AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
10/05/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 10881 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Desperados 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 8 9 0
Halifax Heathens 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 12 0
Blitzed by Sykora, Desperados, Heathens Sink Further in DS
Riding the 3-hit performance of first baseman Jim Sykora, the Austin Desperados got a road win against the Halifax Heathens, 8-3, in Game 2 of the Divisional Series. Sykora slugged 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 3 for the Desperados, who now lead the best-of-7 series, 2 games to 0.

John Austin broke a 0-0 tie in the top of the third with a run-scoring ground out. It put the Desperados in front, 1-0. For the game, Austin drove in one run.

"We aren't quitting," Halifax manager David Morris said. "Yeah, the odds are definitely in their favor, but they've got to earn it."

Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday at Dell Diamond in Austin.
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 5 1 0 1 0 4 4 .050 0 1
P. Ainsworth 2B 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 .263 0 2
J. Chennault RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .176 0 2
J. Sykora 1B 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 .526 4 7
R. Dozal 3B 5 0 1 2 0 3 0 .211 1 5
M. Blevins LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .077 0 0
   a-E. Abreu LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Alamo SS 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 .182 0 0
B. Hansen P, DH 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 .625 1 3
D. Jimenez C 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .059 0 0
Totals 36 8 9 8 8 14 16      
a - E. Abreu substituted for M. Blevins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Ainsworth (1, 3rd Inning off J. Ivory, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Sykora 2 (4, 3rd Inning off J. Ivory, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. LaBiche, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Ainsworth 2 , J. Sykora 9 , R. Dozal , R. Alamo 2 , B. Hansen 2
2-out RBI: J. Sykora , R. Dozal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Chennault , B. Hansen , D. Jimenez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Chennault(Richards at 3rd base), Chennault(Orozco at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .400 1 1
E. Kukowski RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .143 0 0
L. Orozco SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .429 0 1
A. Compton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .143 0 0
T. Vela 1B 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .667 0 1
J. Herrera DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0
M. Costello LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
C. Smith 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
B. Richards C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
Totals 36 3 12 3 1 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Herrera (1, 2nd Inning off B. Hansen, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Richards (1, 3rd Inning off B. Hansen, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Sumney (1, 8th Inning off B. Hansen, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Vela (1, 8th Inning off B. Hansen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Sumney (1, 5th Inning off B. Hansen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney 6 , L. Orozco 3 , T. Vela 4 , J. Herrera 3 , C. Smith , B. Richards 2
2-out RBI: N. Sumney , T. Vela
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Herrera , M. Costello , C. Smith
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Vela (1)
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hansen W (1-0) 7.2 11 3 3 1 5 1 108 5.40   
M. Parsons 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hansen 49
Batters Faced: B. Hansen 32, M. Parsons 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hansen 8-7, M. Parsons 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hansen 108-71, M. Parsons 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Parsons 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ivory L (0-1) 2.2 3 5 5 2 2 1 49 16.88   
T. LaBiche 4.0 3 2 2 2 7 1 56 4.50   
M. Berrios 2.1 3 1 1 4 5 0 53 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ivory 28
Batters Faced: J. Ivory 13, T. LaBiche 17, M. Berrios 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ivory 4-2, T. LaBiche 1-4, M. Berrios 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ivory 49-31, T. LaBiche 56-36, M. Berrios 53-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Berrios 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Sykora
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 17 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 38936
Special Notes: LF Matt Blevins was injured on a defensive play.
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