ABA DOUBLE A
CORNWALL ROYALS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
07/20/2024
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CORNWALL ROYALS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
GAME ID: 8179 - SATURDAY, JULY 20TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cornwall Royals (50-48) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Vail Tigercats (55-43) 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 X 10 15 0
Tigercats Deck Royals, 10-1
The Vail Tigercats topped the Cornwall Royals, 10-1, at Vail Grounds. Vail right fielder John Thaxton was a spark plug for the offense. He was 3-4 with a triple, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2. Steve Pikula went 6.2 innings for Vail to pick up the win. The right-hander was charged with 1 run. He scattered 6 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 3. His record improves to 6-6. Vail leads the Western AA Central Division by 2½ games.

Jake Myers hit a 2-run double off Rob Stech in the bottom of the third, which put the Tigercats in front, 3-1. In addition to the double, Myers had 1 single and 1 walk, while going 2 for 4.

"We did the things that it takes to win a game," said Thaxton.
CORNWALL BATTING LINESCORE VAIL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bolden CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .305 6 15
M. Gallant DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .338 4 33
M. Raia LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .340 18 45
J. Harrington 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .294 6 21
S. Trahan SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .298 3 20
R. Brown 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .282 5 23
F. Marquez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 11 41
J. Tate 3B 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 4 12
   a-B. Butler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 0 3
T. Kusanagi C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .232 9 29
Totals 33 1 7 1 3 6 15      
a - B. Butler pinch hit for J. Tate in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Brown (8, 6th Inning off S. Pikula, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gallant , M. Raia , J. Harrington , S. Trahan 2 , R. Brown 2 , T. Kusanagi
2-out RBI: T. Kusanagi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bolden , M. Gallant , R. Brown , F. Marquez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Trahan (5)
CS: M. Gallant (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton LF, RF 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 .220 4 21
R. Anderson 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .270 21 54
J. Lewis RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .299 7 43
   a-G. Hereth PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 5 13
D. Gaskins DH 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .352 22 68
J. Myers 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .261 2 41
K. Guzman CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .288 3 18
J. Lilley 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .270 4 35
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .208 0 1
N. Taylor SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .264 6 17
Totals 36 10 15 10 4 7 15      
a - G. Hereth pinch hit for J. Lewis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Anderson (17, 1st Inning off R. Stech, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Myers (15, 3rd Inning off R. Stech, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Thaxton (15, 7th Inning off D. Manteigueiro, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Gaskins (11, 8th Inning off D. Manteigueiro, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Thaxton (4, 5th Inning off J. Green, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Gaskins (22, 5th Inning off R. Stech, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thaxton 6 , R. Anderson 3 , J. Lewis , D. Gaskins 6 , J. Myers 3 , K. Guzman 3 , J. Lilley 2
2-out RBI: J. Thaxton , R. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Anderson , J. Lewis , D. Gaskins , K. Guzman , I. Rodriguez 2
Sac Fly: J. Lilley , N. Taylor
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thaxton 3 (39) , R. Anderson (2) , K. Guzman (14) , J. Lilley (11)
CS: J. Myers (10)
CORNWALL PITCHING LINESCORE VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Stech L (6-6) 4.0 7 6 6 4 2 1 88 3.23   
J. Green 0.2 5 4 4 0 1 0 27 5.24   
D. Manteigueiro 3.1 3 0 0 0 4 0 41 5.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Stech 22
Batters Faced: R. Stech 22, J. Green 7, D. Manteigueiro 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Stech 4-5, J. Green 0-1, D. Manteigueiro 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Stech 88-47, J. Green 27-16, D. Manteigueiro 41-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Manteigueiro 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Pikula W (6-6) 6.2 6 1 1 3 3 0 96 4.54   
R. Hendricks 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Pikula 58
Batters Faced: S. Pikula 28, R. Hendricks 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Pikula 7-9, R. Hendricks 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Pikula 96-59, R. Hendricks 26-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hendricks 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Thaxton
Ballpark: Vail Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM MT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 15572
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