AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
04/17/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 231 - THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fountain Hills 23ers (10-10) 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 11 0
Cincinnati Royals (16-4) 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 X 8 13 0
Fountain Hills Upended, 8-5, by Cincinnati
Mike Rankin left his imprint on the 8-5 Cincinnati win against the Fountain Hills 23ers. Rankin, who is a seven-time All-Star, was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Wayne Harless nailed down his 7th save. The Royals, now 16-4, have had a terrific start to the season.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Royals grabbed the lead when Rankin hit his 3rd home run of the season. The grand slam home run off Ted Tygart made it 7-5, Cincinnati.

"Anytime you're seeing it well, it's a good feeling," Rankin told the Cincinnati Citizen.
FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Lake DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .235 1 2
A. Cuevas CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .245 0 3
C. Pope LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .283 1 4
J. Yule SS 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 .309 4 18
T. Scott RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .281 0 7
   b-B. Stein PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 1 1
J. Perrigin 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 .241 3 7
B. Massey 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .245 1 7
J. Carroll C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 6
J. Zerger 3B 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 .306 1 6
   a-D. McGowan PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 1 4
Totals 36 5 11 5 5 8 18      
a - D. McGowan pinch hit for J. Zerger in the 8th
b - B. Stein pinch hit for T. Scott in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Perrigin (1, 2nd Inning off A. Dooley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Perrigin (3, 4th Inning off A. Dooley, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Yule (4, 5th Inning off A. Dooley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Lake , A. Cuevas 2 , C. Pope , J. Yule 6 , T. Scott , J. Perrigin 7 , J. Zerger
2-out RBI: J. Yule , J. Zerger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Scott 2 , J. Perrigin , B. Massey
Sac Fly: J. Perrigin
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Cuevas (2) , C. Pope (6) , J. Yule (1)
CS: A. Cuevas (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cuevas(Bloms at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bloms 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 4 .308 1 6
H. Sherlock 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .164 0 4
A. Jalbert 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .289 3 15
R. Brown DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .266 3 15
J. Blake LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .368 2 10
J. Paulsen RF 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .312 4 11
P. Kirchner CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267 3 8
M. Rankin C 3 1 2 4 1 0 1 .246 3 12
A. Marshall SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .167 1 2
Totals 36 8 13 8 3 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bloms 2 (5, 3rd Inning off B. Hallberg, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off P. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Jalbert (6, 7th Inning off T. Tygart, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Paulsen (4, 4th Inning off B. Hallberg, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Rankin (3, 7th Inning off T. Tygart, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bloms 5 , H. Sherlock , A. Jalbert 3 , J. Blake , J. Paulsen 4 , P. Kirchner , M. Rankin 5 , A. Marshall 2
2-out RBI: J. Bloms , M. Rankin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bloms 2 , R. Brown , J. Blake
Sac Bunt: H. Sherlock
Team LOB: 8
FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hallberg 5.1 9 2 2 1 2 1 100 3.86   
T. Tygart L (1-1), BS (1) 1.1 2 5 5 2 3 1 34 7.00   
P. Rodriguez 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 22 9.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hallberg 43
Batters Faced: B. Hallberg 26, T. Tygart 9, P. Rodriguez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hallberg 8-6, T. Tygart 2-0, P. Rodriguez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hallberg 100-65, T. Tygart 34-18, P. Rodriguez 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Tygart 2-0
WP: B. Hallberg 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Dooley 5.2 7 3 3 3 3 2 105 4.74   
C. Lambert W (1-0) 2.1 3 2 2 1 3 0 32 4.09   
W. Harless SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Dooley 43
Batters Faced: A. Dooley 26, C. Lambert 11, W. Harless 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Dooley 7-6, C. Lambert 1-3, W. Harless 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Dooley 105-64, C. Lambert 32-21, W. Harless 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Lambert 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Rankin
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Clear skies (46 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 34690
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