ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
06/21/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
GAME ID: 7532 - SUNDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (35-31) 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 13 0
Hialeah Firecats (31-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0
Tigercats Sting Firecats, 7-2
The Vail Tigercats scooped up a win at Firecats Ballpark, dumping the Hialeah Firecats, 7-2. Derek Sigers, who is tied for 2nd in the W-AA with a 0.98 WHIP, was essential to his team's success. Sigers picked up the win for Vail, going 6 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 2 hits. He now sports a record of 3-2. The 4th-place Tigercats lifted their record to 35-31.

Vail used a well-timed hit by Curt Lirette to capture the win. The third baseman socked a 2-run double in the top of the first inning to put the Tigercats ahead, 4-0. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.

"I executed the game plan," said Sigers.
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .270 2 23
D. Hidalgo 1B 5 1 0 0 0 2 4 .230 2 9
L. Muza LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .254 4 22
I. McKibbins DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .276 12 39
K. Hippler CF 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .284 6 27
C. Lirette 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .227 1 3
J. Lucia 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .301 2 7
A. Mejia C 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .223 1 9
R. Cashman SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .245 1 10
Totals 39 7 13 7 1 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Thaxton (14, 1st Inning off J. Russak, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Lirette (1, 1st Inning off J. Russak, 3 on, 0 outs) , K. Hippler (17, 9th Inning off K. Carlyle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thaxton 4 , L. Muza , I. McKibbins , K. Hippler 5 , C. Lirette 2 , J. Lucia , R. Cashman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. McKibbins , C. Lirette , R. Cashman
GIDP: R. Cashman
Sac Fly: A. Mejia
Hit by Pitch: C. Lirette
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thaxton (46)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lirette-Lucia-Hidalgo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Beasley LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .176 1 4
J. Way RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 7 26
   a-C. Pack PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .524 1 7
T. Hummel CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .328 7 24
D. Hollick DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .328 4 16
A. Nelson 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .205 2 8
B. Bejarano SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .259 2 9
M. Rock 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .243 14 40
M. Belsito C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 1 18
B. Meade 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Handler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 5 12
   c-E. Brewer 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332 15 43
Totals 29 2 3 2 2 9 6      
a - C. Pack pinch hit for J. Way in the 7th
b - J. Handler pinch hit for B. Meade in the 8th
c - E. Brewer substituted for J. Handler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Pack (4, 7th Inning off D. Sigers, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Hummel (9, 7th Inning off D. Sigers, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Bejarano (4, 7th Inning off T. Surber, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Pack 2 , T. Hummel 2 , B. Bejarano 2
2-out RBI: B. Bejarano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rock
GIDP: J. Way
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rock-Bejarano-Nelson)
PB: M. Belsito
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Sigers W (3-2) 6.0 2 2 2 2 4 0 89 3.50   
T. Surber SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 44 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Sigers 62
Batters Faced: D. Sigers 21, T. Surber 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Sigers 6-7, T. Surber 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Sigers 89-48, T. Surber 44-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Surber 1-1
WP: D. Sigers , T. Surber
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Russak L (4-1) 0.0 6 6 5 0 1 0 24 3.13   
M. Moya 3.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 49 0.00   
J. Cervantes 4.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 59 8.10   
H. Fujiyama 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.66   
K. Carlyle 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 7.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russak 9
Batters Faced: J. Russak 7, M. Moya 13, J. Cervantes 16, H. Fujiyama 2, K. Carlyle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russak 0-0, M. Moya 3-5, J. Cervantes 4-5, H. Fujiyama 0-1, K. Carlyle 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russak 24-14, M. Moya 49-26, J. Cervantes 59-44, H. Fujiyama 8-4, K. Carlyle 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Moya 2-1 , J. Cervantes 1-0 , H. Fujiyama 1-0
WP: J. Cervantes
Hit Batsmen: M. Moya
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Derek Sigers
Ballpark: Firecats Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 7120
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