AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
09/19/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 6974 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (97-60) 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 7 13 0
Phoenix Gladiators (72-85) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 1
Gladiators Lose at Home, 7-1
The Halifax Heathens rode a solid performance from 24-year-old starting pitcher Andy Swift to a win, beating the Phoenix Gladiators, 7-1, at Gladiators Ballpark. Halifax now has a record of 97-60 with the win.

Tony Vela had a big run-scoring double for the Heathens in the top of the second inning. With Halifax leading 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he got a slider from Johnny Keener, who is tied for 6th in the AC in complete games with 1, and swatted a double to right. It was his 14th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Heathens ahead, 2-0.

"It never gets old," said Vela. "Winning, that is."
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kukowski RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .270 22 71
T. Hummel CF 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 .230 12 38
L. Orozco SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 .310 37 102
A. Compton 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 30 108
J. Fitzgerald DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .303 13 78
G. Orozco LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .272 12 37
C. Smith 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .284 10 45
T. Vela 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 .261 14 48
J. Cole C 4 0 3 3 0 0 2 .260 4 35
Totals 36 7 13 7 5 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Vela 2 (14, 2nd Inning off J. Keener, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off A. Fields, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Orozco (37, 9th Inning off R. Grados, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Kukowski , L. Orozco 5 , J. Fitzgerald 2 , G. Orozco , C. Smith 2 , T. Vela 4 , J. Cole 3
2-out RBI: T. Hummel , T. Vela , J. Cole 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kukowski , T. Hummel , L. Orozco
GIDP: A. Compton , J. Cole
Hit by Pitch: E. Kukowski
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Fitzgerald (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Orozco-Smith-Vela)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McCarthy 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .228 11 56
V. Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249 10 51
J. Platzer SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289 29 86
Z. Husley 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .221 19 66
J. Wagner CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .213 21 66
N. Richardson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 2 15
C. Cawley DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .199 2 11
   a-T. Ariëns DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 29 85
G. Crear 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .228 5 21
R. Atkins LF 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .244 16 60
Totals 34 1 8 1 1 11 11      
a - T. Ariëns inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Husley (22, 2nd Inning off A. Swift, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. McCarthy , V. Gonzalez , Z. Husley 3 , G. Crear , R. Atkins 3
2-out RBI: R. Atkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. McCarthy , J. Platzer , C. Cawley
GIDP: V. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Wagner (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Husley-Platzer-Crear, Crear-Platzer)
OF assists: 1 (Gonzalez(Orozco at 3rd base))
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Swift W (2-3) 6.2 5 1 1 1 7 0 91 5.74   
A. D'Alberto 2.1 3 0 0 0 4 0 43 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Swift 66
Batters Faced: A. Swift 25, A. D'Alberto 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Swift 5-7, A. D'Alberto 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Swift 91-62, A. D'Alberto 43-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. D'Alberto 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Keener L (8-10) 5.1 8 3 3 2 4 0 93 4.35   
A. Fields 2.0 3 3 2 3 1 0 50 5.37   
R. Grados 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 1 25 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Keener 42
Batters Faced: J. Keener 23, A. Fields 12, R. Grados 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Keener 8-1, A. Fields 1-3, R. Grados 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Keener 93-54, A. Fields 50-25, R. Grados 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Grados 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Fields
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Swift
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM MT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 24098
Thursday, November 20th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82