AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
04/10/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 151 - THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Desperados (6-7) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 8 1
Phoenix Gladiators (8-5) 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 X 8 13 0
Julio goes 3-for-4 to Power Gladiators Offense
With first baseman Clemente Julio leading the charge, the Phoenix Gladiators defeated the Austin Desperados, 8-5, at Gladiators Ballpark. Julio, who finished 5th in the AC in triples with 7 in 2022, went 3-4 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Johnny Keener got the win, improving to 2-1. He held the Desperados to 2 runs on 4 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 7 and walking 2. The loss puts Austin at 6-7.

With the game tied, 2-2, in the bottom of the fifth, Julio had a key at-bat for Phoenix. With the bases loaded, Julio hit a 2-run single off Byron Stanton, making the score 4-2, Gladiators.

In postgame comments to the Phoenix Daily, Julio said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .280 0 1
J. Priest SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 1 5
   a-J. Sykora PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .212 2 5
   b-J. Hamill SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 0 1
J. Perez DH 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 .231 1 4
L. Serna RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .170 3 12
M. Blevins LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .271 4 9
D. Riggi 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .304 1 6
B. Largent 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .393 0 4
D. Jimenez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .219 1 3
T. Ivanez 3B 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 .286 0 1
Totals 32 5 8 5 4 11 11      
a - J. Sykora pinch hit for J. Priest in the 8th
b - J. Hamill substituted for J. Sykora in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Jimenez (2, 9th Inning off M. Brant, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Perez (1, 4th Inning off J. Keener, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Sykora (2, 8th Inning off D. Espinosa, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin , J. Sykora 4 , J. Perez 4 , L. Serna , M. Blevins , D. Riggi , B. Largent , D. Jimenez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Priest , J. Hamill , B. Largent
Sac Bunt: D. Jimenez
Sac Fly: T. Ivanez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Serna (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Priest (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Ivanez-Riggi-Largent, Priest-Riggi-Largent)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McCarthy 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .200 0 6
B. Figueroa CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .278 3 7
J. Platzer SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .289 1 2
C. Julio 1B 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .333 3 16
T. Ariëns 3B 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .385 3 17
V. Gonzalez RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .250 4 9
P. Bounds LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .321 3 9
Z. Husley DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 1 3
M. Pierskalla C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .154 1 2
Totals 36 8 13 8 2 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: P. McCarthy (3, 5th Inning off B. Stanton, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Pierskalla (1, 8th Inning off F. Moreno, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Julio (1, 4th Inning off B. Stanton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Platzer (1, 7th Inning off F. Moreno, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Julio (3, 7th Inning off F. Moreno, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. McCarthy 2 , J. Platzer 4 , C. Julio 8 , T. Ariëns 2 , V. Gonzalez 2 , P. Bounds , Z. Husley , M. Pierskalla 3
2-out RBI: C. Julio , T. Ariëns , V. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Figueroa , C. Julio , T. Ariëns , P. Bounds
GIDP: P. McCarthy , V. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. McCarthy (5)
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Stanton L (1-2) 4.2 9 6 6 1 4 0 102 6.23   
F. Moreno 3.1 4 2 2 1 3 2 33 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Stanton 25
Batters Faced: B. Stanton 24, F. Moreno 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Stanton 3-6, F. Moreno 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Stanton 102-59, F. Moreno 33-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Moreno 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Keener W (2-1) 6.0 4 2 2 2 7 1 99 4.86   
D. Espinosa 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 26 7.71   
R. Robertson H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 1.80   
M. Brant SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Keener 61
Batters Faced: J. Keener 23, D. Espinosa 6, R. Robertson 5, M. Brant 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Keener 4-6, D. Espinosa 3-0, R. Robertson 1-0, M. Brant 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Keener 99-61, D. Espinosa 26-16, R. Robertson 29-18, M. Brant 12-8
WP: J. Keener
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clemente Julio
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM MT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 30365
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