. Swogger 8, J. Jean 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gower 1-1, T. Date 2-1, J. Rodriguez 2-2, S. Swogger 0-2, J. Jean 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gower 15-9, T. Date 61-35, J. Rodriguez 38-26, S. Swogger 29-18, J. Jean 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rodriguez 1-1 , S. Swogger 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Rodriguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Monroe W (1-0) 7.0 3 4 4 2 8 1 25 104 5.14   
R. Huckestein 1.2 3 4 4 2 3 1 10 44 21.60   
J. Perry SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Monroe 61
Batters Faced: J. Monroe 25, R. Huckestein 10, J. Perry 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Monroe 6-6, R. Huckestein 0-2, J. Perry 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Monroe 104-68, R. Huckestein 44-22, J. Perry 3-3
WP: R. Huckestein
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Papia
Ballpark: Bay Side Park
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 41652
Special Notes: SP Joe Gower was injured while pitching.
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