ABA DOUBLE A
CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
08/16/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
GAME ID: 8934 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
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Cincinnati Bombardiers (51-67) 0 1 0 0 4 5 0 2 1 13 13 4
Hialeah Firecats (47-71) 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 9 12 0
Bombardiers 13-9 Winners Versus Hialeah
Ricky Cooper did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Hialeah Firecats from being beaten, 13-9, to the Cincinnati Bombardiers at Firecats Ballpark. Cooper was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. The setback makes Hialeah 47-71.

Danny Cruz hit a bases-clearing triple off Fabien Pastorelli in the top of the sixth, which put the Bombardiers in front, 9-7. In addition to the triple, Cruz had 1 single and 1 walk, while going 2 for 4.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Cruz said.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cruz CF 4 2 2 3 1 1 0 .219 0 21
H. Perez RF 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .304 1 26
L. Carballo 3B 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .299 9 43
   c-C. Bezerra SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 10 28
J. Kessler LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .274 7 36
B. Fry C 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .276 6 21
O. Ortiz DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .304 6 14
K. Kirkland 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .321 0 1
G. Shroyer 1B 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .206 0 3
A. McSparin SS 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .200 4 17
   a-O. Gatica PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .356 3 21
   b-J. Dawson SS, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 3 20
Totals 37 13 13 13 5 5 13      
a - O. Gatica pinch hit for A. McSparin in the 6th
b - J. Dawson substituted for O. Gatica in the 6th
c - C. Bezerra substituted for L. Carballo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Perez (8, 5th Inning off L. van Rooijen, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Cruz (7, 6th Inning off F. Pastorelli, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. McSparin (4, 5th Inning off L. van Rooijen, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Kessler (7, 5th Inning off L. van Rooijen, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Carballo (9, 8th Inning off M. Estrada, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Ortiz (6, 9th Inning off M. Estrada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Cruz 4 , H. Perez 4 , L. Carballo 4 , J. Kessler 5 , O. Ortiz 5 , K. Kirkland , A. McSparin 4 , O. Gatica
2-out RBI: J. Kessler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kessler , O. Ortiz , A. McSparin
GIDP: G. Shroyer
Sac Bunt: K. Kirkland
Sac Fly: G. Shroyer
Hit by Pitch: O. Ortiz
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Cruz 2 (38)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Cruz (6) , J. Kessler (2) , A. McSparin (6) , J. Dawson (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Carballo-Kirkland-Shroyer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Flores CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .292 2 7
D. Hollick RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .339 10 41
A. Nelson DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .230 7 20
   a-J. Handler DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 7 28
J. Way LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .264 9 38
E. Brewer 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .310 19 61
C. Broadley 2B 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 .319 4 7
G. Crear 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .386 1 12
R. Cooper SS 5 1 3 5 0 1 4 .375 1 6
M. Belsito C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .232 1 24
   b-S. Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 2 11
Totals 39 9 12 8 5 7 20      
a - J. Handler inserted as DH in the 8th
b - S. Howard pinch hit for M. Belsito in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Nelson (2, 3rd Inning off J. Huber, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Crear (8, 9th Inning off L. Guerra, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Cooper (1, 2nd Inning off J. Huber, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Nelson 2 , J. Way , E. Brewer 2 , C. Broadley 2 , G. Crear 2 , R. Cooper 6 , M. Belsito 2
2-out RBI: C. Broadley , R. Cooper , M. Belsito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Flores , G. Crear , R. Cooper , S. Howard
GIDP: F. Flores
Sac Fly: E. Brewer
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cooper-Broadley-Crear)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Huber 3.0 6 5 4 1 1 1 65 3.55   
E. Ambrosio W (3-1) 2.2 2 2 2 2 3 0 51 3.12   
A. Sealy H (6) 1.1 3 2 1 1 1 0 32 5.54   
L. Guerra H (3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.30   
R. Johnson SV (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Huber 27
Batters Faced: J. Huber 17, E. Ambrosio 12, A. Sealy 8, L. Guerra 6, R. Johnson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Huber 3-5, E. Ambrosio 3-1, A. Sealy 1-2, L. Guerra 1-2, R. Johnson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Huber 65-39, E. Ambrosio 51-33, A. Sealy 32-19, L. Guerra 22-10, R. Johnson 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ambrosio 1-0 , A. Sealy 1-0 , R. Johnson 2-0
Balk: E. Ambrosio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. van Rooijen 4.2 5 5 5 3 5 2 72 7.49   
F. Pastorelli L (0-3) 0.1 2 5 5 2 0 0 20 9.87   
R. Sokol 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 5.54   
M. Estrada 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 15 7.31   
J. Cervantes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. van Rooijen 36
Batters Faced: L. van Rooijen 22, F. Pastorelli 6, R. Sokol 8, M. Estrada 6, J. Cervantes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. van Rooijen 2-7, F. Pastorelli 1-0, R. Sokol 1-4, M. Estrada 2-1, J. Cervantes 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. van Rooijen 72-44, F. Pastorelli 20-9, R. Sokol 22-16, M. Estrada 15-11, J. Cervantes 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sokol 1-1
Hit Batsmen: F. Pastorelli
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricky Cooper
Ballpark: Firecats Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 5802
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