ATHLONE vs BELLVILLE TYGERS (Jan 17, 2026)

 
News Box Score
 

CTBF 2025 ML SEASON
BELLVILLE TYGERS 5 (1-0), ATHLONE 0 (0-1)
Jan 17, 2026 at CAPE TOWN (PP SMIT STADIUM)

ATHLONE  ab  rbi 
ALEXANDER L rf 
RIPEPI J p 
ADAMS T cf/2b 
  MORKEL C ph 
GORDON L c/1b 
MOSSA F lf 
RIPEPI K 2b/ss 
FORTUNE A 3b 
  GROENEWALD R 3b 
GROENEWALD D 1b 
  ROSSOUW K c 
TALIEP U ss 
  ELLIOT A ph/cf 
Totals   28 

BELLVILLE TYGERS  ab  rbi 
JAFTA A cf 
RANDALL A 1b 
PHILLIPS J ss 
MILNE T c 
MANUEL C rf 
STEYN M 3b 
WILLIAMS H 2b 
McKENZIE A lf 
  COCKRELL C ph/lf 
THOMPSON S dh 
McCLELAND B p 
  STEVENS L p 
Totals   35  12 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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ATHLONE............. 000 000 000 -  0  5  1
BELLVILLE TYGERS.... 001 001 30X -  5 12  1
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E - GROENEWALD R(1); WILLIAMS H(1). DP - ATHLONE 1; TYGERS 2. LOB - ATHLONE 5; TYGERS 7. 2B - GORDON L(1); GROENEWALD R(1); PHILLIPS J 2(2); MILNE T 2(2); COCKRELL C(1). SB - JAFTA A(1); RANDALL A(1). CS - ADAMS T 2(2); WILLIAMS H(1).

ATHLONE   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
RIPEPI J L,0-1  8.0  12  35  36  12 
 
BELLVILLE TYGERS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
McCLELAND B W,1-0  6.0  18  21 
STEVENS L S,1  3.0  10  11 

WP - RIPEPI J(1). PB - GORDON L(1).

Strikeouts - GORDON L; MOOSA F; RIPEPI K; FORTUNE A; TALIEP U 2; STEYN M 2; WILLIAMS H 2; THOMPSON S. Walks - RIPEPI J 2; GORDON L; GROENEWALD D; THOMPSON S.

Umpires - HP: CUPIDO M 1B: ADAMS R
Start: 15H45 Time: 2H58 Attendance: 200
Weather: WINDY

 
Box Score
 

CTBF 2025 ML SEASON
BELLVILLE TYGERS 5 (1-0), ATHLONE 0 (0-1)
Jan 17, 2026 at CAPE TOWN (PP SMIT STADIUM)

ATHLONE   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
ALEXANDER L rf 
RIPEPI J p 
ADAMS T cf/2b 
  MORKEL C ph 
GORDON L c/1b 
MOSSA F lf 
RIPEPI K 2b/ss 
FORTUNE A 3b 
  GROENEWALD R 3b 
GROENEWALD D 1b 
  ROSSOUW K c 
TALIEP U ss 
  ELLIOT A ph/cf 
Totals  28  24  13 
  
BELLVILLE TYGERS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
JAFTA A cf 
RANDALL A 1b 
PHILLIPS J ss 
MILNE T c 
MANUEL C rf 
STEYN M 3b 
WILLIAMS H 2b 
McKENZIE A lf 
  COCKRELL C ph/lf 
THOMPSON S dh 
McCLELAND B p 
  STEVENS L p 
Totals  35  12  27  14 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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ATHLONE............. 000 000 000 -  0  5  1
BELLVILLE TYGERS.... 001 001 30X -  5 12  1
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E - GROENEWALD R(1); WILLIAMS H(1). DP - ATHLONE 1; TYGERS 2. LOB - ATHLONE 5; TYGERS 7. 2B - GORDON L(1); GROENEWALD R(1); PHILLIPS J 2(2); MILNE T 2(2); COCKRELL C(1). SB - JAFTA A(1); RANDALL A(1). CS - ADAMS T 2(2); WILLIAMS H(1).

ATHLONE   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
RIPEPI J L,0-1  8.0  12  35  36  12 
  
BELLVILLE TYGERS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
McCLELAND B W,1-0  6.0  18  21 
STEVENS L S,1  3.0  10  11 

Win - McCLELAND B (1-0). Loss - RIPEPI J (0-1). Save - STEVENS L (1). WP - RIPEPI J(1). PB - GORDON L(1).

