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								| AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE MELBORNE ACES AT AUCKLAND TUATARA 03/26/2044 |  |  
								
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					| AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE |  
					| MELBORNE ACES AT AUCKLAND TUATARA |  
					| GAME ID: 12656 - SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH, 2044 - GAME LOG |  
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								|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
								| Melborne Aces (9-16) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 |  
								| Auckland Tuatara (15-10) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 14 | 16 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Rice has 3 hit day, Tuatara Move to 15-10 |  
					| The Auckland Tuatara and Melborne Aces lit up the scoreboard at Ballpark of Auckland. 
 The Auckland Tuatara topped the Melborne Aces, 14-8, with youngster Luke Rice playing a key role. Rice was 3 for 3 with a double, 2 singles,  and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Tuatara in the win. The Tuatara, at 15-10, lead by one game in their division.
 
 In the bottom of the second inning with one out, Auckland shortstop Karl Tibbles hit a run-scoring single. It made the score 5-3, Tuatara. For the day, Tibbles was 2-4 with 2 singles and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.
 
 "I still think this team has room for improvement," Tibbles told the Auckland News.
 
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					| MELBORNE BATTING LINESCORE |  | AUCKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - A. Goodwin pinch hit for C. Hauer in the 7th b - R. Pickford pinch hit for W. Gordam in the 7th
 c - M. Mangan substituted for R. Pickford in the 7th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
D. Albrecht
 (10, 5th Inning off D. Saucier, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
R. Pickford
 (1, 7th Inning off G. Moore, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
T. Phan
, 
A. Butler
, 
D. Albrecht
 3
, 
B. Brear
 3
, 
R. Pickford
 4
, 
M. Mangan
 2-out RBI: 
B. Brear
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Warren
, 
T. Phan
, 
A. Butler
 GIDP: 
J. Warren
, 
B. Waterson
 Hit by Pitch: 
C. Hauer
 Team LOB: 
10
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
A. Butler
 (1)
, 
S. Owbridge
 (2)
, 
D. Albrecht
 (2)
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
L. Rice
 (6, 2nd Inning off W. Wakefield, 2 on, 2 outs) 
T. Morrall
 (6, 6th Inning off A. O'Brien, 2 on, 1 out) 
J. Miners
 (9, 1st Inning off A. Fingleson, 3 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
L. Rice
 4
, 
T. Morrall
 3
, 
K. Tibbles
 2
, 
J. Miners
 2
, 
K. Cant
, 
J. Ospina
 2
, 
J. Kim
, 
E. Bansfield
 2
, 
T. Tilton
 2
 2-out RBI: 
L. Rice
, 
K. Tibbles
, 
E. Bansfield
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
T. Morrall
, 
K. Cant
, 
T. Tilton
 2
 Hit by Pitch: 
E. Bansfield
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
T. Tilton
 (1)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
K. Tibbles
 (4)
 Double Plays: 
2 (Kim-Tibbles-Miners, Tibbles-Kim-Miners)
 PB: 
L. Rice
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					| MELBORNE PITCHING LINESCORE |  | AUCKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| PITCHING Game Score: 
A. Fingleson
 2
 Batters Faced: 
A. Fingleson
 14, 
W. Wakefield
 19, 
A. O'Brien
 11, 
A. Lightfoot
 4
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
A. Fingleson
 1-2, 
W. Wakefield
 3-5, 
A. O'Brien
 3-0, 
A. Lightfoot
 0-0
 Pitches - Strikes: 
A. Fingleson
 58-27, 
W. Wakefield
 72-39, 
A. O'Brien
 49-30, 
A. Lightfoot
 19-14
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
W. Wakefield
 3-3
, 
A. Lightfoot
 1-1
 Hit Batsmen: 
W. Wakefield
 
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA |  
	| D. Saucier | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 52 | 12.54 |  
	| G. Moore W (1-1) | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 38 | 11.15 |  
	| R. Kearney | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 1.74 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Luke Rice Ballpark: 
Ballpark of Auckland
 Weather: 
Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
 Start Time: 
1:05 PM EST
 Time: 
4:12
 Attendance: 
198
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