AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES
09/05/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES
GAME ID: 6818 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (89-55) 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 9 0
Indianapolis Eagles (73-71) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
Heathens Deal Eagles 6-3 Loss
A good performance from third baseman Austin Compton helped the Halifax Heathens defeat the Indianapolis Eagles, 6-3. Compton slugged 2 home runs for the Heathens. Billy Shields was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 5 of 6 save opportunities. With the win, the Heathens sit at 89-55.

Halifax needed the clutch hitting of Tony Vela to seal the deal. The first baseman swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Heathens on top, 5-3. For the game, Vela had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

After the game, Halifax manager David Morris applauded the team's effort. "We put some good AB's together," he said.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .320 13 56
E. Kukowski RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .268 19 60
L. Orozco SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 33 95
A. Compton 3B 4 2 3 2 0 1 1 .244 30 99
B. Richards C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 8 28
J. Fitzgerald DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 11 68
D. Davidson LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .263 4 9
C. Smith 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .277 9 40
T. Vela 1B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .259 11 39
Totals 36 6 9 6 0 11 6      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Orozco (28, 1st Inning off J. Hennig, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Kukowski (19, 1st Inning off J. Hennig, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Davidson (4, 2nd Inning off J. Hennig, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Compton 2 (30, 4th Inning off J. Hennig, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Daniels, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Vela (11, 7th Inning off J. Hennig, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Kukowski 4 , L. Orozco 2 , A. Compton 9 , D. Davidson 4 , C. Smith , T. Vela 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Richards
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Smith (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Orozco-Vela)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267 24 78
H. Cortez 2B 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .284 17 34
   a-T. Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 25 65
   b-D. Andrews 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 4 19
J. Robinson DH 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .233 23 56
M. Lepa C 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .247 16 45
C. Boyd RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .271 21 81
M. Dallis SS, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .260 16 50
R. Plascencia 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .229 10 36
V. Mendez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 13 49
A. McCumiskey CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .199 13 44
Totals 34 3 8 3 4 10 15      
a - T. Walker pinch hit for H. Cortez in the 8th
b - D. Andrews substituted for T. Walker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Cortez (11, 6th Inning off E. Gutierrez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Dallis (28, 7th Inning off E. Gutierrez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lepa (16, 2nd Inning off E. Gutierrez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Cortez 3 , J. Robinson , M. Lepa 5 , C. Boyd , M. Dallis 2 , R. Plascencia
2-out RBI: C. Boyd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Andrews , M. Dallis , A. McCumiskey
GIDP: A. McCumiskey
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Cortez (19)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gutierrez W (10-7) 7.1 7 3 3 0 9 1 94 3.99   
B. Shields SV (5) 1.2 1 0 0 4 1 0 46 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gutierrez 61
Batters Faced: E. Gutierrez 28, B. Shields 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gutierrez 8-4, B. Shields 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gutierrez 94-68, B. Shields 46-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hennig L (7-5) 6.1 8 5 5 0 7 4 98 2.99   
V. Ceja 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.96   
A. Daniels 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 21 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hennig 44
Batters Faced: J. Hennig 27, V. Ceja 2, A. Daniels 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hennig 4-8, V. Ceja 0-1, A. Daniels 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hennig 98-60, V. Ceja 8-6, A. Daniels 21-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Compton
Ballpark: Eagles Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 24061
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