ABA DOUBLE A
VERMONT MILKMEN AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
04/11/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VERMONT MILKMEN AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
GAME ID: 3301 - SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vermont Milkmen (2-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 11 1
Hamilton Bulldogs (1-2) 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 6 8 1
Hamilton Downs Vermont, 6-3
The Hamilton Bulldogs downed the Vermont Milkmen, 6-3, at Mariachis Ballpark. The Bulldogs were led by Sean Custis. Custis went 2-3 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 runs. The win was credited to 30-year old right-handed pitcher Richard Alter in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Mark Williams took the loss. The loss drops Vermont to 2-1.

Yoshito Nakajima, the Hamilton shortstop, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the second inning to make the score 4-0, Bulldogs. For the game, Nakajima was 1-3 with a walk. He drove in 2 runs.

Nakajima attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight."
VERMONT BATTING LINESCORE HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Middlebrooks DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .417 0 0
S. Gosselin 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .154 0 0
M. Jackson 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .286 0 0
T. Perez RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .385 1 3
D. Joseph CF 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .364 0 0
B. Morris LF 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .364 0 3
J. Morrison SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .100 0 1
   a-C. Scott PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-E. Hull SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
J. Lang 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .125 0 1
   c-B. Stevens PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
B. Athan C 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .200 0 2
Totals 38 3 11 3 6 5 31      
a - C. Scott pinch hit for J. Morrison in the 8th
b - E. Hull substituted for C. Scott in the 8th
c - B. Stevens pinch hit for J. Lang in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Joseph 3 (3, 2nd Inning off J. Escobar, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off R. Alter, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. Alter, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Perez (1, 4th Inning off J. Escobar, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Jackson (1, 9th Inning off B. Ware, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Middlebrooks , S. Gosselin , M. Jackson 3 , T. Perez 2 , D. Joseph 6 , B. Morris , C. Scott , B. Athan
2-out RBI: B. Athan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Perez , J. Lang 2 , B. Stevens , B. Athan
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: S. Gosselin (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gosselin-Jackson-Lang)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Robinson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .083 0 1
Y. Nakajima SS 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .273 0 3
D. Friedrich 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308 0 0
A. Fekety 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 0 0
D. Walker LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .455 1 1
S. Custis C 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .375 1 1
S. Henry 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .222 0 1
J. Angulo CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .100 0 1
C. Roth RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .222 0 1
Totals 31 6 8 6 2 5 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Walker (1, 3rd Inning off B. Engel, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Custis (1, 6th Inning off M. Bogucki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Nakajima , D. Friedrich , D. Walker 5 , S. Custis 5 , J. Angulo , C. Roth
2-out RBI: Y. Nakajima
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Friedrich
GIDP: S. Henry
Hit by Pitch: S. Custis
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Nakajima (1) , C. Roth (2)
CS: Y. Nakajima (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Friedrich (1)
VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORE HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Lopez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
M. Williams L (0-1) 1.0 4 4 2 0 0 0 24 18.00   
B. Engel 3.1 2 1 1 0 5 1 45 2.70   
M. Bogucki 2.0 1 1 1 2 0 1 36 4.50   
C. Palmas 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Lopez 44
Batters Faced: O. Lopez 2, M. Williams 9, B. Engel 12, M. Bogucki 8, C. Palmas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Lopez 0-2, M. Williams 2-1, B. Engel 3-2, M. Bogucki 0-5, C. Palmas 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Lopez 5-5, M. Williams 24-18, B. Engel 45-31, M. Bogucki 36-18, C. Palmas 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Engel 1-0
WP: B. Engel
Hit Batsmen: M. Williams
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Escobar 4.1 4 0 0 3 2 0 79 0.00   
R. Alter W (1-0) 3.2 5 2 2 1 3 0 64 4.91   
B. Ware 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 20 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Escobar 54
Batters Faced: J. Escobar 20, R. Alter 17, B. Ware 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Escobar 6-4, R. Alter 4-4, B. Ware 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Escobar 79-46, R. Alter 64-39, B. Ware 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Alter 1-0
WP: J. Escobar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sean Custis
Ballpark: Mariachis Ballpark
Weather: Rain (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 7639
Special Notes: SP Oscar Lopez was injured while pitching. Doug Joseph ties the VER regular season game record for doubles with 3. 1B Chris Scott was injured while running the bases. Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 8th inning.
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