AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
05/25/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 579 - MONDAY, MAY 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (32-17) 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 12 14 0
Tampa Bay Captains (16-33) 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 6 1
Fitzgerald Slugs Heathens to 12-5 Win
The Halifax Heathens and Tampa Bay Captains completed their game despite the inclement weather.

The Halifax Heathens beat the Tampa Bay Captains, 12-5, at Ahoy Park. The Heathens got a fine performance from first baseman Josh Fitzgerald, who went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and a triple, while scoring 3 times and driving in 6. Billy Shields picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Jeremy Schroeter suffered the loss.

Early in the game, Fitzgerald had a 2-run home run for Halifax. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Heathens on top, 2-0.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Fitzgerald.

This win makes it 5 in a row for Halifax.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brewer LF 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 .409 3 7
C. Smith 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .221 8 26
   b-E. Kukowski PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .245 4 14
   c-S. Hardwick 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 3 11
J. Fitzgerald 1B 5 3 3 6 0 0 2 .308 8 31
L. Orozco DH 5 3 4 4 0 1 0 .275 16 30
A. Vega 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .217 2 7
N. Lombardi RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .273 0 1
N. Sumney CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 4 26
J. Silva SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .308 0 5
J. Elder C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .148 1 5
   a-E. Ramirez PH 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .336 6 18
   d-P. Gaither C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 10
Totals 40 12 14 12 5 8 13      
a - E. Ramirez pinch hit for J. Elder in the 9th
b - E. Kukowski pinch hit for C. Smith in the 9th
c - S. Hardwick substituted for E. Kukowski in the 9th
d - P. Gaither substituted for E. Ramirez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Lombardi (2, 1st Inning off J. Schroeter, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Orozco (7, 9th Inning off J. Washington, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Brewer (3, 9th Inning off J. Washington, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Brewer (3, 1st Inning off J. Schroeter, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Fitzgerald (1, 9th Inning off J. Washington, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Orozco 2 (16, 1st Inning off J. Schroeter, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Schroeter, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Fitzgerald 2 (8, 1st Inning off J. Schroeter, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Schroeter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Brewer 5 , C. Smith , J. Fitzgerald 11 , L. Orozco 11 , N. Lombardi 2 , N. Sumney , J. Silva , E. Ramirez
2-out RBI: L. Orozco , J. Silva , E. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Vega , J. Silva
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso RF 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 .264 2 14
D. Lebron 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .303 3 16
M. Greene DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .180 3 23
S. Post 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .204 1 20
   a-N. Rucker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 8
   b-R. Martinez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 0 5
A. Mendoza 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .229 4 17
R. Eckhardt CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .300 1 21
J. McCarthy LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .265 1 17
T. Steiner SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
T. Gammill C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .206 4 13
Totals 31 5 6 5 5 7 10      
a - N. Rucker pinch hit for S. Post in the 8th
b - R. Martinez substituted for N. Rucker in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. McCarthy (3, 4th Inning off D. Fischer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lebron , M. Greene , S. Post , A. Mendoza , J. McCarthy 3 , T. Gammill
2-out RBI: J. McCarthy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mendoza , T. Steiner
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Greene (4)
CS: J. Grasso 2 (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. McCarthy (3)
OF assists: 1 (Grasso(Silva at home))
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fischer 4.1 5 5 5 3 4 0 87 5.48   
B. Shields W (2-0) 4.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 63 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fischer 34
Batters Faced: D. Fischer 19, B. Shields 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fischer 4-3, B. Shields 5-6
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fischer 87-54, B. Shields 63-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shields 1-1
WP: B. Shields
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Schroeter L (0-5) 3.2 9 6 6 2 3 4 79 7.84   
A. Holle 3.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 37 7.58   
C. Barraza 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.54   
J. Washington 0.0 3 5 5 2 0 0 12 0.00   
Q. Donaldson 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 21 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schroeter 18
Batters Faced: J. Schroeter 22, A. Holle 10, C. Barraza 3, J. Washington 5, Q. Donaldson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schroeter 4-4, A. Holle 5-3, C. Barraza 2-0, J. Washington 0-0, Q. Donaldson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schroeter 79-53, A. Holle 37-25, C. Barraza 12-10, J. Washington 12-5, Q. Donaldson 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Holle 2-0 , Q. Donaldson 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Fitzgerald
Ballpark: Ahoy Park
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 4:49
Attendance: 16101
Special Notes: Rain delay of 70 minutes in the 4th inning.
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