ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
07/21/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
GAME ID: 8181 - FRIDAY, JULY 21ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Vail Tigercats (48-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 0
Hamilton Bulldogs (59-38) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0
Hamilton Beats Vail in 10-Inning Thriller
The Hamilton Bulldogs racked up a win at Mariachis Ballpark, bumping off the Vail Tigercats, 3-2. Branden Covington, who started for Hamilton, pitched effectively for his team. Hamilton reliever Steve McManus picked up the win, upping his record to 5-3. Ken Guzman was saddled with the loss. The win for the Bulldogs lifted their record to 59-38.

The Bulldogs got a clutch hit from designated hitter Zach Vest. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Bulldogs.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Hamilton manager Emmanuel Montano.
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacob SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .244 8 26
J. Gamboa 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .256 4 10
A. Cox RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .237 2 7
E. Mongold LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .152 2 9
J. Myers 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .244 1 15
J. Lilley 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .209 2 13
B. Bull DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .264 3 13
K. Hippler CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .201 5 25
A. Mejia C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .060 0 0
   a-B. Setzer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .094 1 4
   b-M. Pakpahan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2 2 14 13      
a - B. Setzer pinch hit for A. Mejia in the 10th
b - M. Pakpahan substituted for B. Setzer in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bull (3, 5th Inning off B. Covington, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Myers (8, 9th Inning off S. McManus, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Jacob , J. Gamboa 2 , J. Myers 3 , J. Lilley , B. Bull 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bull , K. Hippler , A. Mejia
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Jacob (5) , J. Myers (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bradham SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .246 3 14
Z. Vest DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .283 5 22
A. Fekety 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 6 26
B. Cortright RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .235 18 53
D. Mangum 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .306 3 11
S. Neeley C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .211 3 18
B. Parker LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .219 11 28
A. Gilbert CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .229 2 13
M. Elliott 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .136 0 2
   a-N. Dubiel PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314 7 23
Totals 36 3 10 3 2 5 10      
a - N. Dubiel pinch hit for M. Elliott in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gilbert (2, 7th Inning off D. Cusack, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Vest 2 , D. Mangum , S. Neeley 2 , B. Parker , A. Gilbert 3 , M. Elliott , N. Dubiel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Vest , M. Elliott 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Neeley (1)
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cusack 7.2 7 2 2 1 4 0 97 4.82   
R. Sargent 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.84   
M. Gonzalez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00   
K. Guzman L (0-1) 0.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 13 1.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cusack 60
Batters Faced: D. Cusack 30, R. Sargent 1, M. Gonzalez 3, K. Guzman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cusack 8-10, R. Sargent 0-0, M. Gonzalez 2-1, K. Guzman 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cusack 97-63, R. Sargent 7-4, M. Gonzalez 12-7, K. Guzman 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sargent 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington 8.0 5 0 0 0 11 0 92 2.01   
S. McManus W (5-3), BS (2) 2.0 2 2 2 2 3 0 36 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 83
Batters Faced: B. Covington 27, S. McManus 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 8-3, S. McManus 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 92-62, S. McManus 36-20
WP: B. Covington
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branden Covington
Ballpark: Mariachis Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 13736
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