ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT LONDON TIGERS
08/18/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT LONDON TIGERS
GAME ID: 8960 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (60-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0
London Tigers (61-59) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Pikula, Vail Prevail in Pitchers' Duel
Vail and London played a hard-fought contest.

The Vail Tigercats beat the London Tigers, 2-1, at Ballpark of Oklahoma City. Starting pitcher Steve Pikula was a big reason why. He held his opponent in check all game. The 5th-place Tigercats now have a record of 60-60.

Pikula, the winner, is now 7-8. In 8 innings of work, he gave up 1 run on 3 hits, while collecting 7 Ks. He essentially shut down the London offense.

"Scoring was at a premium tonight," Pikula said.
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE LONDON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Andrews SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .185 1 7
D. Hidalgo 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217 3 11
C. Lirette 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .285 2 23
I. McKibbins DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .280 20 56
K. Hippler CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 11 41
   a-J. Thaxton PR, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 4 37
A. Cox LF, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 7 44
F. Leos RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 4 9
M. Ellis 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 1 3
C. Custer C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 3 13
Totals 30 2 3 2 2 7 5      
a - J. Thaxton pinch ran for K. Hippler in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hippler (22, 7th Inning off J. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. McKibbins (20, 7th Inning off J. Perez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. McKibbins 5 , K. Hippler 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ellis
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Lirette (5)
CS: J. Thaxton (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Andrews-Ellis-Hidalgo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thompson LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .210 5 15
   a-A. Torres RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 15 60
A. Laws CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .222 0 1
J. Lopez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263 12 39
J. Lira DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .232 1 7
J. Argueta RF, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 3 13
E. Bruhns 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 5 23
J. Stopper SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .277 1 3
A. Pelfrey C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 1 2
E. Stogdill 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .232 2 5
Totals 27 1 3 1 0 9 3      
a - A. Torres substituted for M. Thompson in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Thompson , J. Stopper , E. Stogdill
GIDP: A. Laws
Sac Bunt: A. Pelfrey
Sac Fly: M. Thompson
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: J. Stopper (1)
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE LONDON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Pikula W (7-8) 8.0 3 1 1 0 7 0 86 3.73   
R. Hendricks SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Pikula 79
Batters Faced: S. Pikula 26, R. Hendricks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Pikula 10-6, R. Hendricks 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Pikula 86-53, R. Hendricks 15-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Perez L (3-3) 7.2 2 2 2 2 6 1 102 4.56   
B. Hardy 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Perez 71
Batters Faced: J. Perez 27, B. Hardy 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Perez 6-10, B. Hardy 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Perez 102-61, B. Hardy 12-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Pikula
Ballpark: Ballpark of Oklahoma City
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 10449
Special Notes: CF Ken Hippler was injured while running the bases.
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