ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT ST. LOUIS CAVALRY
05/31/2024
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT ST. LOUIS CAVALRY
GAME ID: 7466 - FRIDAY, MAY 31ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hamilton Bulldogs (26-28) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 6 7 0
St. Louis Cavalry (20-34) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
St. Louis Upended, 6-2, by Hamilton
The Hamilton Bulldogs got a good effort from starter Jon Escobar in defeating the St. Louis Cavalry at Cavalry Ballpark. The final score was 6-2. Escobar, now 3-3, was the winner. In 6 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 5, walking 4, and allowing 2 runs. The Bulldogs saw their record improve to 26-28.

Hamilton used a clutch at-bat from Tony Fernandez to capture the win. The catcher hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Bulldogs ahead, 4-2. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"It's easier to pitch when you get run support," said Escobar.
HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tarrant DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 4 27
Y. Nakajima SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .297 5 16
T. Stevens RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .281 11 36
A. Fekety 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .320 0 24
B. Ericson LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .283 3 14
D. Mangum 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .276 2 22
J. Angulo CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .297 4 22
T. Fernandez C 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .400 1 9
J. Roberson 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .248 2 14
Totals 31 6 7 6 5 0 9      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Angulo (12, 5th Inning off T. Taipale, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Stevens (11, 1st Inning off T. Taipale, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Fernandez (1, 5th Inning off T. Taipale, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Stevens 4 , B. Ericson 2 , J. Angulo 3 , T. Fernandez 4 , J. Roberson
2-out RBI: T. Stevens , J. Roberson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mangum
GIDP: A. Fekety , T. Fernandez
Sac Bunt: D. Mangum
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Bryan 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .273 10 31
R. Gotch LF 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .264 3 24
B. Hull 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .302 5 34
J. Chavez DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .284 6 16
   a-B. Kaatz DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 2 7
C. Russell CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .243 5 26
M. Harris RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .267 1 20
T. Hernandez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .335 2 26
K. Martin C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .287 2 11
M. Walkden SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 3 24
Totals 32 2 5 2 6 7 19      
a - B. Kaatz inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Bryan (8, 1st Inning off J. Escobar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Bryan (10, 2nd Inning off J. Escobar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Bryan 6 , B. Hull , C. Russell , K. Martin
2-out RBI: C. Bryan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hernandez , K. Martin , M. Walkden
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Bryan (14) , B. Hull (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Walkden-Hernandez-Bryan, Walkden-Hernandez-Bryan)
HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Escobar W (3-3) 6.0 5 2 2 4 5 1 98 6.52   
B. Ware H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 41 10.31   
R. Middaugh 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Escobar 55
Batters Faced: J. Escobar 27, B. Ware 8, R. Middaugh 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Escobar 6-7, B. Ware 4-1, R. Middaugh 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Escobar 98-59, B. Ware 41-21, R. Middaugh 10-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Taipale L (2-4) 7.1 5 4 4 2 0 2 90 6.93   
A. Chacon 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 6.33   
E. Ramirez 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 0 23 5.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Taipale 50
Batters Faced: T. Taipale 29, A. Chacon 2, E. Ramirez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Taipale 11-11, A. Chacon 1-0, E. Ramirez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Taipale 90-59, A. Chacon 9-3, E. Ramirez 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Chacon 1-0
WP: A. Chacon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Escobar
Ballpark: Cavalry Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 4893
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