ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT VERMONT MILKMEN
04/25/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT VERMONT MILKMEN
GAME ID: 3379 - SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (9-7) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 1
Vermont Milkmen (11-5) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 0
Milkmen Suffer 4-1 Home Loss
Vail Tigercats starter Jesus Howell was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Vermont Milkmen, 4-1. Vail sits at 9-7 in the early going.

Vail used the hitting of David Hidalgo to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Tigercats on top, 4-0. For the game, Hidalgo had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Vail manager Mike Alexander attributed the win to "a little bit of this and a little bit of that."
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE VERMONT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 .164 1 5
I. McKibbins DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .228 3 7
K. Hippler CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .370 3 9
D. Hidalgo 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .200 2 5
J. Anagnost 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .371 1 1
   a-J. Lucia 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
E. Sandoval C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
A. Cox LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .169 0 4
N. Keller 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .308 4 5
R. Cashman SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .188 0 3
Totals 35 4 11 4 3 8 22      
a - J. Lucia substituted for J. Anagnost in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Keller (4, 3rd Inning off D. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Hidalgo (2, 3rd Inning off D. Williams, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. McKibbins , K. Hippler , D. Hidalgo 5 , J. Anagnost 2 , E. Sandoval 2 , A. Cox , N. Keller 5
2-out RBI: D. Hidalgo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thaxton , I. McKibbins
GIDP: E. Sandoval
Hit by Pitch: I. McKibbins
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thaxton (7)
CS: I. McKibbins (1) , J. Anagnost (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cashman (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hidalgo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Middlebrooks DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .377 1 6
B. Morris CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .322 1 7
M. Jackson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .373 3 9
D. Joseph RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .360 0 1
J. Forero LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .158 0 3
S. Gosselin 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .233 2 13
M. Sheets SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .286 1 1
J. Lang 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .208 2 6
   a-B. Stevens PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Athan C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .214 0 4
Totals 33 1 9 1 4 7 21      
a - B. Stevens pinch hit for J. Lang in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Forero (1, 6th Inning off J. Howell, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Joseph (6, 8th Inning off A. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Morris (1, 7th Inning off J. Howell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Middlebrooks 2 , B. Morris 5 , M. Jackson , D. Joseph 2 , J. Forero 2 , B. Athan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Jackson , J. Forero , J. Lang , B. Stevens
Sac Bunt: B. Morris
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Middlebrooks (1) , S. Gosselin (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jackson-Sheets-Lang)
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Howell W (3-1) 7.0 8 1 1 3 4 0 99 2.22   
A. Williams H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 0.00   
R. Hendricks SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Howell 58
Batters Faced: J. Howell 30, A. Williams 5, R. Hendricks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Howell 9-5, A. Williams 0-1, R. Hendricks 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Howell 99-62, A. Williams 24-16, R. Hendricks 7-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Williams L (1-1) 5.0 7 4 4 3 6 2 104 3.09   
C. Palmas 2.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 28 2.45   
B. Engel 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Williams 40
Batters Faced: D. Williams 24, C. Palmas 9, B. Engel 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Williams 6-2, C. Palmas 2-1, B. Engel 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Williams 104-61, C. Palmas 28-20, B. Engel 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Palmas 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Engel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Howell
Ballpark: Emeralds Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 9059
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