ABA DOUBLE A
HIALEAH FIRECATS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
07/26/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
HIALEAH FIRECATS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
GAME ID: 8298 - SUNDAY, JULY 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hialeah Firecats (42-57) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Vail Tigercats (50-49) 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 X 6 13 2
Hialeah Bats Quiet in 6-1 Loss
Behind an impressive start by Steve Pikula, Vail beat Hialeah, 6-1. Pikula, now 4-8, was the winner. In 6.2 innings, he gave up 3 hits, while striking out 7, walking 1, and allowing 1 run. Vail occupies 4th place in the Western AA Central Division at 50-49.

The Tigercats picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"I felt good. I felt like I was locating the ball well and I was able to keep them off-balance," said Pikula.
HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE VAIL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kroyan LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306 12 31
B. Bejarano SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .260 4 22
C. Broadley 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .143 0 1
E. Brewer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .311 16 52
T. Maughan RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 1
T. Hummel CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .306 8 29
B. Garner DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 2 31
G. Crear 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .419 1 8
M. Belsito C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .234 1 19
Totals 31 1 4 0 2 8 10      
BATTING
Total Bases: B. Bejarano , B. Garner , G. Crear , M. Belsito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kroyan , E. Brewer , T. Maughan , M. Belsito
Sac Bunt: C. Broadley
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bejarano-Broadley-Crear)
OF assists: 1 (Kroyan(Bailey at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bailey LF 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .301 3 19
I. McKibbins DH 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .270 14 44
L. Muza RF 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 .273 4 26
J. Belcher 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 7 .206 1 3
J. Thaxton CF 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .242 3 29
C. Lirette 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .282 2 17
J. Lucia 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .299 7 16
A. Mejia C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .188 2 11
R. Cashman SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .217 3 20
Totals 35 6 13 6 3 4 24      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Thaxton (18, 4th Inning off M. Estrada, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bailey (13, 6th Inning off M. Paruzzi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Belcher (1, 2nd Inning off M. Estrada, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Mejia (2, 8th Inning off F. Pastorelli, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bailey 5 , I. McKibbins 2 , L. Muza , J. Belcher 4 , J. Thaxton 4 , A. Mejia 4 , R. Cashman
2-out RBI: L. Muza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Belcher , J. Lucia 2 , A. Mejia
GIDP: L. Muza
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thaxton (60)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Thaxton (5) , R. Cashman (10)
HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Estrada L (2-4) 4.0 7 4 4 1 1 1 64 7.06   
M. Paruzzi 2.1 4 1 1 2 2 0 44 9.47   
F. Pastorelli 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 28 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Estrada 32
Batters Faced: M. Estrada 19, M. Paruzzi 12, F. Pastorelli 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Estrada 5-5, M. Paruzzi 3-1, F. Pastorelli 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Estrada 64-41, M. Paruzzi 44-27, F. Pastorelli 28-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Paruzzi 2-2 , F. Pastorelli 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Pikula W (4-8) 6.2 3 1 0 1 7 0 103 3.95   
I. Resendez H (7) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.24   
L. Walley 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 33 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Pikula 72
Batters Faced: S. Pikula 25, I. Resendez 2, L. Walley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Pikula 8-5, I. Resendez 0-1, L. Walley 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Pikula 103-67, I. Resendez 6-4, L. Walley 33-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Resendez 1-0
WP: L. Walley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Pikula
Ballpark: Vail Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM MT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 12553
Tuesday, May 26th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82