AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
08/26/2022
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 6677 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Indianapolis Eagles (70-62) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
Austin Desperados (80-52) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 12 1
Desperados Earn 6-4 Win Against Eagles
The Austin Desperados beat the Indianapolis Eagles, 6-4, in 11 innings. Austin pitcher and East Lake, Florida, native Joe Townsend led the way. The second-place Desperados lifted their record to 80-52.

Austin got a game-changing hit from Julian Chavez. The designated hitter blasted a 3-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a winner.

Austin manager Adam Ponder praised his team's "businesslike approach."
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 17 47
J. Thaxton RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .210 11 42
C. Boyd CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .266 12 36
M. Payne 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .263 25 68
M. Dallis 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .225 10 45
T. Walker DH 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .261 17 37
V. Mendez 3B 3 0 1 1 2 2 0 .229 14 46
J. Sanchez C 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .209 7 27
A. Sanchez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 1 24
   a-J. Betts PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 5 6
   b-T. Carr SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 0 1
Totals 39 4 9 4 4 8 11      
a - J. Betts pinch hit for A. Sanchez in the 8th
b - T. Carr substituted for J. Betts in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Dallis (20, 9th Inning off B. Reno, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: V. Mendez (4, 11th Inning off C. Oren, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Walker (17, 4th Inning off J. Townsend, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Anderson , J. Thaxton , C. Boyd , M. Payne 2 , M. Dallis 3 , T. Walker 4 , V. Mendez 3
2-out RBI: M. Dallis , V. Mendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Boyd , J. Sanchez
GIDP: J. Sanchez
Hit by Pitch: M. Dallis
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thaxton (34)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bixby-Sanchez-Payne, Dallis-Carr-Payne)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 .278 18 56
P. Ainsworth 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .283 1 30
L. Serna RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .275 38 116
J. Sykora 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .225 28 73
J. Chavez DH 5 1 1 3 0 1 4 .271 19 66
R. Alamo 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .243 13 47
R. Gotch LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 3 36
D. Jimenez C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .198 4 32
D. Hawkins SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 4 29
Totals 40 6 12 6 1 11 8      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Gotch (20, 2nd Inning off B. Bixby, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Ainsworth (21, 5th Inning off B. Bixby, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Sykora (18, 11th Inning off B. Westcott, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Serna (38, 3rd Inning off B. Bixby, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Chavez (19, 11th Inning off B. Westcott, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin , P. Ainsworth 2 , L. Serna 6 , J. Sykora 3 , J. Chavez 4 , R. Alamo 2 , R. Gotch 2 , D. Jimenez
2-out RBI: L. Serna , R. Gotch , D. Jimenez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Chavez
GIDP: P. Ainsworth , J. Chavez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gotch (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Ainsworth-Alamo-Sykora, Serna-Jimenez)
OF assists: 2 (Austin(Dallis at 2nd base), Serna(Dallis at home))
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bixby 7.0 8 3 3 1 8 1 113 3.90   
B. Westcott L (4-5) 3.0 4 3 3 0 3 1 35 4.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bixby 56
Batters Faced: B. Bixby 29, B. Westcott 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bixby 7-5, B. Westcott 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bixby 113-72, B. Westcott 35-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Townsend 7.0 4 3 3 2 4 1 89 2.91   
B. Reno 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 25 0.93   
C. Oren W (7-8) 2.0 3 1 0 0 3 0 35 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Townsend 59
Batters Faced: J. Townsend 26, B. Reno 9, C. Oren 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Townsend 11-4, B. Reno 1-3, C. Oren 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Townsend 89-53, B. Reno 25-14, C. Oren 35-26
Hit Batsmen: J. Townsend
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Townsend
Ballpark: Dell Diamond
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 34906
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