AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
09/07/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 6854 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fountain Hills 23ers (68-79) 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 9 0
Austin Desperados (71-76) 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 X 8 12 0
23ers Sunk by Desperados
Led by Matt Fishburn, the Austin Desperados defeated the Fountain Hills 23ers, 8-5. Fishburn was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Desperados. Luke Scrimger, who went 7 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 5 runs on 9 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 6. His record now stands at 11-10. Joe McLaughlin locked down his 8th save.

Austin went up, 7-5, on Drew Riggi's 3rd triple of the season. The bases-clearing triple, which Riggi hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Fountain Hills pitcher Stuart Taylor feeling deflated.

"We're not really clicking on anything right now," said Fountain Hills manager Efren Nieman.

The current losing streak for Fountain Hills has reached 5 games.
FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stein DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .212 4 17
J. Gavilanes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .150 1 3
I. Mill CF 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .293 5 27
J. Yule SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .258 28 103
J. Zerger 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .294 15 44
J. Tibbs RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224 1 8
T. Cunningham 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .357 2 5
T. Scott LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .280 18 78
B. Tungate C 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
   a-S. Zembower PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 2 13
Totals 36 5 9 5 0 7 13      
a - S. Zembower pinch hit for B. Tungate in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Mill 3 (19, 1st Inning off L. Scrimger, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off L. Scrimger, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off L. Scrimger, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Stein (14, 3rd Inning off L. Scrimger, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Zerger (17, 6th Inning off L. Scrimger, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Zerger (15, 4th Inning off L. Scrimger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stein 2 , I. Mill 6 , J. Zerger 6 , J. Tibbs , T. Scott , B. Tungate
2-out RBI: , I. Mill 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Yule 3 , T. Cunningham
Hit by Pitch: B. Tungate
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Mill (10)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Tibbs(Sykora at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Priest SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 5 39
   a-J. Sanchez SS, 3B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .400 0 1
D. Riggi 2B 3 1 1 4 0 0 2 .290 15 59
M. Fishburn DH 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .283 17 67
L. Serna RF 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 .236 20 84
   c-M. Smith CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 4 20
J. Sykora 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .241 17 48
J. Perez LF, RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .246 7 38
D. Agee 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 2 41
F. Pachner C 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .226 0 1
J. Hamill CF 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .245 4 17
   b-J. Austin PH, CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 16 61
Totals 34 8 12 8 1 9 9      
a - J. Sanchez substituted for J. Priest in the 5th
b - J. Austin pinch hit for J. Hamill in the 7th
c - M. Smith substituted for L. Serna in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sykora (10, 2nd Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hamill 2 (9, 3rd Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Riggi (3, 7th Inning off S. Taylor, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Fishburn (17, 1st Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Priest , J. Sanchez 2 , D. Riggi 3 , M. Fishburn 6 , J. Sykora 3 , J. Hamill 4 , J. Austin
2-out RBI: J. Sanchez , M. Fishburn
Sac Fly: D. Riggi
Team LOB: 4
FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Martinez L (0-1) 6.0 9 6 6 1 6 1 107 9.00   
S. Taylor BS (2) 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 0 34 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Martinez 35
Batters Faced: M. Martinez 27, S. Taylor 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Martinez 5-6, S. Taylor 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Martinez 107-71, S. Taylor 34-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Taylor 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Scrimger W (11-10) 7.0 9 5 5 0 6 1 97 3.62   
J. McLaughlin SV (8) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 1.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Scrimger 45
Batters Faced: L. Scrimger 31, J. McLaughlin 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Scrimger 6-9, J. McLaughlin 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: L. Scrimger 97-70, J. McLaughlin 24-14
Hit Batsmen: L. Scrimger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Fishburn
Ballpark: Dell Diamond
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 29813
Special Notes: SS Jared Priest was injured while throwing the ball.
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