AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
04/18/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 240 - THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Daytona Beach Sea Turtles (7-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1
Halifax Heathens (13-7) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 10 0
Dominant Performance by Covington in Halifax Win
Halifax and Daytona Beach put this game in the books despite some rain.

Halifax left-hander Branden Covington pitched his team to victory over the Daytona Beach Sea Turtles at Estadio Azteca. The final score was 4-2. The Sea Turtles fall to 7-13 and continue their uneven start to the 2024 season.

Covington, who was born in Yonkers, New York, threw 93 pitches over 8 innings, while allowing no runs.

"I found a nice groove out there," said Covington.
DAYTONA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Barker CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .105 3 6
R. Reinertsen RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307 2 6
D. Maher LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .284 3 6
J. Thompson DH 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .253 5 21
A. Natera 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 3 12
   a-J. Dearman PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .303 3 6
M. Santiago 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .269 0 1
M. Schmid SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .292 4 9
R. Dorough 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 0 3
N. Rastall C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2 4 9 9      
a - J. Dearman pinch hit for A. Natera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Thompson (8, 4th Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Maher , J. Thompson 2 , N. Rastall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Natera , M. Schmid
GIDP: M. Santiago
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thompson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Schmid (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Santiago-Schmid-Dorough)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kukowski LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .347 7 8
N. Sumney CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .366 7 15
L. Orozco SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .192 4 13
A. Compton DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .273 7 18
C. Smith 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .280 2 6
J. Fitzgerald 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .281 0 4
B. Richards C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
S. Hardwick 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .325 1 11
T. Hummel RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .254 1 7
Totals 34 4 10 3 4 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Smith (5, 1st Inning off O. Ayala, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Hummel (8, 2nd Inning off O. Ayala, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Compton (6, 5th Inning off O. Ayala, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Kukowski , N. Sumney 2 , A. Compton 3 , C. Smith 2 , J. Fitzgerald , S. Hardwick 2 , T. Hummel 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kukowski , N. Sumney , J. Fitzgerald , B. Richards 2 , S. Hardwick
GIDP: L. Orozco
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Kukowski 2 (10) , N. Sumney (2) , S. Hardwick (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fitzgerald-Orozco-Fitzgerald)
DAYTONA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Ayala L (2-1) 5.2 9 4 3 2 4 0 106 2.70   
W. Olejnik 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 34 0.00   
C. Chervenka 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Ayala 39
Batters Faced: O. Ayala 28, W. Olejnik 8, C. Chervenka 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Ayala 7-5, W. Olejnik 3-2, C. Chervenka 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Ayala 106-68, W. Olejnik 34-16, C. Chervenka 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Olejnik 1-0 , C. Chervenka 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington W (3-0) 8.0 1 0 0 1 9 0 93 0.70   
S. McManus 1.0 2 2 2 3 0 0 37 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 88
Batters Faced: B. Covington 26, S. McManus 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 6-9, S. McManus 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 93-56, S. McManus 37-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branden Covington
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 18 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 31178
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