AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CHARLESTON SEA DOGS
08/02/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CHARLESTON SEA DOGS
GAME ID: 4756 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (61-53) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 10 0
Charleston Sea Dogs (76-38) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 9 0
Heathens Suffer 4-3 Loss to Charleston
Charleston pitcher Sean Stevens did his part in helping his team beat the Halifax Heathens, 4-3. The left-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. The Sea Dogs, at 76-38, have a comfortable 21½-game lead in their division.

The Heathens had been locked in a 2-2 tie with the Sea Dogs going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the two-time All-Star Juan Ortiz came to the plate. Ortiz hit a 2-run home run on a 1-0 cutter from Halifax hurler Chris Johnson. It was Ortiz's 11th home run of the year.

"Sean knows how to get ahead of hitters, stay ahead of hitters, and put people out," said Charleston manager Chad Hart.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE CHARLESTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hummel CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .285 6 20
C. Smith 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .276 10 48
L. Orozco SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .292 16 55
J. Fitzgerald 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .295 13 57
A. Compton DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .235 15 68
E. Kukowski RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .234 11 57
C. Epstein LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .189 3 8
A. Vega 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .202 3 9
G. McManus C 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .185 6 28
Totals 31 3 10 3 2 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Smith (22, 1st Inning off S. Stevens, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Orozco (32, 3rd Inning off S. Stevens, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Hummel (15, 5th Inning off S. Stevens, 1 on, 1 out) , G. McManus (9, 7th Inning off M. Schapp, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Compton (25, 8th Inning off M. Schapp, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hummel 2 , C. Smith 4 , L. Orozco 2 , J. Fitzgerald 2 , A. Compton 2 , C. Epstein , G. McManus 2
2-out RBI: J. Fitzgerald , A. Compton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hummel , L. Orozco , A. Compton
GIDP: C. Epstein
Sac Bunt: G. McManus
Hit by Pitch: A. Vega
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Smith 2 (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Ziersch RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .264 13 50
R. Forsythe 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 18 61
   a-C. Franklin 3B, SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .240 3 14
T. Hutchison DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .248 17 70
J. Ortiz LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .264 11 74
D. Anderson 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .281 7 43
C. Paquin SS, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .290 8 38
R. Ward 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .312 4 26
N. Wisniewski CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .270 12 54
J. Werlin C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 8 29
   b-W. Corrado C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 1 1
Totals 33 4 9 4 1 12 10      
a - C. Franklin substituted for R. Forsythe in the 2nd
b - W. Corrado substituted for J. Werlin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Franklin (6, 7th Inning off C. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ortiz (11, 6th Inning off C. Johnson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Ziersch , R. Forsythe , C. Franklin 3 , T. Hutchison 2 , J. Ortiz 4 , C. Paquin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hutchison , J. Ortiz , C. Paquin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Ziersch (67) , C. Franklin (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Anderson-Ward, Corrado-Paquin)
OF assists: 2 (Ziersch(Orozco at 3rd base), Ortiz(Compton at 3rd base))
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLESTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. D'Alberto L (3-3) 5.0 6 3 3 0 8 0 88 2.90   
C. Johnson 2.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 40 5.10   
S. McManus 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. D'Alberto 51
Batters Faced: A. D'Alberto 21, C. Johnson 9, S. McManus 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. D'Alberto 5-2, C. Johnson 2-0, S. McManus 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. D'Alberto 88-56, C. Johnson 40-22, S. McManus 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Johnson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Stevens 5.1 6 2 2 2 3 0 95 3.47   
M. Schapp W (8-2) 2.2 4 1 1 0 3 0 41 3.10   
M. Barillas SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Stevens 49
Batters Faced: S. Stevens 22, M. Schapp 10, M. Barillas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Stevens 6-4, M. Schapp 2-1, M. Barillas 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Stevens 95-56, M. Schapp 41-27, M. Barillas 6-6
Hit Batsmen: S. Stevens
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sean Stevens
Ballpark: Ballpark of Charleston
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 30528
Special Notes: 3B Ryan Forsythe was injured while running the bases.
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