AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT CAROLINA REAPERS
08/12/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT CAROLINA REAPERS
GAME ID: 4869 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fountain Hills 23ers (58-65) 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
Carolina Reapers (51-72) 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 X 7 12 0
7-5 Loss Extends Fountain Hills Skid
Reedy River Stadium was the site for National Conference action featuring the Fountain Hills 23ers and Carolina Reapers.

Corey Pope did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Fountain Hills 23ers from being beaten, 7-5, to the Carolina Reapers at Reedy River Stadium. Pope was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Brian Finkel picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Joe Woolverton suffered the loss.

Carolina took control in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Bobby Phillips hit a 2-run single to make it 7-5, Reapers.

Afterward, Fountain Hills manager Efren Nieman said: "We've hit a rough patch."

The Reapers raised their record to 51-72.
FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Perrigin CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .259 13 45
D. McGowan 2B 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .290 5 43
C. Pope DH 4 2 2 2 1 0 4 .288 9 56
T. Scott RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 7 .278 17 74
   a-B. Stein PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205 2 10
B. Massey 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .212 12 44
   b-T. Lake PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 6 22
J. Tibbs LF 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .219 0 6
C. Vandal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .314 0 10
   c-J. Yule PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266 27 89
J. Carroll C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 11 35
   d-S. Zembower PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .327 2 10
J. Zerger SS 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .277 11 36
Totals 36 5 10 5 8 9 30      
a - B. Stein pinch hit for T. Scott in the 9th
b - T. Lake pinch hit for B. Massey in the 9th
c - J. Yule pinch hit for C. Vandal in the 9th
d - S. Zembower pinch hit for J. Carroll in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Scott (23, 3rd Inning off S. Cates, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Pope (9, 3rd Inning off S. Cates, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Zerger (11, 5th Inning off S. Cates, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. McGowan 3 , C. Pope 5 , T. Scott 2 , T. Lake , J. Tibbs 2 , J. Zerger 4
2-out RBI: C. Pope , J. Tibbs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Scott , B. Massey , C. Vandal , S. Zembower
GIDP: J. Perrigin
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Zerger (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Vandal (7)
Double Plays: 1 (McGowan-Zerger-Massey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Benigno CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .237 10 41
F. Reyes C 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .315 0 39
M. Green RF 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .300 12 76
B. Phillips 1B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .279 20 68
J. Lazaro 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .268 12 45
C. Langenwalter LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .240 2 27
M. Reyes DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .207 18 57
B. Havey 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .241 3 32
T. Krueger SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .252 1 10
Totals 35 7 12 7 2 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lazaro (12, 6th Inning off C. Gring, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Havey (23, 7th Inning off C. Gring, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Benigno , F. Reyes , M. Green , B. Phillips 2 , J. Lazaro 2 , C. Langenwalter 2 , M. Reyes , B. Havey 3 , T. Krueger
2-out RBI: J. Lazaro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Langenwalter , B. Havey
GIDP: B. Benigno
Hit by Pitch: B. Phillips
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Reyes (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Phillips-Krueger-Phillips)
FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Gring 6.1 7 4 4 1 7 0 99 4.64   
S. Lewis 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 7.20   
J. Woolverton L (3-4), BS (2) 1.1 4 2 2 1 0 0 42 4.08   
T. Mott 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Gring 49
Batters Faced: C. Gring 27, S. Lewis 1, J. Woolverton 10, T. Mott 0
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Gring 5-6, S. Lewis 0-0, J. Woolverton 3-1, T. Mott 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Gring 99-62, S. Lewis 9-7, J. Woolverton 42-24, T. Mott 1-0
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lewis 2-1 , J. Woolverton 2-2 , T. Mott 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Gring
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cates 4.2 7 5 5 3 5 2 96 4.41   
B. Finkel W (2-0) 2.1 1 0 0 4 3 0 44 7.29   
R. Walk H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.83   
J. Schmitt SV (5) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cates 32
Batters Faced: S. Cates 24, B. Finkel 12, R. Walk 2, J. Schmitt 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cates 5-4, B. Finkel 2-2, R. Walk 1-1, J. Schmitt 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cates 96-54, B. Finkel 44-19, R. Walk 6-4, J. Schmitt 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Finkel 2-0 , R. Walk 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Corey Pope
Ballpark: Reedy River Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 16726
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