AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
07/27/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 4699 - SUNDAY, JULY 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (58-51) 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Phoenix Gladiators (52-57) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Orozco goes 3-for-4 to Power Heathens Offense
The 3-hit performance of Leo Orozco, who won the Most Valuable Player Award in 2020, helped the Halifax Heathens beat the Phoenix Gladiators, 5-2. Picking up the win was Adam D'Alberto. He went 8 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits. The left--hander struck out 9 and walked 1. Jeff Buck locked down his 24th save.

With Halifax trailing 2-1 in the top of the fifth, Orozco hit a 2-run single off Phoenix hurler Bob Rehm. It was the 116th hit of the season for Orozco and put his team ahead, 3-2.

Halifax manager David Morris was pleased with the team's effort. "It was just a good, gutsy performance by everybody," he said.

Halifax goes to 58-51, Phoenix to 52-57.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hummel CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .264 5 17
C. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .266 9 45
L. Orozco SS 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .292 15 52
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .301 12 53
A. Compton DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .229 15 64
E. Kukowski RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .229 10 53
C. Epstein LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .182 2 6
A. Vega 3B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .211 3 9
G. McManus C 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .168 5 23
Totals 34 5 9 5 2 12 9      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Fitzgerald (38, 5th Inning off B. Rehm, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Vega (3, 6th Inning off M. Dickson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Orozco (15, 4th Inning off B. Rehm, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hummel , L. Orozco 6 , J. Fitzgerald 2 , A. Compton , A. Vega 4
2-out RBI: L. Orozco , J. Fitzgerald , A. Compton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hummel , C. Smith
Sac Bunt: G. McManus
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Compton (6)

FIELDING
Errors: A. D'Alberto (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Orozco-Fitzgerald)
OF assists: 1 (Hummel(Husley at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McCarthy 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .254 11 36
J. Franz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .226 2 16
J. Platzer SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .255 8 31
P. Bounds CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 14 51
B. Shultz LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .196 15 43
V. Gonzalez RF 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .208 17 42
Z. Husley DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .267 18 47
M. Pierskalla C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 8 30
   a-B. Figueroa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 11 51
A. Carr 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .190 1 3
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 9 8      
a - B. Figueroa pinch hit for M. Pierskalla in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Platzer (16, 1st Inning off A. D'Alberto, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. McCarthy (18, 5th Inning off A. D'Alberto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Platzer (8, 3rd Inning off A. D'Alberto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. McCarthy 2 , J. Platzer 6 , B. Shultz , V. Gonzalez , Z. Husley 2
2-out RBI: J. Platzer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Franz , P. Bounds , M. Pierskalla , B. Figueroa
GIDP: Z. Husley
Hit by Pitch: P. McCarthy
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: V. Gonzalez (3)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. D'Alberto W (3-2) 8.0 6 2 2 1 9 1 95 2.77   
J. Buck SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. D'Alberto 70
Batters Faced: A. D'Alberto 30, J. Buck 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. D'Alberto 6-7, J. Buck 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. D'Alberto 95-65, J. Buck 24-15
Hit Batsmen: A. D'Alberto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Rehm L (9-4) 4.2 8 5 5 1 7 1 89 3.56   
M. Dickson 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 6.13   
R. Robertson 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rehm 34
Batters Faced: B. Rehm 23, M. Dickson 8, R. Robertson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rehm 3-4, M. Dickson 3-1, R. Robertson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rehm 89-63, M. Dickson 30-20, R. Robertson 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Dickson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leo Orozco
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 34501
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