ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
06/22/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
GAME ID: 7533 - MONDAY, JUNE 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (36-31) 0 3 0 3 0 6 1 0 0 13 14 0
Hialeah Firecats (31-36) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 12 2
Tigercats Mow Down Firecats, 13-3
Conditions were not ideal but Vail and Hialeah were able to put their game in the books.

The Vail Tigercats stormed past the Hialeah Firecats, 13-3, at Firecats Ballpark. Vail second basemanJohn Lucia led the hit parade. He went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The winner was Steve Pikula, who threw 96 pitches over 6 innings. The right-hander was charged with 2 runs on 7 hits. Rich Whiteside got the save, the 1st for him this season.

With Vail leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Lucia came up to bat against Hialeah pitcher Tadamasa Takashima. Lucia hit a sinker to right-center for a 2-run home run. His 3rd home run of the season put the Tigercats on top, 3-0.

"I like our mindset right now," said Vail manager Mike Alexander.

Vail has now won 4 straight.
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bailey LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .277 2 12
   a-R. Lewis PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 1
L. Muza RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 .254 4 22
   b-F. Leos PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
C. Lirette SS 6 1 1 1 0 1 6 .214 1 4
K. Hippler 3B 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 .288 7 30
J. Anagnost 1B 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 .269 2 9
A. Cox CF 3 2 1 3 1 0 2 .217 3 23
J. Ramos DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .241 0 9
J. Lucia 2B 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 .321 3 10
C. Custer C 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 37 13 14 13 8 6 25      
a - R. Lewis pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 7th
b - F. Leos pinch hit for L. Muza in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Hippler (7, 2nd Inning off T. Takashima, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lucia (3, 2nd Inning off T. Takashima, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Cox (3, 6th Inning off L. van Rooijen, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bailey , L. Muza , F. Leos , C. Lirette , K. Hippler 5 , J. Anagnost , A. Cox 4 , J. Ramos 2 , J. Lucia 6 , C. Custer
2-out RBI: K. Hippler , A. Cox , J. Lucia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lirette , K. Hippler , J. Lucia
Sac Bunt: A. Cox
Sac Fly: J. Bailey , J. Anagnost
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Muza (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bejarano SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .265 2 9
J. Way RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .261 7 26
T. Hummel CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .331 7 24
J. Handler 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .300 5 12
   b-J. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 0
A. Nelson DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .205 2 9
D. Hollick LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319 4 16
   a-S. Howard PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .326 2 8
   c-G. McManus PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1
M. Rock 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .247 14 42
M. Belsito C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .236 1 18
B. Meade 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
Totals 38 3 12 3 4 1 24      
a - S. Howard pinch hit for D. Hollick in the 7th
b - J. Martin pinch hit for J. Handler in the 9th
c - G. McManus pinch hit for S. Howard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Belsito (17, 6th Inning off S. Pikula, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bejarano 2 , J. Way , T. Hummel 2 , A. Nelson , M. Rock 2 , M. Belsito 3 , B. Meade 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bejarano , J. Way , S. Howard , B. Meade
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Bejarano (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bejarano (5) , T. Hummel (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Rock-Handler)
OF assists: 1 (Way(Lewis at 3rd base))
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Pikula W (3-5) 6.0 7 2 2 3 0 0 96 4.03   
R. Whiteside SV (1) 3.0 5 1 1 1 1 0 53 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Pikula 47
Batters Faced: S. Pikula 27, R. Whiteside 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Pikula 8-9, R. Whiteside 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Pikula 96-52, R. Whiteside 53-33
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takashima L (0-2) 3.0 6 6 6 3 3 2 73 7.06   
L. van Rooijen 2.2 4 6 6 3 2 1 57 8.61   
H. Fujiyama 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 45 3.86   
M. Estrada 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 8.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takashima 21
Batters Faced: T. Takashima 18, L. van Rooijen 15, H. Fujiyama 8, M. Estrada 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takashima 4-2, L. van Rooijen 2-4, H. Fujiyama 0-2, M. Estrada 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takashima 73-45, L. van Rooijen 57-31, H. Fujiyama 45-23, M. Estrada 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. van Rooijen 3-1 , M. Estrada 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Lucia
Ballpark: Firecats Ballpark
Weather: Rain (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:49
Attendance: 5008
Special Notes: Rain delay of 59 minutes in the 7th inning.
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