ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT CORNWALL ROYALS
08/14/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT CORNWALL ROYALS
GAME ID: 8944 - MONDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hamilton Bulldogs (74-45) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 15 2
Cornwall Royals (62-57) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 0
Vest, Bulldogs Ring Up 4-3 Win
The Hamilton Bulldogs knocked off the Cornwall Royals, 4-3, at King George Park. Zach Vest was a big reason Hamilton won. The designated hitter was 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Jon Escobar picked up the win, improving his season record to 10-5. He struck out 6 in 5 innings. Steve McManus got the save, the 13th for him this season.

Hamilton grabbed the momentum in the top of the fifth, when Vest hit a 3-run home run off Terence Rodda. His 6th home run of the season put the Bulldogs out in front, 4-1.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Vest.

Hamilton has 3 straight wins, Cornwall 3 straight losses.
HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE CORNWALL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bradham SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .243 6 21
Z. Vest DH 5 1 4 3 0 0 3 .273 6 29
A. Fekety 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .266 7 33
B. Cortright RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 6 .231 21 65
D. Mangum 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .234 3 16
J. Robinson LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .300 1 2
B. Ericson CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .250 1 1
M. Elliott 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .149 0 4
T. Fernandez C 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .223 4 22
Totals 41 4 15 4 1 12 28      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bradham (9, 5th Inning off T. Rodda, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Cortright (12, 9th Inning off T. Wiese, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Ericson (1, 2nd Inning off T. Rodda, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. Vest (6, 5th Inning off T. Rodda, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bradham 3 , Z. Vest 7 , A. Fekety 2 , B. Cortright 2 , J. Robinson 2 , B. Ericson 4 , M. Elliott 2 , T. Fernandez
2-out RBI: B. Ericson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Vest , D. Mangum 2 , J. Robinson 2
GIDP: B. Ericson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Fekety (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bradham (7) , M. Elliott (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Donaghy CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271 5 13
C. Jaeger 3B 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 .273 1 4
J. Orr LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .270 21 49
   a-J. Nevitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .053 1 1
T. Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .280 12 25
T. Ortiz 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .243 3 41
J. Kaufman C 3 0 1 2 1 1 3 .212 16 49
J. Moore DH 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 .186 1 3
T. Krueger SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .172 2 6
D. Aleman RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221 16 51
Totals 35 3 7 2 5 10 32      
a - J. Nevitt pinch hit for J. Orr in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ortiz (15, 6th Inning off R. Middaugh, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Jaeger 3 , J. Orr , T. Ortiz 3 , J. Kaufman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Donaghy , T. Johnson , J. Moore , T. Krueger 2
Sac Fly: J. Kaufman
Hit by Pitch: C. Donaghy , T. Ortiz
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ortiz-Krueger-Johnson)
HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE CORNWALL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Escobar W (10-5) 5.0 3 1 1 2 6 0 80 2.61   
R. Middaugh H (4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 31 2.22   
D. Combs H (15) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 26 3.42   
S. McManus SV (13) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 30 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Escobar 61
Batters Faced: J. Escobar 21, R. Middaugh 10, D. Combs 6, S. McManus 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Escobar 2-7, R. Middaugh 1-2, D. Combs 0-3, S. McManus 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Escobar 80-47, R. Middaugh 31-19, D. Combs 26-17, S. McManus 30-13
WP: D. Combs
Hit Batsmen: R. Middaugh , S. McManus
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Rodda L (7-10) 5.1 10 4 4 0 8 2 105 4.11   
R. Bell 1.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 39 2.54   
T. Wiese 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 33 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Rodda 40
Batters Faced: T. Rodda 25, R. Bell 7, T. Wiese 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Rodda 2-5, R. Bell 0-1, T. Wiese 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Rodda 105-68, R. Bell 39-27, T. Wiese 33-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zach Vest
Ballpark: King George Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 4956
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