ABA DOUBLE A
HIALEAH FIRECATS AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
08/20/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HIALEAH FIRECATS AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
GAME ID: 8959 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hialeah Firecats (47-75) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 1
Hamilton Bulldogs (73-49) 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 15 0
Bulldogs Tuck Away 8-2 Win Over Hialeah
The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Hialeah Firecats, 8-2. Left Fielder Aaron Helgason deserved a large share of the credit. Helgason went 3-4 with a home run, a double, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 times for the Bulldogs. Richard Alter, the winner, improved to 10-4. He held Hialeah to 2 runs on 6 hits over 6.1 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts. The Bulldogs improved their record to 73-49 with the win over Hialeah.

In the bottom of the second, Hamilton third baseman Sean Henry had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Henry stroked a 2-run single to left-center. It made the score 8-0, Hamilton. For the game, he went 2 for 5 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"We're not really clicking on anything right now," said Hialeah manager John Costa.
HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Maughan CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 4 15
   d-C. Polen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .077 1 3
C. Broadley SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .312 5 8
J. Handler 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .283 8 30
D. Hollick RF, LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .351 11 45
E. Brewer 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .312 19 62
A. Nelson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .223 8 21
J. Way LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 10 39
   a-G. McManus PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 1 2
   b-J. Coogan LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 4 9
   c-J. Martin PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .329 2 12
M. Woolwine 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .300 1 3
M. Belsito C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .226 1 24
Totals 34 2 8 1 2 9 14      
a - G. McManus pinch hit for J. Way in the 7th
b - J. Coogan substituted for G. McManus in the 7th
c - J. Martin pinch hit for J. Coogan in the 9th
d - C. Polen pinch hit for T. Maughan in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Woolwine (1, 7th Inning off R. Alter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Broadley , J. Handler , D. Hollick 2 , E. Brewer 2 , J. Martin , M. Woolwine 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Polen , E. Brewer 2
GIDP: A. Nelson
Hit by Pitch: M. Woolwine
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Broadley (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Helgason RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .424 3 10
Y. Nakajima SS 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .278 6 47
G. Dunaway DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .277 8 42
A. Fekety 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 8 .292 2 55
D. Walker LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .310 8 57
S. Custis C 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .270 10 36
S. Henry 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .266 11 72
J. LaCasse CF 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .287 0 9
D. Bidwell 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .278 6 29
Totals 40 8 15 8 4 4 29      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Fekety (37, 4th Inning off F. Pastorelli, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Custis (9, 6th Inning off R. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Helgason (4, 7th Inning off M. Estrada, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. LaCasse (1, 2nd Inning off M. Wilson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Helgason (3, 1st Inning off M. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Helgason 7 , G. Dunaway 2 , A. Fekety 3 , S. Custis 4 , S. Henry 2 , J. LaCasse 3 , D. Bidwell 2
2-out RBI: S. Custis , S. Henry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Fekety 2 , S. Henry , J. LaCasse 2 , D. Bidwell
Hit by Pitch: A. Helgason
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bidwell-Nakajima-Fekety)
HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wilson L (3-3) 1.0 6 8 4 1 0 1 36 5.50   
F. Pastorelli 3.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 40 8.93   
R. Sokol 2.0 3 0 0 2 1 0 34 5.53   
M. Estrada 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 38 7.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wilson 10
Batters Faced: M. Wilson 12, F. Pastorelli 13, R. Sokol 11, M. Estrada 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wilson 1-2, F. Pastorelli 2-5, R. Sokol 1-4, M. Estrada 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wilson 36-22, F. Pastorelli 40-25, R. Sokol 34-19, M. Estrada 38-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Pastorelli 3-3 , M. Estrada 1-0
WP: R. Sokol
Hit Batsmen: M. Wilson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Alter W (10-4) 6.1 6 2 2 1 6 1 99 3.34   
O. Lorenzo 2.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 36 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alter 58
Batters Faced: R. Alter 26, O. Lorenzo 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alter 4-8, O. Lorenzo 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alter 99-66, O. Lorenzo 36-24
WP: R. Alter
Hit Batsmen: R. Alter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Helgason
Ballpark: Mariachis Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 13549
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