ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
05/16/2021
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
GAME ID: 3517 - SUNDAY, MAY 16TH , 2021 - GAME LOG
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Hamilton Bulldogs (22-15) 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 6 9 0
Hialeah Firecats (12-25) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 4 0
Fitzgerald Shines in 6-3 Hamilton Win
Hamilton and Hialeah duked it out and the Bulldogs came out victorious.

Led by Josh Fitzgerald, the Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Hialeah Firecats, 6-3. Fitzgerald was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 doubles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3 for the Bulldogs. The winner was Dave Combs in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Francisco Elizalde took the loss. Matt Helms earned save number 4 this season.

Fitzgerald had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a full count fastball from Francisco Elizalde, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Bulldogs a 5-3 lead. It was the 9th home run of the year for Fitzgerald.

Hamilton manager Armando Cisneros called it "a darn good win."

The win gives Hamilton a season record of 22-15.
HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Walker CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .235 3 14
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 .294 9 30
J. Hassell DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .256 4 16
M. Johnson LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .287 7 21
A. Fekety 2B 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .270 2 13
A. Gilbert RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .185 4 9
J. Herrera 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .361 1 3
D. Newby C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .296 2 9
D. Mangum SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .288 2 15
Totals 36 6 9 6 6 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Fitzgerald 2 (11, 1st Inning off D. Yeager, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off H. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Fekety (2, 4th Inning off D. Yeager, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Newby (2, 7th Inning off D. Yeager, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Fitzgerald (9, 7th Inning off F. Elizalde, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Fitzgerald 8 , A. Fekety 6 , A. Gilbert , D. Newby 4 , D. Mangum
2-out RBI: A. Fekety
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Walker , J. Hassell , M. Johnson , A. Fekety
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Walker (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mangum-Fekety-Fitzgerald, Mangum-Fitzgerald)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Adkin RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 2 16
T. Appling CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .298 0 11
T. Sylvester LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322 0 12
D. Parra 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .179 0 8
R. Branson C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .220 3 14
S. Gonzalez SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .227 6 17
J. Stone 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .198 4 7
C. Parsons 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .200 2 4
J. Carrigan DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .195 4 6
Totals 29 3 4 3 4 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Gonzalez (7, 5th Inning off A. Swift, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Appling (8, 6th Inning off A. Swift, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Parsons (2, 5th Inning off A. Swift, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Appling 2 , D. Parra , S. Gonzalez 2 , C. Parsons 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Gonzalez
GIDP: T. Sylvester , J. Stone
Hit by Pitch: R. Branson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Parra (4)
HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Swift 5.1 4 3 3 3 5 1 92 5.40   
D. Combs W (2-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 3.91   
M. Helms SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Swift 50
Batters Faced: A. Swift 22, D. Combs 6, M. Helms 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Swift 5-5, D. Combs 1-2, M. Helms 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Swift 92-56, D. Combs 28-15, M. Helms 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Combs 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Helms
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Yeager 6.1 5 3 3 3 5 2 87 5.12   
F. Elizalde L (1-3), BS (5) 1.2 2 2 2 3 3 1 49 6.66   
H. Lopez 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 6.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Yeager 53
Batters Faced: D. Yeager 27, F. Elizalde 10, H. Lopez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Yeager 7-7, F. Elizalde 1-1, H. Lopez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Yeager 87-50, F. Elizalde 49-29, H. Lopez 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Elizalde 1-1
WP: H. Lopez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Fitzgerald
Ballpark: Firecats Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 4722
Special Notes: SP Andy Swift was injured while pitching.
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