AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
09/14/2024
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
GAME ID: 6915 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Halifax Heathens (93-59) 1 0 0 7 1 1 0 2 3 1 16 21 1
Fountain Hills 23ers (74-78) 0 1 1 0 5 3 3 0 2 0 15 19 1
Heathens Take Down 23ers, 16-15
The Halifax Heathens besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Fountain Hills left fielder Chris Epstein by beating the 23ers, 16-15, at Fountain Park. Epstein was 5-7 with 2 doubles and 3 singles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 6. Halifax reliever Jeff Buck snagged the win, upping his record to 9-2. Joe Woolverton shouldered the loss. The Heathens now have a record of 93-59 with the win over Fountain Hills.

The game was at a stalemate until second baseman Chance Smith came to bat in the top of the tenth. Facing Fountain Hills pitcher Joe Woolverton, he hit a 1-0 cutter for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Halifax on top, 16-15.

Smith told the Halifax Herald: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .315 14 58
   c-T. Hummel PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 12 37
E. Kukowski RF 6 2 3 5 0 2 2 .268 21 68
L. Orozco SS 6 1 1 0 0 1 5 .305 35 99
A. Compton 3B 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .246 30 108
J. Fitzgerald DH 5 2 3 1 1 1 2 .305 13 74
D. Davidson LF 6 1 1 1 0 1 5 .260 6 14
C. Smith 2B 6 2 4 2 0 0 0 .281 9 42
T. Vela 1B 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .262 14 47
   a-S. Hardwick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 1 45
   b-J. Herrera 1B 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .231 2 15
J. Cole C 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .244 4 32
Totals 50 16 21 16 2 10 23      
a - S. Hardwick pinch hit for T. Vela in the 7th
b - J. Herrera substituted for S. Hardwick in the 7th
c - T. Hummel pinch hit for N. Sumney in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Sumney (30, 1st Inning off C. Gring, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Compton (40, 8th Inning off S. Lewis, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Herrera (6, 9th Inning off B. Hallberg, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Cole (18, 9th Inning off B. Hallberg, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Kukowski (21, 4th Inning off C. Gring, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Fitzgerald (13, 5th Inning off D. March, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Davidson (6, 9th Inning off B. Hallberg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney 2 , E. Kukowski 6 , L. Orozco , A. Compton 3 , J. Fitzgerald 6 , D. Davidson 4 , C. Smith 4 , T. Vela , J. Herrera 2 , J. Cole 5
2-out RBI: , E. Kukowski 2 , A. Compton 2 , C. Smith 2 , T. Vela , J. Cole
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Sumney , L. Orozco , J. Fitzgerald , S. Hardwick
GIDP: D. Davidson
Hit by Pitch: A. Compton
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: E. Kukowski (4)
PB: J. Cole
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Mill CF, 2B 4 3 2 0 2 1 1 .278 16 79
C. Epstein LF 7 3 5 6 0 0 2 .290 11 64
C. Pope RF 5 1 0 1 1 0 6 .315 31 115
J. Yule SS 3 2 2 3 0 1 5 .238 8 34
   c-J. Gavilanes SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 4 41
   e-J. Carroll PH, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 4 22
J. Zerger 2B 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 .281 4 16
   a-M. Townsend PH, 3B, SS 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 .221 12 59
M. Aguiluz 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .100 0 2
   b-A. Cuevas PH, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .240 3 12
T. Scott DH 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 .252 6 25
C. Dietel 1B 6 3 4 0 0 1 2 .300 12 51
M. Belsito C 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .222 3 24
   d-D. McGowan PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 10 68
Totals 46 15 19 15 5 7 27      
a - M. Townsend pinch hit for J. Zerger in the 6th
b - A. Cuevas pinch hit for M. Aguiluz in the 6th
c - J. Gavilanes substituted for J. Yule in the 8th
d - D. McGowan pinch hit for M. Belsito in the 9th
e - J. Carroll pinch hit for J. Gavilanes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Yule (12, 2nd Inning off J. Ivory, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Dietel 3 (26, 3rd Inning off J. Ivory, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Ivory, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Lefkowitz, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Epstein 2 (24, 5th Inning off J. Ivory, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off S. McManus, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Belsito (14, 6th Inning off S. McManus, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Mill (42, 9th Inning off J. Buck, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Zerger (4, 5th Inning off S. McManus, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Mill 3 , C. Epstein 7 , J. Yule 3 , J. Zerger 5 , M. Townsend , T. Scott , C. Dietel 7 , M. Belsito 3
2-out RBI: J. Yule , J. Zerger , M. Townsend
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Pope , J. Yule , M. Townsend , T. Scott , C. Dietel
Sac Bunt: D. McGowan
Sac Fly: J. Yule 2
Hit by Pitch: I. Mill , C. Pope , J. Carroll
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Pope (17) , M. Aguiluz (1) , M. Belsito (1)
CS: J. Zerger (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Gring (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Mill-Townsend-Dietel)
OF assists: 1 (Mill(Fitzgerald at 2nd base))
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ivory 4.2 8 6 6 1 4 0 73 3.62   
S. McManus 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 1 36 5.65   
R. Lefkowitz BS (6) 1.1 4 3 3 2 1 0 35 3.70   
J. Buck W (9-2) 3.0 3 2 1 1 1 0 42 1.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ivory 27
Batters Faced: J. Ivory 22, S. McManus 9, R. Lefkowitz 10, J. Buck 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ivory 6-3, S. McManus 1-1, R. Lefkowitz 2-1, J. Buck 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ivory 73-52, S. McManus 36-18, R. Lefkowitz 35-17, J. Buck 42-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. McManus 1-1 , R. Lefkowitz 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. McManus , J. Buck 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Gring 3.2 9 8 4 0 3 1 69 6.50   
D. March 3.1 5 3 3 1 4 1 64 4.85   
S. Lewis H (4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 22 3.07   
B. Hallberg BS (2) 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 19 3.38   
J. Woolverton L (3-5) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 20 4.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Gring 20
Batters Faced: C. Gring 20, D. March 16, S. Lewis 5, B. Hallberg 7, J. Woolverton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Gring 3-4, D. March 2-4, S. Lewis 1-1, B. Hallberg 1-1, J. Woolverton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Gring 69-47, D. March 64-42, S. Lewis 22-14, B. Hallberg 19-14, J. Woolverton 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lewis 1-1
WP: D. March , B. Hallberg
Hit Batsmen: J. Woolverton
Balk: D. March
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Epstein
Ballpark: Fountain Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM MT
Time: 4:28
Attendance: 20028
Special Notes: Chris Epstein ties the FH regular season game record for hits with 5.
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