AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
07/07/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
GAME ID: 1114 - MONDAY, JULY 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals (55-38) 0 2 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 10 12 1
Fountain Hills 23ers (47-46) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Fountain Hills Loss Tarnishes Zerger Performance
Joe Zerger had a good game, but he could not keep the Fountain Hills 23ers from falling, 10-4, to the Cincinnati Royals at Fountain Park. The Fountain Hills second baseman was 3-3 with 2 home runs, a triple, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice in the loss. The winning pitcher was Josh Huggins. He tossed 89 pitches over 5.2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits. Kevin Kovach earned the save for Cincinnati, his 2nd.

Cincinnati used a well-timed hit by Jay Bloms to capture the win. The third baseman socked a bases-clearing double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Royals ahead, 6-3. Though it was his only hit in 6 at-bats, it was important.

Said Cincinnati manager Justin Aaron: "Our approach was outstanding all night long."

The third-place Royals are now 55-38, the 23ers 47-46.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bloms 3B 6 0 1 3 0 2 3 .285 6 34
A. Jalbert 1B 5 1 2 0 1 2 1 .328 14 61
R. Brown RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .288 16 55
S. King SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .238 0 17
J. Paulsen CF 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .263 11 31
B. Brewer DH 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 .429 1 5
J. York 2B 3 2 0 0 2 0 6 .264 8 25
J. Blake LF 5 1 2 4 0 2 5 .295 9 36
M. Rankin C 3 1 1 0 2 1 5 .194 8 34
Totals 36 10 12 10 7 10 27      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Rankin (13, 2nd Inning off T. Motyl, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Paulsen (14, 4th Inning off T. Motyl, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bloms (18, 4th Inning off T. Motyl, 3 on, 2 outs) , A. Jalbert (30, 6th Inning off P. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. King (16, 8th Inning off T. Tygart, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Blake (9, 2nd Inning off T. Motyl, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bloms 2 , A. Jalbert 3 , S. King 4 , J. Paulsen 2 , B. Brewer 2 , J. Blake 5 , M. Rankin 2
2-out RBI: J. Bloms , J. Blake
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bloms , R. Brown , M. Rankin
GIDP: J. York
Sac Fly: B. Brewer
Hit by Pitch: J. Paulsen , B. Brewer 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: A. Jalbert (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Jalbert-King-Jalbert, King-York-Jalbert)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Mill CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 4 16
D. McGowan 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .282 5 26
C. Pope LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .277 6 36
J. Yule SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263 20 69
J. Zerger 2B 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .266 8 26
B. Stein 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 2 7
J. Mahan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 0 1
   a-T. Lake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 1 6
J. Perrigin RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 10 34
B. Massey DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218 8 30
Totals 33 4 7 4 2 7 8      
a - T. Lake pinch hit for J. Mahan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Pope (20, 1st Inning off J. Huggins, 1 on, 1 out) , D. McGowan 2 (32, 1st Inning off J. Huggins, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Huggins, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Zerger (2, 6th Inning off J. Huggins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Zerger 2 (8, 1st Inning off J. Huggins, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Huggins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. McGowan 4 , C. Pope 2 , J. Zerger 11 , J. Perrigin
2-out RBI: J. Zerger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Yule , B. Stein
GIDP: B. Stein , B. Massey
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Yule-Zerger-Stein)
OF assists: 1 (Perrigin(Rankin at 3rd base))
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Huggins W (7-6) 5.2 7 4 4 0 4 2 89 4.23   
K. Kovach SV (2) 3.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 54 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Huggins 43
Batters Faced: J. Huggins 23, K. Kovach 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Huggins 8-4, K. Kovach 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Huggins 89-61, K. Kovach 54-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kovach 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Motyl L (7-6) 3.2 6 6 6 2 5 1 71 4.56   
P. Rodriguez 1.2 5 4 4 4 2 0 61 6.12   
T. Tygart 3.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 43 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Motyl 26
Batters Faced: T. Motyl 19, P. Rodriguez 15, T. Tygart 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Motyl 3-2, P. Rodriguez 0-3, T. Tygart 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Motyl 71-44, P. Rodriguez 61-32, T. Tygart 43-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Rodriguez 1-0 , T. Tygart 3-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Motyl , P. Rodriguez , T. Tygart
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Zerger
Ballpark: Fountain Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM MT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 20632
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