ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT LONDON TIGERS
09/26/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT LONDON TIGERS
GAME ID: 13855 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Hamilton Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 10 0
London Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 0
Hamilton Breaks Through for First Win in League Championship Series; Now Trails 2-1
David Tirado pitched well, but the London Tigers lost anyway, falling, 3-2, in extra innings to the Hamilton Bulldogs at Ballpark of Oklahoma City. With the win, Hamilton closed their deficit in the best-of-7 League Championship Series to 2-1. Tirado gave the Tigers 8 innings and allowed no runs.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Zach Vest? The 26-year old left fielder Vest stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 13th inning to put Hamilton up, 3-2. For the game, he was 3 for 5, including 1 double and 2 singles.

"We earned that one," said Vest.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Ballpark of Oklahoma City in London.
HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE LONDON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Schultz CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .179 0 2
   a-J. Angulo PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Y. Nakajima SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .306 0 4
   b-A. Day PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Roberson SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Lombardi RF 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .355 0 9
A. Fekety 1B 6 0 2 0 0 1 5 .400 1 8
D. Walker LF 5 1 0 0 1 3 3 .265 0 4
S. Custis C 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 .344 2 7
N. Nunley 3B 6 1 1 0 0 0 6 .250 1 6
Z. Vest DH 5 0 3 2 1 1 0 .342 1 5
D. Foley 2B, SS 5 0 1 0 1 1 4 .343 0 3
Totals 49 3 10 3 6 9 30      
a - J. Angulo pinch hit for N. Schultz in the 12th
b - A. Day pinch hit for Y. Nakajima in the 12th
c - J. Roberson substituted for A. Day in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Lombardi (2, 7th Inning off D. Tirado, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Vest (1, 9th Inning off J. Yeiser, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Nunley (1, 9th Inning off J. Yeiser, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Fekety (1, 13th Inning off J. Keim, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Custis (2, 11th Inning off J. Yeiser, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Nakajima , N. Lombardi 2 , A. Fekety 3 , S. Custis 4 , N. Nunley 2 , Z. Vest 4 , D. Foley
2-out RBI: Z. Vest
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Schultz , J. Angulo , A. Fekety , D. Walker , N. Nunley 2
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Nakajima (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Lombardi(King at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hilfiker SS 6 0 2 1 0 0 3 .273 3 6
R. Caird 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .344 1 3
C. Ramirez 1B 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 .300 0 2
J. Troia 3B 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 .290 3 6
T. Chapin LF, RF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .133 0 0
R. Rodrguez RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304 1 3
   a-C. Bonilla PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-B. Brown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-J. Romer RF, LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
D. Domina DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .171 1 2
J. Carson C 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .167 1 2
T. King CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .176 2 4
   d-B. Carpenter PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 2
   e-M. Sargent CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 2
Totals 47 2 13 2 2 11 23      
a - C. Bonilla pinch ran for R. Rodrguez in the 7th
b - B. Brown pinch hit for C. Bonilla in the 9th
c - J. Romer substituted for B. Brown in the 10th
d - B. Carpenter pinch hit for T. King in the 12th
e - M. Sargent substituted for B. Carpenter in the 13th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Hilfiker 2 , R. Caird , C. Ramirez 2 , R. Rodrguez , B. Brown , J. Romer , D. Domina 2 , J. Carson , T. King , B. Carpenter
2-out RBI: K. Hilfiker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hilfiker , T. Chapin , J. Romer , J. Carson 2
Sac Bunt: R. Caird , T. Chapin
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Hilfiker (2) , C. Ramirez (1)

FIELDING
PB: J. Carson
HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE LONDON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Escobar 6.0 6 1 1 1 7 0 80 4.50   
J. Garcia 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.25   
K. Murray 3.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 44 6.75   
B. Ware W (2-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Escobar 62
Batters Faced: J. Escobar 24, J. Garcia 7, K. Murray 13, B. Ware 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Escobar 4-6, J. Garcia 1-3, K. Murray 4-3, B. Ware 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Escobar 80-52, J. Garcia 16-12, K. Murray 44-28, B. Ware 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Garcia 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Tirado 8.0 5 0 0 2 5 0 99 1.17   
J. Yeiser BS (1) 3.0 3 2 2 2 3 1 41 2.16   
J. Keim L (1-1) 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 31 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Tirado 75
Batters Faced: D. Tirado 31, J. Yeiser 14, J. Keim 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Tirado 9-10, J. Yeiser 2-4, J. Keim 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Tirado 99-61, J. Yeiser 41-25, J. Keim 31-20
WP: D. Tirado
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Tirado
Ballpark: Ballpark of Oklahoma City
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 17 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 4:30
Attendance: 19934
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