AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
04/17/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 158 - FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Desperados (7-7) 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 11 1
Halifax Heathens (7-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0
Smith, Desperados Beat Heathens, 6-1
Malachi Smith was instrumental in his team's 6-1 triumph over the Halifax Heathens. The catcher hit 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Austin Desperados. Halifax now is 7-7.

In the first inning, Smith had a 2-run home run for Austin. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Desperados on top, 2-0.

"I was able to barrel up some pitches," said Smith.
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Griffin 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .364 1 5
J. Hamill CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
M. Smith C 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 .423 5 8
M. Blevins LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204 2 5
J. Chennault RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .135 1 2
P. Martin 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .111 0 0
J. Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
G. Hearn SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .312 0 1
D. Riggi 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .283 1 10
Totals 37 6 11 6 1 9 9      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Hearn (2, 7th Inning off B. Shields, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Hamill (1, 7th Inning off B. Shields, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Smith 2 (5, 1st Inning off B. Covington, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off B. Shields, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Griffin (1, 7th Inning off B. Shields, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Griffin 5 , J. Hamill 4 , M. Smith 8 , P. Martin , G. Hearn 3 , D. Riggi
2-out RBI: J. Griffin , M. Smith
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: G. Hearn (3)
OF assists: 1 (Hamill(Orozco at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tarrant RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 0 1
E. Kukowski DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 0 2
J. Fitzgerald 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190 4 8
L. Orozco SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .245 5 6
C. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .130 1 2
S. Hardwick 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .400 1 3
J. Elder C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 0 1
   a-E. Ramirez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 1 5
N. Sumney CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .353 1 7
T. Stevens LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286 2 7
Totals 33 1 7 1 2 7 10      
a - E. Ramirez pinch hit for J. Elder in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Hardwick (1, 9th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Kukowski , L. Orozco , S. Hardwick 5 , E. Ramirez , N. Sumney , T. Stevens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Smith , T. Stevens
Hit by Pitch: J. Fitzgerald
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Kukowski (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Tarrant(Martin at 2nd base))
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Moreno W (2-1) 7.1 5 0 0 2 5 0 86 3.38   
A. Appelbaum 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 25 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Moreno 71
Batters Faced: F. Moreno 28, A. Appelbaum 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Moreno 6-9, A. Appelbaum 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Moreno 86-57, A. Appelbaum 25-20
Hit Batsmen: A. Appelbaum
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington L (0-1) 5.0 5 2 2 1 5 1 67 5.14   
B. Shields 1.2 5 4 4 0 1 2 32 6.30   
A. Morales 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 39 1.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 53
Batters Faced: B. Covington 21, B. Shields 9, A. Morales 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 3-7, B. Shields 1-2, A. Morales 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 67-46, B. Shields 32-22, A. Morales 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shields 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Malachi Smith
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 34883
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