AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
09/22/2026
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 6956 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (93-62) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 10 1
Austin Desperados (88-67) 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 X 7 11 0
Heathens Popped by Desperados, 7-4
Getting offensive support from John Austin, the Austin Desperados topped the Halifax Heathens, 7-4. Austin went 2-4 with a triple and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Desperados. The Austin win streak is now 3 games.

The game turned with two out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Austin hit a run-scoring single off Jose Contreras. It propelled the Desperados into the lead, 2-1.

"Some wins are easy and some are difficult, but either way we come to the ballpark ready to work hard every day," Austin told the Austin Citizen.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brewer LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .283 14 55
C. Smith 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .260 15 85
N. Lombardi CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .330 5 32
L. Orozco DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .287 38 98
J. Herrera 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 3 7
   a-T. Stevens PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 11 38
   b-S. Hardwick 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306 8 70
R. Freeman C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 2 28
E. Kukowski 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .254 20 51
K. Tarrant RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 0 6
J. Silva SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 0 16
   c-E. Ramirez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 23 74
   d-N. Dubiel SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 2 8
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 4 10      
a - T. Stevens pinch hit for J. Herrera in the 6th
b - S. Hardwick substituted for T. Stevens in the 6th
c - E. Ramirez pinch hit for J. Silva in the 8th
d - N. Dubiel substituted for E. Ramirez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Smith (37, 1st Inning off L. Scrimger, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Brewer (30, 8th Inning off B. Stanton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Kukowski 2 (20, 5th Inning off L. Scrimger, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off C. Outlaw, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Brewer 4 , C. Smith 3 , N. Lombardi , J. Herrera , E. Kukowski 8 , N. Dubiel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Smith , S. Hardwick , R. Freeman
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Brewer (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bruckert (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 4 2 2 3 1 1 3 .269 15 56
J. Latorre DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .265 1 4
G. Hearn SS 5 0 1 2 0 2 3 .285 19 56
L. Serna RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .271 30 78
D. Riggi 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .285 19 63
M. Fishburn LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .281 11 42
I. Rodriguez C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .217 2 12
J. Priest 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .217 7 39
J. Hamill 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .257 8 37
Totals 36 7 11 7 5 6 24      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Latorre (2, 1st Inning off J. Contreras, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Hearn (30, 7th Inning off J. Bruckert, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Austin (7, 8th Inning off J. Bruckert, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Riggi (19, 5th Inning off J. Contreras, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 4 , J. Latorre 2 , G. Hearn 2 , L. Serna , D. Riggi 4 , M. Fishburn , I. Rodriguez , J. Priest , J. Hamill 2
2-out RBI: J. Austin , L. Serna , D. Riggi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Austin , J. Latorre 2 , D. Riggi , M. Fishburn
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Serna (22) , M. Fishburn (5) , J. Priest (12)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Contreras L (14-7) 5.1 7 3 3 3 4 1 96 3.69   
J. Bruckert 2.0 3 4 3 1 1 0 35 4.80   
B. Shields 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Contreras 43
Batters Faced: J. Contreras 26, J. Bruckert 11, B. Shields 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Contreras 9-3, J. Bruckert 3-2, B. Shields 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Contreras 96-60, J. Bruckert 35-25, B. Shields 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bruckert 1-0 , B. Shields 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Scrimger W (9-11) 5.1 5 2 2 1 2 1 88 3.41   
B. Stanton H (2) 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 49 4.63   
C. Outlaw H (4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 13 3.22   
J. McLaughlin SV (38) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Scrimger 51
Batters Faced: L. Scrimger 21, B. Stanton 10, C. Outlaw 5, J. McLaughlin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Scrimger 7-6, B. Stanton 3-2, C. Outlaw 2-1, J. McLaughlin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Scrimger 88-53, B. Stanton 49-31, C. Outlaw 13-11, J. McLaughlin 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Stanton 1-0 , C. Outlaw 2-0 , J. McLaughlin 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Austin
Ballpark: Dell Diamond
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 34907
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