AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
06/13/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 834 - THURSDAY, JUNE 13TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fountain Hills 23ers (37-33) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Halifax Heathens (43-27) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 3 8 0
Halifax Beats Fountain Hills, 3-1
Halifax Heathens starter Branden Covington pitched his team past the Fountain Hills 23ers, 3-1. Covington picked up the win for Halifax, going 6.2 innings. He gave up 1 run on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 7-3. Jeff Buck, credited with the save, is now 21 for 22 in save opportunities.

Austin Compton, who finished 2nd in the AC in wins above replacement with 8.2 in 2016, chipped in a solo home run for Halifax in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the designated hitter had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 run batted in.

"I like what I saw today," said Halifax manager David Morris, "and I can't wait to get back out there and do it again."

With this game in the books, Halifax is 43-27, Fountain Hills 37-33.
FOUNTAIN HILLS BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stein 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .297 2 13
   b-C. Dietel PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .329 8 31
D. McGowan 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .344 4 37
I. Mill CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .276 9 44
C. Pope RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .317 15 49
C. Epstein LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 6 36
   c-S. Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 0 4
A. Lietz DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 4 33
   d-A. Cuevas DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 0 6
J. Gavilanes SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 2 23
T. Krueger 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 0 10
   a-M. Townsend PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 7 29
M. Belsito C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 2 16
Totals 33 1 6 1 0 9 9      
a - M. Townsend pinch hit for T. Krueger in the 7th
b - C. Dietel pinch hit for B. Stein in the 8th
c - S. Morales pinch hit for C. Epstein in the 9th
d - A. Cuevas inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. McGowan (25, 3rd Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Epstein (14, 7th Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Stein (2, 1st Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stein 4 , D. McGowan 3 , C. Epstein 2 , A. Lietz , T. Krueger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Pope , M. Townsend , M. Belsito
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Mill(Orozco at home), Pope(Fitzgerald at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Smith 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .290 5 22
T. Hummel RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 6 19
L. Orozco SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .295 13 49
A. Compton DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .234 17 52
S. Hardwick 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 1 31
J. Fitzgerald 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .324 6 25
G. Orozco LF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .299 2 11
N. Sumney CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335 9 28
J. Cole C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .234 3 13
Totals 30 3 8 3 1 4 6      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Orozco (15, 4th Inning off B. Gay, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Fitzgerald (16, 6th Inning off B. Gay, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cole (3, 3rd Inning off B. Gay, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Compton (17, 6th Inning off B. Gay, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Smith , L. Orozco 3 , A. Compton 5 , J. Fitzgerald 2 , G. Orozco , J. Cole 4
2-out RBI: C. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fitzgerald
Team LOB: 4
FOUNTAIN HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gay L (0-3) 7.0 8 3 3 1 4 2 101 3.07   
J. Woolverton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gay 52
Batters Faced: B. Gay 28, J. Woolverton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gay 9-6, J. Woolverton 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gay 101-70, J. Woolverton 7-5
WP: B. Gay
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington W (7-3) 6.2 5 1 1 0 7 1 89 2.61   
R. Lefkowitz H (12) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 2.86   
J. Buck SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 67
Batters Faced: B. Covington 25, R. Lefkowitz 5, J. Buck 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 7-6, R. Lefkowitz 1-1, J. Buck 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 89-62, R. Lefkowitz 20-14, J. Buck 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lefkowitz 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branden Covington
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 34722
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