ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
04/12/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
GAME ID: 3310 - SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (3-1) 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 3 10 11 1
Cincinnati Bombardiers (1-3) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 10 3
Cheatham goes 3-for-5, Tigercats Move to 3-1
Vail and Cincinnati put this game in the books despite some rain.

The Vail Tigercats beat the Cincinnati Bombardiers by a score of 10-6. Vail catcher Gene Cheatham deserved the lion's share of the credit. Cheatham was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 6 RBI and scoring once for the Tigercats. Vail starter Mike Bruce was credited with the win after throwing 95 pitches over 6.1 innings. His record now stands at 1-0.

With Vail leading 7-6 in the top of the ninth, Cheatham hit a slider from Jim Unknown for a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Tigercats ahead, 10-6.

"Winning is always a team effort," Cheatham said after the game.

Vail is now 3-1.
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton RF 6 0 0 0 0 2 7 .130 1 3
D. Hidalgo 1B 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .176 1 2
K. Hippler CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .500 3 6
I. McKibbins DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .167 1 2
N. Keller 3B 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .125 0 0
A. Cox LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 6 .176 0 0
B. Sallee 2B 3 3 0 1 2 1 3 .125 0 1
R. Cashman SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 5 .222 0 2
G. Cheatham C 5 1 3 6 0 0 4 .400 1 6
Totals 38 10 11 10 7 9 31      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Cox (1, 4th Inning off A. Hughes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hippler (3, 1st Inning off D. Vollmer, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Cheatham (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hidalgo , K. Hippler 4 , I. McKibbins , N. Keller , A. Cox 3 , R. Cashman 2 , G. Cheatham 6
2-out RBI: K. Hippler , B. Sallee , R. Cashman , G. Cheatham 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Thaxton 2 , N. Keller
Sac Bunt: A. Cox
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hidalgo (2)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hippler (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Sallee-Cashman-Hidalgo, Hidalgo-Cashman-Hidalgo, Cashman-Sallee-Hidalgo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Resko CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .100 1 1
D. Przybylski RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .211 0 0
J. Gomez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .278 0 0
J. Guerra LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .400 1 2
M. Clark DH 4 1 1 3 0 1 5 .375 2 5
C. Huseman 1B, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .154 2 2
J. Johnson C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
C. Bezerra 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .059 0 1
   a-R. Wheat PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Kessler 2B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
A. McSparin SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .143 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6 3 12 14      
a - R. Wheat pinch hit for C. Bezerra in the 8th
b - J. Kessler substituted for R. Wheat in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Przybylski (2, 1st Inning off M. Bruce, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Resko (1, 3rd Inning off M. Bruce, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Huseman (2, 8th Inning off I. Resendez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Clark (2, 8th Inning off D. Herbert, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Resko 5 , D. Przybylski 4 , J. Gomez , J. Guerra 2 , M. Clark 4 , C. Huseman 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Clark
GIDP: K. Resko , J. Guerra , M. Clark
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: K. Resko (1) , J. Johnson (1) , A. McSparin (1)
OF assists: 1 (Resko(Hidalgo at home))
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bruce W (1-0) 6.1 5 1 1 3 6 1 95 1.42   
D. Herbert 1.0 4 4 4 0 2 1 30 36.00   
I. Resendez SV (1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 4 1 22 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bruce 62
Batters Faced: M. Bruce 25, D. Herbert 7, I. Resendez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bruce 8-2, D. Herbert 0-1, I. Resendez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bruce 95-60, D. Herbert 30-20, I. Resendez 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Herbert 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Vollmer 2.1 2 1 1 2 2 1 43 3.00   
A. Hughes L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 35 2.08   
A. Sealy 1.2 1 1 0 0 3 0 24 0.00   
J. Unknown 2.2 5 6 6 4 2 0 54 20.25   
J. Unknown 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vollmer 45
Batters Faced: D. Vollmer 12, A. Hughes 9, A. Sealy 7, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vollmer 3-2, A. Hughes 1-3, A. Sealy 1-1, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vollmer 43-29, A. Hughes 35-20, A. Sealy 24-15, J. Unknown 54-28, J. Unknown 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hughes 1-0 , A. Sealy 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-2
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gene Cheatham
Ballpark: Ballpark of Cincinnati
Weather: Rain (55 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 7819
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