AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
09/13/2025
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS
GAME ID: 6916 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (84-68) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 14 0
Fountain Hills 23ers (70-82) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 10 0
23ers Lose to Heathens, 5-4
Chance Smith was a vital contributor to the 5-4 Halifax victory over Fountain Hills. The Heathens second baseman went 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles. He scored 2 times. With the win, Halifax raised its record to 84-68.

Halifax used a clutch at-bat from Ben Leonardi to capture the win. The designated hitter hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Heathens ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

Halifax manager David Morris commended his team for "banging out a nice win."
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .281 9 44
S. Hardwick 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .319 5 44
E. Kukowski RF 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 .236 15 80
L. Orozco SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .303 25 92
J. Fitzgerald 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .299 20 84
C. Smith 2B 5 2 4 0 0 1 2 .307 16 64
B. Leonardi DH 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 .200 5 20
K. Tarrant LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .268 1 27
P. Gaither C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .274 4 25
Totals 38 5 14 5 3 7 26      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Hardwick (28, 1st Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Sumney 2 (36, 5th Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Martinez, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Smith (34, 8th Inning off M. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Gaither (16, 8th Inning off S. Taylor, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Kukowski (25, 9th Inning off S. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Leonardi (5, 2nd Inning off M. Martinez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney 4 , S. Hardwick 3 , E. Kukowski 3 , C. Smith 5 , B. Leonardi 4 , K. Tarrant , P. Gaither 3
2-out RBI: E. Kukowski , P. Gaither
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Sumney , J. Fitzgerald , C. Smith
GIDP: L. Orozco , K. Tarrant
Hit by Pitch: B. Leonardi
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Kukowski (37)
CS: K. Tarrant (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Orozco-Smith-Fitzgerald, Hardwick-Smith-Fitzgerald, Hardwick-Smith-Fitzgerald)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stein DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .202 4 17
D. McGowan 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .293 6 54
I. Mill CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .293 5 28
J. Tibbs RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .204 1 8
J. Mahan C 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .203 3 12
J. Perrigin 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .266 15 54
T. Cunningham 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .261 3 7
T. Scott LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 19 79
   a-A. Cuevas PR, LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 .265 2 16
J. Gavilanes SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .145 1 6
   b-S. Zembower PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 3 17
Totals 32 4 10 3 6 4 17      
a - A. Cuevas pinch ran for T. Scott in the 3rd
b - S. Zembower pinch hit for J. Gavilanes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Scott (26, 3rd Inning off J. Hart, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. McGowan (50, 6th Inning off C. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Cunningham (3, 7th Inning off C. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Stein , D. McGowan 3 , I. Mill 2 , J. Mahan 2 , T. Cunningham 4 , T. Scott 2 , A. Cuevas
2-out RBI: T. Cunningham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Tibbs , J. Mahan , A. Cuevas
GIDP: B. Stein , J. Perrigin , J. Gavilanes
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Mill (12) , A. Cuevas (10)
CS: I. Mill (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McGowan-Cunningham-Perrigin, Cunningham-Gavilanes-Perrigin)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hart 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 31 4.50   
R. Lefkowitz W (4-2) 3.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 52 5.23   
C. Johnson H (3) 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 1 31 5.34   
S. McManus H (7) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 27 2.37   
J. Buck SV (35) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hart 42
Batters Faced: J. Hart 9, R. Lefkowitz 10, C. Johnson 9, S. McManus 7, J. Buck 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hart 3-2, R. Lefkowitz 2-1, C. Johnson 4-1, S. McManus 1-1, J. Buck 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hart 31-17, R. Lefkowitz 52-29, C. Johnson 31-22, S. McManus 27-15, J. Buck 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lefkowitz 2-1 , S. McManus 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Martinez L (0-2) 7.1 12 5 5 2 5 1 105 7.42   
S. Taylor 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Martinez 37
Batters Faced: M. Martinez 34, S. Taylor 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Martinez 10-4, S. Taylor 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Martinez 105-67, S. Taylor 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Taylor 2-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Martinez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chance Smith
Ballpark: Fountain Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM MT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 17413
Special Notes: DH Tim Scott was injured while running the bases.
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