AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHILADELPHIA MARAUDERS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
10/11/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHILADELPHIA MARAUDERS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 13898 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Marauders 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 3
Halifax Heathens 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 6 0
Raucous Estadio Azteca Crowd Propels Heathens to 3-1 Victory; Series Tied at 1
The Halifax Heathens took down the Philadelphia Marauders by the score of 3-1 and moved into a 1-1 tie in the Championship Series. The largest share of the credit belongs to Halifax starter Branden Covington, who threw 6.1 innings of 3-hit ball.

Josh Fitzgerald, who finished 3rd in the AC in batting average with .301 in 2022, took Philadelphia hurler Carlos Mendez deep in the bottom of the first. His 3-run home run put the Heathens on top, 3-0. In all, Fitzgerald had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

Halifax manager David Morris called it "a pretty good win."

The next game is set to be played for Sunday, October 13th , 2024 at Marauders Ballpark in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pierce LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273 4 5
P. Rangel DH 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .214 1 3
   a-J. Thompson DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 0 3
A. McDonald RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .333 3 6
M. Rosas CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .161 2 3
C. Barreto 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 2 6
J. McCargar SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .214 1 2
J. Cross 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .364 1 2
E. Langley C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 1 4
M. LeFevre 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 2
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 6 11      
a - J. Thompson inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cross (2, 5th Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 1 out) , J. McCargar (3, 9th Inning off J. Buck, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Rangel 2 , J. McCargar 2 , J. Cross 2 , E. Langley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Barreto 2 , J. Cross , M. LeFevre
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Cross (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Mendez , J. McCargar , M. LeFevre
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
T. Hummel CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
L. Orozco SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .292 2 5
A. Compton 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .160 0 1
J. Fitzgerald DH 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 .364 1 6
G. Orozco LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Vela 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 2
E. Kukowski RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 1 3
J. Cole C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3 2 10 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Cole (1, 5th Inning off C. Mendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Fitzgerald (1, 1st Inning off C. Mendez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hummel , A. Compton , J. Fitzgerald 5 , T. Vela , J. Cole 2
2-out RBI: J. Fitzgerald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Smith , A. Compton , T. Vela
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Compton (1)

FIELDING
PB: J. Cole
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mendez L (0-1) 6.2 5 3 3 0 10 1 98 4.50   
T. Herzing 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mendez 62
Batters Faced: C. Mendez 28, T. Herzing 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mendez 5-5, T. Herzing 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mendez 98-64, T. Herzing 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Herzing 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington W (1-0) 6.1 3 1 1 2 3 0 93 5.23   
R. Lefkowitz H (4) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 0.00   
J. Buck SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 64
Batters Faced: B. Covington 24, R. Lefkowitz 6, J. Buck 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 8-8, R. Lefkowitz 1-1, J. Buck 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 93-56, R. Lefkowitz 32-17, J. Buck 19-11
WP: B. Covington
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branden Covington
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 41329
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