AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
09/18/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 6981 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Gladiators (79-78) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
Halifax Heathens (86-71) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 9 1
Heathens Earn Clutch Win, 2-1
Halifax starter Branden Covington pitched well against the Phoenix Gladiators at Estadio Azteca. The left-hander led his team to a win, 2-1. Halifax reliever Jeff Buck picked up the win to move to 6-4. Ryan Robertson suffered the loss. The triumph puts Halifax at 86-71 for the season.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Halifax third baseman Seth Hardwick, facing Ryan Robertson, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Heathens the 2-1 win.

"Branden was able to locate to both sides, up and down," said Halifax manager David Morris.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McCarthy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 18 55
C. Cawley RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .280 11 36
C. Julio 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .326 9 55
J. Platzer SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .252 15 53
P. Bounds CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .257 32 109
M. Gutierrez DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .310 1 6
M. Pierskalla C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 10 42
A. Carr 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .210 9 27
A. Bonneau LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 3 13
   a-B. Figueroa PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 14 74
Totals 27 1 1 1 2 9 3      
a - B. Figueroa pinch hit for A. Bonneau in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cawley (18, 7th Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cawley 2
Sac Fly: J. Platzer
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Julio (6)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Cawley (3)
Double Plays: 2 (McCarthy-Platzer-Julio, Bonneau-Carr)
OF assists: 2 (Bonneau(Hummel at 3rd base), Cawley(Compton at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hummel CF 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .272 11 29
S. Hardwick 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .314 5 45
E. Kukowski RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .239 18 85
L. Orozco SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .304 25 93
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .298 20 85
C. Smith 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .311 16 65
B. Leonardi DH 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .214 6 22
   a-A. Compton DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 24 95
C. Epstein LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 .213 7 22
P. Gaither C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266 4 25
   b-G. Orozco PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 3 8
Totals 30 2 9 2 5 7 20      
a - A. Compton inserted as DH in the 9th
b - G. Orozco pinch hit for P. Gaither in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Compton (33, 9th Inning off R. Robertson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Leonardi (6, 6th Inning off D. Bruce, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Hummel , S. Hardwick , L. Orozco , J. Fitzgerald , C. Smith 2 , B. Leonardi 4 , A. Compton 2 , G. Orozco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Orozco , J. Fitzgerald , C. Epstein
GIDP: P. Gaither
Sac Bunt: S. Hardwick
Sac Fly: S. Hardwick
Hit by Pitch: B. Leonardi
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Smith (21)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Covington (2)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Bruce 5.1 6 1 1 3 4 1 90 2.63   
H. Berrios 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00   
R. Robertson L (7-6) 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 24 2.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Bruce 53
Batters Faced: D. Bruce 25, H. Berrios 5, R. Robertson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Bruce 6-4, H. Berrios 2-1, R. Robertson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Bruce 90-56, H. Berrios 16-10, R. Robertson 24-17
Hit Batsmen: D. Bruce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington 6.2 1 1 0 1 5 0 90 3.58   
B. Shields 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 3.52   
J. Buck W (6-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 74
Batters Faced: B. Covington 22, B. Shields 5, J. Buck 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 4-10, B. Shields 2-0, J. Buck 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 90-54, B. Shields 20-12, J. Buck 16-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branden Covington
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 34798
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