AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
07/25/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 1261 - THURSDAY, JULY 25TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Gladiators (44-62) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 8 1
Halifax Heathens (66-40) 0 0 5 3 0 0 3 1 X 12 17 0
Red-Hot Sumney Scorches Gladiators
Nick Sumney had an answer for everything the Phoenix Gladiators threw at him at Estadio Azteca. The Halifax center fielder went 5-for-5 in the game to put his name in the record book and give the Heathens a win, 12-6.

Summing up his batting philosophy to BNN writers after the game, Sumney said, "I just see the ball and I hit it."

Nick Sumney singled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, doubled in the 6th and singled in the 7th.

This year, Sumney has hit 12 home runs and posted a .319 batting average.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Julio 1B 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 .309 14 71
V. Gonzalez RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .265 3 31
   b-R. Atkins PH, RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 3 29
J. Platzer SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .287 17 43
T. Ariëns 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .285 21 60
B. Shultz LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 12 47
   a-G. Crear LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .198 3 14
J. Wagner CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .220 16 39
Z. Husley DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .226 15 44
P. McCarthy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .220 7 34
F. Radtke C 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .177 6 25
Totals 35 6 8 6 3 12 13      
a - G. Crear substituted for B. Shultz in the 2nd
b - R. Atkins pinch hit for V. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Platzer (25, 8th Inning off J. Ojeda, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Crear (5, 8th Inning off A. D'Alberto, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Ariëns (19, 8th Inning off J. Ojeda, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Julio (14, 6th Inning off B. Covington, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Julio 4 , J. Platzer 2 , T. Ariëns 2 , B. Shultz , G. Crear 2 , Z. Husley 2 , F. Radtke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. McCarthy , F. Radtke 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Atkins
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Ariëns (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Ariëns-McCarthy-Julio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 5 2 5 1 0 0 0 .319 12 45
E. Kukowski RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .261 15 41
L. Orozco DH 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 .315 30 81
A. Compton 3B, 2B 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .232 21 74
J. Fitzgerald 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .302 7 38
C. Smith 2B 3 0 2 3 0 0 1 .266 7 31
   a-T. Vela PR, 3B 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .254 7 27
S. Hardwick SS 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .305 1 35
B. Richards C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .255 6 22
G. Orozco LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .247 5 22
Totals 40 12 17 12 3 5 21      
a - T. Vela pinch ran for C. Smith in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Smith (25, 3rd Inning off O. Malave, 3 on, 2 outs) , N. Sumney (23, 6th Inning off H. Berrios, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Hardwick (12, 7th Inning off D. Espinosa, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Vela (7, 8th Inning off D. Espinosa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney 6 , L. Orozco , A. Compton 2 , J. Fitzgerald , C. Smith 3 , T. Vela 5 , S. Hardwick 2 , B. Richards 2 , G. Orozco
2-out RBI: L. Orozco , A. Compton , C. Smith , T. Vela
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Orozco 2 , S. Hardwick
GIDP: B. Richards
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Kukowski (4)
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Malave L (3-3) 3.1 6 5 1 1 1 0 53 3.61   
H. Berrios 3.0 7 5 5 1 3 0 56 4.69   
D. Espinosa 1.2 4 2 2 1 1 1 38 11.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Malave 34
Batters Faced: O. Malave 17, H. Berrios 16, D. Espinosa 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Malave 6-2, H. Berrios 3-2, D. Espinosa 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: O. Malave 53-32, H. Berrios 56-37, D. Espinosa 38-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Espinosa 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington W (12-4) 6.1 4 2 2 1 8 1 93 2.83   
J. Ojeda 0.2 3 4 4 1 2 0 26 3.29   
A. D'Alberto 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 64
Batters Faced: B. Covington 24, J. Ojeda 7, A. D'Alberto 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 7-4, J. Ojeda 0-0, A. D'Alberto 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 93-59, J. Ojeda 26-13, A. D'Alberto 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ojeda 1-0 , A. D'Alberto 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Ojeda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Sumney
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 34781
Special Notes: LF Brian Shultz was injured in a collision at a base. 2B Chance Smith was injured while running the bases. Nick Sumney ties the HH regular season game record for hits with 5.
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