AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
08/21/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 6660 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Halifax Heathens (74-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 2
Austin Desperados (61-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Desperados Lose, 2-0, in 12
Halifax turned a fine outing from starter Dan Fischer into a victory over the Austin Desperados at Dell Diamond. The final score was 2-0. Halifax reliever Jeff Buck snagged the win, upping his record to 5-4. Joe McLaughlin shouldered the loss. Pat Nicholas nailed down the save.

Halifax needed the clutch hitting of Leo Orozco to seal the deal. The shortstop swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the 12th inning to put the Heathens on top, 2-0. For the game, Orozco had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Halifax manager David Morris commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."

The first-place Heathens, at 74-57, lead the American Conference South Division by 9 games.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hummel CF, LF, CF 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 .283 9 23
C. Smith 2B 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 .301 15 58
L. Orozco SS 4 1 2 2 2 0 0 .288 18 63
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 0 1 0 2 1 1 .305 17 76
A. Compton DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .228 18 74
E. Kukowski RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .229 12 66
C. Epstein LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .225 7 17
   a-N. Sumney PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285 7 38
   b-K. Tarrant PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 1 27
T. Vela 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .188 1 5
G. McManus C 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .186 6 31
Totals 43 2 7 2 6 11 19      
a - N. Sumney pinch hit for C. Epstein in the 8th
b - K. Tarrant pinch hit for N. Sumney in the 11th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Orozco (18, 12th Inning off J. McLaughlin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hummel , L. Orozco 5 , J. Fitzgerald , E. Kukowski , G. McManus 2
2-out RBI: L. Orozco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Smith , E. Kukowski , N. Sumney
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: C. Smith (6) , L. Orozco (16)
Double Plays: 2 (Smith-Orozco-Fitzgerald, Smith-Orozco-Fitzgerald)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .286 15 59
D. Riggi 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .267 12 47
M. Blevins LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .244 29 59
L. Serna RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .226 19 72
M. Fishburn DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272 15 58
   c-B. Largent DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 0 20
J. Perez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 6 33
J. Priest SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .222 4 34
M. Smith C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 4 19
   a-J. Sykora PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 17 44
   b-F. Pachner C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 0 0
D. Agee 3B 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .220 1 36
Totals 40 0 6 0 4 12 19      
a - J. Sykora pinch hit for M. Smith in the 8th
b - F. Pachner substituted for J. Sykora in the 9th
c - B. Largent inserted as DH in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Perez (16, 2nd Inning off D. Fischer, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Austin (34, 8th Inning off B. Shields, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 3 , L. Serna , M. Fishburn , J. Perez 2 , J. Priest
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Riggi , L. Serna , M. Smith , F. Pachner
GIDP: M. Blevins , J. Perez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Austin (46) , D. Agee (11)
CS: J. Priest (9) , D. Agee (12)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fischer 7.0 4 0 0 1 6 0 97 3.68   
B. Shields 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.18   
J. Buck W (5-4) 3.0 0 0 0 2 4 0 37 2.60   
P. Nicholas SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fischer 74
Batters Faced: D. Fischer 25, B. Shields 4, J. Buck 10, P. Nicholas 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fischer 8-5, B. Shields 0-2, J. Buck 3-1, P. Nicholas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fischer 97-60, B. Shields 14-7, J. Buck 37-23, P. Nicholas 18-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Scrimger 6.2 3 0 0 4 5 0 112 3.59   
C. Oren 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 30 3.55   
J. McLaughlin L (4-2) 4.0 2 2 2 1 5 1 55 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Scrimger 69
Batters Faced: L. Scrimger 27, C. Oren 7, J. McLaughlin 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Scrimger 7-8, C. Oren 1-2, J. McLaughlin 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: L. Scrimger 112-69, C. Oren 30-19, J. McLaughlin 55-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Oren 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Fischer
Ballpark: Dell Diamond
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 25901
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