AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT DALLAS DRAGONS
09/29/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT DALLAS DRAGONS
GAME ID: 8325 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
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Halifax Heathens (97-65) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Dallas Dragons (72-90) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 2
Heathens Win, 3-2, at Dallas
Halifax and Dallas duked it out and the Heathens came out victorious.

Halifax pitcher Adam D'Alberto had a large part in his team beating the Dallas Dragons, 3-2. The left-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Jeff Buck notched his 37th save in 42 chances.

The Heathens got a big hit from right fielder Eric Kukowski. Facing Dallas pitcher Glenn Ward in the top of the fifth, Kukowski pounded a run-scoring double to left. His 28th double of the season put the Heathens ahead, 3-0.

D'Alberto called the win a test of his team's "mettle."

With the win, Halifax pushed its record to 97-65.
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hardwick 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .301 8 72
E. Kukowski RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .253 20 52
L. Orozco SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .283 38 100
B. Leonardi DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .208 2 8
   a-C. Smith DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 15 87
A. Brewer LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .286 14 55
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .303 26 95
A. Vega 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .223 7 34
N. Schultz CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 1 2
   b-R. Freeman PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 2 28
   c-N. Sumney CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 11 54
P. Gaither C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .257 6 44
Totals 35 3 8 2 2 13 13      
a - C. Smith inserted as DH in the 8th
b - R. Freeman pinch hit for N. Schultz in the 9th
c - N. Sumney substituted for R. Freeman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Kukowski (28, 5th Inning off G. Ward, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Fitzgerald (26, 2nd Inning off G. Ward, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Hardwick 2 , E. Kukowski 2 , A. Brewer 2 , J. Fitzgerald 5 , R. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Leonardi 2 , A. Brewer , A. Vega , N. Schultz , P. Gaither
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Hardwick (11) , A. Brewer (5) , N. Schultz (4)
CS: S. Hardwick (4) , R. Freeman (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. D'Alberto (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Calkins 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .268 18 77
   a-A. Wright PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 10 45
F. Hinojos LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .171 3 12
   b-A. Alpers PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243 9 34
J. Pearson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .298 20 87
C. Langenwalter CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .268 4 48
G. Orozco DH 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .162 1 6
B. Phillips RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .273 7 29
D. Downing C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .193 6 35
B. Hansen 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 6 20
D. Agee 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .233 3 13
Totals 31 2 5 2 4 10 23      
a - A. Wright pinch hit for C. Calkins in the 9th
b - A. Alpers pinch hit for F. Hinojos in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Phillips (7, 8th Inning off B. Shields, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Hinojos , G. Orozco , B. Phillips 4 , D. Downing , D. Agee
2-out RBI: G. Orozco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Langenwalter , G. Orozco , B. Phillips , D. Agee
Sac Bunt: F. Hinojos 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Pearson , B. Hansen
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: C. Calkins (1) , B. Hansen (5)
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. D'Alberto W (14-7) 5.0 4 1 0 3 7 0 95 3.83   
B. Shields H (3) 3.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 31 4.81   
J. Buck SV (37) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. D'Alberto 61
Batters Faced: A. D'Alberto 25, B. Shields 10, J. Buck 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. D'Alberto 3-6, B. Shields 3-3, J. Buck 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. D'Alberto 95-56, B. Shields 31-24, J. Buck 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shields 1-0
WP: A. D'Alberto
Hit Batsmen: A. D'Alberto 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ward L (13-13) 6.0 5 3 2 2 7 1 106 5.30   
E. Vargas 3.0 3 0 0 0 6 0 42 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ward 57
Batters Faced: G. Ward 26, E. Vargas 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ward 3-7, E. Vargas 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ward 106-67, E. Vargas 42-31
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam D'Alberto
Ballpark: Tennant Healthcare Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 23527
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