AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
08/09/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 4831 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (66-54) 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 1
Chicago Gangsters (43-77) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 1
Heathens Upend Gangsters, 8-4
The Halifax Heathens knocked off the Chicago Gangsters, 8-4, at The Hideout. Chance Smith was a big reason Halifax won. The second baseman went 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 times. This win makes it 5 in a row for Halifax.

Josh Fitzgerald had a big 2-run double for the Heathens in the top of the second inning. With Halifax leading 3-0 and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he got a sinker from 24-year old left-handed pitcher Ronnie Miller and swatted a double to left. It was his 42nd double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Heathens ahead, 5-0.

"Solid performance from our side," said Heathens manager David Morris.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hummel CF 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 .285 9 23
C. Smith 2B 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .295 14 55
L. Orozco SS 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .288 16 57
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 0 1 2 1 1 3 .303 15 65
A. Compton DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .236 17 73
E. Kukowski RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .236 11 63
C. Epstein LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .195 4 13
T. Vela 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .245 1 5
G. McManus C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .190 6 30
Totals 36 8 11 7 4 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Smith (25, 2nd Inning off R. Miller, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Fitzgerald (42, 2nd Inning off R. Miller, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Hummel (16, 4th Inning off C. Zich, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Smith (14, 1st Inning off R. Miller, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Vela (1, 2nd Inning off R. Miller, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hummel 2 , C. Smith 7 , L. Orozco , J. Fitzgerald 2 , A. Compton , E. Kukowski , T. Vela 4 , G. McManus 2
2-out RBI: J. Fitzgerald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Compton , E. Kukowski , C. Epstein
Sac Fly: A. Compton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Smith (12)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Vela (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cruz CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .250 8 34
J. Wish LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .256 18 52
B. Titus DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .239 13 35
M. Gohlke 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 .220 17 50
J. Bear SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 .287 19 55
K. Crouch C 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .302 8 39
E. Drake 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .223 10 40
D. Richardson RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .292 4 32
B. Manuele 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .279 8 22
Totals 34 4 7 3 5 10 22      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Manuele (6, 8th Inning off P. Nicholas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Manuele (8, 3rd Inning off D. Fischer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wish 2 , B. Titus , K. Crouch , D. Richardson , B. Manuele 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cruz , K. Crouch 2
Sac Fly: J. Bear
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bear (16)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fischer 4.0 5 3 3 3 4 1 93 3.96   
A. Morales W (2-2) 3.2 1 1 1 2 4 0 67 3.93   
P. Nicholas 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fischer 41
Batters Faced: D. Fischer 21, A. Morales 14, P. Nicholas 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fischer 5-3, A. Morales 3-4, P. Nicholas 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fischer 93-57, A. Morales 67-42, P. Nicholas 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morales 3-0 , P. Nicholas 1-1
WP: P. Nicholas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Miller L (2-10) 3.0 6 5 5 2 3 2 57 7.25   
C. Zich 2.0 4 3 0 0 1 0 59 5.18   
A. Alvarado 4.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 56 7.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Miller 26
Batters Faced: R. Miller 17, C. Zich 11, A. Alvarado 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Miller 5-1, C. Zich 2-3, A. Alvarado 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Miller 57-39, C. Zich 59-40, A. Alvarado 56-36
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chance Smith
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 16021
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