AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
05/30/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 702 - FRIDAY, MAY 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (26-33) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 6 10 0
Cincinnati Royals (38-21) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 5 8 1
Heathens Edge Royals, 6-5
The Halifax Heathens weathered an outstanding game by Cincinnati designated hitter Rick Brown to topple the Royals, 6-5. Brown went 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Halifax pitcher Pat Nicholas got the win. He's now 1-0. Stuart Maness was tagged with the loss. Jeff Buck wrapped it up, recording his 14th save.

A defensive lapse proved costly in the contest. In the top of the seventh, with the game tied, Andres Vega was at the plate when Halifax scored 1 on an error. The miscue enabled the Heathens to go in front, 5-4.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Vega told a Halifax Herald reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."

The third-place Heathens hiked their record to 26-33.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 4 22
   a-A. Vega PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Hummel CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 4 6
S. Hardwick 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .311 1 12
E. Kukowski RF 3 1 0 0 2 3 1 .222 6 29
L. Orozco SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .288 7 25
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .288 7 26
C. Smith 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .251 3 19
A. Compton DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .229 7 33
K. Tarrant LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .292 1 13
P. Gaither C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .226 0 2
   c-N. Dubiel PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   d-G. McManus C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 3 18
Totals 36 6 10 4 3 10 12      
a - A. Vega pinch hit for N. Sumney in the 7th
b - T. Hummel substituted for A. Vega in the 7th
c - N. Dubiel pinch hit for P. Gaither in the 9th
d - G. McManus substituted for N. Dubiel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Fitzgerald (23, 8th Inning off M. McCracken, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Orozco (7, 7th Inning off S. Maness, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Hardwick , L. Orozco 4 , J. Fitzgerald 3 , C. Smith , A. Compton , K. Tarrant 2 , P. Gaither , N. Dubiel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Vega , S. Hardwick , L. Orozco , A. Compton
GIDP: A. Compton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Kukowski (19)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Sumney(Brown at 3rd base))
PB: P. Gaither
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Brown DH 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .286 11 39
A. Jalbert 1B 5 0 2 0 0 3 1 .321 10 41
A. Baltzley CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .151 1 6
E. Hayes LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .284 14 39
J. Paulsen RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .265 8 20
M. Henschel SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .167 0 0
J. York 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .222 1 4
M. Rankin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 5 24
A. Marshall 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .209 1 9
Totals 34 5 8 5 4 14 15      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Brown (17, 4th Inning off A. D'Alberto, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Jalbert (20, 7th Inning off P. Nicholas, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Brown (11, 9th Inning off J. Buck, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Brown 6 , A. Jalbert 3 , J. Paulsen , J. York , A. Marshall 2
2-out RBI: , R. Brown 2 , J. Paulsen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Hayes 2 , J. Paulsen , M. Henschel
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Baltzley (6) , M. Henschel (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Jalbert (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Henschel-York-Jalbert)
OF assists: 1 (Baltzley(Hummel at 3rd base))
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. D'Alberto 5.1 6 4 4 4 8 0 94 3.89   
P. Nicholas W (1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 32 0.00   
J. Buck SV (14) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. D'Alberto 44
Batters Faced: A. D'Alberto 25, P. Nicholas 9, J. Buck 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. D'Alberto 2-5, P. Nicholas 2-1, J. Buck 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. D'Alberto 94-60, P. Nicholas 32-25, J. Buck 15-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Maness L (3-4) 6.2 6 5 4 2 6 1 97 3.88   
M. McCracken 1.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 31 3.66   
J. Wagner 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Maness 48
Batters Faced: S. Maness 27, M. McCracken 9, J. Wagner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Maness 8-5, M. McCracken 0-1, J. Wagner 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Maness 97-61, M. McCracken 31-20, J. Wagner 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. McCracken 1-1 , J. Wagner 2-1
WP: S. Maness
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Brown
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 34720
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