AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES
07/29/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES
GAME ID: 1260 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (68-37) 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 10 18 2
Daytona Beach Sea Turtles (38-67) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 1
Daytona Beach Roughed Up By Heathens
The Halifax Heathens defeated the Daytona Beach Sea Turtles, 10-2, in American Conference action at Leatherback Park. Leo Orozco pulled his weight. The 11-year veteran went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. Chris Johnson earned the save, his 2nd, for the Heathens. Halifax leads the American Conference South Division by 7½ games.

With Halifax leading 3-1 in the top of the third, Seth Hardwick hit a run-scoring single off Daytona Beach pitcher Lorenzo Villarreal. It put the Heathens ahead 4-1.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Hardwick said. "We did a good job of that today."
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE DAYTONA BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 6 1 1 1 0 1 1 .324 7 46
E. Kukowski RF 6 2 2 1 0 1 3 .238 13 37
L. Orozco SS 4 3 3 4 1 0 1 .272 27 69
E. Ramirez DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .314 18 58
A. Brewer LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .289 6 30
J. Fitzgerald 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .304 15 61
C. Smith 2B 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .264 13 68
S. Hardwick 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .288 6 44
P. Gaither C 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .268 2 29
   a-N. Lombardi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 3 17
   b-R. Freeman C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 9
Totals 45 10 18 10 2 7 18      
a - N. Lombardi pinch hit for P. Gaither in the 9th
b - R. Freeman substituted for N. Lombardi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Smith 2 (26, 7th Inning off J. Miller, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off W. Olejnik, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Ramirez (26, 8th Inning off J. Miller, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Brewer (18, 8th Inning off W. Olejnik, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Orozco 2 (27, 1st Inning off L. Villarreal, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Miller, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Kukowski (13, 1st Inning off L. Villarreal, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Sumney , E. Kukowski 5 , L. Orozco 9 , E. Ramirez 3 , A. Brewer 3 , J. Fitzgerald , C. Smith 5 , S. Hardwick 2 , P. Gaither 2
2-out RBI: E. Ramirez , C. Smith , S. Hardwick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kukowski , S. Hardwick 2 , P. Gaither 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Kukowski (23)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Hardwick (5) , P. Gaither (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bopp SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 2 7
E. Lewis 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 4 26
A. Rakers LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .321 10 36
E. Kraft 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .228 15 46
J. Thompson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .217 8 39
A. McConnell DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .236 5 18
M. Root CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .226 9 44
M. Santiago 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 9 26
C. Wagner C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .242 5 30
Totals 31 2 4 2 2 9 7      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Root 2 (22, 4th Inning off A. D'Alberto, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. McConnell (5, 2nd Inning off A. D'Alberto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Lewis , A. McConnell 4 , M. Root 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bopp , E. Kraft , M. Santiago
Sac Fly: E. Kraft
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rakers (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Root (5)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE DAYTONA BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. D'Alberto W (10-3) 5.2 3 2 1 2 4 1 93 3.74   
C. Johnson SV (2) 3.1 1 0 0 0 5 0 30 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. D'Alberto 59
Batters Faced: A. D'Alberto 23, C. Johnson 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. D'Alberto 6-7, C. Johnson 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. D'Alberto 93-54, C. Johnson 30-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Villarreal L (0-1) 5.2 11 5 5 2 2 2 105 7.94   
J. Miller 1.2 5 4 4 0 3 1 28 4.72   
W. Olejnik 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 39 7.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Villarreal 27
Batters Faced: L. Villarreal 30, J. Miller 10, W. Olejnik 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Villarreal 8-7, J. Miller 0-2, W. Olejnik 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Villarreal 105-61, J. Miller 28-19, W. Olejnik 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Miller 1-0 , W. Olejnik 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leo Orozco
Ballpark: Leatherback Park
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 9589
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