AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
09/09/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 6812 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Halifax Heathens (89-54) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 8 11 1
Phoenix Gladiators (79-64) 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 9 12 1
Gladiators Clip Heathens, 9-8
The Phoenix Gladiators defeated the Halifax Heathens, 9-8. Shortstop John Platzer deserved a large share of the credit. Platzer went 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for the Gladiators. Phoenix goes to 79-64, Halifax to 89-54.

Eric Milbrandt won it for Phoenix in the bottom of the eighth with a run-scoring single off Jeff Buck. In the game, Milbrandt was 1 for 4 with a walk.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Phoenix skipper Brett Bartlett.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brewer LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .276 13 50
C. Smith 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .261 15 82
J. Fitzgerald 1B 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 .302 24 89
L. Orozco DH 5 3 4 2 0 1 1 .291 36 93
J. Herrera 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 2 5
   a-E. Ramirez PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .316 22 71
   b-A. Vega 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251 7 31
N. Lombardi RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .335 5 30
S. Hardwick SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .297 7 65
R. Freeman C 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .270 2 26
   e-E. Kukowski PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 17 46
   f-P. Gaither C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 5 40
N. Sumney CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 11 54
   c-K. Tarrant PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290 0 6
   d-N. Schultz CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .174 1 2
Totals 40 8 11 8 4 11 15      
a - E. Ramirez pinch hit for J. Herrera in the 8th
b - A. Vega substituted for E. Ramirez in the 8th
c - K. Tarrant pinch hit for N. Sumney in the 9th
d - N. Schultz substituted for K. Tarrant in the 9th
e - E. Kukowski pinch hit for R. Freeman in the 10th
f - P. Gaither substituted for E. Kukowski in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Orozco (36, 2nd Inning off R. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Ramirez (22, 8th Inning off D. Coe, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Fitzgerald 2 , L. Orozco 7 , E. Ramirez 4 , N. Lombardi 2 , S. Hardwick , K. Tarrant
2-out RBI: L. Orozco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Brewer 2 , A. Vega
Sac Bunt: A. Brewer , S. Hardwick
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hart (1)
OF assists: 1 (Sumney(Ariëns at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Julio 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .293 19 64
W. Villegas RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .260 6 14
J. Platzer SS 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .310 37 104
P. Bounds CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .283 29 81
   a-B. Figueroa PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .279 16 54
B. Shultz LF 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 .252 15 53
T. Ariëns 3B 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .290 27 89
   b-V. Gonzalez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 8 29
   c-P. McCarthy PR, 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 15 41
E. Milbrandt DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 .236 10 38
J. Anderson 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .252 3 17
   d-Z. Husley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .201 3 14
D. Jimenez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 39 9 12 8 4 10 14      
a - B. Figueroa pinch hit for P. Bounds in the 8th
b - V. Gonzalez pinch hit for T. Ariëns in the 8th
c - P. McCarthy pinch ran for V. Gonzalez in the 8th
d - Z. Husley pinch hit for J. Anderson in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ariëns (22, 1st Inning off J. Hart, 2 on, 1 out) , P. McCarthy (21, 10th Inning off S. McManus, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Platzer (37, 3rd Inning off J. Hart, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Julio , W. Villegas , J. Platzer 7 , B. Figueroa , B. Shultz , T. Ariëns 2 , V. Gonzalez , P. McCarthy 2 , E. Milbrandt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Julio , W. Villegas , P. Bounds
Hit by Pitch: B. Shultz
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Platzer (19) , P. McCarthy (40)
CS: T. Ariëns (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Anderson (2)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hart 4.2 7 6 6 1 3 1 87 3.05   
J. Bruckert 2.1 1 1 1 1 4 0 38 4.57   
J. Buck BS (4) 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 33 2.18   
S. McManus L (0-6) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 9 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hart 28
Batters Faced: J. Hart 21, J. Bruckert 9, J. Buck 11, S. McManus 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hart 5-4, J. Bruckert 2-1, J. Buck 3-0, S. McManus 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hart 87-57, J. Bruckert 38-25, J. Buck 33-21, S. McManus 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bruckert 1-0 , J. Buck 1-1
WP: J. Bruckert
Hit Batsmen: J. Buck
Balk: S. McManus
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Alvarez 6.1 5 4 4 2 7 1 98 4.18   
D. Coe BS (6) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 20 3.20   
M. Brant 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.41   
R. Robertson BS (3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 29 2.77   
R. Grados W (1-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alvarez 52
Batters Faced: R. Alvarez 27, D. Coe 5, M. Brant 3, R. Robertson 6, R. Grados 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alvarez 10-2, D. Coe 1-0, M. Brant 2-0, R. Robertson 2-0, R. Grados 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alvarez 98-64, D. Coe 20-12, M. Brant 16-10, R. Robertson 29-16, R. Grados 10-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Platzer
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (89 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM MT
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 34936
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