ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT VERMONT MILKMEN
07/30/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT VERMONT MILKMEN
GAME ID: 8849 - THURSDAY, JULY 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Hamilton Bulldogs (61-41) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 2
Vermont Milkmen (49-53) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 14 0
Milkmen Get Plucky, 5-4 Win Over Bulldogs
The Vermont Milkmen beat the Hamilton Bulldogs, 5-4, in 11 innings. Vermont pitcher and Antioch, California, native Mike Hall led the way. Vermont reliever Isaiah Borne was the winner. His record is now 3-2. The losing pitcher was T.J. Huckaby. With the win, the Milkmen improved to 49-53.

The Milkmen got a clutch hit from left fielder Mario Alvarez. In the bottom of the 11th, he hit a run-scoring single to right, to win the game for the Milkmen.

"This stadium was a-rockin'," said Hall.
HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE VERMONT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Roth DH 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .242 5 29
Y. Nakajima SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .278 6 42
G. Dunaway RF 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 .280 5 22
A. Fekety 1B 5 0 0 1 0 2 1 .297 2 44
D. Walker LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .319 6 49
S. Custis C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 7 30
S. Henry 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 8 58
D. Bidwell 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .236 5 21
J. LaCasse CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 0 5
Totals 33 4 3 4 5 4 8      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Nakajima (24, 4th Inning off M. Hall, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Nakajima (6, 11th Inning off I. Borne, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Roth , Y. Nakajima 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Dunaway , D. Bidwell
Sac Bunt: Y. Nakajima , S. Custis
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Roth (10) , D. Walker (21)
CS: G. Dunaway (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Dunaway (2) , S. Henry (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakajima-Bidwell-Fekety)
PB: S. Custis
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. James 1B 5 1 2 0 1 0 3 .267 2 11
M. Middlebrooks DH 6 0 3 1 0 0 2 .239 6 35
M. Jackson 2B 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 .289 9 44
J. Forero RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273 18 54
   a-D. Joseph PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 8 23
   b-T. Royal RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 6
   c-B. Stevens PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 2 5
S. Gosselin 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .237 5 34
B. Morris CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .278 3 19
M. Alvarez LF 5 0 2 1 1 0 2 .255 0 4
J. Morrison SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .307 8 37
B. Spinn C 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .245 5 21
Totals 45 5 14 3 4 4 28      
a - D. Joseph pinch hit for J. Forero in the 10th
b - T. Royal substituted for D. Joseph in the 11th
c - B. Stevens pinch hit for T. Royal in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Middlebrooks (24, 11th Inning off T. Huckaby, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. James (1, 11th Inning off B. Ware, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Spinn (5, 11th Inning off B. Ware, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. James 3 , M. Middlebrooks 4 , J. Forero , D. Joseph , S. Gosselin 2 , B. Morris , M. Alvarez 2 , J. Morrison , B. Spinn 4
2-out RBI: M. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. James , M. Middlebrooks , M. Jackson , S. Gosselin , B. Morris , M. Alvarez , J. Morrison , B. Spinn
GIDP: M. Alvarez
Sac Bunt: S. Gosselin
Hit by Pitch: B. Morris , J. Morrison
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: F. James (2)
CS: J. Morrison (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Spinn-Jackson)
HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Escobar 5.1 5 1 0 2 2 0 80 3.16   
T. Daniello BS (4) 1.2 1 1 0 0 1 0 28 4.20   
B. Ware 3.0 5 2 2 1 0 1 35 4.77   
T. Huckaby L (3-4), BS (5) 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 22 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Escobar 56
Batters Faced: J. Escobar 22, T. Daniello 9, B. Ware 15, T. Huckaby 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Escobar 5-8, T. Daniello 4-1, B. Ware 5-3, T. Huckaby 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Escobar 80-49, T. Daniello 28-19, B. Ware 35-23, T. Huckaby 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Huckaby 1-1
WP: J. Escobar 2 , T. Daniello
Hit Batsmen: T. Daniello , B. Ware
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hall 7.1 1 2 2 3 3 0 109 4.08   
R. Vernier 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 5.08   
I. Borne W (3-2) 2.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 35 1.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hall 68
Batters Faced: M. Hall 26, R. Vernier 5, I. Borne 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hall 11-8, R. Vernier 1-2, I. Borne 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hall 109-66, R. Vernier 24-13, I. Borne 35-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Vernier 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Hall
Ballpark: Emeralds Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 4898
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