AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
08/01/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 1291 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (70-38) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 9 1
Phoenix Gladiators (62-46) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Heathens Do In Gladiators, 4-1
The Halifax Heathens beat the Phoenix Gladiators, 4-1. Halifax pitcher and Montebello, California, native Andy Swift led the way. The first-place Heathens, at 70-38, lead the American Conference South Division by 8 games.

Chance Smith helped his team jump on top from the get-go. His first time up in the top of the first, he hit a 0-1 fastball from Rob Alvarez for a run-scoring double, to give Halifax a 1-0 lead.

"Hustle and hard work is a big part of our success," said Smith. "Those qualities define our team."
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brewer LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .281 6 30
C. Smith 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .263 13 69
J. Fitzgerald 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 16 64
   a-E. Kukowski PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 14 38
L. Orozco DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .270 28 71
A. Vega 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .232 6 25
N. Lombardi RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .324 3 19
N. Sumney CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .321 7 47
J. Silva SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .304 0 14
   b-E. Ramirez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313 18 58
   c-S. Hardwick SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 6 44
R. Freeman C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 0 9
Totals 35 4 9 4 3 6 18      
a - E. Kukowski pinch hit for J. Fitzgerald in the 8th
b - E. Ramirez pinch hit for J. Silva in the 9th
c - S. Hardwick substituted for E. Ramirez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Smith (27, 1st Inning off R. Alvarez, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Brewer (19, 1st Inning off R. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Vega (6, 4th Inning off R. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Lombardi 2 (10, 6th Inning off R. Alvarez, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off M. Mascareno, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Brewer 3 , C. Smith 2 , A. Vega 2 , N. Lombardi 5 , N. Sumney , E. Ramirez
2-out RBI: N. Lombardi , N. Sumney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Brewer , E. Kukowski , N. Lombardi , N. Sumney , R. Freeman
Sac Bunt: J. Silva
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Orozco (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Vega (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Smith-Silva-Fitzgerald, Silva-Smith-Fitzgerald)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Julio 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 14 51
W. Villegas RF, 3B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .200 1 2
J. Platzer SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .307 28 85
T. Ariëns 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285 21 69
   b-B. Figueroa PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 12 43
B. Shultz LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .248 9 31
P. Bounds CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277 19 50
V. Gonzalez DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 7 24
   a-Z. Husley DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 2 10
P. McCarthy 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .255 11 31
M. Pierskalla C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 8 38
Totals 30 1 4 1 3 5 12      
a - Z. Husley inserted as DH in the 5th
b - B. Figueroa pinch hit for T. Ariëns in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Villegas (1, 8th Inning off C. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Villegas (1, 6th Inning off A. Swift, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Villegas 6 , T. Ariëns , P. Bounds
2-out RBI: W. Villegas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Figueroa , B. Shultz , M. Pierskalla
GIDP: P. Bounds , P. McCarthy
Hit by Pitch: V. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 6
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Swift W (7-1) 6.1 3 1 1 3 5 1 88 1.88   
C. Johnson H (10) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 3.08   
J. Buck SV (23) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Swift 65
Batters Faced: A. Swift 25, C. Johnson 5, J. Buck 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Swift 7-5, C. Johnson 1-3, J. Buck 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Swift 88-45, C. Johnson 25-12, J. Buck 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Johnson 1-0 , J. Buck 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Swift
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Alvarez L (11-7) 6.1 6 3 3 2 3 0 93 3.66   
M. Mascareno 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 39 4.93   
R. Grados 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alvarez 50
Batters Faced: R. Alvarez 27, M. Mascareno 10, R. Grados 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alvarez 10-6, M. Mascareno 3-1, R. Grados 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alvarez 93-65, M. Mascareno 39-23, R. Grados 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Grados 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Swift
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (93 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM MT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 34698
Special Notes: RF Victor Gonzalez was injured being hit by a pitch.
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