AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
09/11/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
GAME ID: 6891 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (83-67) 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 3 0 10 14 0
Fountain Hills 23ers (69-81) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 4
Heathens Roll Over 23ers, 10-2
The Halifax Heathens defeated the Fountain Hills 23ers, 10-2, at Fountain Park. Halifax was led by former first round draft pick Paul Gaither, who was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 times. The winning pitcher was Jack Ivory. He tossed 96 pitches over 5.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits. The Heathens sit in first place in the American Conference South Division with a record of 83-67.

Halifax won the game in part because of Austin Compton. The designated hitter ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Heathens ahead, 4-0. For the game, Compton had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"I wish every win came this easy," said Gaither.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 6 0 1 2 0 0 5 .280 9 44
S. Hardwick 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .316 5 44
E. Kukowski RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .235 15 78
L. Orozco SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 .304 25 90
A. Compton DH 5 1 2 5 0 0 2 .238 24 93
C. Smith 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .304 16 64
B. Leonardi 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .194 4 18
K. Tarrant LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .268 1 27
P. Gaither C 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 .271 4 24
Totals 43 10 14 10 3 6 27      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Tarrant 2 (20, 6th Inning off D. March, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Woolverton, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Compton (29, 8th Inning off J. Woolverton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Sumney (3, 4th Inning off B. Hallberg, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Gaither (4, 3rd Inning off B. Hallberg, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Compton (24, 4th Inning off B. Hallberg, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney 3 , S. Hardwick , E. Kukowski 2 , L. Orozco , A. Compton 6 , B. Leonardi 2 , K. Tarrant 4 , P. Gaither 6
2-out RBI: N. Sumney , A. Compton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Hardwick 2 , L. Orozco , C. Smith , B. Leonardi
Sac Fly: S. Hardwick
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Zembower LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 2 15
D. McGowan 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292 6 54
I. Mill CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .288 5 27
   c-T. Scott PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 19 79
J. Yule SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 29 105
   a-J. Gavilanes SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .149 1 6
J. Zerger 1B 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .297 15 45
   b-A. Cuevas PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 2 15
J. Tibbs DH 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .212 1 8
J. Perrigin RF, CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .268 15 54
T. Cunningham 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 2 5
J. Mahan C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .197 3 12
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 9 10      
a - J. Gavilanes substituted for J. Yule in the 2nd
b - A. Cuevas pinch hit for J. Zerger in the 6th
c - T. Scott pinch hit for I. Mill in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. McGowan (49, 4th Inning off J. Ivory, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Zerger (18, 4th Inning off J. Ivory, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Mahan (8, 7th Inning off J. Ojeda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. McGowan 2 , I. Mill , J. Zerger 2 , J. Mahan 2
2-out RBI: J. Zerger , J. Mahan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Zembower , J. Perrigin
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. March 2 (3) , A. Cuevas (2) , T. Cunningham (3)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ivory W (17-7) 5.2 3 1 1 2 6 0 96 3.96   
J. Ojeda SV (3) 3.1 1 1 1 1 3 0 44 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ivory 63
Batters Faced: J. Ivory 22, J. Ojeda 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ivory 9-2, J. Ojeda 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ivory 96-60, J. Ojeda 44-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ojeda 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hallberg L (6-18) 3.2 7 6 6 1 2 2 71 6.26   
D. March 3.1 3 2 0 1 2 0 52 5.42   
J. Woolverton 2.0 4 2 0 1 2 0 41 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hallberg 22
Batters Faced: B. Hallberg 19, D. March 17, J. Woolverton 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hallberg 3-6, D. March 4-4, J. Woolverton 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hallberg 71-47, D. March 52-38, J. Woolverton 41-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. March 1-0 , J. Woolverton 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Gaither
Ballpark: Fountain Park
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 10180
Special Notes: SS Jeff Yule was injured in a collision at a base.
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