AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
09/17/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 6951 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (95-60) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Austin Desperados (73-82) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 1
Austin Dials Up 3-2 Win
Austin picked up a win at Dell Diamond, bumping off the Halifax Heathens, 3-2. Pitcher Jason Emary was a major reason the Desperados emerged victorious. Austin is now 73-82, while Halifax is 95-60.

The decisive blow was delivered by Jim Sykora in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a solo home run off 24-year old right-handed pitcher Ross Lefkowitz to win the game for Austin. The home crowd went nuts.

"I was trying to do what I do, go out there and compete," said Emary.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .317 14 62
   a-C. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 10 44
   b-T. Hummel CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 12 37
G. Orozco RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .273 12 37
L. Orozco SS 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .308 35 100
J. Fitzgerald DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .301 13 75
B. Richards C 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .239 9 37
S. Hardwick 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 1 45
D. Davidson LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269 7 19
   c-A. Compton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 30 108
   d-E. Kukowski LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 22 70
J. Herrera 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 2 15
T. Vela 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 14 47
Totals 31 2 5 1 3 10 14      
a - C. Smith pinch hit for N. Sumney in the 7th
b - T. Hummel substituted for C. Smith in the 7th
c - A. Compton pinch hit for D. Davidson in the 9th
d - E. Kukowski substituted for A. Compton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Davidson (5, 5th Inning off J. Emary, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Herrera (7, 7th Inning off J. Emary, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney , L. Orozco , J. Fitzgerald , D. Davidson 2 , J. Herrera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Sumney , C. Smith
GIDP: B. Richards
Hit by Pitch: T. Vela
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Martinez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .237 14 47
L. Serna RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 34 97
J. Austin CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .263 14 75
M. Blevins LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .237 33 84
D. Riggi 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .316 6 32
J. Sykora 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .224 21 49
R. Dozal 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .221 11 50
M. Smith C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 4 16
J. Hamill SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 2 9
   a-R. Alamo SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230 11 69
Totals 28 3 5 2 5 5 8      
a - R. Alamo substituted for J. Hamill in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: D. Riggi (19, 4th Inning off E. Gutierrez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Sykora (21, 9th Inning off R. Lefkowitz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Riggi 3 , J. Sykora 5 , R. Dozal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sykora , R. Dozal
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Riggi 2 (5)
CS: J. Sykora (8) , R. Dozal (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Austin (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Sykora-Alamo-Sykora)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gutierrez 6.1 4 2 2 4 3 0 93 4.03   
R. Lefkowitz L (6-7) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 30 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gutierrez 56
Batters Faced: E. Gutierrez 25, R. Lefkowitz 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gutierrez 7-7, R. Lefkowitz 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gutierrez 93-51, R. Lefkowitz 30-15
WP: E. Gutierrez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Emary 6.2 5 2 2 1 9 0 99 3.77   
S. McClung W (3-5) 2.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 32 5.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Emary 64
Batters Faced: J. Emary 26, S. McClung 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Emary 6-5, S. McClung 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Emary 99-68, S. McClung 32-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. McClung 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. McClung
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Emary
Ballpark: Dell Diamond
Weather: Rain (84 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 19708
Special Notes: CF Jake Hamill was injured in a collision at a base.
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