AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
08/23/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CINCINNATI ROYALS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 6689 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Royals (81-52) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Phoenix Gladiators (67-66) 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 6 8 0
Gladiators Beat Royals, 6-4
The Phoenix Gladiators handed the Cincinnati Royals a 6-4 defeat at Gladiators Ballpark. Second Baseman Zack Husley starred for Phoenix. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. The Gladiators, at 67-66, sit in second place in the American Conference South Division.

Austin Bonneau helped out the Phoenix cause in the bottom of the second inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the left fielder drew 1 walk in 3 plate appearances.

"A great team win and something real positive we can build on," said Bonneau after the game.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Paulsen CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .259 15 44
S. King SS 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .275 1 31
A. Jalbert 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .315 18 77
E. Hayes LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .276 27 89
B. Brewer DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .303 5 25
R. Brown RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292 21 71
J. Bloms 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .289 7 52
M. Rankin C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .197 9 41
A. Marshall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .199 3 17
Totals 38 4 11 4 1 10 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Paulsen (20, 4th Inning off J. Keener, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. King (1, 4th Inning off J. Keener, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Paulsen 2 , S. King 5 , A. Jalbert 2 , B. Brewer 2 , J. Bloms 3 , M. Rankin
2-out RBI: S. King
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Paulsen , R. Brown
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McCarthy CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .259 17 49
C. Cawley RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .282 4 19
C. Julio 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .327 6 37
J. Platzer SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .259 11 40
B. Figueroa DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .266 14 68
Z. Husley 2B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .267 19 54
A. Carr 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .200 5 11
A. Bonneau LF 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 .209 1 6
M. Pierskalla C 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .226 9 38
Totals 31 6 8 6 1 11 6      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Figueroa (29, 6th Inning off J. Huggins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. McCarthy (3, 2nd Inning off J. Huggins, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Husley (19, 6th Inning off J. Huggins, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. McCarthy 3 , B. Figueroa 3 , Z. Husley 6 , A. Carr , M. Pierskalla
2-out RBI: P. McCarthy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. McCarthy , C. Cawley
Sac Fly: M. Pierskalla
Hit by Pitch: A. Bonneau
Team LOB: 4
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Huggins L (9-8) 5.0 7 6 6 1 5 1 77 3.92   
K. Kovach 3.0 1 0 0 0 6 0 46 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Huggins 33
Batters Faced: J. Huggins 24, K. Kovach 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Huggins 4-6, K. Kovach 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Huggins 77-54, K. Kovach 46-31
Hit Batsmen: J. Huggins
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Keener 5.0 9 4 4 1 7 1 99 3.74   
R. Grados W (3-5) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 5.17   
M. Brant SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Keener 39
Batters Faced: J. Keener 25, R. Grados 10, M. Brant 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Keener 2-6, R. Grados 5-2, M. Brant 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Keener 99-66, R. Grados 32-22, M. Brant 12-10
WP: J. Keener
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zack Husley
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (91 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM MT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 34908
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