AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND INVADERS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
07/30/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
OAKLAND INVADERS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 4738 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Invaders (54-58) 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 7 12 1
Halifax Heathens (60-52) 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 X 9 13 1
Heathens Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Invaders, 9-7
The Halifax Heathens powered past the Oakland Invaders, 9-7, at Estadio Azteca. Austin Compton provided some of the pop. The Fly went 4 for 5 with a triple, a double, and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Billy Shields snagged the win in relief. He goes to 6-3 on the season. Cody Fields suffered the loss. Halifax, at 60-52, is 2 games up in the American Conference South Division.

Eric Kukowski, who finished 2nd in the AC in on-base percentage with .427 in 2021, helped out the Halifax cause in the bottom of the seventh inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the right fielder was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs.

"It wasn't a pretty victory," said Kukowski, "but we got it done."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Raia CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .213 4 10
J. Cunningham 3B 5 1 2 0 0 3 3 .275 4 16
M. Sligar C 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .317 25 62
S. McKinstry 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .254 19 54
P. Horne DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .333 6 27
J. Piscitelli LF 4 1 3 0 1 1 1 .278 6 33
M. Bolden RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .234 17 44
J. Henkemeyer SS 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .224 14 37
J. Avelar 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .228 3 11
Totals 38 7 12 6 5 15 23      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Raia (4, 7th Inning off B. Shields, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Piscitelli (1, 7th Inning off B. Shields, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sligar (25, 3rd Inning off B. Covington, 2 on, 0 outs) , P. Horne (6, 7th Inning off B. Shields, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Raia 3 , J. Cunningham 2 , M. Sligar 4 , S. McKinstry , P. Horne 5 , J. Piscitelli 5 , M. Bolden
2-out RBI: M. Raia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cunningham , J. Henkemeyer , J. Avelar 2
Sac Fly: M. Bolden
Hit by Pitch: M. Sligar
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Horne 2 (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sligar (4)
PB: M. Sligar
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hummel CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .286 6 19
   c-L. Orozco PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .294 15 54
   d-K. Tarrant CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 1 24
C. Smith 2B 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .270 10 48
A. Compton DH 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .235 15 67
J. Fitzgerald 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .295 13 56
A. Vega 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .208 3 9
   a-N. Sumney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 7 37
   b-S. Hardwick 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 5 34
E. Kukowski RF 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .237 11 57
C. Epstein LF 4 1 2 2 0 2 3 .187 3 8
G. McManus C 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .181 6 28
J. Silva SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288 1 6
Totals 37 9 13 8 2 8 16      
a - N. Sumney pinch hit for A. Vega in the 7th
b - S. Hardwick substituted for N. Sumney in the 8th
c - L. Orozco pinch hit for T. Hummel in the 8th
d - K. Tarrant substituted for L. Orozco in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Epstein (3, 2nd Inning off D. Allen, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Compton (24, 5th Inning off D. Allen, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Kukowski (17, 7th Inning off C. Fields, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Compton (9, 1st Inning off D. Allen, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Epstein (3, 6th Inning off D. Allen, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hummel , C. Smith , A. Compton 7 , E. Kukowski 4 , C. Epstein 6 , G. McManus 2
2-out RBI: E. Kukowski , G. McManus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fitzgerald , A. Vega 2 , C. Epstein , J. Silva 2
Sac Fly: C. Smith
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Compton 2 (12) , G. McManus (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Vega (2)
OF assists: 1 (Hummel(Bolden at 2nd base))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Allen 5.0 9 6 4 0 5 1 100 2.55   
I. Kodandarami 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 3.00   
C. Fields L (0-1), BS (1) 2.0 4 3 1 1 2 0 38 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Allen 34
Batters Faced: D. Allen 25, I. Kodandarami 4, C. Fields 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Allen 7-4, I. Kodandarami 2-0, C. Fields 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Allen 100-65, I. Kodandarami 24-12, C. Fields 38-27
WP: D. Allen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington 4.1 6 4 4 3 6 1 97 4.22   
P. Nicholas 1.1 2 1 0 1 3 0 31 2.13   
B. Shields W (6-3) 2.1 3 2 2 1 4 1 36 3.29   
J. Buck SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 38
Batters Faced: B. Covington 21, P. Nicholas 9, B. Shields 11, J. Buck 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 3-3, P. Nicholas 0-1, B. Shields 2-1, J. Buck 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 97-56, P. Nicholas 31-19, B. Shields 36-23, J. Buck 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shields 1-0
WP: J. Buck
Hit Batsmen: P. Nicholas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Compton
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 34793
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