ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
05/22/2024
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
GAME ID: 3565 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hamilton Bulldogs (22-24) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 12 1
Hialeah Firecats (15-31) 1 2 0 0 2 0 7 0 X 12 14 1
Firecats Get Better of Bulldogs, 12-7
Behind a solid performance from first baseman Jon Mena, the Hialeah Firecats defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs, 12-7. Mena was 2-4 with 2 home runs and was hit by a pitch, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Firecats. Dustin Richards, the winner, improved to 2-5. He held the Bulldogs to 2 runs on 5 hits over 5.1 innings, while striking out 7 and walking 3. The last-place Firecats improved to 15-31.

With Hialeah leading 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Mena batted against Hamilton pitcher Richard Alter. Mena hit a fastball to right for a 2-run home run. His 6th home run of the season put the Firecats on top, 5-2.

"Nice to get this one," said Mena. "We've been scuffling."
HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tarrant DH 3 1 2 2 2 0 2 .280 3 21
Y. Nakajima SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .309 4 15
   a-J. Angulo PH, CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .265 4 17
T. Stevens RF 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .262 10 32
A. Fekety 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .317 0 22
J. Robinson LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .315 9 33
S. Neeley C 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .279 6 22
D. Mangum 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .268 2 20
B. Ericson CF, SS 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .260 2 10
J. Roberson 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .261 2 13
   b-Z. Vest PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 1 3
Totals 38 7 12 7 6 8 27      
a - J. Angulo pinch hit for Y. Nakajima in the 7th
b - Z. Vest pinch hit for J. Roberson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Tarrant (13, 8th Inning off G. Gregor, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Robinson (9, 8th Inning off G. Gregor, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Tarrant 3 , J. Angulo , T. Stevens 2 , A. Fekety , J. Robinson 5 , B. Ericson 2 , J. Roberson 2
2-out RBI: K. Tarrant , J. Angulo , T. Stevens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Stevens , A. Fekety 2 , Z. Vest
GIDP: J. Robinson
Hit by Pitch: D. Mangum
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tarrant (11) , B. Ericson (2)
CS: K. Tarrant (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Mangum (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Flores CF 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .314 11 45
M. Martinez SS 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 .360 3 16
M. Johnson LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .299 6 25
   a-I. Ornelas PH, LF 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 1 3
J. Mena 1B 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .315 6 15
J. Callis DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .314 4 17
J. Gonzales RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .270 5 15
P. Verhaeghe 3B 5 1 0 0 0 1 7 .250 0 9
C. Stein 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .273 3 14
R. de Leon C 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .222 6 24
Totals 38 12 14 12 5 5 24      
a - I. Ornelas pinch hit for M. Johnson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Martinez (9, 7th Inning off M. Amponsah, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Flores (11, 1st Inning off R. Alter, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Stein (3, 2nd Inning off R. Alter, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Mena 2 (6, 5th Inning off R. Alter, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Alter, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Ornelas (1, 7th Inning off M. Amponsah, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Flores 4 , M. Martinez 3 , M. Johnson , I. Ornelas 4 , J. Mena 8 , J. Callis , J. Gonzales 2 , C. Stein 6 , R. de Leon
2-out RBI: F. Flores , M. Martinez , I. Ornelas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Johnson , P. Verhaeghe , R. de Leon
Hit by Pitch: F. Flores , J. Mena
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Callis (1)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Verhaeghe (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Verhaeghe-Stein-Mena)
HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Alter L (1-5) 6.2 12 10 10 3 3 4 119 7.11   
M. Amponsah 1.1 2 2 2 2 2 1 34 11.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alter 10
Batters Faced: R. Alter 37, M. Amponsah 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alter 5-11, M. Amponsah 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alter 119-70, M. Amponsah 34-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Amponsah 3-3
WP: R. Alter
Hit Batsmen: R. Alter 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Richards W (2-5) 5.1 5 2 2 3 7 0 87 6.27   
G. Gregor H (2) 2.1 5 5 5 3 1 1 51 10.35   
A. Mahoney 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Richards 54
Batters Faced: D. Richards 23, G. Gregor 15, A. Mahoney 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Richards 3-4, G. Gregor 2-4, A. Mahoney 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Richards 87-52, G. Gregor 51-26, A. Mahoney 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Gregor 1-0 , A. Mahoney 2-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Mahoney
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Mena
Ballpark: Firecats Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 2496
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