ABA DOUBLE A
LONDON TIGERS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
07/24/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
LONDON TIGERS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
GAME ID: 8841 - MONDAY, JULY 24TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
London Tigers (53-47) 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 0
Vail Tigercats (49-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Pikula Fires Shutout in Tigers Victory
Steve Pikula was in a mood to talk following the London Tigers contest against the Vail Tigercats, expounding to BNN reporters on his pitching philosophy. He had good reason to be excitable, having tossed a complete game shutout of the Tigercats, 6-0.

"There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location," Pikula said. "I was hitting my spots time and time again."

The right-hander blanked Vail on a 4-hitter, allowing 5 walks and racking up 4 strikeouts.

On the season, Pikula has compiled a 7-0 mark with a 1.53 ERA in 7 starts. In pitching 59 innings he has 51 strikeouts and 16 walks while limiting the opposition to a .197 batting average.
LONDON BATTING LINESCORE VAIL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Childs LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .232 1 20
J. Phelps 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 4 37
R. Murphree DH 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .222 3 16
F. Aragon RF 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .303 13 23
A. Baker 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 1 4
   a-F. Andreoni PR, 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .148 0 1
T. Hardy CF 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .224 2 9
F. Puente 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .200 6 13
J. Espinoza SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217 6 26
C. Redish C 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .181 14 37
Totals 33 6 7 6 4 7 11      
a - F. Andreoni pinch ran for A. Baker in the 2nd

BATTING
Home Runs: F. Puente (6, 2nd Inning off B. Holt, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Hardy (2, 2nd Inning off B. Holt, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Aragon (13, 2nd Inning off M. Redmond, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Murphree 2 , F. Aragon 4 , T. Hardy 6 , F. Puente 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Childs , F. Andreoni , C. Redish
Hit by Pitch: J. Phelps , A. Baker , C. Redish
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hardy (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Puente-Redish-Puente, Andreoni-Phelps-Puente)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Myers 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .230 1 15
R. Lewis DH 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .184 14 33
J. Jacob CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .246 8 26
A. Cox LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .237 2 8
J. Gamboa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245 4 10
J. Lilley 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209 2 13
N. Grooms RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 9 26
R. Kalthoff C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 4
   a-B. Bull PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 3 13
R. Lopez SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 10 35
Totals 29 0 4 0 5 4 17      
a - B. Bull pinch hit for R. Kalthoff in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jacob (20, 1st Inning off S. Pikula, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Lopez (16, 3rd Inning off S. Pikula, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jacob 2 , N. Grooms , R. Lopez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lewis , J. Gamboa , B. Bull
GIDP: A. Cox , R. Kalthoff
Hit by Pitch: N. Grooms
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Jacob(Phelps at 3rd base))
LONDON PITCHING LINESCORE VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Pikula W (7-0) 9.0 4 0 0 5 4 0 125 1.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Pikula 78
Batters Faced: S. Pikula 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Pikula 16-5
Pitches - Strikes: S. Pikula 125-78
Hit Batsmen: S. Pikula
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Redmond L (2-4) 1.0 1 2 2 0 0 1 17 3.45   
B. Holt 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 2 23 12.38   
R. Hendricks 2.2 3 0 0 2 3 0 49 2.14   
R. Sargent 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 32 0.61   
M. Gonzalez 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 0.00   
M. Brown 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Redmond 37
Batters Faced: M. Redmond 5, B. Holt 7, R. Hendricks 13, R. Sargent 7, M. Gonzalez 5, M. Brown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Redmond 2-1, B. Holt 0-1, R. Hendricks 2-3, R. Sargent 3-2, M. Gonzalez 3-1, M. Brown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Redmond 17-10, B. Holt 23-12, R. Hendricks 49-31, R. Sargent 32-20, M. Gonzalez 30-19, M. Brown 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Holt 1-1 , R. Hendricks 1-0 , R. Sargent 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Redmond , B. Holt 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Pikula
Ballpark: Vail Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 9356
Special Notes: Allen Baker and Mike Redmond were ejected in the 2nd inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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