AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT DETROIT GIANTS
09/26/2023
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT DETROIT GIANTS
GAME ID: 8320 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fountain Hills 23ers (56-106) 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 9 13 1
Detroit Giants (90-72) 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 8 13 2
Detroit Wastes Great Game by McLaughlin
Detroit center fielder Steve McLaughlin had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 9-8, to Fountain Hills at Ballpark of Detroit. McLaughlin belted 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. The winner in relief was Wade McGonigle. The left-hander allowed 1 run on 1 hit in 3 innings. He now owns a record of 2-1. Scott Lewis closed out the game, earning his 2nd save.

Chris Epstein took Detroit hurler Tony Gutierrez deep in the top of the sixth. His 2-run home run put the 23ers on top, 7-5. In all, Epstein had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 6.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Epstein.

Fountain Hills, with the win, is 56-106.
FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Aguiluz SS 3 1 1 2 3 0 3 .246 2 45
C. Epstein RF 6 3 2 2 0 2 3 .299 6 40
C. Pope DH 5 2 3 2 1 1 1 .270 14 55
C. Dietel 1B 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 .297 17 57
T. Lake LF 4 0 1 0 1 3 3 .230 13 54
   b-J. DeLong C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 12 23
D. McGowan 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .257 13 63
B. Stein 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 .233 5 40
J. Carroll C 5 0 1 0 0 1 8 .276 6 28
   a-I. Mill PR, CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .311 17 94
R. Collins CF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .222 2 15
Totals 39 9 13 9 8 8 30      
a - I. Mill pinch ran for J. Carroll in the 9th
b - J. DeLong substituted for T. Lake in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Dietel 2 (43, 2nd Inning off S. McCutcheon, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off A. Kelley, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Pope (14, 3rd Inning off S. McCutcheon, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Epstein (6, 6th Inning off T. Gutierrez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Aguiluz , C. Epstein 5 , C. Pope 6 , C. Dietel 4 , T. Lake , D. McGowan , B. Stein , J. Carroll , R. Collins
2-out RBI: C. Dietel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Aguiluz , D. McGowan , J. Carroll 2
GIDP: D. McGowan
Hit by Pitch: R. Collins
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Aguiluz (12)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Stein (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lutz RF 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 .233 38 103
G. Valentine 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .245 1 41
S. McLaughlin CF 5 2 3 4 0 2 3 .287 23 92
A. Mejia 1B 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .277 32 118
R. Cabriales DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .354 6 21
I. Irimia LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .207 5 18
   a-K. Brosch PH, LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .291 23 81
C. Witt C 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .250 4 32
E. Salgado SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .218 1 7
B. Shahan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .220 5 29
Totals 41 8 13 8 1 12 21      
a - K. Brosch pinch hit for I. Irimia in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: S. McLaughlin (7, 1st Inning off M. Soto, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. McLaughlin 2 (23, 4th Inning off M. Soto, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. Soto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Lutz 3 , S. McLaughlin 11 , A. Mejia , R. Cabriales , K. Brosch , C. Witt 2 , E. Salgado 2
2-out RBI: K. Brosch , E. Salgado 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cabriales , C. Witt , B. Shahan 2
Hit by Pitch: G. Valentine
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: E. Salgado (2) , B. Shahan (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Gutierrez-Salgado-Mejia)
OF assists: 1 (Lutz(Pope at 2nd base))
FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Soto 4.1 8 5 5 0 4 2 74 7.93   
W. McGonigle W (2-1) 3.0 1 1 1 1 6 0 47 4.71   
S. Lewis SV (2) 1.2 4 2 0 0 2 0 39 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Soto 31
Batters Faced: M. Soto 21, W. McGonigle 11, S. Lewis 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Soto 3-6, W. McGonigle 3-0, S. Lewis 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Soto 74-47, W. McGonigle 47-28, S. Lewis 39-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lewis 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Lewis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. McCutcheon 3.2 5 4 3 2 4 1 75 6.10   
A. Kelley L (0-2) 1.1 1 2 2 4 2 0 42 9.16   
T. Gutierrez 3.1 6 3 3 2 2 1 53 2.99   
C. Dake 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. McCutcheon 37
Batters Faced: S. McCutcheon 20, A. Kelley 8, T. Gutierrez 17, C. Dake 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. McCutcheon 3-4, A. Kelley 1-0, T. Gutierrez 1-5, C. Dake 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. McCutcheon 75-45, A. Kelley 42-19, T. Gutierrez 53-31, C. Dake 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kelley 1-1 , T. Gutierrez 1-1 , C. Dake 2-2
Hit Batsmen: S. McCutcheon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve McLaughlin
Ballpark: Ballpark of Detroit
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 34976
Special Notes: RP Allan Kelley was injured while pitching. C Joe Carroll was injured while running the bases.
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