AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
07/21/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 1202 - TUESDAY, JULY 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Desperados (56-45) 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 9 16 0
Halifax Heathens (64-37) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Desperados Deal Heathens 9-2 Loss
The Austin Desperados defeated the Halifax Heathens, 9-2, in American Conference action at Estadio Azteca. John Austin pulled his weight. The 9-year veteran was 4 for 6 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The third-place Desperados sport a record of 56-45.

In the first inning, Austin had a 2-run home run for Austin. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Desperados on top, 2-0.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Austin said.
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Martinez LF 5 3 3 0 1 1 2 .302 12 45
J. Austin CF 6 1 4 2 0 0 2 .271 11 40
F. Halici RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .274 1 7
J. Griffin 3B 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .258 5 29
D. Riggi 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .257 8 34
M. Smith C 5 1 2 0 0 1 6 .270 7 14
M. Fishburn DH 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .286 5 23
J. Priest 2B 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 .219 3 20
J. Hamill SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .254 5 24
   a-P. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .177 4 13
   b-G. Hearn SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 8 27
Totals 43 9 16 8 4 11 28      
a - P. Martin pinch hit for J. Hamill in the 7th
b - G. Hearn substituted for P. Martin in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Priest (6, 2nd Inning off J. Hart, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Smith (7, 4th Inning off J. Hart, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Fishburn (9, 4th Inning off J. Hart, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Austin (21, 5th Inning off J. Hart, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Riggi (17, 6th Inning off J. Hart, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Austin (11, 1st Inning off J. Hart, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Martinez 3 , J. Austin 8 , F. Halici , J. Griffin , D. Riggi 3 , M. Smith 3 , M. Fishburn 2 , J. Priest 3
2-out RBI: D. Riggi , M. Fishburn , J. Priest
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Martinez , J. Austin , J. Griffin , M. Smith , J. Hamill , P. Martin
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Martinez (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Smith 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .260 13 64
E. Kukowski CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .235 12 34
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .309 14 57
N. Lombardi RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .310 3 16
A. Vega 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .229 6 24
R. Freeman C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .232 0 5
J. Silva SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .315 0 13
E. Ramirez DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 18 57
   a-A. Brewer DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 5 23
   b-S. Hardwick DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 5 38
K. Tarrant LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .277 0 6
Totals 32 2 5 2 2 8 12      
a - A. Brewer inserted as DH in the 7th
b - S. Hardwick inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Kukowski (17, 4th Inning off J. Cordova, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Kukowski 2 , N. Lombardi , A. Vega , R. Freeman , K. Tarrant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kukowski , J. Silva
Hit by Pitch: R. Freeman
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
PB: R. Freeman
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cordova W (8-4) 6.1 4 2 2 2 6 0 104 2.82   
I. Esparza 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 36 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cordova 61
Batters Faced: J. Cordova 26, I. Esparza 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cordova 6-7, I. Esparza 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cordova 104-63, I. Esparza 36-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Esparza 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Cordova
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hart L (5-4) 5.2 8 4 3 0 7 1 89 2.61   
A. Morales 1.1 5 4 4 2 1 0 35 2.36   
J. Bruckert 1.2 3 1 1 2 3 0 49 4.85   
S. McManus 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hart 46
Batters Faced: J. Hart 25, A. Morales 11, J. Bruckert 10, S. McManus 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hart 7-3, A. Morales 1-2, J. Bruckert 1-1, S. McManus 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hart 89-65, A. Morales 35-20, J. Bruckert 49-33, S. McManus 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morales 1-1 , S. McManus 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Austin
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 34697
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