ABA DOUBLE A
AUGUSTA CAPITOLS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
06/17/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
AUGUSTA CAPITOLS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
GAME ID: 7522 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Augusta Capitols (40-25) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 7 0
Vail Tigercats (34-31) 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 8 12 0
Capitols Suffer 8-5 Loss to Tigercats
Vail picked up a win at Vail Grounds, bumping off the Augusta Capitols, 8-5. Pitcher Dan Herbert was a major reason the Tigercats emerged victorious. Herbert picked up the win for Vail, going 6.1 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 4-2. Robert Hendricks recorded the save for Vail, his 17th of the season.

In the bottom of the second inning, catcher Ryan Kalthoff had a 2-run double for Vail. It was his 2nd double of the season and put the Tigercats on top, 3-1.

"I give credit to my teammates for this win. We got it done," Kalthoff told the Vail Daily.

Vail currently is in 4th place in the Western AA Central Division at 34-31.
AUGUSTA BATTING LINESCORE VAIL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Larson CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .231 1 2
J. Madrigal RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 0 15
N. Owens 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .226 10 27
K. Cremo 3B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .286 13 36
D. Vance SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .271 2 8
J. Higgs DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .288 0 8
J. Murphy LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .216 2 8
N. Yuck C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 2 11
J. Flowers 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .148 0 3
Totals 33 5 7 5 1 12 4      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Cremo (14, 2nd Inning off D. Herbert, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Higgs (2, 7th Inning off J. McCoart, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Larson (1, 8th Inning off J. McCoart, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Larson 4 , K. Cremo 4 , D. Vance , J. Higgs 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Vance , N. Yuck
Sac Bunt: J. Murphy
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barnett-Flowers-Owens)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .263 2 22
D. Hidalgo 1B 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .246 2 9
L. Muza LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .256 4 21
   a-A. Cox LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 2 20
I. McKibbins DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .278 12 39
K. Hippler CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .271 6 26
C. Lirette 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 1 1
B. Sallee 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .226 1 9
R. Cashman SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .239 1 10
R. Kalthoff C 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .291 0 5
Totals 33 8 12 8 2 5 5      
a - A. Cox substituted for L. Muza in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Kalthoff (2, 2nd Inning off O. Sotelo, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Hidalgo (5, 2nd Inning off O. Sotelo, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Hippler (16, 3rd Inning off O. Sotelo, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Sallee (8, 8th Inning off J. Kuc, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. McKibbins (12, 2nd Inning off O. Sotelo, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Sallee (1, 4th Inning off D. Barnett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thaxton , D. Hidalgo 3 , L. Muza 3 , I. McKibbins 4 , K. Hippler 3 , B. Sallee 6 , R. Kalthoff 2
2-out RBI: J. Thaxton , D. Hidalgo , L. Muza , K. Hippler , R. Kalthoff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cashman
GIDP: I. McKibbins
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thaxton (45)
CS: L. Muza (2) , K. Hippler (2)
AUGUSTA PITCHING LINESCORE VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Sotelo L (7-4) 3.0 6 6 6 2 1 1 54 5.40   
D. Barnett 3.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 31 4.09   
B. Simpson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.60   
J. Kuc 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Sotelo 20
Batters Faced: O. Sotelo 15, D. Barnett 12, B. Simpson 4, J. Kuc 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Sotelo 3-3, D. Barnett 7-0, B. Simpson 2-0, J. Kuc 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Sotelo 54-34, D. Barnett 31-23, B. Simpson 17-10, J. Kuc 12-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Herbert W (4-2) 6.1 4 3 3 0 9 0 87 5.48   
J. McCoart 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 1 28 3.15   
R. Hendricks SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Herbert 62
Batters Faced: D. Herbert 23, J. McCoart 9, R. Hendricks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Herbert 4-6, J. McCoart 2-1, R. Hendricks 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Herbert 87-62, J. McCoart 28-21, R. Hendricks 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McCoart 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Herbert
Ballpark: Vail Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 6797
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