ABA DOUBLE A
HIALEAH FIRECATS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
08/07/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HIALEAH FIRECATS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
GAME ID: 8914 - MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hialeah Firecats (34-79) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 7 0
Vail Tigercats (60-53) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 0
Tigercats Topple Firecats with Late Rally
The Vail Tigercats walked off with a big win.

The Vail Tigercats beat the Hialeah Firecats, 5-3, at Vail Grounds. Josh James starred for Vail. He went 1-1 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Vail pitcher Moises Gonzalez got the win, upping his record to 1-0. Rich Zavala got the loss.

The game came to a dramatic end. In the bottom of the ninth, with Vail trailing 3-2, James hit a changeup from Rich Zavala for a 3-run home run, giving the Tigercats the walk-off win.

"Now that's my kind of ending," said a smiling James.

The Tigercats, at 60-53, sit in 4th place in the Western AA Central Division.
HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE VAIL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Veith LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .234 2 18
L. Guevara 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .235 3 13
J. Mena DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261 3 22
S. Walton CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .199 9 34
A. Gatz 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .165 8 17
E. Adkin RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235 6 23
K. Wynn C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .221 3 3
T. Johnson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .208 2 14
D. Pinedo SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .119 0 6
Totals 33 3 7 3 1 11 10      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Johnson (4, 5th Inning off D. Dean, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Veith (16, 5th Inning off D. Dean, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Wynn (2, 9th Inning off R. Hendricks, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Gatz (8, 6th Inning off D. Dean, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Veith 2 , J. Mena , S. Walton , A. Gatz 5 , K. Wynn 2 , T. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: S. Veith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Guevara , E. Adkin , T. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: S. Veith
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Veith (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacob CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 9 34
J. Gamboa 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .271 5 12
A. Cox DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .250 3 9
E. Mongold LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .188 7 22
J. Lilley 3B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .214 2 17
K. Hippler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .206 6 29
   a-B. Setzer PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .086 1 4
R. Lopez SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .277 12 42
   b-B. Bull PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 3 14
N. Grooms RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .201 9 27
A. Mejia C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .087 1 1
   c-J. James PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 1 7
Totals 31 5 5 5 5 9 14      
a - B. Setzer pinch hit for K. Hippler in the 9th
b - B. Bull pinch hit for R. Lopez in the 9th
c - J. James pinch hit for A. Mejia in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Lopez (12, 3rd Inning off C. Mueller, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. James (1, 9th Inning off R. Zavala, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gamboa , J. Lilley 2 , R. Lopez 4 , J. James 4
2-out RBI: J. James
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hippler , R. Lopez
Team LOB: 5
HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mueller 5.2 2 2 2 4 6 1 92 3.56   
T. Morris H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.72   
J. Gray H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.22   
R. Zavala L (1-2), BS (1) 0.2 2 3 3 1 2 1 23 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mueller 59
Batters Faced: C. Mueller 23, T. Morris 4, J. Gray 4, R. Zavala 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mueller 3-8, T. Morris 2-2, J. Gray 1-1, R. Zavala 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mueller 92-51, T. Morris 10-8, J. Gray 13-8, R. Zavala 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Morris 2-0
WP: C. Mueller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dean 5.1 6 3 3 1 6 1 93 2.84   
R. Hendricks 3.1 1 0 0 0 5 0 47 2.36   
M. Gonzalez W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dean 49
Batters Faced: D. Dean 23, R. Hendricks 11, M. Gonzalez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dean 3-6, R. Hendricks 2-3, M. Gonzalez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dean 93-63, R. Hendricks 47-30, M. Gonzalez 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Gonzalez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Dean
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh James
Ballpark: Vail Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 9817
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