ABA DOUBLE A
MIAMI BOLL WEEVILS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
07/06/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
MIAMI BOLL WEEVILS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
GAME ID: 7612 - MONDAY, JULY 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Miami Boll Weevils (26-54) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Vail Tigercats (42-38) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Boll Weevils Nudge Past Tigercats, 2-1
Vail Grounds featured a tense pitchers' duel.

The Miami Boll Weevils took Vail pitcher Adam Williams's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Vail Grounds. The final score had Miami getting past the Tigercats, 2-1. Williams went 6.1 innings and allowed 1 run, striking out 9. Miami reliever Brent Kuest snagged the win, upping his record to 2-0. Ismael Resendez shouldered the loss. Picking up his 6th save was 23-year old right-handed pitcher Joe Ault.

David Pope had a direct impact on the outcome. Pope contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning to put Miami up, 2-1.

"They were just a little bit better than us," Vail manager Mike Alexander said.

The win cannot erase the fact that Miami still has a disappointing 26-54 record.
MIAMI BATTING LINESCORE VAIL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Shular LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .241 2 7
D. Espinoza 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .251 8 25
F. O'Brien SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .150 2 6
   b-D. Pope PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 0 3
   d-R. Nuniz 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 2
T. Hiner 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .226 11 36
G. Garnica RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .260 8 21
R. Aponte DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .220 5 16
D. Pantoja 2B 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .200 3 10
D. Benavides CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .303 1 12
K. Johnson C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 4 13
   a-A. Graham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 2 9
   c-J. Ramshaw C 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2 3 13 10      
a - A. Graham pinch hit for K. Johnson in the 8th
b - D. Pope pinch hit for F. O'Brien in the 8th
c - J. Ramshaw substituted for A. Graham in the 8th
d - R. Nuniz substituted for D. Pope in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Aponte (3, 4th Inning off A. Williams, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Garnica (5, 6th Inning off A. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: P. Shular (2, 8th Inning off I. Resendez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Pantoja (3, 2nd Inning off A. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Shular 3 , D. Espinoza , G. Garnica 2 , R. Aponte 2 , D. Pantoja 5 , D. Benavides
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Aponte , D. Benavides , J. Ramshaw
Sac Fly: D. Pope
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 3 24
J. Belcher 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
C. Lirette 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .243 1 11
L. Muza DH 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .283 4 24
J. Anagnost 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .263 2 10
K. Hippler CF 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .287 9 37
A. Cox LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .220 3 28
A. Mejia C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .202 1 10
   a-J. Bailey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282 2 13
   b-B. Criscione C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
R. Cashman SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236 3 19
Totals 32 1 5 1 7 8 17      
a - J. Bailey pinch hit for A. Mejia in the 8th
b - B. Criscione substituted for J. Bailey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Lirette (3, 1st Inning off D. Noël, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Belcher (2, 7th Inning off B. Kuest, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Cox (12, 8th Inning off B. Kuest, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hippler (9, 4th Inning off D. Noël, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Belcher 2 , C. Lirette 2 , L. Muza , K. Hippler 4 , A. Cox 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Lirette 2 , J. Anagnost , A. Mejia , J. Bailey , R. Cashman
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Muza (7) , A. Mejia (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Thaxton(Garnica at 3rd base))
MIAMI PITCHING LINESCORE VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Noël 5.1 2 1 1 6 3 1 84 6.71   
B. Kuest W (2-0) 2.2 3 0 0 0 4 0 36 3.05   
J. Ault SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Noël 57
Batters Faced: D. Noël 24, B. Kuest 11, J. Ault 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Noël 7-6, B. Kuest 1-3, J. Ault 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Noël 84-44, B. Kuest 36-28, J. Ault 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kuest 3-0
WP: J. Ault
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Williams 6.1 4 1 1 2 9 1 94 3.53   
T. Surber 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.90   
I. Resendez L (1-2) 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 30 3.55   
L. Walley 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Williams 68
Batters Faced: A. Williams 24, T. Surber 1, I. Resendez 10, L. Walley 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Williams 1-8, T. Surber 0-0, I. Resendez 2-2, L. Walley 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Williams 94-61, T. Surber 4-3, I. Resendez 30-20, L. Walley 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Walley 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Williams
Ballpark: Vail Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 9650
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