MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT BOURNE BRAWLERS
10/10/2026
 
MASSACHUSETTS INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HALIFAX HITMEN AT BOURNE BRAWLERS
GAME ID: 659 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Hitmen 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 9 14 0
Bourne Brawlers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 2
Halifax Tops Bourne, 9-2, Claims 2-1 Series Lead
Leave it to the veteran.

The Halifax Hitmen got a great start from 39-year-old left-hander Joey Brooks, as Halifax won the contest, 9-2, at Cornhuskers Field. Brooks threw 7.2 innings of 4-hit ball in the win, which allowed the Hitmen to grab a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series.

Brooks tossed 101 pitches over 7.2 innings to clinch the win for the Hitmen. The left-hander allowed just 4 hits, while racking up 9 strikeouts in the game.

"Winning is all that really matters and we got it done today," Brooks told the Halifax Citizen.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Cornhuskers Field in Bourne.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE BOURNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Woodward SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .231 0 1
J. Wilder 2B 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .286 1 2
B. Hopkins 3B 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .417 1 3
K. Leonard 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .231 2 5
J. Langley RF 4 3 3 0 1 1 0 .364 0 0
J. Fuentes LF 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .417 0 3
C. Cass C 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .167 0 1
C. Bradford CF 5 0 1 2 0 3 5 .273 0 2
B. Bortz DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .250 1 2
Totals 40 9 14 8 2 11 23      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Cass (1, 5th Inning off D. Brown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Hopkins (1, 3rd Inning off B. Clausen, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Leonard (2, 5th Inning off B. Clausen, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wilder , B. Hopkins 4 , K. Leonard 4 , J. Langley 3 , J. Fuentes 4 , C. Cass 2 , C. Bradford , B. Bortz 2
2-out RBI: C. Bradford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wilder , K. Leonard 2 , C. Bradford , B. Bortz
GIDP: C. Cass
Sac Fly: J. Woodward , C. Cass
Hit by Pitch: B. Hopkins
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wilder-Woodward-Leonard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Procter 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .214 0 1
E. Dancer RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273 2 4
J. Bass SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .385 2 3
T. Sullivan 1B 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .167 1 2
B. Powers 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .417 0 0
M. Avalos C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .333 0 1
M. Greene LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
D. Gotainer CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 1
N. Davis DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 1 2 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Sullivan (1, 2nd Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Avalos (2, 9th Inning off F. Smith, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Procter , J. Bass , T. Sullivan 2 , B. Powers 2 , M. Avalos 2
2-out RBI: M. Avalos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Greene
GIDP: M. Avalos
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Powers 2
Double Plays: 1 (Bass-Procter-Sullivan)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE BOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Brooks W (1-0) 7.2 4 1 1 0 9 0 26 101 1.17   
F. Smith 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 8 34 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brooks 76
Batters Faced: J. Brooks 26, F. Smith 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brooks 3-10, F. Smith 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brooks 101-66, F. Smith 34-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Clausen L (0-1) 4.0 8 6 5 0 4 2 22 67 11.25   
D. Brown 4.0 5 2 2 2 6 0 19 81 4.50   
G. Coronado 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 17 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Clausen 28
Batters Faced: B. Clausen 22, D. Brown 19, G. Coronado 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Clausen 4-3, D. Brown 5-1, G. Coronado 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Clausen 67-48, D. Brown 81-46, G. Coronado 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Coronado 1-1
WP: G. Coronado
Hit Batsmen: B. Clausen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joey Brooks
Ballpark: Cornhuskers Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 43423
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