Umpires - HP: CUPIDO M 1B: ADAMS R
Start: 15H45 Time: 2H58 Attendance: 200
Weather: WINDY

 
Composite Box Score
 

CTBF 2025 ML SEASON
BELLVILLE TYGERS 5 (1-0), ATHLONE 0 (0-1) - Composite Box Score
Jan 17, 2026 at CAPE TOWN (PP SMIT STADIUM)

ATHLONE   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
ALEXANDER L rf 
RIPEPI J p 
ADAMS T cf/2b 
MORKEL C ph 
GORDON L c/1b 
MOOSA F lf 
RIPEPI K 2b/ss 
FORTUNE A 3b 
GROENEWALD R 3b 
GROENEWALD D 1b 
RUSSOUW K c 
TALIEP U ss 
ELLIOT A ph/cf 
Totals   28  24  13 

BELLVILLE TYGERS   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
JAFTA A cf 
RANDALL A 1b 
PHILLIPS J ss 
MILNE T c 
MANUEL C rf 
STEYN M 3b 
WILLIAMS H 2b 
McKENZIE A lf 
COCKRELL C ph/lf 
THOMPSON S dh 
McCLELAND B p 
STEVENS L p 
Totals   35  12  27  14 

ATHLONE   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
RIPEPI J L,0-1  8.0  12  35  36  12 
 
BELLVILLE TYGERS   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
McCLELAND B W,1-0  6.0  18  21 
STEVENS L S,1  3.0  10  11 

Umpires - HP: CUPIDO M 1B: ADAMS R
Start: 15H45 Time: 2H58 Attendance: 200
Weather: WINDY

 
Play-by-Play
 

CTBF 2025 ML SEASON
BELLVILLE TYGERS 5 (1-0), ATHLONE 0 (0-1)
Jan 17, 2026 at CAPE TOWN (PP SMIT STADIUM)

ATHLONE starters: 50/rf ALEXANDER L; 2/p RIPEPI J; 23/cf ADAMS T; 85/c GORDON L; 54/lf MOOSA F; 21/2b RIPEPI K; 12/3b FORTUNE A; 1/1b GROENEWALD D; 11/ss TALIEP U;

BELLVILLE TYGERS starters: 77/cf JAFTA A; 22/1b RANDALL A; 14/ss PHILLIPS J; 10/c MILNE T; 17/rf MANUEL C; 11/3b STEYN M; 5/2b WILLIAMS H; 9/lf McKENZIE A; 24/dh THOMPSON S; 18/p McCLELAND B;

ATHLONE 1st - ALEXANDER L singled down the lf line. RIPEPI J fouled out to c. ADAMS T reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; ALEXANDER L out at second ss unassisted. ADAMS T out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing, picked off. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

BELLVILLE TYGERS 1st - JAFTA A flied out to cf. RANDALL A singled to left field. PHILLIPS J singled to left field; RANDALL A advanced to second. MILNE T reached on a fielder's choice to third base; PHILLIPS J out at second 3b to 2b; RANDALL A advanced to third. MANUEL C grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

ATHLONE 2nd - GORDON L struck out swinging. MOOSA F fouled out to 1b. RIPEPI K popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

BELLVILLE TYGERS 2nd - STEYN M struck out swinging. WILLIAMS H struck out looking. McKENZIE A flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ATHLONE 3rd - FORTUNE A struck out swinging. GROENEWALD D singled to shortstop. TALIEP U struck out swinging. ALEXANDER L flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

BELLVILLE TYGERS 3rd - THOMPSON S walked. JAFTA A grounded out to c unassisted. BATTER HIT BY BATTED BALL. RANDALL A grounded out to ss; THOMPSON S advanced to second. PHILLIPS J singled to center field, RBI; THOMPSON S scored. MILNE T flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ATHLONE 4th - RIPEPI J walked. ADAMS T flied into double play lf to 2b to 1b; RIPEPI J out on the play. GORDON L doubled to right field. MOOSA F struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

BELLVILLE TYGERS 4th - MANUEL C popped up to 3b. STEYN M grounded out to 3b. WILLIAMS H struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ATHLONE 5th - RIPEPI K struck out swinging. FORTUNE A popped up to 3b. GROENEWALD D walked. TALIEP U struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

