AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
05/23/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 556 - SATURDAY, MAY 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (30-17) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Tampa Bay Captains (16-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Halifax Edges Tampa Bay, 1-0, Hart Ks 12
Halifax pitcher Joe Hart had a large part in his team beating the Tampa Bay Captains, 1-0. The left-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Tampa Bay's current losing streak has reached 4 games.

Hart, a native of Conway, Arkansas, was dealing all game. He kept Tampa Bay hitters off-balance, while giving the Heathens 7.1 quality innings. Hart threw 92 pitches, allowing 3 hits and striking out 12.

"No weaving and bobbing. Joe came right after them," said Halifax manager David Morris.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brewer LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .400 2 4
C. Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .224 8 26
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .306 6 25
L. Orozco DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .266 14 26
A. Vega 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .242 2 7
K. Tarrant RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 0 6
   a-E. Ramirez PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331 6 17
N. Sumney CF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .337 4 26
J. Silva SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .353 0 4
   b-E. Kukowski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 4 14
   d-S. Hardwick SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 3 11
J. Elder C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .143 1 5
   c-T. Stevens PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 4 13
   e-P. Gaither C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 10
Totals 34 1 8 1 3 11 20      
a - E. Ramirez pinch hit for K. Tarrant in the 9th
b - E. Kukowski pinch hit for J. Silva in the 9th
c - T. Stevens pinch hit for J. Elder in the 9th
d - S. Hardwick substituted for E. Kukowski in the 9th
e - P. Gaither substituted for T. Stevens in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Fitzgerald (17, 1st Inning off E. Montez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Elder (2, 5th Inning off E. Montez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Brewer (2, 3rd Inning off E. Montez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Brewer 4 , J. Fitzgerald 3 , E. Ramirez , N. Sumney 2 , J. Silva , J. Elder 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Brewer 2 , C. Smith , L. Orozco , N. Sumney
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Kukowski (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273 2 13
R. Eckhardt CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .311 1 21
M. Greene DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .182 3 23
S. Post 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .199 1 19
   a-A. Mendoza PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 4 17
J. McCarthy LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .266 1 15
N. Rucker 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .262 1 8
D. Lebron 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .304 3 15
T. Steiner SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 0 5
T. Gammill C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .210 4 13
Totals 33 0 7 0 1 14 16      
a - A. Mendoza pinch hit for S. Post in the 9th
b - R. Martinez pinch hit for T. Steiner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Eckhardt (11, 6th Inning off J. Hart, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Eckhardt 3 , S. Post , A. Mendoza , J. McCarthy 2 , T. Gammill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Greene 2 , D. Lebron 2 , R. Martinez
Sac Bunt: N. Rucker
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Eckhardt (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Steiner-Rucker)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hart W (2-1) 7.1 3 0 0 1 12 0 92 2.00   
J. Buck SV (14) 1.2 4 0 0 0 2 0 37 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hart 83
Batters Faced: J. Hart 26, J. Buck 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hart 3-7, J. Buck 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hart 92-68, J. Buck 37-24
WP: J. Hart
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Montez L (4-4) 6.2 6 1 1 2 8 1 102 2.69   
M. Grotjohn 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 2.50   
J. Berardi 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Montez 64
Batters Faced: E. Montez 27, M. Grotjohn 5, J. Berardi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Montez 8-3, M. Grotjohn 2-0, J. Berardi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Montez 102-65, M. Grotjohn 22-13, J. Berardi 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Grotjohn 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Hart
Ballpark: Ahoy Park
Weather: Rain (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 20416
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