AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
05/10/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 474 - FRIDAY, MAY 10TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Eagles (24-16) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
Halifax Heathens (26-14) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 11 0
Heathens Down Eagles, 4-1
The Halifax Heathens rode a solid performance from 21-year-old starting pitcher Branden Covington to a win, beating the Indianapolis Eagles, 4-1, at Estadio Azteca. Covington got the win, improving to 5-1. He gave up 6 hits and walked 2 over 5.1 innings. He allowed 1 run. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for Halifax.

Eric Kukowski had a big 2-run home run for the Heathens in the bottom of the second inning. With Halifax leading 2-1 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a fastball from Jesse Walker, who is tied for 6th in the NC in wins with 4, and punished it. The result was his 8th home run of the season, which put the Heathens on top, 4-1.

"I thought we played a nice game," Kukowski told the Halifax Herald. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCumiskey CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .170 4 14
V. Mendez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 4 17
T. Walker 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .284 11 25
J. Anderson LF 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .327 7 22
   a-J. Robinson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 7 19
C. Boyd RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .243 6 19
M. Dallis 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .304 5 15
   b-R. Plascencia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 3 12
H. Cortez DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 8 17
A. bin Imran C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 1 2
D. Andrews SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .195 2 7
Totals 31 1 7 1 2 11 9      
a - J. Robinson pinch hit for J. Anderson in the 9th
b - R. Plascencia pinch hit for M. Dallis in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: V. Mendez (1, 3rd Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Dallis (5, 2nd Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Mendez 3 , T. Walker , J. Anderson 2 , J. Robinson , M. Dallis 4 , D. Andrews
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Boyd
GIDP: V. Mendez , C. Boyd
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Anderson (3)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Mendez 2 (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Andrews-Dallis-Walker, Dallis-Andrews-Walker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kukowski LF 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 .280 8 14
N. Sumney CF 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .380 8 21
L. Orozco SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .238 9 28
A. Compton DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .263 12 32
C. Smith 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .231 4 12
J. Fitzgerald 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .292 2 12
S. Hardwick 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .322 1 19
B. Richards C 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .154 1 2
R. Eckhardt RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .206 1 7
Totals 35 4 11 4 3 5 27      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Compton (13, 1st Inning off J. Walker, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Fitzgerald (4, 3rd Inning off J. Walker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Kukowski (8, 2nd Inning off J. Walker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Kukowski 4 , N. Sumney 3 , A. Compton 4 , C. Smith , J. Fitzgerald 2 , B. Richards 2
2-out RBI: E. Kukowski , A. Compton , C. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kukowski , N. Sumney , A. Compton , J. Fitzgerald , S. Hardwick , B. Richards
GIDP: L. Orozco , C. Smith
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Eckhardt (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hardwick-Richards-Fitzgerald, Hardwick-Smith-Fitzgerald)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Walker L (4-1) 5.0 8 4 4 2 3 1 99 5.16   
V. Ceja 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
N. Horrocks 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 35 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Walker 36
Batters Faced: J. Walker 24, V. Ceja 4, N. Horrocks 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Walker 4-6, V. Ceja 1-1, N. Horrocks 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Walker 99-65, V. Ceja 13-9, N. Horrocks 35-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Ceja 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington W (5-1) 5.1 6 1 1 2 7 1 89 1.74   
B. Shields H (3) 2.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 30 1.93   
J. Buck SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 57
Batters Faced: B. Covington 22, B. Shields 7, J. Buck 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 3-4, B. Shields 2-1, J. Buck 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 89-56, B. Shields 30-22, J. Buck 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shields 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branden Covington
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 34872
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