BELLVILLE TYGERS 5th - McKENZIE A grounded out to p. THOMPSON S singled to second base. JAFTA A singled to third base; THOMPSON S advanced to second. RANDALL A grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; JAFTA A out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ATHLONE 6th - ALEXANDER L grounded out to 3b. RIPEPI J walked. ADAMS T reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; RIPEPI J out at second ss to 2b. ADAMS T out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

BELLVILLE TYGERS 6th - PHILLIPS J doubled to right center, ground-rule. PHILLIPS J advanced to third on a passed ball. MILNE T doubled to right field, RBI; PHILLIPS J scored. MILNE T advanced to third on a wild pitch. MANUEL C grounded out to p. STEYN M grounded out to ss. WILLIAMS H grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ATHLONE 7th - STEVENS L to p for McCLELAND B. GORDON L grounded out to 3b. MOOSA F flied out to rf. RIPEPI K flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

BELLVILLE TYGERS 7th - GROENEWALD R to 3b for FORTUNE A. McKENZIE A flied out to lf. THOMPSON S singled up the middle. JAFTA A reached on a fielder's choice to third base; THOMPSON S out at second 3b to 2b. RANDALL A reached on a throwing error by 3b; JAFTA A advanced to third on the error. RANDALL A stole second; JAFTA A stole home, unearned. GORDON L to 1b. RUSSOUW K to c for GROENEWALD D. PHILLIPS J doubled down the lf line, RBI; RANDALL A scored, unearned. MILNE T doubled to center field, RBI; PHILLIPS J scored, unearned. MANUEL C grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

ATHLONE 8th - GROENEWALD R doubled to right field. RUSSOUW K grounded out to ss. ELLIOT A pinch hit for TALIEP U. ELLIOT A grounded out to 3b. ALEXANDER L grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

BELLVILLE TYGERS 8th - ADAMS T to 2b. RIPEPI K to ss. ELLIOT A to cf. STEYN M struck out looking. WILLIAMS H singled to left center. COCKRELL C pinch hit for McKENZIE A. COCKRELL C doubled to right center, ground-rule; WILLIAMS H advanced to third. COCKRELL C advanced to third on a fielder's choice; WILLIAMS H out at home p to 3b to c, caught stealing, picked off. THOMPSON S struck out looking. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ATHLONE 9th - COCKRELL C to lf. RIPEPI J singled to left field. MORKEL C pinch hit for ADAMS T. MORKEL C reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; RIPEPI J out at second ss to 2b. MORKEL C advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b. GORDON L walked. MOOSA F grounded into double play p to ss to 1b; GORDON L out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

CTBF 2025 ML SEASON
BELLVILLE TYGERS 5 (1-0), ATHLONE 0 (0-1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Jan 17, 2026 at CAPE TOWN (PP SMIT STADIUM)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
ATHLONE   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
ALEXANDER L rf  1-3  0-1  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-2  1-2  0-0  0-0 
RIPEPI J p  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  2-2  0-0  0-0 
ADAMS T cf/2b  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-3  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
MORKEL C ph  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
GORDON L c/1b  1-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-2  0-0  0-0 
MOOSA F lf  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
RIPEPI K 2b/ss  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0 
FORTUNE A 3b  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
GROENEWALD R 3b  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0 
GROENEWALD D 1b  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
RUSSOUW K c  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
TALIEP U ss  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-2  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
ELLIOT A ph/cf  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  32  28  3-18  2-10  0-5  0-13  0-13  1-7  4-9  0-0  0-0 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
ATHLONE   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
RIPEPI J  36  35  12  0-4  12-31  7-20  3-11  2-8  12 


batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
BELLVILLE TYGERS   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
JAFTA A cf  0-0  1-4  0-0  1-3  1-3  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
RANDALL A 1b  0-0  1-4  0-1  0-3  2-3  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
PHILLIPS J ss  0-0  4-4  2-2  3-3  3-3  2-2  1-1  0-0  0-0 
MILNE T c  0-0  2-4  2-3  2-4  3-4  1-2  0-0  0-0  1-1 
MANUEL C rf  0-0  0-4  0-3  0-3  0-3  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-1 
STEYN M 3b  0-0  0-4  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-1 
WILLIAMS H 2b  0-0  1-4  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
McKENZIE A lf  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-0 
COCKRELL C ph/lf  0-0  1-1  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
THOMPSON S dh  0-0  2-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
McCLELAND B p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
STEVENS L p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  36  35  12  0-0  12-35  4-12  7-20  10-20  3-11  2-8  0-0  1-3  12 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
BELLVILLE TYGERS   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
McCLELAND B  21  18  0-2  3-16  0-8  1-5  2-6 
STEVENS L  11  10  0-1  2-9  0-5  0-2  2-3 

