ABA DOUBLE A
ST. LOUIS CAVALRY AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
05/31/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
ST. LOUIS CAVALRY AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
GAME ID: 6555 - SUNDAY, MAY 31ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cavalry (17-33) 0 3 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 10 14 1
Hialeah Firecats (25-25) 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 7 12 0
Whatley, Cavalry Beat Firecats, 10-7
The St. Louis Cavalry defeated the Hialeah Firecats, 10-7, at Firecats Ballpark. St. Louis was led by 25-year old third baseman Matt Whatley, who went 2-2 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. The win was credited to Joe Roper in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Rich Gonzalez took the loss. Jim Unknown notched his 1st save of the season.

Dale Hendrix took Hialeah hurler Rich Gonzalez deep in the top of the second. His solo home run put the Cavalry on top, 1-0. In all, Hendrix had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Hendrix said. "We did a good job of that today."

The win gives the Cavalry a record of 17-33.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Marrin RF 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .273 3 9
D. Chambers DH 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 .275 2 11
D. Gates 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .295 9 29
B. Hauke 1B 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 .200 0 3
   a-J. Sausville 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 2 6
A. Tunnell LF 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .324 1 4
A. Rodriguez CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .333 0 1
D. Hendrix C 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .246 5 17
D. Harden 3B 5 2 1 1 0 1 2 .222 1 2
M. Whatley SS 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 .212 1 2
Totals 37 10 14 10 6 2 18      
a - J. Sausville substituted for B. Hauke in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Whatley (2, 3rd Inning off R. Gonzalez, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Tunnell (2, 6th Inning off R. Sokol, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Hendrix (5, 2nd Inning off R. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Marrin (3, 3rd Inning off R. Gonzalez, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Whatley (1, 5th Inning off R. Sokol, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Marrin 6 , D. Gates 2 , A. Tunnell 4 , A. Rodriguez , D. Hendrix 5 , D. Harden , M. Whatley 6
2-out RBI: D. Marrin , A. Tunnell , M. Whatley 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Rodriguez 2
GIDP: B. Hauke
Sac Fly: D. Gates
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Hauke (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rodriguez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bejarano SS 5 0 3 1 0 2 1 .213 0 3
B. Garner 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .312 1 16
B. Raska DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 9 27
J. Handler 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .300 3 6
P. Otte CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .318 9 21
J. Way 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 5 20
J. Coogan RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .261 0 1
C. Beasley LF 4 3 2 2 0 1 1 .250 1 3
M. Belsito C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 0 15
Totals 38 7 12 7 0 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Beasley (1, 3rd Inning off A. Appelbaum, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Coogan (1, 6th Inning off J. Roper, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Handler (3, 2nd Inning off A. Appelbaum, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Otte 2 (9, 4th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Roper, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Beasley (1, 4th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bejarano 3 , B. Garner , J. Handler 4 , P. Otte 8 , J. Coogan 4 , C. Beasley 6 , M. Belsito
2-out RBI: B. Bejarano , B. Garner , C. Beasley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Garner , B. Raska
Hit by Pitch: B. Raska
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Bejarano (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Way-Garner-Handler)
OF assists: 1 (Coogan(Whatley at 3rd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Appelbaum 3.2 7 5 5 0 3 3 60 6.92   
J. Roper W (1-1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 28 1.86   
S. Campbell H (1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 9.00   
J. Porter H (1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 39 0.00   
J. Unknown SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Appelbaum 28
Batters Faced: A. Appelbaum 17, J. Roper 8, S. Campbell 4, J. Porter 8, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Appelbaum 5-2, J. Roper 2-2, S. Campbell 1-1, J. Porter 3-2, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Appelbaum 60-36, J. Roper 28-16, S. Campbell 15-9, J. Porter 39-30, J. Unknown 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Campbell 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-0
WP: A. Appelbaum
Hit Batsmen: J. Roper
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Gonzalez L (1-1) 2.2 8 7 7 4 0 2 64 9.64   
R. Sokol 3.1 3 2 2 1 0 1 41 5.31   
M. Stone 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 22 10.50   
H. Fujiyama 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Gonzalez 6
Batters Faced: R. Gonzalez 19, R. Sokol 14, M. Stone 5, H. Fujiyama 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Gonzalez 3-4, R. Sokol 5-5, M. Stone 1-1, H. Fujiyama 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Gonzalez 64-32, R. Sokol 41-28, M. Stone 22-12, H. Fujiyama 25-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Whatley
Ballpark: Firecats Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 5784
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