ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
05/01/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
GAME ID: 3415 - FRIDAY, MAY 1ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hamilton Bulldogs (10-12) 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 14 3
Hialeah Firecats (15-7) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 X 11 12 1
Thrilling Victory Pushes Firecats Win Streak to 5
The Hialeah Firecats withstood an impressive performance by Hamilton shortstop Yoshito Nakajima to defeat the Bulldogs, 11-7, at Firecats Ballpark. Nakajima was 3 for 4 with a triple, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Hialeah reliever Joey Russak picked up the win, while Richard Alter took the loss for Hamilton. Hamilton drops to 10-12.

Jim Unknown helped out the Hialeah cause in the bottom of the eighth inning with a 2-run double. For the game, the center fielder went 2 for 4 with a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2.

"I like our moxie," said Firecats manager John Costa.
HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Robinson DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .129 1 6
Y. Nakajima SS 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .319 1 10
D. Friedrich 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .330 2 8
A. Fekety 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .264 0 12
D. Walker LF 5 0 3 3 0 1 0 .354 2 11
Z. Vest RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .400 0 3
J. Angulo CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .265 1 6
P. McBreen C 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .235 1 3
A. Day 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200 0 1
Totals 39 7 14 7 4 7 22      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Walker (6, 6th Inning off I. Nakazawa, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Fekety (6, 6th Inning off I. Nakazawa, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: Y. Nakajima (1, 1st Inning off T. Takashima, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Robinson , Y. Nakajima 5 , D. Friedrich , A. Fekety 2 , D. Walker 4 , Z. Vest 3 , P. McBreen , A. Day
2-out RBI: J. Robinson , Y. Nakajima , P. McBreen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Friedrich , J. Angulo , A. Day
GIDP: D. Friedrich , J. Angulo , A. Day
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Huckaby (1) , Y. Nakajima (6) , D. Friedrich (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Rock SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .253 6 18
B. Garner 2B 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 .306 1 9
B. Raska 1B 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .298 3 9
S. Portillo DH 4 2 1 2 1 0 4 .206 3 10
D. Hollick LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 3
   a-S. Howard PH 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .400 0 2
   e-G. McManus C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Otte RF, LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 3 10
B. Bugbee 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 3 4
   b-A. Kroyan PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .338 4 10
M. Belsito C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .293 0 9
   c-E. Patton PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .364 1 3
   d-D. Domina 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .500 0 2
Totals 37 11 12 10 5 7 19      
a - S. Howard pinch hit for D. Hollick in the 8th
b - A. Kroyan pinch hit for B. Bugbee in the 8th
c - E. Patton pinch hit for M. Belsito in the 8th
d - D. Domina substituted for E. Patton in the 9th
e - G. McManus substituted for S. Howard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Raska (2, 5th Inning off A. Bergman, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 8th Inning off T. Huckaby, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Portillo (3, 8th Inning off R. Alter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Rock , B. Raska 3 , S. Portillo 4 , S. Howard 2 , P. Otte , A. Kroyan , M. Belsito , E. Patton , J. Unknown 3
2-out RBI: B. Raska , S. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Garner , S. Portillo , D. Hollick , P. Otte , A. Kroyan
Sac Fly: M. Rock
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Unknown (1)
CS: P. Otte (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bugbee (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Bugbee-Garner-Raska, Bugbee-Garner-Raska, Rock-Garner-Raska)
HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Bergman 6.0 6 2 2 2 5 0 90 2.20   
R. Alter L (1-2) 1.0 4 6 5 1 0 1 30 5.62   
T. Huckaby BS (3) 1.0 2 3 0 2 2 0 25 8.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bergman 55
Batters Faced: A. Bergman 26, R. Alter 9, T. Huckaby 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bergman 9-3, R. Alter 1-2, T. Huckaby 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bergman 90-58, R. Alter 30-18, T. Huckaby 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Alter 1-0 , T. Huckaby 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takashima 2.2 7 5 3 4 4 0 80 10.12   
I. Nakazawa 4.1 5 2 2 0 2 0 45 3.00   
J. Russak W (2-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takashima 24
Batters Faced: T. Takashima 20, I. Nakazawa 17, J. Russak 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takashima 3-1, I. Nakazawa 3-7, J. Russak 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takashima 80-48, I. Nakazawa 45-30, J. Russak 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Nakazawa 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshito Nakajima
Ballpark: Firecats Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 6867
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