ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT AUGUSTA CAPITOLS
06/05/2024
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT AUGUSTA CAPITOLS
GAME ID: 7483 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (38-21) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 8 1
Augusta Capitols (35-24) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 X 5 10 2
Augusta Slaps 5-4 Loss on Vail
The Augusta Capitols topped the Vail Tigercats, 5-4, in Western AA action at The Capitol Dome. The game was highlighted by the performance of Augusta pitcher Max Hercules. Jeff Cox earned the save for Augusta. The loss makes Vail 38-21.

The Capitols got a big boost from first baseman Jeff McDougal who had a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the first inning off Tigercats hurler Steve Pikula. It was his 26th walk of the season and put Augusta on top, 1-0.

"It was a solid team effort," said McDougal after the game.
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE AUGUSTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .212 2 13
J. Lewis CF 4 0 0 1 1 2 3 .312 2 26
D. Gaskins DH 4 0 1 2 0 2 4 .337 14 43
R. Anderson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .295 16 38
J. Myers 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .291 0 26
C. Young SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 1 4
R. Lewis LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .212 3 14
   a-J. James PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 1 3
   b-G. Hereth LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 5 12
N. Taylor 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .300 5 11
J. Dunn C 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .286 3 9
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 12 17      
a - J. James pinch hit for R. Lewis in the 8th
b - G. Hereth substituted for J. James in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Thaxton (5, 7th Inning off A. Woll, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thaxton 4 , D. Gaskins , C. Young , N. Taylor , J. Dunn 2
2-out RBI: D. Gaskins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gaskins , R. Anderson , J. Myers , R. Lewis 2
GIDP: J. Myers , J. James
Hit by Pitch: J. Myers
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thaxton 2 (17) , J. Myers (13)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Young (1)
OF assists: 1 (Lewis(Langel at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Madrigal DH 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .276 6 17
C. Wunderlich RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .313 2 28
   a-J. Aranda RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0
K. Gavin LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .351 15 52
F. Hartnett SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .284 9 33
J. McDougal 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .312 9 35
B. Langel 3B 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .312 10 26
A. McCready C 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .245 11 24
E. Carpenter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 5 21
J. Sanders CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .318 1 4
Totals 33 5 10 5 2 5 15      
a - J. Aranda substituted for C. Wunderlich in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Hartnett (16, 3rd Inning off S. Pikula, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Madrigal 2 (5, 5th Inning off S. Pikula, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Grimm, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. McCready (11, 6th Inning off S. Pikula, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Madrigal 7 , C. Wunderlich , K. Gavin , F. Hartnett 3 , A. McCready 4 , J. Sanders 2
2-out RBI: J. Madrigal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wunderlich , B. Langel , A. McCready
Sac Fly: B. Langel
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: F. Hartnett (10) , E. Carpenter (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Hartnett-Carpenter-McDougal, Carpenter-Hartnett-McDougal)
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE AUGUSTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Pikula L (4-1) 5.1 8 4 4 1 1 1 98 2.27   
T. Grimm 2.2 2 1 0 1 4 0 36 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Pikula 36
Batters Faced: S. Pikula 25, T. Grimm 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Pikula 10-5, T. Grimm 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Pikula 98-63, T. Grimm 36-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hercules W (6-2) 5.0 4 2 2 2 7 0 85 4.31   
A. Woll H (4) 2.0 3 2 1 0 3 0 36 2.53   
J. Cox H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.66   
J. Cox SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hercules 56
Batters Faced: M. Hercules 22, A. Woll 10, J. Cox 3, J. Cox 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hercules 6-1, A. Woll 0-3, J. Cox 1-1, J. Cox 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hercules 85-49, A. Woll 36-23, J. Cox 7-6, J. Cox 17-12
WP: M. Hercules
Hit Batsmen: M. Hercules
Balk: M. Hercules
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Hercules
Ballpark: The Capitol Dome
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 9904
Special Notes: Jesus Madrigal ties the AUG regular season game record for triples with 2. CF Chris Wunderlich was injured while throwing the ball.
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