ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
04/25/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
GAME ID: 3384 - FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hamilton Bulldogs (10-5) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 12 1
Cincinnati Bombardiers (9-6) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 X 6 9 0
Bombardiers 6-4 Winners Versus Hamilton
The skies opened up and the rain fell at Ballpark of Cincinnati.

The Cincinnati Bombardiers topped the Hamilton Bulldogs, 6-4, at Ballpark of Cincinnati. Cincinnati right fielder Randy Wheat was a spark plug for the offense. He went 2 for 2 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Hamilton is now 10-5.

Wheat had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the sixth. On a 2-2 fastball from Ryan Middaugh, he banged a 3-run home run to right-center, giving the Bombardiers a 4-1 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Wheat.

Cincinnati manager Carlos Almendarez commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."
HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brewer RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 2 7
Y. Nakajima SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .350 0 6
   a-J. Robinson PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 0 2
   b-J. Roberson SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Bidwell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .800 0 1
T. Stevens DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .288 1 6
A. Fekety 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .339 1 6
D. Walker LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .280 3 12
P. Gaither C 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .298 1 6
N. Nunley 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .185 0 7
N. Schultz CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .358 3 11
D. Foley 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .264 0 3
Totals 38 4 12 4 1 12 17      
a - J. Robinson pinch ran for Y. Nakajima in the 8th
b - J. Roberson substituted for J. Robinson in the 8th
c - D. Bidwell pinch hit for J. Roberson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Fekety 2 (4, 4th Inning off B. Porretta, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Samples, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Nakajima (4, 8th Inning off B. Samples, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Brewer 2 , Y. Nakajima 2 , D. Bidwell , T. Stevens , A. Fekety 4 , P. Gaither , N. Nunley 2 , N. Schultz 2
2-out RBI: P. Gaither , N. Nunley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Stevens , N. Nunley , D. Foley
GIDP: T. Stevens
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Foley (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Foley-Nakajima-Fekety)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lyons CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .278 2 6
   b-K. Resko CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 1 4
L. Mendez 3B, 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .377 2 6
J. Newingham 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .300 1 4
J. Bobb DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .357 1 4
P. Nicolopoulos LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .184 2 8
H. Perez RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .148 0 0
   a-R. Wheat PH, RF 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .333 2 5
S. Francis 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217 0 1
   c-J. Espinoza 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 1 2
M. Rivera C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .227 2 5
A. McSparin SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .346 1 3
Totals 32 6 9 6 2 12 11      
a - R. Wheat pinch hit for H. Perez in the 6th
b - K. Resko substituted for D. Lyons in the 9th
c - J. Espinoza substituted for S. Francis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Rivera (3, 5th Inning off B. Shine, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Wheat (2, 6th Inning off R. Middaugh, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Mendez (2, 7th Inning off C. Tellez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lyons 2 , L. Mendez 5 , P. Nicolopoulos , R. Wheat 5 , M. Rivera 2 , A. McSparin
2-out RBI: P. Nicolopoulos , R. Wheat
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. McSparin
GIDP: P. Nicolopoulos
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Wheat (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Newingham-McSparin-Francis)
HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shine 5.0 4 1 0 1 6 0 85 5.51   
R. Middaugh L (1-1), BS (2) 0.2 2 3 0 0 2 1 16 2.45   
C. Tellez 1.1 2 2 2 1 3 1 27 2.84   
B. Ware 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shine 62
Batters Faced: B. Shine 19, R. Middaugh 5, C. Tellez 7, B. Ware 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shine 5-3, R. Middaugh 0-0, C. Tellez 0-1, B. Ware 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shine 85-55, R. Middaugh 16-13, C. Tellez 27-17, B. Ware 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Middaugh 1-1
WP: B. Shine
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Porretta 4.1 5 1 1 1 5 0 61 0.79   
B. Samples W (2-0) 3.2 5 3 3 0 5 0 56 3.14   
M. Mascareno SV (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 8.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Porretta 53
Batters Faced: B. Porretta 18, B. Samples 16, M. Mascareno 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Porretta 6-1, B. Samples 1-5, M. Mascareno 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Porretta 61-40, B. Samples 56-40, M. Mascareno 20-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Wheat
Ballpark: Ballpark of Cincinnati
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:35
Attendance: 12283
Special Notes: Rain delay of 76 minutes in the 5th inning. SS Yoshito Nakajima was injured while running the bases.
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