AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT DETROIT GIANTS
07/18/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 1206 - TUESDAY, JULY 18TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fountain Hills 23ers (40-61) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 11 0
Detroit Giants (52-49) 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 X 7 14 0
Giants Slap 7-3 Loss on Fountain Hills
2023 is shaping up to be a forgettable year for the Fountain Hills 23ers.

The Detroit Giants stopped the Fountain Hills 23ers, 7-3, at Ballpark of Detroit. The Giants got a big game from Ryan Forsythe, who hit 2 home runs. Quito Herrera, who went 5 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 1 run on 4 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 7. His record now stands at 2-2.

Bill Shahan contributed to the Detroit win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

Forsythe attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."

Their 52-49 record puts the Giants second in the American Conference North East Division.
FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stein 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .232 4 24
C. Pope RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .266 6 23
I. Mill 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .310 13 61
K. Stansberry LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .232 5 34
D. McGowan SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .212 7 37
A. Lietz DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .195 6 26
J. DeLong C 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .320 7 10
R. Collins CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .194 1 9
M. Townsend 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .263 12 38
Totals 37 3 11 3 3 12 20      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Mill 2 (31, 4th Inning off Q. Herrera, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off L. Maher, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. McGowan (16, 6th Inning off C. Fitzsimmons, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Lietz (6, 6th Inning off C. Fitzsimmons, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stein , I. Mill 4 , K. Stansberry , D. McGowan 2 , A. Lietz 5 , J. DeLong 3 , R. Collins
2-out RBI: A. Lietz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Pope 2 , K. Stansberry , R. Collins
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Stansberry (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Stansberry(Forsythe at home), Stansberry(Witt at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Valentine SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .250 1 23
C. Lutz DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .226 24 62
K. Brosch LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .315 18 55
S. McLaughlin CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 11 45
A. Mejia 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 19 74
R. Forsythe 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .292 15 59
J. Joyner RF 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .244 12 39
C. Witt C 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .261 1 6
B. Shahan 2B 3 1 2 3 0 1 1 .226 3 14
Totals 34 7 14 7 2 4 9      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Valentine (25, 1st Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Forsythe (20, 2nd Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Joyner (18, 4th Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Witt (4, 6th Inning off J. Porter, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Forsythe 2 (15, 4th Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Porter, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Shahan (3, 4th Inning off M. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Brosch (18, 5th Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Valentine 3 , C. Lutz , K. Brosch 4 , A. Mejia , R. Forsythe 10 , J. Joyner 2 , C. Witt 4 , B. Shahan 5
2-out RBI: , B. Shahan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Valentine 2 , A. Mejia
Sac Bunt: B. Shahan
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Mejia (1)
FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Martinez L (1-6) 4.1 9 5 5 1 1 3 91 11.02   
J. Porter 3.2 5 2 2 1 3 1 55 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Martinez 25
Batters Faced: M. Martinez 21, J. Porter 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Martinez 8-2, J. Porter 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Martinez 91-57, J. Porter 55-38
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Q. Herrera W (2-2) 5.0 4 1 1 2 7 0 73 5.45   
C. Fitzsimmons 2.2 5 2 2 0 3 1 54 5.72   
L. Maher H (3) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.78   
D. Wickliffe SV (18) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: Q. Herrera 60
Batters Faced: Q. Herrera 20, C. Fitzsimmons 13, L. Maher 6, D. Wickliffe 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Q. Herrera 4-3, C. Fitzsimmons 3-2, L. Maher 1-1, D. Wickliffe 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Q. Herrera 73-46, C. Fitzsimmons 54-38, L. Maher 19-10, D. Wickliffe 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Maher 1-0 , D. Wickliffe 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Forsythe
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 25946
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