AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
08/24/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 4927 - MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Desperados (73-55) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Phoenix Gladiators (72-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Gladiators Lose at Home, 2-0
Starting pitcher Sam Campos gave the Austin Desperados a rock-solid performance, helping his team defeat the Phoenix Gladiators, 2-0, at Gladiators Ballpark. The winning pitcher was Campos, now 6-7. He tossed 7.2 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 6. Joe McLaughlin picked up the save, his 30th.

The Gladiators had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Desperados going into the top of the fourth inning. That changed quickly when the 2017 Most Valuable Player Award winner Leo Serna came to the plate. Serna hit a 2-run home run on a 2-1 fastball from Phoenix hurler Rob Alvarez. It was Serna's 22nd home run of the year.

"Sam made the big pitches when he needed to," said Austin manager Tim Ward.

Austin now sits at 73-55, while Phoenix falls to 72-56.
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Martinez LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .297 12 45
J. Austin CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 12 43
G. Hearn SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272 12 37
L. Serna RF 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 .264 22 55
   a-P. Martin 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 5 16
J. Chennault 1B, RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .193 14 33
M. Fishburn DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 10 36
J. Priest 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .225 6 33
J. Hamill 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 6 30
I. Rodriguez C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .209 2 10
Totals 30 2 5 2 0 11 7      
a - P. Martin substituted for L. Serna in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Serna (22, 4th Inning off R. Alvarez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Martinez , L. Serna 4 , J. Chennault , J. Priest , I. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: L. Serna
GIDP: M. Fishburn , J. Hamill
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hearn-Priest-Chennault)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Julio 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .299 19 62
W. Villegas RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .232 4 10
J. Platzer SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .309 33 98
T. Ariëns 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .293 25 81
B. Shultz LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 12 44
   a-E. Milbrandt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 10 35
P. Bounds CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 25 71
V. Gonzalez DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .195 8 26
P. McCarthy 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 14 36
M. Pierskalla C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 13 49
Totals 31 0 6 0 2 8 13      
a - E. Milbrandt pinch hit for B. Shultz in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Julio 2 , J. Platzer , B. Shultz , V. Gonzalez , P. McCarthy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Ariëns 2 , M. Pierskalla
GIDP: W. Villegas
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Platzer (15)
CS: P. McCarthy (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McCarthy-Platzer-Julio, Platzer-McCarthy-Julio)
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Campos W (6-7) 7.2 5 0 0 2 6 0 105 3.93   
E. Yarbrough H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.67   
J. McLaughlin SV (30) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Campos 73
Batters Faced: S. Campos 28, E. Yarbrough 1, J. McLaughlin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Campos 7-8, E. Yarbrough 0-1, J. McLaughlin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Campos 105-62, E. Yarbrough 6-4, J. McLaughlin 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Yarbrough 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Alvarez L (11-9) 8.1 5 2 2 0 9 1 95 4.26   
D. Coe 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alvarez 74
Batters Faced: R. Alvarez 28, D. Coe 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alvarez 5-9, D. Coe 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alvarez 95-67, D. Coe 7-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Campos
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (92 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 34721
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