AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
07/08/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 1046 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fountain Hills 23ers (42-46) 0 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 3 12 18 1
Chicago Gangsters (33-55) 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 9 11 0
Tibbs Mashes 2 Homers in 12-9 Fountain Hills Win
A 5-RBI performance from Joe Tibbs helped the Fountain Hills 23ers beat the Chicago Gangsters, 12-9. Tom Mott notched the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 1.1 innings. His record now sits at 4-2. Stuart Taylor was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 11 of 13 save opportunities.

Fountain Hills used the timely hitting of Isaiah Mill to seize the win. The center fielder stroked a 2-run single in the top of the ninth inning to put the 23ers on top, 12-9. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Mill. "And not try to do too much."

The loss makes Chicago 33-55.
FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Zembower LF 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 .240 4 34
D. McGowan 3B 5 2 4 2 1 0 2 .246 2 27
T. Scott RF 5 1 2 1 1 1 4 .299 3 22
I. Mill CF 5 0 1 2 1 3 6 .276 5 31
J. Tibbs DH 5 3 4 5 0 1 4 .238 4 20
D. Canady SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .181 2 7
J. Gavilanes 2B 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .222 3 26
J. Zerger 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .268 4 16
A. Conrad C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-A. Cuevas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308 1 2
   b-J. Kaufman C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 3 11
Totals 42 12 18 12 6 10 30      
a - A. Cuevas pinch hit for A. Conrad in the 9th
b - J. Kaufman substituted for A. Cuevas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Zerger (11, 4th Inning off S. Palacios, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Zembower (21, 5th Inning off S. Palacios, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Gavilanes 2 (20, 7th Inning off B. Kauppinen, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off C. Zich, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Canady (2, 2nd Inning off S. Palacios, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Tibbs 2 (4, 2nd Inning off S. Palacios, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Kauppinen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Zembower 3 , D. McGowan 4 , T. Scott 2 , I. Mill , J. Tibbs 10 , D. Canady 3 , J. Gavilanes 5 , J. Zerger 2
2-out RBI: D. McGowan , I. Mill , J. Zerger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Tibbs , D. Canady , J. Zerger , A. Conrad 2
GIDP: I. Mill
Sac Fly: J. Tibbs , J. Gavilanes
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Scott (1) , J. Tibbs (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gavilanes (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Bravo CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .244 11 31
N. Pratt 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .211 9 35
   b-J. Wish PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 12 27
   c-M. Gonzalez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 0 1
E. Drake DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .235 4 22
M. Bower RF 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .219 2 15
J. Reiss 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 1 2
J. Kuhn C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .240 4 9
J. Fritz SS 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .231 4 16
B. Manuele 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .229 11 30
K. Castro LF 3 2 3 4 0 0 0 .236 9 33
   a-P. Morgan PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 6 21
Totals 38 9 11 9 2 10 13      
a - P. Morgan pinch hit for K. Castro in the 8th
b - J. Wish pinch hit for N. Pratt in the 8th
c - M. Gonzalez substituted for J. Wish in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Fritz (10, 2nd Inning off A. Fabian, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Bower (5, 4th Inning off A. Fabian, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Castro 2 (9, 5th Inning off A. Fabian, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Tygart, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Bower (2, 5th Inning off A. Fabian, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Fritz (4, 7th Inning off T. Tygart, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Bravo , N. Pratt , E. Drake , M. Bower 7 , J. Fritz 6 , K. Castro 9
2-out RBI: J. Fritz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Drake , M. Bower , J. Fritz , B. Manuele
Sac Bunt: J. Reiss
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Fritz (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fritz-Pratt-Reiss)
FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fabian 4.1 8 5 4 0 4 2 75 4.17   
T. Tygart 2.1 3 4 4 2 4 2 50 5.08   
T. Mott W (4-2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 4.67   
S. Taylor SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fabian 33
Batters Faced: A. Fabian 22, T. Tygart 12, T. Mott 4, S. Taylor 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fabian 5-4, T. Tygart 1-2, T. Mott 0-2, S. Taylor 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fabian 75-51, T. Tygart 50-31, T. Mott 18-12, S. Taylor 12-7
WP: A. Fabian
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Palacios 4.1 9 6 6 1 5 1 73 3.87   
B. Kauppinen 2.0 4 2 2 2 1 1 52 6.94   
A. Bennett 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 24 4.38   
C. Zich L (3-4), BS (4) 1.2 3 3 3 2 3 0 37 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Palacios 25
Batters Faced: S. Palacios 23, B. Kauppinen 11, A. Bennett 6, C. Zich 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Palacios 4-4, B. Kauppinen 3-1, A. Bennett 1-1, C. Zich 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Palacios 73-49, B. Kauppinen 52-30, A. Bennett 24-16, C. Zich 37-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kauppinen 1-0 , A. Bennett 1-0 , C. Zich 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Tibbs
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 15016
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