AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT CHARLESTON SEA DOGS
05/18/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT CHARLESTON SEA DOGS
GAME ID: 557 - SATURDAY, MAY 18TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fountain Hills 23ers (27-20) 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 12 14 0
Charleston Sea Dogs (27-20) 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 13 0
Epstein, 23ers Too Much for Sea Dogs
The 12-7 Fountain Hills win over Charleston was due largely to Chris Epstein. The 23ers left fielder was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4. Fountain Hills's record now stands at 27-20, placing them second in the American Conference North East Division.

Though it wasn't a flawless game -- few are -- the fans who filled the stands at Ballpark of Charleston seemed to enjoy watching the American Conference action.

"We'll take some time to unwind," said Epstein, "and then get after it again."
FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE CHARLESTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gavilanes SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .262 1 17
D. McGowan 2B 5 3 3 1 0 2 0 .394 4 29
I. Mill CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .280 7 32
C. Pope RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .335 9 38
C. Epstein LF 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .295 5 25
D. Lovell 3B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .219 1 7
A. Lietz DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .287 2 24
M. Townsend 1B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .205 2 14
M. Belsito C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .259 2 15
Totals 40 12 14 12 2 13 10      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Pope (12, 2nd Inning off J. Reynolds, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Townsend (8, 3rd Inning off J. Reed, 2 on, 2 outs) , I. Mill (12, 3rd Inning off J. Reed, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Gavilanes (12, 3rd Inning off J. Reed, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. McGowan (17, 4th Inning off T. Casablanca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Epstein (5, 4th Inning off T. Casablanca, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gavilanes 2 , D. McGowan 4 , I. Mill 2 , C. Pope 2 , C. Epstein 6 , D. Lovell 2 , M. Townsend 3 , M. Belsito
2-out RBI: D. McGowan , I. Mill , C. Epstein 3 , D. Lovell , M. Townsend , M. Belsito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lovell
GIDP: A. Lietz
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
PB: M. Belsito
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Ziersch LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .393 1 8
J. Ortiz 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .267 3 22
T. Hutchison DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .310 6 29
R. Forsythe 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .125 0 1
N. Wisniewski RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .271 4 21
C. Paquin SS 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .323 1 22
D. Anderson 2B 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 .309 2 24
J. Werlin C 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .310 3 18
M. Root CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .283 3 19
Totals 40 7 13 6 5 8 21      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Ziersch (13, 4th Inning off S. Muzzy, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Hutchison (10, 4th Inning off S. Muzzy, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ortiz (12, 6th Inning off M. Soto, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Hutchison (1, 9th Inning off M. Soto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Paquin (1, 9th Inning off M. Soto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Ziersch 3 , J. Ortiz 2 , T. Hutchison 5 , R. Forsythe , N. Wisniewski 3 , C. Paquin 5 , J. Werlin , M. Root
2-out RBI: T. Hutchison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Ziersch , R. Forsythe 2 , N. Wisniewski , M. Root
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Wisniewski (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Forsythe-Anderson-Ortiz)
FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLESTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Muzzy 4.0 8 4 4 2 3 0 100 4.53   
M. Soto W (2-1) 4.1 5 3 3 2 4 1 85 2.88   
J. Woolverton 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Muzzy 31
Batters Faced: S. Muzzy 22, M. Soto 20, J. Woolverton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Muzzy 4-5, M. Soto 5-4, J. Woolverton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Muzzy 100-60, M. Soto 85-53, J. Woolverton 17-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Reynolds L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 27 4.26   
J. Reed 0.2 7 8 8 2 1 0 43 4.82   
T. Casablanca 4.1 3 2 2 0 7 1 67 2.41   
J. Marich 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 27 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Reynolds 46
Batters Faced: J. Reynolds 7, J. Reed 11, T. Casablanca 16, J. Marich 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Reynolds 1-2, J. Reed 1-0, T. Casablanca 2-4, J. Marich 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Reynolds 27-18, J. Reed 43-25, T. Casablanca 67-44, J. Marich 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Casablanca 1-0
WP: J. Marich
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Epstein
Ballpark: Ballpark of Charleston
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 34806
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