AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
07/18/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 1207 - TUESDAY, JULY 18TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (60-41) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 12 0
Austin Desperados (56-45) 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 8 0
Desperados Take Tight Tilt, 4-3
The Austin Desperados handed the Halifax Heathens a loss at Dell Diamond. The final score was 4-3. Jim Sykora was one of the major contributors for Austin. In addition to his 1 single and 1 home run, he scored 1 run and drove in 2. The second-place Desperados bumped their record to 56-45.

With Austin leading 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Sykora batted against Halifax pitcher Efrain Gutierrez. Sykora hit a changeup to left for a solo home run. His 17th home run of the season put the Desperados on top, 4-1.

"If you ever get this game figured out," said Halifax manager David Morris, "let me know."
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .319 7 33
   b-J. Gonzalez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 1 14
E. Kukowski RF, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .271 25 71
L. Orozco SS 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .300 31 85
J. Herrera DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .337 9 47
T. Vela 1B, 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .289 14 48
C. Smith 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .297 7 59
M. Costello LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .239 6 25
B. Richards C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .226 15 44
J. Romo 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .138 1 3
   a-G. Orozco PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 9 34
Totals 38 3 12 3 2 9 22      
a - G. Orozco pinch hit for J. Romo in the 8th
b - J. Gonzalez pinch ran for N. Sumney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Orozco (28, 7th Inning off J. Mitchell, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Vela (1, 2nd Inning off J. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Costello (6, 6th Inning off J. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney 2 , E. Kukowski , L. Orozco 3 , T. Vela 3 , C. Smith 3 , M. Costello 5 , J. Romo
2-out RBI: M. Costello
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Vela 2 , B. Richards
Hit by Pitch: E. Kukowski
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Sumney(Serna at home))
PB: B. Richards
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .265 6 41
R. Dozal 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .258 8 39
L. Serna RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .296 30 75
J. Sykora 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .238 17 54
J. Chennault LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .218 17 42
R. Alamo SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .281 8 49
D. Jimenez C 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .236 8 28
E. Abreu DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 8 23
E. Barlow 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 0 12
Totals 30 4 8 4 3 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Serna (20, 1st Inning off E. Gutierrez, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Dozal (19, 3rd Inning off E. Gutierrez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sykora (17, 5th Inning off E. Gutierrez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin , R. Dozal 2 , L. Serna 3 , J. Sykora 5 , J. Chennault 2
2-out RBI: J. Sykora
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Serna , J. Sykora , D. Jimenez 2 , E. Barlow
Sac Fly: D. Jimenez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Austin (32) , J. Sykora (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Serna-Jimenez)
OF assists: 1 (Serna(Sumney at home))
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gutierrez L (6-3) 5.0 7 4 4 2 2 1 98 3.87   
C. Booth 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 46 7.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gutierrez 37
Batters Faced: E. Gutierrez 23, C. Booth 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gutierrez 6-6, C. Booth 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gutierrez 98-57, C. Booth 46-28
WP: E. Gutierrez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mitchell W (7-4) 7.2 11 3 3 1 7 1 107 4.43   
C. Oren H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.09   
B. Baucke SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mitchell 51
Batters Faced: J. Mitchell 35, C. Oren 1, B. Baucke 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mitchell 10-5, C. Oren 1-0, B. Baucke 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mitchell 107-76, C. Oren 2-1, B. Baucke 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Oren 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Mitchell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Sykora
Ballpark: Dell Diamond
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 29532
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