WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
MELBOURNE KANGAROOS AT SOUTH AFRICA BLACK SOX
05/11/2111
 
WORLD BASEBALL FEDERATION
MELBOURNE KANGAROOS AT SOUTH AFRICA BLACK SOX
GAME ID: 647 - MONDAY, MAY 11TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Melbourne Kangaroos (20-13) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
South Africa Black Sox (14-19) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 5 7 0
Black Sox Score Late, Clip Kangaroos, 5-4
The South Africa Black Sox grabbed a win, 5-4, over the Melbourne Kangaroos at South African Grounds. South Africa third baseman Baz Rakin was 2 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The Black Sox improved their record to 14-19 by beating Melbourne.

Rakin had a timely hit for South Africa in the bottom of the eighth. With South Africa trailing 4-2, he turned a 1-2 changeup into a 3-run home run. It was his 4th home run of the season, making it 5-4, South Africa.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Rakin told the South Africa Today.
MELBOURNE BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH AFRICA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Patrianakos 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .309 8 24
G. Konchellah RF 4 1 1 3 0 2 0 .345 8 21
M. Wodoleev DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .240 6 15
T. Veen LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .186 9 25
D. Jelen 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 1 10
T. Chioh 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .327 2 16
J. Castellon CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .244 0 8
J. Ledgard SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .270 1 7
M. Mounier C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .234 2 7
Totals 33 4 8 4 1 9 8      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Jelen (3, 4th Inning off T. Lam, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Konchellah (8, 3rd Inning off T. Lam, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Patrianakos , G. Konchellah 4 , M. Wodoleev , D. Jelen 3 , J. Ledgard 2 , M. Mounier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ledgard
GIDP: T. Veen
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Veen (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jelen-Ledgard-Patrianakos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Antosiewicz LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278 4 9
S. Alisjahbana DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .228 1 7
L. Mendoza C 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 .330 5 20
B. Rakin 3B 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 .296 4 15
S. Kipkoech 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .281 5 15
H. Abdul-Aziz RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257 1 5
R. Sebesta CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274 1 3
E. Krohn SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .211 0 9
K. Djajadiningrat 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 5
Totals 29 5 7 4 3 7 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: L. Mendoza (5, 1st Inning off I. Andwele, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Rakin (4, 8th Inning off S. Basil, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Alisjahbana , L. Mendoza 4 , B. Rakin 5 , H. Abdul-Aziz , E. Krohn , K. Djajadiningrat
2-out RBI: L. Mendoza
GIDP: L. Mendoza
Hit by Pitch: L. Mendoza
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Sebesta (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Krohn-Djajadiningrat-Kipkoech)
MELBOURNE PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH AFRICA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Andwele 5.2 4 1 1 2 6 1 80 1.83   
U. Toora H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.59   
S. Basil L (3-3), BS (2) 1.1 3 4 4 1 1 1 32 3.48   
I. Danjuma 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Andwele 61
Batters Faced: I. Andwele 22, U. Toora 1, S. Basil 8, I. Danjuma 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Andwele 4-6, U. Toora 1-0, S. Basil 2-0, I. Danjuma 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Andwele 80-51, U. Toora 2-2, S. Basil 32-19, I. Danjuma 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: U. Toora 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Basil
Balk: S. Basil
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Lam 6.0 7 4 4 0 6 1 82 4.05   
S. Gonzalez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.25   
D. Do 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.02   
W. Portillo W (2-3) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Lam 48
Batters Faced: T. Lam 24, S. Gonzalez 4, D. Do 1, W. Portillo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Lam 4-7, S. Gonzalez 0-1, D. Do 0-0, W. Portillo 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Lam 82-59, S. Gonzalez 18-11, D. Do 5-3, W. Portillo 15-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Baz Rakin
Ballpark: South African Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 20182
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