AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
04/11/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 107 - SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Fire (5-4) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 9 0
Halifax Heathens (5-4) 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 X 5 7 1
San Francisco Dealt 5-4 Defeat
The Halifax Heathens defeated the San Francisco Fire, 5-4, in American Conference action at Estadio Azteca. Halifax pitcher Branden Covington had a standout performance. San Francisco falls to 5-4.

Andres Vega drove in one run for Halifax. With one out and the game tied in the bottom of the sixth inning, Vega had a clutch at-bat. Facing San Francisco hurler Joe Woolverton, he hit a sacrifice fly to give the Heathens a 4-3 lead.

"Branden -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Heathens manager David Morris. "He was the key to us winning."
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Villegas RF, CF 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .314 2 4
J. Hofland LF 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .429 0 0
D. Ward 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .344 3 9
J. Clare 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .343 0 3
J. Mullinax 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .212 0 1
N. Cusack DH 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .147 0 2
K. Nash SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .324 0 6
J. Kober C 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .148 0 3
R. Tangorra CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .077 1 2
   a-M. Babcock PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Acosta CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4 5 7 21      
a - M. Babcock pinch hit for R. Tangorra in the 8th
b - D. Acosta substituted for M. Babcock in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kober (2, 2nd Inning off B. Covington, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Nash (2, 6th Inning off B. Shields, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hofland 3 , D. Ward , J. Clare , J. Mullinax , K. Nash 3 , J. Kober 2
2-out RBI: N. Cusack , K. Nash
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Villegas , D. Ward , J. Clare , K. Nash , R. Tangorra
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .438 1 5
   b-K. Tarrant CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Orozco PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265 4 4
   d-T. Stevens LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 1 4
S. Hardwick 3B, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .379 0 1
E. Ramirez DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .296 1 5
E. Kukowski RF, LF 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .176 0 2
N. Lombardi LF, CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .267 0 1
J. Fitzgerald 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .184 3 6
C. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .094 0 0
J. Silva SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   a-A. Vega SS, 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 0 2
J. Elder C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 1
Totals 30 5 7 5 3 6 11      
a - A. Vega substituted for J. Silva in the 1st
b - K. Tarrant substituted for N. Sumney in the 4th
c - L. Orozco pinch hit for K. Tarrant in the 7th
d - T. Stevens substituted for L. Orozco in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Ramirez (3, 5th Inning off P. Daughtry, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Lombardi (1, 6th Inning off P. Daughtry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Orozco (4, 7th Inning off J. Woolverton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney , L. Orozco 4 , S. Hardwick , E. Ramirez 3 , E. Kukowski , N. Lombardi 3
2-out RBI: , E. Ramirez 2 , E. Kukowski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kukowski , N. Lombardi
Sac Fly: A. Vega
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Vega (1)
OF assists: 2 (Kukowski(Ward at 2nd base), Kukowski(Kober at home))
PB: J. Elder
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Daughtry 5.0 6 4 4 2 4 0 83 6.30   
J. Woolverton L (0-1) 3.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 44 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Daughtry 41
Batters Faced: P. Daughtry 23, J. Woolverton 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Daughtry 5-6, J. Woolverton 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Daughtry 83-53, J. Woolverton 44-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Woolverton 1-1
WP: P. Daughtry
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington 5.0 5 2 1 1 3 0 75 6.00   
B. Shields W (1-0), BS (1) 3.0 3 2 2 4 4 0 63 2.84   
J. Buck SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 53
Batters Faced: B. Covington 21, B. Shields 16, J. Buck 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 8-3, B. Shields 2-3, J. Buck 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 75-48, B. Shields 63-31, J. Buck 10-7
WP: B. Shields
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branden Covington
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Rain (50 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 34188
Special Notes: SS Julio Silva was injured in a collision at a base. CF Nick Sumney was injured while running the bases.
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