AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
09/12/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
GAME ID: 6903 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (83-68) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0
Fountain Hills 23ers (70-81) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 3 6 0
Heathens Suffer One-Run Loss at Fountain Hills
The Fountain Hills 23ers, despite a fine performance by Halifax pitcher Branden Covington, grabbed a 3-2 win at Fountain Park. Covington allowed 1 run over 6 innings. Taylor Motyl was the winner. Over 7 innings, he yielded 2 runs on 5 hits, with 4 walks and 4 strikeouts. After today's action, Fountain Hills sits at 70-81; Halifax slips to 83-68.

Scott Zembower swatted a 2-run home run for Fountain Hills in the bottom of the seventh. The left fielder went 2 for 3 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and batted in 2.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Zembower.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 9 44
S. Hardwick 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .318 5 44
E. Kukowski RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .234 15 78
L. Orozco SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .306 25 92
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301 20 84
C. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 16 64
A. Compton DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 24 93
C. Epstein LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 7 20
P. Gaither C 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .270 4 24
Totals 30 2 5 2 4 5 10      
BATTING
Total Bases: N. Sumney , S. Hardwick 2 , L. Orozco 2
2-out RBI: L. Orozco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Orozco
GIDP: J. Fitzgerald
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stein DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 4 17
D. McGowan 3B, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 6 54
I. Mill CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .288 5 27
J. Yule SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 29 105
J. Zerger 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 15 45
   a-A. Cuevas PH, 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263 2 16
S. Zembower LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .236 3 17
T. Scott RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .278 19 79
   b-J. Gavilanes 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 1 6
J. Mahan C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .192 3 12
J. Perrigin 2B, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 15 54
Totals 30 3 6 3 0 8 5      
a - A. Cuevas pinch hit for J. Zerger in the 7th
b - J. Gavilanes substituted for T. Scott in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Zembower (6, 2nd Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Zembower (3, 7th Inning off B. Shields, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. McGowan , I. Mill , A. Cuevas , S. Zembower 6 , J. Perrigin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Scott
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Mill (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Yule-Perrigin-Zerger)
OF assists: 1 (Mill(Hardwick at 2nd base))
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington 6.0 3 1 1 0 6 0 88 3.72   
B. Shields L (8-5), BS (7) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 32 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 68
Batters Faced: B. Covington 21, B. Shields 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 6-6, B. Shields 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 88-58, B. Shields 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shields 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Motyl W (13-11) 7.0 5 2 2 4 4 0 94 4.69   
T. Mott H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.03   
W. McGonigle SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Motyl 59
Batters Faced: T. Motyl 28, T. Mott 3, W. McGonigle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Motyl 9-6, T. Mott 2-0, W. McGonigle 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Motyl 94-52, T. Mott 10-7, W. McGonigle 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mott 2-0
WP: T. Motyl
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branden Covington
Ballpark: Fountain Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 17 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM MT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 15565
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