AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
09/24/2023
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT PHOENIX GLADIATORS
GAME ID: 7017 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (99-61) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 9 14 0
Phoenix Gladiators (78-82) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
5 Straight Wins for Heathens
No one was more impactful than Malachi Smith in the 9-2 Halifax win over Phoenix. Smith went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Halifax improves to 99-61 with the win. They lead their division by 5 games.

Halifax won the game in part because of Leo Orozco. The shortstop ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Heathens ahead, 4-0. For the game, Orozco had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"I like seeing our guys get a return on what they've put in," said Halifax manager David Morris.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Smith 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .296 14 93
E. Kukowski RF 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .261 35 99
L. Orozco SS 5 1 2 4 0 1 3 .299 48 133
A. Compton 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 34 110
T. Vela 1B 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .259 22 79
G. Orozco LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .244 13 47
J. Herrera DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .322 12 71
M. Smith C 5 1 3 3 0 1 0 .228 1 10
J. Gonzalez CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .274 2 26
Totals 41 9 14 9 4 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gonzalez (13, 4th Inning off M. Walsh, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Orozco (42, 8th Inning off J. Nesmith, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Kukowski (34, 8th Inning off J. Nesmith, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Orozco (48, 3rd Inning off M. Walsh, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Smith (1, 8th Inning off J. Nesmith, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Orozco (13, 9th Inning off D. Espinosa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Smith , E. Kukowski 2 , L. Orozco 6 , A. Compton , T. Vela 3 , G. Orozco 5 , M. Smith 6 , J. Gonzalez 2
2-out RBI: L. Orozco , M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Orozco , A. Compton , G. Orozco , J. Gonzalez
GIDP: E. Kukowski
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Smith (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Orozco-Vela)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Platzer SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .274 28 74
P. McCarthy 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .232 9 32
Z. Husley DH 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 .257 13 54
J. Wagner CF 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .240 19 64
T. Ariëns RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 .263 41 118
C. Sperber 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 7 .260 7 48
J. Franz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 5 22
A. Bonneau LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .269 12 40
F. Radtke C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .167 10 39
   a-M. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 20 51
Totals 30 2 6 2 6 12 24      
a - M. Gutierrez pinch hit for F. Radtke in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Sperber (28, 4th Inning off N. McGettigan, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Platzer , P. McCarthy , J. Wagner , T. Ariëns , C. Sperber 2 , A. Bonneau
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Sperber , A. Bonneau 2
GIDP: C. Sperber
Hit by Pitch: T. Ariëns
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Platzer (4) , P. McCarthy (10)

FIELDING
Errors: P. McCarthy (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Franz-Platzer-Sperber)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. McGettigan W (1-0) 5.0 3 2 2 4 5 0 90 4.11   
B. Kauppinen H (2) 2.1 1 0 0 2 4 0 46 5.49   
T. LaBiche 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 28 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. McGettigan 54
Batters Faced: N. McGettigan 20, B. Kauppinen 10, T. LaBiche 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. McGettigan 5-3, B. Kauppinen 2-0, T. LaBiche 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. McGettigan 90-45, B. Kauppinen 46-22, T. LaBiche 28-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. LaBiche 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Kauppinen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Walsh L (8-6) 5.1 7 4 3 3 5 1 92 3.93   
J. Nesmith 2.1 5 3 3 1 2 1 43 4.62   
D. Espinosa 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 15 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Walsh 42
Batters Faced: M. Walsh 26, J. Nesmith 13, D. Espinosa 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Walsh 3-7, J. Nesmith 3-2, D. Espinosa 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Walsh 92-54, J. Nesmith 43-25, D. Espinosa 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Espinosa 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Malachi Smith
Ballpark: Gladiators Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (89 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM MT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 32254
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