AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
04/08/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 109 - MONDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fountain Hills 23ers (5-5) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2
Chicago Gangsters (4-6) 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 6 1
Chicago Downs Fountain Hills, 5-3
The Hideout was the site of a competitive game between the Fountain Hills 23ers and Chicago Gangsters.

A 4-RBI performance from Kevin Crouch helped the Chicago Gangsters beat the Fountain Hills 23ers, 5-3. The winner was Braden Shaw in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Sam Naber took the loss. Nick Slover was credited with the save for Chicago, his 3rd of the season.

In the first inning, Crouch had a grand slam home run for Chicago. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Gangsters on top, 4-0.

Chicago manager Antonio Valdez commended his team for "doing what it takes to win."

The 23ers drop to 5-5 and continue their mediocre start to the 2024 season.
FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gavilanes SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .270 0 6
D. McGowan 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .263 2 7
I. Mill CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .325 1 6
C. Pope RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .385 2 10
   c-B. Stein PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
A. Lietz DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .182 0 4
D. Lovell 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .286 0 1
M. Townsend 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   a-C. Epstein PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 1 2
   b-C. Dietel 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .364 1 7
J. Jones LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .417 1 4
M. Belsito C 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .258 2 10
Totals 37 3 10 3 3 9 27      
a - C. Epstein pinch hit for M. Townsend in the 3rd
b - C. Dietel substituted for C. Epstein in the 3rd
c - B. Stein pinch hit for C. Pope in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Lietz (3, 3rd Inning off C. Cirello, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Stein (1, 9th Inning off N. Slover, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Gavilanes 2 , I. Mill , C. Pope , B. Stein 2 , A. Lietz 2 , M. Townsend , J. Jones 2 , M. Belsito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gavilanes , A. Lietz , D. Lovell 2 , C. Dietel
GIDP: I. Mill
Hit by Pitch: C. Pope , D. Lovell
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Pope (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lovell 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Gavilanes-McGowan-Dietel)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Draeger 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .400 1 1
   b-H. Alvarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 1 7
   c-R. Riggs 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Pratt 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 2 4
B. Titus RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .226 0 4
   a-A. Cruz LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
G. Helms LF, RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .211 1 1
J. Hassell 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .321 0 2
K. Crouch C 4 1 1 4 0 0 4 .333 4 9
M. Gonzalez DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .222 1 1
W. Bravo CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273 0 0
E. Acosta SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 1
Totals 31 5 6 5 2 9 10      
a - A. Cruz substituted for B. Titus in the 7th
b - H. Alvarez pinch hit for G. Draeger in the 7th
c - R. Riggs substituted for H. Alvarez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Crouch (4, 1st Inning off S. Naber, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Gonzalez (1, 4th Inning off S. Naber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Titus 2 , G. Helms , J. Hassell , K. Crouch 4 , M. Gonzalez 4
2-out RBI: K. Crouch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Pratt , K. Crouch 2
GIDP: J. Hassell
Hit by Pitch: J. Hassell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Acosta (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Acosta (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Acosta-Pratt-Hassell)
FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Naber L (0-2) 3.0 4 5 5 1 5 2 62 11.25   
S. Lewis 4.1 2 0 0 1 4 0 66 1.08   
D. March 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Naber 33
Batters Faced: S. Naber 16, S. Lewis 16, D. March 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Naber 3-0, S. Lewis 5-4, D. March 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Naber 62-37, S. Lewis 66-40, D. March 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. March 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Naber
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Cirello 2.1 7 3 3 1 0 0 61 11.57   
B. Shaw W (1-1) 2.2 1 0 0 2 4 0 53 9.00   
N. Thompson H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 29 4.76   
N. Slover SV (3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 36 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cirello 26
Batters Faced: C. Cirello 15, B. Shaw 12, N. Thompson 7, N. Slover 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cirello 3-3, B. Shaw 1-3, N. Thompson 0-3, N. Slover 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cirello 61-36, B. Shaw 53-31, N. Thompson 29-20, N. Slover 36-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shaw 2-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Cirello , N. Thompson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Crouch
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 16031
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