ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT ST. LOUIS CAVALRY
08/16/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT ST. LOUIS CAVALRY
GAME ID: 8949 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (58-60) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 1
St. Louis Cavalry (46-72) 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 X 5 11 0
St. Louis Slaps 5-4 Loss on Vail
The St. Louis Cavalry topped the Vail Tigercats, 5-4, with second baseman Danny Gates playing a big role. Gates was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Cavalry in the win. Jeremiah Porter earned the save for St. Louis, his 9th. With the win, St. Louis has a record of 46-72. Vail falls to 58-60.

Troy Arens helped out the St. Louis cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the catcher was 2 for 4 with 2 singles.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Arens told a St. Louis Daily News reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Andrews SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .193 1 6
J. Bailey LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .282 4 25
C. Lirette 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294 2 23
I. McKibbins DH 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 .281 19 54
   a-A. Cox DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239 6 42
K. Hippler CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .287 11 41
J. Anagnost 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273 3 20
J. Thaxton RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 4 37
   b-F. Leos PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .366 4 9
M. Ellis 2B 3 1 2 3 0 1 3 .400 1 3
C. Custer C 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 3 13
   c-D. Hidalgo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 3 11
   d-B. Criscione C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4 4 11 19      
a - A. Cox inserted as DH in the 6th
b - F. Leos pinch hit for J. Thaxton in the 6th
c - D. Hidalgo pinch hit for C. Custer in the 8th
d - B. Criscione substituted for D. Hidalgo in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. McKibbins (19, 2nd Inning off A. Appelbaum, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ellis (1, 4th Inning off A. Appelbaum, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Andrews , J. Bailey , C. Lirette , I. McKibbins 5 , K. Hippler 2 , M. Ellis 5
2-out RBI: M. Ellis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. McKibbins , K. Hippler , C. Custer
GIDP: J. Bailey
Sac Bunt: C. Custer
Sac Fly: M. Ellis
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Andrews (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Andrews-Ellis-Anagnost)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Tunnell LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .286 2 11
B. Hauke DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .333 6 21
J. Solid 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .239 11 27
   a-D. Harden 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 9 30
D. Gates 2B 4 2 3 2 0 1 1 .277 26 75
D. Marrin RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .254 6 32
J. Sausville 3B, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .258 4 20
A. Rodriguez CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .245 1 19
M. Whatley SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .202 5 23
T. Arens C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .324 0 3
Totals 35 5 11 5 1 8 18      
a - D. Harden substituted for J. Solid in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Marrin (12, 4th Inning off C. Mendez, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Gates (20, 5th Inning off C. Mendez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Gates (26, 4th Inning off C. Mendez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hauke 2 , J. Solid , D. Gates 7 , D. Marrin 2 , J. Sausville , A. Rodriguez , T. Arens 2
2-out RBI: J. Sausville , A. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hauke
GIDP: J. Sausville
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Harden-Gates-Sausville)
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mendez L (3-5) 4.2 9 5 5 1 5 1 80 4.47   
D. Vatalaro 3.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 37 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mendez 30
Batters Faced: C. Mendez 25, D. Vatalaro 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mendez 4-5, D. Vatalaro 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mendez 80-52, D. Vatalaro 37-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Vatalaro 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Appelbaum W (3-5) 6.1 8 4 4 2 8 2 104 4.85   
J. Roper H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 3.52   
M. Bobbitt H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 5.28   
J. Porter SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Appelbaum 47
Batters Faced: A. Appelbaum 29, J. Roper 3, M. Bobbitt 4, J. Porter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Appelbaum 7-4, J. Roper 0-2, M. Bobbitt 1-0, J. Porter 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Appelbaum 104-66, J. Roper 9-3, M. Bobbitt 20-12, J. Porter 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Roper 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Gates
Ballpark: Cavalry Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 5784
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