 
Howe report
 



Game number GAME19

BELLVILLE TYGERS 5, ATHLONE 0 (Jan 17, 2026 at CAPE TOWN)

Time: 2H58      Attendance: 200  DH number: 1



Visitor batting - ATHLONE

                   AB  R  H TB 2B 3B HR   RBI CI SH SF HP   BB IB SO   SB CS GDP  PO  A  E DP    PB SBA CSB CIC

ALEXANDER L   rf -  4     1  1                                                     1
RIPEPI J      p  -  2     1  1                               2                        3               2   1
ADAMS T       cf -  3                                                      2       2
ADAMS T       2b -  0
 MORKEL C     ph -  1
GORDON L      c  -  3     1  2  1                                  1               4              1   2
GORDON L      1b -  0                                        1                     1
MOOSA F       lf -  4                                              1          1    1
RIPEPI K      2b -  3                                              1               3  3     1
RIPEPI K      ss -  0
FORTUNE A     3b -  2                                              1               1  2
 GROENEWALD R 3b -  1     1  2  1                                                     2  1
GROENEWALD D  1b -  1     1  1                               1                     8        1
 RUSSOUW K    c  -  1                                                              3
TALIEP U      ss -  2                                              2                  3     1
 ELLIOT A     ph -  1
 ELLIOT A     cf -  0
Totals......     - 28  0  5  7  2  0  0     0  0  0  0  0    4  0  6    0  2  1   24 13  1  1     1   2   1  0


Visitor pitching - ATHLONE

                   IP  H AB TBF R ER HR   CI SH SF HB   BB IB SO   WP BK    GS  GF  CG SHO CBO

RIPEPI J     L    8.0 12 35 36  5  2                     1     5    1        1       1
Totals......      8.0 12 35 36  5  2  0    0  0  0  0    1  0  5    1  0     1   0   1   1   0

Weather: WINDY

Home batting - BELLVILLE TYGERS AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS GDP PO A E DP PB SBA CSB CIC JAFTA A cf - 4 1 1 1 1 RANDALL A 1b - 4 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 2 PHILLIPS J ss - 4 2 4 6 2 2 4 4 1 MILNE T c - 4 2 4 2 2 7 1 1 MANUEL C rf - 4 2 STEYN M 3b - 4 2 2 4 WILLIAMS H 2b - 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 McKENZIE A lf - 3 2 1 1 COCKRELL C ph - 1 1 2 1 COCKRELL C lf - 0 THOMPSON S dh - 3 1 2 2 1 1 McCLELAND B p - 0 1 2 STEVENS L p - 0 1 1 Totals...... - 35 5 12 17 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 1 1 27 14 1 2 0 0 2 0 Home pitching - BELLVILLE TYGERS IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO McCLELAND B W 6.0 3 18 21 3 6 1 1 STEVENS L S 3.0 2 10 11 1 1 1 Totals...... 9.0 5 28 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Box Proof - ATHLONE Box Proof - BELLVILLE TYGERS R 0 AB 28 R 5 AB 35 LOB 5 BB 4 LOB 7 BB 1 PO 27 SH 0 DP: 1 PO 24 SH 0 DP: 2 SF 0 SF 0 HBP 0 HBP 0 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 32 32 36 36

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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ATHLONE............. 000 000 000 -  0  5  1
BELLVILLE TYGERS.... 001 001 30X -  5 12  1
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Line score
 


BELLVILLE TYGERS 5, ATHLONE 0 (Jan 17, 2026 at CAPE TOWN)
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ATHLONE............. 000 000 000  -  0  5  1      (0-1)
BELLVILLE TYGERS.... 001 001 30X  -  5 12  1      (1-0)
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Pitchers: ATHLONE - RIPEPI J. BELLVILLE TYGERS - McCLELAND B; STEVENS L(7).
Win-McCLELAND B(1-0)  Save-STEVENS L(1)  Loss-RIPEPI J(0-1)  T-2H58  A-200
Weather: WINDY