ABA DOUBLE A
HIALEAH FIRECATS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
04/20/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HIALEAH FIRECATS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
GAME ID: 3340 - SUNDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hialeah Firecats (2-9) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Vail Tigercats (7-4) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 X 4 7 1
Sad Sack Firecats Lose 6th Straight
Vail turned a fine outing from starter Jesus Howell into a victory over the Hialeah Firecats at Vail Grounds. The final score was 4-2. The win went to Rich Sargent in relief, making him now 1-1. Paul Lessard took the loss for Hialeah. Vince Rice picked up his 5th save of the season.

Paul Dankenbring chipped in for Vail, stroking a crucial run-scoring triple in the bottom of the eighth inning. For the game, the left fielder was 2-4 with a triple and a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"It wasn't a very good day at the ballpark," said Hialeah manager John Costa.

With their winning streak at 5, the Tigercats have raced to a strong start this season.
HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE VAIL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Thomas DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .103 0 0
K. Summey 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .353 0 2
J. Callis RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 1 3
   a-T. Lunsford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Gonzales SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209 0 3
R. de Leon C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 1 3
F. White 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .267 0 0
J. Medrano CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .395 3 10
B. Sheldrick LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 1 3
C. Gaus 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2 1 5 9      
a - T. Lunsford pinch hit for J. Callis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. de Leon (3, 9th Inning off V. Rice, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Medrano (3, 2nd Inning off J. Howell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Thomas , R. de Leon 2 , F. White , J. Medrano 4
2-out RBI: J. Medrano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Thomas , F. White
Sac Bunt: B. Sheldrick
Hit by Pitch: B. Sheldrick
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Sheldrick (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
P. Dankenbring LF, 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .277 2 8
I. McKibbins 1B 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .382 3 7
   c-J. Martinez RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Anagnost 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .296 1 5
C. Young DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .182 0 1
J. Myers 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 3
K. Guzman CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 1
N. Taylor SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .160 1 2
   a-D. Gaskins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 0
   b-K. Hippler SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 0 4
A. Mejia C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4 5 9 10      
a - D. Gaskins pinch hit for N. Taylor in the 7th
b - K. Hippler substituted for D. Gaskins in the 8th
c - J. Martinez substituted for I. McKibbins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Thaxton (1, 3rd Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Dankenbring (4, 3rd Inning off A. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Myers (2, 8th Inning off J. Rincon, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Dankenbring (1, 8th Inning off P. Lessard, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. McKibbins (3, 8th Inning off P. Lessard, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thaxton 3 , P. Dankenbring 5 , I. McKibbins 4 , C. Young , J. Myers 2
2-out RBI: P. Dankenbring
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Young , A. Mejia
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thaxton (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Anagnost (1)
HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martinez 7.0 3 1 1 3 7 0 105 1.50   
P. Lessard L (0-1), BS (2) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 12 4.66   
J. Rincon 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 28 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martinez 71
Batters Faced: A. Martinez 27, P. Lessard 3, J. Rincon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martinez 6-8, P. Lessard 0-0, J. Rincon 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martinez 105-66, P. Lessard 12-9, J. Rincon 28-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Howell 7.1 3 2 2 0 3 1 100 3.10   
R. Sargent W (1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.79   
V. Rice SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Howell 67
Batters Faced: J. Howell 26, R. Sargent 2, V. Rice 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Howell 8-10, R. Sargent 1-0, V. Rice 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Howell 100-65, R. Sargent 7-4, V. Rice 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sargent 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Howell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Howell
Ballpark: Vail Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 12765
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