ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT ST. LOUIS CAVALRY
08/15/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT ST. LOUIS CAVALRY
GAME ID: 8948 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Vail Tigercats (58-59) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 9 14 2
St. Louis Cavalry (45-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 7 2
Tigercats Top Cavalry in Extras, 9-4
The rain came, as predicted, but the Vail Tigercats and St. Louis Cavalry were able to complete their ballgame.

Vail starter Dan Herbert pitched well against the St. Louis Cavalry at Cavalry Ballpark. The left-hander led his team to a win, 9-4, in 10 innings. The Tigercats are now 58-59, while the Cavalry fall to 45-72.

Jason Bailey drew 1 walk in his only trip to the plate for Vail. The 27-year old center fielder had a key at-bat in the top of the tenth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring walk off Jim Unknown. It was his 26th walk of the season.

"Dan was throwing strikes, locating well," said Vail manager Mike Alexander.
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton RF 5 2 2 1 1 2 0 .238 4 37
C. Lirette 3B 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 .297 2 23
I. McKibbins 1B 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .278 18 53
   a-J. Anagnost 1B 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .277 3 20
J. Lucia 2B 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .296 9 20
K. Hippler CF 6 2 1 0 0 1 3 .284 11 41
A. Cox LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .239 6 42
D. Andrews SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .192 1 6
J. Ramos DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .276 1 20
   b-D. Hidalgo DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .224 3 11
A. Mejia C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .183 3 12
   c-J. Bailey PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .282 4 25
   d-B. Criscione C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 0
Totals 41 9 14 8 6 6 23      
a - J. Anagnost substituted for I. McKibbins in the 7th
b - D. Hidalgo inserted as DH in the 10th
c - J. Bailey pinch hit for A. Mejia in the 10th
d - B. Criscione substituted for J. Bailey in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Thaxton (24, 7th Inning off S. Campbell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Anagnost (3, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thaxton 3 , C. Lirette , I. McKibbins , J. Anagnost 5 , J. Lucia , K. Hippler , A. Cox 3 , D. Andrews , J. Ramos , D. Hidalgo
2-out RBI: , J. Anagnost 2 , J. Lucia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hippler , A. Mejia 3
GIDP: J. Ramos
Sac Bunt: A. Cox
Sac Fly: J. Lucia
Hit by Pitch: D. Andrews
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Thaxton (12)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lirette 2 (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Andrews-Lucia-McKibbins, Andrews-Lucia-Anagnost)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Tunnell LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .294 2 11
B. Hauke DH 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 .328 6 21
J. Solid 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .238 11 27
D. Gates 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .272 25 73
A. Rodriguez CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .244 1 18
D. Chambers RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 10 38
   a-B. Kaatz PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281 3 32
   c-J. Yarbrough SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 8 23
D. Harden 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .271 9 30
M. Whatley SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .205 5 23
   b-D. Jones PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 5 20
   d-S. Toye RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 2
T. Mulderink C 4 1 0 1 0 2 5 .189 5 21
Totals 37 4 7 4 5 13 19      
a - B. Kaatz pinch hit for D. Chambers in the 9th
b - D. Jones pinch hit for M. Whatley in the 9th
c - J. Yarbrough substituted for B. Kaatz in the 10th
d - S. Toye substituted for D. Jones in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Hauke (7, 8th Inning off T. Grimm, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Gates (19, 9th Inning off T. Grimm, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hauke 3 , D. Gates 2 , A. Rodriguez , D. Harden , M. Whatley , D. Jones
2-out RBI: B. Hauke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Tunnell , J. Solid 2
GIDP: J. Solid , M. Whatley
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rios (2) , T. Mulderink (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Harden-Gates-Solid)
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Herbert 5.2 2 0 0 2 9 0 92 4.18   
T. Grimm H (5) 2.2 2 2 2 2 4 0 56 2.98   
R. Hendricks W (4-5), BS (6) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 20 4.87   
D. Vatalaro 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Herbert 72
Batters Faced: D. Herbert 22, T. Grimm 11, R. Hendricks 6, D. Vatalaro 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Herbert 4-3, T. Grimm 2-1, R. Hendricks 2-0, D. Vatalaro 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Herbert 92-64, T. Grimm 56-38, R. Hendricks 20-11, D. Vatalaro 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Grimm 1-0 , R. Hendricks 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Rios 5.2 4 1 0 3 4 0 109 4.02   
S. Campbell 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 22 3.27   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.2 7 7 7 2 1 1 59 23.62   
J. Unknown 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rios 60
Batters Faced: B. Rios 25, S. Campbell 7, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rios 10-2, S. Campbell 2-2, J. Unknown 3-3, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rios 109-66, S. Campbell 22-13, J. Unknown 59-35, J. Unknown 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Campbell 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Rios
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Herbert
Ballpark: Cavalry Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 5:06
Attendance: 4718
Special Notes: Rain delay of 48 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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