ABA DOUBLE A
HIALEAH FIRECATS AT VERMONT MILKMEN
07/09/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HIALEAH FIRECATS AT VERMONT MILKMEN
GAME ID: 7626 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hialeah Firecats (21-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 0
Vermont Milkmen (37-45) 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 8 X 16 10 0
Pettit, Milkmen Wreck Firecats, 16-1
The Vermont Milkmen clobbered the Hialeah Firecats, 16-1, at Emeralds Ballpark. Vermont third baseman Joe Pettit led the onslaught. He was 3-3 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Picking up the win was Paul Birchfield. He went 6.2 innings, allowing no runs on 7 hits. The left--hander struck out 7 and walked 2. At 37-45, the Milkmen claim 4th place in the Western AA Coastal Division.

Josh Carta had a big hit for Vermont in the bottom of the eighth inning. With Vermont leading 12-0, Carta hit a grand slam home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Milkmen up, 16-0.

"We lit up the scoreboard," said Vermont manager Steve Reid.
HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE VERMONT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. McGee CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 0 3
   a-M. Martinez PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234 1 17
   f-A. Warfield PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .077 0 1
G. Martel 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .245 5 20
   b-D. Banford PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295 7 13
   g-J. Callis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 12 40
I. Diaz DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .125 0 0
D. Harmon RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 3 7
   c-J. Cisco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-S. Thomas 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 3 19
R. de Leon C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .238 9 29
M. Thomas 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .229 3 12
   d-A. Alvarez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
B. Sheldrick LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .226 2 25
B. Wheaton SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .205 0 6
C. Gaus 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .253 3 9
Totals 35 1 9 1 3 10 16      
a - M. Martinez pinch hit for D. McGee in the 7th
b - D. Banford pinch hit for G. Martel in the 7th
c - J. Cisco pinch hit for D. Harmon in the 8th
d - A. Alvarez pinch hit for M. Thomas in the 8th
e - S. Thomas substituted for J. Cisco in the 8th
f - A. Warfield pinch hit for M. Martinez in the 9th
g - J. Callis pinch hit for D. Banford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Thomas (4, 4th Inning off P. Birchfield, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Martinez (6, 7th Inning off P. Birchfield, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Gaus (6, 9th Inning off G. Foster, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. McGee , M. Martinez 2 , I. Diaz , R. de Leon , M. Thomas 3 , B. Sheldrick , B. Wheaton , C. Gaus 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Banford , J. Callis , D. Harmon , C. Gaus
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thomas-Wheaton-Thomas)
PB: R. de Leon
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stevens 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .263 4 25
D. Conde CF 1 3 0 0 4 1 0 .228 11 34
O. Juarez RF 4 2 1 2 1 2 3 .259 2 15
J. Pettit 3B 3 2 3 4 0 0 0 .255 11 34
   a-J. Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
   b-R. Davis 3B 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .138 0 3
B. Austin C 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .353 2 11
P. Bohler DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .233 0 0
B. Docampo LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .222 1 4
   c-J. Carta PH 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .367 2 10
   d-D. Wilson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 2
M. Sheets SS 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .263 5 27
J. Taylor 1B 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .227 5 22
Totals 32 16 10 13 11 8 13      
a - J. Robinson pinch hit for J. Pettit in the 7th
b - R. Davis substituted for J. Robinson in the 8th
c - J. Carta pinch hit for B. Docampo in the 8th
d - D. Wilson substituted for J. Carta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Stevens 2 (14, 3rd Inning off P. Lessard, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: O. Juarez (1, 3rd Inning off P. Lessard, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Pettit 2 (11, 3rd Inning off P. Lessard, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off D. Timmons, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Carta (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stevens 4 , O. Juarez 3 , J. Pettit 9 , B. Austin , J. Carta 4 , M. Sheets 2
2-out RBI: J. Carta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Juarez , B. Docampo
GIDP: B. Stevens
Sac Bunt: J. Taylor
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Birchfield-Taylor)
HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lessard L (1-8) 2.2 5 5 5 2 4 1 51 5.01   
D. Timmons 2.1 1 2 2 1 2 1 29 3.38   
J. Unknown 2.1 3 6 6 6 0 0 64 23.14   
J. Unknown 0.2 1 3 3 2 2 1 19 40.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lessard 26
Batters Faced: P. Lessard 15, D. Timmons 9, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lessard 3-1, D. Timmons 3-2, J. Unknown 5-1, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lessard 51-31, D. Timmons 29-19, J. Unknown 64-30, J. Unknown 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Timmons 1-0 , J. Unknown 3-3
WP: P. Lessard 2 , J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Birchfield W (3-1) 6.2 7 0 0 2 7 0 107 2.25   
G. Foster 2.1 2 1 1 1 3 0 36 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Birchfield 65
Batters Faced: P. Birchfield 28, G. Foster 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Birchfield 11-1, G. Foster 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Birchfield 107-64, G. Foster 36-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Foster 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Pettit
Ballpark: Emeralds Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 5521
Special Notes: Dan Conde ties the VER regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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