AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
03/29/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX GLADIATORS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
GAME ID: 13 - SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Phoenix Gladiators (1-1) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 1
Fountain Hills 23ers (1-1) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 X 4 10 0
23ers Win Squeaker, 4-3, Over Gladiators
Fountain Hills 23ers starter Curtis Gring pitched a strong game against the Phoenix Gladiators at Fountain Park, leading the 23ers to victory, 4-3. Reliever Dan Mills picked up the win. His record improves to 1-0. Josh Shropshire took the loss. Wade McGonigle picked up the save for Fountain Hills, his 1st of the year.

Jeff Yule, the 2nd overall pick in the 2024 draft, helped out the Fountain Hills cause in the bottom of the fifth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the shortstop was 2 for 4 with 2 singles.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Yule said.

The loss lowers the Phoenix record to 1-1.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McCarthy 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .455 0 3
B. Figueroa DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .091 0 0
   a-Z. Husley DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
J. Platzer SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .571 0 1
C. Julio 1B 5 0 1 0 0 4 5 .125 0 1
T. Ariëns 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .333 0 1
B. Shultz LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .625 0 5
V. Gonzalez RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .250 1 3
P. Bounds CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .300 0 1
M. Pierskalla C 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .143 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 3 2 16 27      
a - Z. Husley inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Bounds (2, 2nd Inning off C. Gring, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Gonzalez (1, 2nd Inning off C. Gring, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. McCarthy 2 , Z. Husley , J. Platzer 2 , C. Julio , T. Ariëns 2 , B. Shultz , V. Gonzalez 4 , P. Bounds 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Figueroa , C. Julio , T. Ariëns , M. Pierskalla
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: P. McCarthy (1) , C. Julio (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Shultz (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Walsh-McCarthy-Julio, Julio-Platzer-Julio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stein 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-J. Perrigin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   d-A. Cuevas 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. McGowan 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .167 0 0
I. Mill CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 3
J. Yule SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .375 0 1
T. Scott RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .375 0 0
T. Lake DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .429 0 1
J. Zerger 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .125 0 1
C. Epstein LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 1 1
   a-B. Massey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
   b-C. Pope LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Kaufman C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 4 2 6 12      
a - B. Massey pinch hit for C. Epstein in the 6th
b - C. Pope substituted for B. Massey in the 7th
c - J. Perrigin pinch hit for B. Stein in the 7th
d - A. Cuevas substituted for J. Perrigin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Scott 2 (2, 2nd Inning off M. Walsh, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off M. Walsh, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Lake (2, 8th Inning off J. Shropshire, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Epstein (1, 3rd Inning off M. Walsh, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stein , I. Mill , J. Yule 2 , T. Scott 4 , T. Lake 2 , J. Zerger , C. Epstein 4 , J. Kaufman
2-out RBI: J. Yule , T. Lake , J. Zerger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Mill , T. Scott , J. Zerger 2 , C. Epstein
GIDP: J. Perrigin , D. McGowan
Team LOB: 6
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Walsh 5.1 7 3 3 2 4 1 93 5.06   
J. Shropshire L (0-1) 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 32 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Walsh 44
Batters Faced: M. Walsh 24, J. Shropshire 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Walsh 6-5, J. Shropshire 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Walsh 93-59, J. Shropshire 32-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Gring 5.1 10 3 3 1 11 1 103 5.06   
J. Woolverton 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 0.00   
S. Lewis 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
D. Mills W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
W. McGonigle SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Gring 46
Batters Faced: C. Gring 27, J. Woolverton 3, S. Lewis 1, D. Mills 5, W. McGonigle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Gring 1-4, J. Woolverton 0-1, S. Lewis 0-0, D. Mills 2-2, W. McGonigle 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Gring 103-71, J. Woolverton 12-6, S. Lewis 5-4, D. Mills 15-11, W. McGonigle 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lewis 1-0 , D. Mills 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Curtis Gring
Ballpark: Fountain Park
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 14 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM MT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 27897
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