AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
09/01/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 6782 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (77-64) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Phoenix Gladiators (72-69) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 6 0
Gladiators Earn 4-1 Home Win
Behind an impressive start by Rob Alvarez, Phoenix beat Halifax, 4-1. Alvarez yielded 1 run over 6.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6. His record improves to 11-6. Ryan Robertson, credited with the save, is now 12 for 16 in save opportunities.

The Gladiators had to work out of trouble in the top of the seventh. The score was 4-1, Phoenix, with one out. Halifax, with runners on 1st and 2nd, was mounting a threat. Ben Leonardi dug in at the plate, but on a 2-2 sinker, he grounded out.

With the win, Phoenix pushed its record to 72-69.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hummel CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .282 9 23
C. Smith 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .309 16 61
L. Orozco SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .300 22 78
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .307 19 81
A. Compton DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .229 20 79
E. Kukowski RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .227 14 72
C. Epstein LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .216 7 18
T. Vela 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 1 5
   a-B. Leonardi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207 4 17
   b-S. Hardwick 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 5 42
G. McManus C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .187 6 31
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 8 14      
a - B. Leonardi pinch hit for T. Vela in the 7th
b - S. Hardwick substituted for B. Leonardi in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Smith 2 (31, 4th Inning off R. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. Robertson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Smith 4 , L. Orozco , A. Compton , E. Kukowski , T. Vela
2-out RBI: A. Compton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Fitzgerald 2 , G. McManus
GIDP: G. McManus
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Vela (3) , G. McManus (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McCarthy 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 17 51
C. Cawley RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .283 8 26
C. Julio 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .335 8 40
J. Platzer SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .255 13 45
P. Bounds CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .245 28 96
Z. Husley 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 19 54
M. Pierskalla C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .227 10 39
A. Carr DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 6 15
A. Bonneau LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .240 2 7
Totals 30 4 6 3 1 7 7      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Cawley (8, 3rd Inning off A. D'Alberto, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Bonneau (2, 5th Inning off A. D'Alberto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Cawley 4 , C. Julio 2 , J. Platzer , P. Bounds , A. Bonneau 4
2-out RBI: P. Bounds
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Julio
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: P. McCarthy (44) , J. Platzer (16)
CS: C. Julio (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Husley-Platzer-Julio)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. D'Alberto L (4-6) 6.1 5 4 2 1 6 2 92 3.00   
C. Johnson 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. D'Alberto 56
Batters Faced: A. D'Alberto 26, C. Johnson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. D'Alberto 2-11, C. Johnson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. D'Alberto 92-62, C. Johnson 18-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Alvarez W (11-6) 6.1 5 1 1 1 6 0 97 2.61   
O. Malave H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.77   
R. Robertson SV (12) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alvarez 64
Batters Faced: R. Alvarez 24, O. Malave 3, R. Robertson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alvarez 5-7, O. Malave 2-0, R. Robertson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alvarez 97-63, O. Malave 16-8, R. Robertson 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Malave 1-0
WP: R. Alvarez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rob Alvarez
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM MT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 34719
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