ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT VERMONT MILKMEN
07/09/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT VERMONT MILKMEN
GAME ID: 7624 - THURSDAY, JULY 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (42-41) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 9 1
Vermont Milkmen (43-40) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 X 5 7 1
Milkmen Squeeze By Vail, 5-4
The Vermont Milkmen did just enough to sneak past the Vail Tigercats, 5-4, at Emeralds Ballpark. Vermont pitcher Vance Lancaster, in particular, had a standout performance. Glen Foster, 1-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.2 innings. The 5th-place Tigercats have lost 4 consecutive games.

Had Earl Leason not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Leason hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 5-4, in favor of the Milkmen.

"We squandered some opportunities," said Vail manager Mike Alexander.
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE VERMONT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .254 3 24
J. Bailey LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .281 2 13
K. Hippler 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .290 9 39
   a-J. Belcher PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
   b-J. Lucia 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 5 13
J. Anagnost DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .277 2 12
A. Cox CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .217 3 28
B. Sallee 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .240 1 10
B. Criscione C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143 0 0
J. Ramos 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .262 0 11
R. Cashman SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .229 3 19
   c-F. Leos PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 1 1
Totals 34 4 9 3 4 9 15      
a - J. Belcher pinch ran for K. Hippler in the 8th
b - J. Lucia substituted for J. Belcher in the 8th
c - F. Leos pinch hit for R. Cashman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hippler (21, 8th Inning off M. Gardner, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bailey , K. Hippler 3 , J. Anagnost 2 , B. Sallee 2 , B. Criscione , J. Ramos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thaxton , A. Cox , J. Ramos
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thaxton (53)
CS: B. Sallee (1) , J. Ramos (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Sallee (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Middlebrooks DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .243 3 25
M. Carrillo CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 0 4
   a-D. Joseph PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306 8 23
   b-E. Leason CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274 2 10
M. Jackson 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .296 6 36
   e-J. Morrison SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 8 36
D. Price LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .242 2 8
C. Scott 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .286 3 16
S. Gosselin 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .232 5 30
J. Forero RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271 13 40
   c-B. Stevens PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 0 1
   d-T. Royal RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 5
M. Sheets SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .236 3 10
B. Spinn C 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .292 3 11
Totals 32 5 7 5 7 7 21      
a - D. Joseph pinch hit for M. Carrillo in the 7th
b - E. Leason substituted for D. Joseph in the 8th
c - B. Stevens pinch hit for J. Forero in the 8th
d - T. Royal substituted for B. Stevens in the 9th
e - J. Morrison substituted for M. Jackson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Price (1, 4th Inning off J. Daniels, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Middlebrooks , E. Leason , M. Jackson , D. Price 2 , M. Sheets 2 , B. Spinn
2-out RBI: E. Leason , M. Sheets 2 , B. Spinn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Jackson 2 , C. Scott , B. Spinn
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Carrillo (2)
PB: B. Spinn
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Daniels 6.2 4 1 1 3 4 0 106 1.35   
T. Grimm L (3-3) 1.0 3 4 4 4 2 0 40 3.74   
J. McCoart 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Daniels 63
Batters Faced: J. Daniels 28, T. Grimm 10, J. McCoart 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Daniels 8-8, T. Grimm 1-0, J. McCoart 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Daniels 106-64, T. Grimm 40-17, J. McCoart 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Grimm 1-0 , J. McCoart 2-0
WP: J. Daniels
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Lancaster 7.1 5 1 0 2 4 0 104 3.98   
M. Gardner 0.0 3 3 3 2 0 0 29 2.10   
G. Foster W (1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 33 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Lancaster 68
Batters Faced: V. Lancaster 27, M. Gardner 5, G. Foster 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Lancaster 6-10, M. Gardner 0-0, G. Foster 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Lancaster 104-60, M. Gardner 29-15, G. Foster 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Foster 3-1
WP: V. Lancaster
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vance Lancaster
Ballpark: Emeralds Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 4681
Special Notes: CF Ken Hippler was injured while running the bases.
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