AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
09/08/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 6800 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (89-53) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 7 11 0
Phoenix Gladiators (78-64) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Heathens Use Late Rally to Win
Gladiators Ballpark was the site for American Conference action featuring the Phoenix Gladiators and Halifax Heathens.

Heathens left fielder Todd Stevens left his imprint on his team's 7-3 win over the Phoenix Gladiators. Stevens was 4-4 with a double and 3 singles for Halifax in the contest. Jeff Buck was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 33 of 36 save opportunities.

Halifax used a clutch hit from Nick Sumney to get the win. The center fielder drilled a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Heathens ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"I had a good game," said Sumney. "Winning makes it even better."

The win makes Halifax 89-53.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .314 11 54
E. Kukowski RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .250 17 46
L. Orozco SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .286 35 91
E. Ramirez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .314 21 68
J. Fitzgerald 1B 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .300 24 89
A. Vega 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .253 7 31
T. Stevens LF 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .287 11 38
S. Hardwick 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 .298 7 63
P. Gaither C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 5 40
   a-N. Lombardi PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333 5 30
   b-R. Freeman C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 2 25
Totals 35 7 11 7 2 8 11      
a - N. Lombardi pinch hit for P. Gaither in the 9th
b - R. Freeman substituted for N. Lombardi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Stevens (24, 5th Inning off D. Espinosa, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Lombardi (15, 9th Inning off M. Brant, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Fitzgerald (24, 6th Inning off D. Espinosa, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Sumney (11, 8th Inning off C. Abarca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney 4 , L. Orozco 2 , J. Fitzgerald 4 , A. Vega 2 , T. Stevens 5 , N. Lombardi 2
2-out RBI: J. Fitzgerald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kukowski , S. Hardwick , P. Gaither
GIDP: E. Ramirez
Sac Fly: S. Hardwick
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Kukowski (37)
CS: T. Stevens (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hardwick-Vega-Fitzgerald)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Julio 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .293 19 64
W. Villegas RF, 2B 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .262 6 14
J. Platzer SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .306 36 102
P. Bounds CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 .285 29 81
B. Shultz LF 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 .252 15 51
T. Ariëns 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .290 27 87
B. Figueroa DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .277 16 54
P. McCarthy 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 15 41
   a-V. Gonzalez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 8 28
M. Pierskalla C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .226 13 49
Totals 35 3 10 3 6 9 22      
a - V. Gonzalez pinch hit for P. McCarthy in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Figueroa (16, 2nd Inning off C. Stoddard, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Villegas 3 , J. Platzer 2 , P. Bounds , B. Shultz 2 , B. Figueroa 5
2-out RBI: B. Shultz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Shultz , T. Ariëns 3
GIDP: J. Platzer
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Bounds (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Julio-Platzer-Julio)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Stoddard 4.0 4 3 3 5 6 1 87 4.00   
C. McAuley 2.2 4 0 0 0 1 0 40 0.00   
C. Johnson W (8-4) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 32 2.51   
J. Buck SV (33) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Stoddard 43
Batters Faced: C. Stoddard 20, C. McAuley 11, C. Johnson 8, J. Buck 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Stoddard 4-1, C. McAuley 2-4, C. Johnson 3-1, J. Buck 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Stoddard 87-50, C. McAuley 40-27, C. Johnson 32-18, J. Buck 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. McAuley 2-1 , C. Johnson 1-0 , J. Buck 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Espinosa 6.0 6 3 3 1 4 1 103 4.97   
C. Abarca L (4-1) 2.0 3 3 3 1 3 1 30 3.64   
M. Brant 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 21 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Espinosa 51
Batters Faced: D. Espinosa 24, C. Abarca 9, M. Brant 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Espinosa 7-6, C. Abarca 2-0, M. Brant 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Espinosa 103-68, C. Abarca 30-21, M. Brant 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Brant 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Todd Stevens
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 34811
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