AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
06/25/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN DESPERADOS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 980 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Austin Desperados (37-45) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Halifax Heathens (43-39) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0
Heathens Rally Late to Nip Desperados
The Halifax Heathens snuck past the Austin Desperados, 3-2, in 10 innings. Halifax pitcher Branden Covington, in particular, had a standout performance. Halifax pitcher Steve McManus got the win, upping his record to 4-2. Bob Baucke got the loss. With this game in the books, Halifax is 43-39, Austin 37-45.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the tenth inning, when Halifax right fielder Eric Kukowski, facing Bob Baucke, had a run-scoring walk. It gave the Heathens the 3-2 win.

"This place went bonkers at the end," Kukowski said.
AUSTIN BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 .297 6 37
J. Priest SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .229 4 28
J. Perez DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .249 3 19
   a-J. Sykora DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 8 23
M. Fishburn RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .280 6 24
B. Largent 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 0 15
M. Blevins LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .233 14 33
J. Hamill 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 1 11
   b-D. Riggi PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291 5 21
D. Jimenez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 5 21
   c-T. Ivanez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 2 9
   d-M. Smith C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 3 15
D. Agee 3B 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 .239 1 27
Totals 32 2 5 2 5 11 18      
a - J. Sykora inserted as DH in the 8th
b - D. Riggi pinch hit for J. Hamill in the 9th
c - T. Ivanez pinch hit for D. Jimenez in the 9th
d - M. Smith substituted for T. Ivanez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Blevins (13, 2nd Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Perez (10, 3rd Inning off B. Covington, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Priest (15, 5th Inning off B. Covington, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Largent (11, 9th Inning off B. Shields, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin , J. Priest 2 , J. Perez 2 , B. Largent 2 , M. Blevins 2
2-out RBI: J. Priest , J. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Austin , J. Perez , M. Fishburn 3 , D. Jimenez
Sac Bunt: J. Austin , J. Priest 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Priest (13)
Double Plays: 2 (Largent-Priest-Largent, Largent-Priest-McLaughlin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hummel CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 5 14
   b-S. Hardwick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328 3 22
C. Smith 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .275 7 33
L. Orozco SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .285 10 39
J. Fitzgerald 1B 3 1 1 0 2 2 3 .316 11 41
A. Compton DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .224 11 47
E. Kukowski RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .230 8 44
C. Epstein LF 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .229 0 2
   a-N. Sumney PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 4 27
A. Vega 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .190 2 5
G. McManus C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .166 5 21
Totals 31 3 5 3 7 10 15      
a - N. Sumney pinch hit for C. Epstein in the 9th
b - S. Hardwick pinch hit for T. Hummel in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Smith (15, 10th Inning off B. Baucke, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Smith (7, 5th Inning off L. Scrimger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Smith 6 , L. Orozco 2 , J. Fitzgerald
2-out RBI: C. Smith , E. Kukowski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Compton , A. Vega , G. McManus 2
GIDP: A. Compton , A. Vega
Sac Bunt: E. Kukowski
Sac Fly: C. Epstein
Hit by Pitch: A. Compton , E. Kukowski
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Kukowski (21)
AUSTIN PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Scrimger 6.2 3 2 2 3 5 1 101 3.67   
E. Yarbrough 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 32 2.21   
J. McLaughlin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.31   
B. Baucke L (4-5) 0.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 21 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Scrimger 62
Batters Faced: L. Scrimger 26, E. Yarbrough 8, J. McLaughlin 2, B. Baucke 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Scrimger 8-6, E. Yarbrough 1-1, J. McLaughlin 1-0, B. Baucke 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Scrimger 101-60, E. Yarbrough 32-18, J. McLaughlin 8-5, B. Baucke 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McLaughlin 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Yarbrough , B. Baucke
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington 6.2 4 2 2 2 6 0 96 4.98   
B. Shields 1.1 1 0 0 3 2 0 32 2.33   
S. McManus W (4-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 62
Batters Faced: B. Covington 26, B. Shields 8, S. McManus 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 9-5, B. Shields 2-0, S. McManus 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 96-59, B. Shields 32-19, S. McManus 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. McManus 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branden Covington
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 34770
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