AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
08/31/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
GAME ID: 6776 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fountain Hills 23ers (67-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
San Francisco Fire (60-80) 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 X 6 15 1
Fire Shut Out 23ers, 6-0
San Francisco picked up a win at San Francisco Grounds, bumping off the Fountain Hills 23ers, 6-0. Pitcher Chris Benson was a major reason the Fire emerged victorious. Benson picked up the win for San Francisco, going 7 innings. He gave up no runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 7-12. The Fire saw their win-loss record go to 60-80. At the same time, the 23ers fell to 67-73.

Jonathan Kober hit a 2-run home run off Bryan Hallberg in the bottom of the second, which put the Fire ahead, 2-0. In addition to the homer, Kober had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.

"We need better swings, better at-bats," said losing manager Efren Nieman.
FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Mill CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .287 5 23
D. McGowan 2B, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .294 6 54
C. Pope DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288 10 63
J. Yule SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .259 28 100
T. Scott RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 18 77
J. Perrigin 1B, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 14 50
J. Carroll C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 13 42
S. Zembower LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 2 13
C. Vandal 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 0 11
   a-J. Zerger PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 13 40
Totals 31 0 7 0 0 5 12      
a - J. Zerger pinch hit for C. Vandal in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: I. Mill , D. McGowan 2 , J. Yule 2 , J. Carroll , J. Zerger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. McGowan
GIDP: T. Scott , J. Perrigin , S. Zembower
Hit by Pitch: J. Carroll
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Pope (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vandal-McGowan-Perrigin)
OF assists: 2 (Scott(Cusack at 2nd base), Zembower(Ward at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hofland LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .300 5 52
N. Cusack 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .299 13 46
M. Babcock DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .234 24 67
M. Nava RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .270 1 9
D. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281 18 74
J. Clare 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .318 1 27
J. Kober C 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .219 12 44
R. Tangorra CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262 10 54
E. Barlow SS 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .214 2 19
Totals 35 6 15 6 0 3 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Clare (13, 2nd Inning off B. Hallberg, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Barlow (13, 7th Inning off B. Hallberg, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Nava (4, 8th Inning off T. Tygart, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Kober (11, 8th Inning off T. Tygart, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kober (12, 2nd Inning off B. Hallberg, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Barlow (2, 3rd Inning off B. Hallberg, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Babcock (24, 6th Inning off B. Hallberg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hofland 2 , N. Cusack 3 , M. Babcock 4 , M. Nava 2 , D. Ward , J. Clare 3 , J. Kober 6 , R. Tangorra , E. Barlow 6
2-out RBI: J. Kober
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Nava , R. Tangorra
GIDP: M. Babcock
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Cusack (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Clare (11)
Double Plays: 3 (Barlow-Ward-Cusack, Clare-Ward-Cusack, Barlow-Ward-Cusack)
FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hallberg L (6-16) 6.0 12 5 5 0 3 3 91 6.06   
T. Tygart 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 23 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hallberg 31
Batters Faced: B. Hallberg 27, T. Tygart 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hallberg 3-9, T. Tygart 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hallberg 91-60, T. Tygart 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Tygart 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Benson W (7-12) 7.0 6 0 0 0 4 0 96 4.66   
R. Lombardi 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Benson 69
Batters Faced: C. Benson 25, R. Lombardi 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Benson 10-4, R. Lombardi 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Benson 96-66, R. Lombardi 24-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lombardi 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Benson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Benson
Ballpark: San Francisco Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 22303
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