ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
09/14/2025
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ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
GAME ID: 13790 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 9 1
Hamilton Bulldogs 1 0 1 3 0 7 0 1 X 13 20 1
Hamilton Pins 13-4 Loss on Vail
Riding the 4-hit performance of designated hitter Zach Vest, the Hamilton Bulldogs stopped the visiting Vail Tigercats, 13-4, in Game 2 of the Division Series. Vest was 4-5 with 4 singles, while scoring 2 runs for the Bulldogs, who now lead the best-of-7 series, 2 games to 0.

With one out in the bottom of the fourth, Dane Foley put Hamilton in front, 4-2, with a 2-run single. The Bulldogs went on to win the ballgame.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Vest.

Game 3 is scheduled for Tuesday at Vail Grounds in Vail.
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton RF 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .333 0 1
C. Rittenberry 1B 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .333 0 1
I. Schelling DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 .167 0 2
J. Bailey LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .375 0 1
K. Hippler CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .375 0 1
C. Lirette 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0
B. Sallee 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .286 0 1
A. Mejia C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .143 0 0
R. Cashman SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4 5 5 21      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Hippler (1, 4th Inning off A. Bergman, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Thaxton (1, 9th Inning off R. Alter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Bailey (1, 6th Inning off A. Bergman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Thaxton 3 , C. Rittenberry , J. Bailey 4 , K. Hippler 2 , C. Lirette 2 , A. Mejia
2-out RBI: J. Bailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rittenberry , C. Lirette , A. Mejia , R. Cashman
GIDP: J. Bailey 2 , B. Sallee
Sac Bunt: C. Rittenberry
Sac Fly: I. Schelling
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thaxton (1)
CS: J. Bailey (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hippler
Double Plays: 1 (Rittenberry-Cashman-Rittenberry)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Schultz CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 6 .375 0 2
Y. Nakajima SS 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .600 0 0
N. Lombardi RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .571 0 5
A. Fekety 1B 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .400 0 4
D. Walker LF 2 2 1 1 1 0 3 .429 0 1
S. Custis C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .625 0 2
N. Nunley 3B 4 2 1 2 1 0 4 .375 1 4
Z. Vest DH 5 2 4 1 0 1 0 .444 0 1
D. Foley 2B 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .556 0 3
Totals 37 13 20 13 3 6 20      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Schultz (2, 1st Inning off S. Pikula, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Nakajima 2 (3, 3rd Inning off S. Pikula, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off R. Whiteside, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Custis (1, 6th Inning off T. Grimm, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Nunley (1, 6th Inning off T. Grimm, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Schultz 2 , Y. Nakajima 5 , N. Lombardi 2 , A. Fekety 3 , D. Walker , S. Custis 3 , N. Nunley 4 , Z. Vest 4 , D. Foley 3
2-out RBI: N. Lombardi , S. Custis , N. Nunley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Schultz 2 , Y. Nakajima , A. Fekety , N. Nunley
GIDP: D. Walker
Sac Bunt: D. Walker , S. Custis
Sac Fly: N. Schultz 2 , N. Lombardi , D. Walker
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: N. Nunley
Double Plays: 3 (Nakajima-Foley-Fekety, Nunley-Foley-Fekety, Fekety-Nakajima-Fekety)
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Pikula L (0-1) 3.2 7 5 3 2 2 0 57 7.36   
R. Whiteside 1.2 6 5 5 1 1 0 31 27.00   
T. Grimm 2.0 7 3 3 0 1 1 36 13.50   
A. Williams 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Pikula 29
Batters Faced: S. Pikula 19, R. Whiteside 12, T. Grimm 13, A. Williams 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Pikula 5-3, R. Whiteside 2-2, T. Grimm 2-3, A. Williams 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Pikula 57-35, R. Whiteside 31-21, T. Grimm 36-26, A. Williams 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Whiteside 1-0 , T. Grimm 2-2 , A. Williams 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Bergman W (1-0) 6.0 8 4 4 4 2 0 95 6.00   
C. Tellez 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 35 0.00   
R. Alter 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bergman 38
Batters Faced: A. Bergman 28, C. Tellez 7, R. Alter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bergman 9-4, C. Tellez 3-1, R. Alter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bergman 95-51, C. Tellez 35-24, R. Alter 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Tellez 3-1
WP: R. Alter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zach Vest
Ballpark: Mariachis Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 19344
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