AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
09/22/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT AUSTIN DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 8307 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (88-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 7 1
Austin Desperados (78-83) 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 X 7 10 2
Desperados Send Halifax Home with 7-5 Loss
The Austin Desperados topped the Halifax Heathens, 7-5, in American Conference action at Dell Diamond. The game was highlighted by the performance of Austin pitcher Bill Reno. With this game in the books, Austin is 78-83, Halifax 88-73.

Jose Sanchez contributed to the Austin win with a grand slam home run in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 runs batted in.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Sanchez.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tarrant CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 1 29
   a-E. Kukowski PH, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 18 85
S. Hardwick 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .307 5 45
L. Orozco SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .302 25 93
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .299 21 89
C. Smith 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .313 17 69
G. Orozco RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .206 3 8
B. Leonardi DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .206 6 22
C. Epstein LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 7 22
P. Gaither C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271 4 25
Totals 34 5 7 5 2 10 15      
a - E. Kukowski pinch hit for K. Tarrant in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Gaither (18, 3rd Inning off B. Reno, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Smith (38, 7th Inning off B. Reno, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Fitzgerald 2 (52, 7th Inning off B. Reno, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Kukowski (27, 8th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Smith (17, 8th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Kukowski 2 , J. Fitzgerald 4 , C. Smith 6 , P. Gaither 3
2-out RBI: J. Fitzgerald , C. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hardwick , L. Orozco , B. Leonardi , C. Epstein
GIDP: C. Epstein
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tarrant (17) , C. Smith (22)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Smith (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Orozco-Smith-Fitzgerald)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 16 65
D. Riggi 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .287 16 64
   b-J. Perez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 9 44
M. Blevins LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .248 37 76
L. Serna RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .240 23 92
   c-D. Agee SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 46
J. Sykora 1B 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .235 18 51
B. Largent DH 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .292 4 33
J. Priest SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 5 41
   a-J. Hamill SS, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .247 4 18
J. Sanchez 3B 4 1 2 4 0 2 2 .269 3 10
M. Smith C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .261 4 20
Totals 34 7 10 7 1 12 13      
a - J. Hamill substituted for J. Priest in the 2nd
b - J. Perez substituted for D. Riggi in the 8th
c - D. Agee substituted for L. Serna in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Largent (15, 2nd Inning off D. Fischer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Sanchez (3, 4th Inning off D. Fischer, 3 on, 0 outs) , M. Blevins (37, 4th Inning off D. Fischer, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Serna (23, 5th Inning off C. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Austin , M. Blevins 4 , L. Serna 5 , B. Largent 3 , J. Hamill , J. Sanchez 5 , M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Riggi , L. Serna , J. Sanchez
GIDP: D. Riggi
Hit by Pitch: B. Largent
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Austin (57)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sanchez (1) , M. Smith (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Sanchez-Riggi-Sykora)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fischer L (7-8) 3.0 6 6 6 1 5 2 66 4.60   
C. Johnson 4.0 4 1 1 0 4 1 46 5.32   
B. Shields 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fischer 25
Batters Faced: D. Fischer 17, C. Johnson 15, B. Shields 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fischer 2-2, C. Johnson 1-6, B. Shields 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fischer 66-43, C. Johnson 46-34, B. Shields 16-9
Hit Batsmen: B. Shields
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Reno W (11-13) 6.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 94 4.66   
A. Appelbaum 1.2 3 4 4 1 2 1 35 6.75   
J. McLaughlin H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.81   
B. Baucke SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Reno 66
Batters Faced: B. Reno 23, A. Appelbaum 9, J. McLaughlin 1, B. Baucke 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Reno 5-5, A. Appelbaum 2-1, J. McLaughlin 0-1, B. Baucke 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Reno 94-55, A. Appelbaum 35-24, J. McLaughlin 6-3, B. Baucke 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Appelbaum 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Reno
Ballpark: Dell Diamond
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 28396
Special Notes: SS Jared Priest was injured in a collision at a base.
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