AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
04/20/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 260 - SUNDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Desperados (9-13) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Halifax Heathens (13-9) 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 X 8 17 1
Leonardi Leads Heathens to Win
Halifax designated hitter Ben Leonardi had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Austin Desperados, 8-1. Branden Covington, the winner, is now 3-1. He struck out 8 and walked 2 over 6 innings, while allowing 1 run on 4 hits. The save went to Billy Shields, number 1 for him.

Gustavo Orozco swatted a 2-run home run for Halifax in the bottom of the third. The left fielder went 2 for 5 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and batted in 2.

Austin manager said his team was "out of sync."

The Desperados fall to 9-13 and continue their uneven start to the 2025 season.
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 4 1 3 1 1 1 2 .333 2 7
J. Sykora 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .143 2 6
J. Perez DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .258 1 5
L. Serna RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .218 4 18
T. Ivanez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326 2 7
M. Blevins LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .226 6 15
J. Priest SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .233 1 5
D. Jimenez C 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .241 1 6
J. Hamill 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .340 0 2
Totals 33 1 5 1 5 12 19      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Austin (2, 1st Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 6 , M. Blevins , J. Hamill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sykora , J. Perez 2 , L. Serna , T. Ivanez , D. Jimenez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Austin (8) , J. Sykora (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Ivanez (1)
OF assists: 3 (Blevins(Sumney at 3rd base), Serna(Fitzgerald at 2nd base), Austin(Hardwick at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .286 2 7
G. Orozco LF 5 2 2 2 0 2 1 .295 2 5
L. Orozco SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .280 2 7
E. Kukowski RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .286 4 12
A. Compton 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .184 1 9
J. Fitzgerald 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .325 4 11
B. Leonardi DH 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .221 3 16
S. Hardwick 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .429 0 1
G. McManus C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .180 3 14
Totals 39 8 17 7 3 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Sumney 2 (10, 1st Inning off B. Stanton, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off F. Moreno, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Orozco (5, 6th Inning off F. Moreno, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Orozco (2, 3rd Inning off B. Stanton, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Kukowski (4, 3rd Inning off B. Stanton, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Leonardi (3, 5th Inning off B. Stanton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney 5 , G. Orozco 6 , L. Orozco 2 , E. Kukowski 5 , A. Compton , J. Fitzgerald 2 , B. Leonardi 6 , S. Hardwick 2
2-out RBI: N. Sumney , B. Leonardi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Orozco , A. Compton , J. Fitzgerald , G. McManus 3
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Hardwick (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Hardwick (2)
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Stanton L (1-4) 4.2 13 6 6 0 3 3 85 7.09   
F. Moreno 3.1 4 2 1 3 2 0 70 7.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Stanton 17
Batters Faced: B. Stanton 25, F. Moreno 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Stanton 4-5, F. Moreno 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Stanton 85-55, F. Moreno 70-37
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington W (3-1) 6.0 4 1 1 2 8 1 103 3.26   
B. Shields SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 3 4 0 58 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 66
Batters Faced: B. Covington 25, B. Shields 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 3-7, B. Shields 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 103-63, B. Shields 58-31
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Leonardi
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 34887
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