ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT LONDON TIGERS
08/20/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT LONDON TIGERS
GAME ID: 8962 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (61-61) 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7 0
London Tigers (62-60) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Tigercats Rack Up 7-2 Win Versus London
Thanks in large part to right fielder John Thaxton, the Vail Tigercats beat the London Tigers, 7-2. Thaxton went 2-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4. The winning pitcher was 22-year old left-handed pitcher Dan Herbert. He tossed 92 pitches over 6.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits. With this game in the books, Vail is 61-61, London 62-60.

Early in the game, Thaxton had a grand slam home run for Vail. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Tigercats on top, 6-2.

Thaxton called the win "a lesson in teamwork."
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE LONDON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton RF 5 2 2 4 0 1 0 .238 5 41
D. Hidalgo 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .218 3 11
C. Lirette SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .289 2 24
I. McKibbins DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .276 20 57
J. Bailey LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .281 5 26
A. Cox CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .234 7 45
M. Ellis 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 1 4
N. Keller 3B 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 .240 11 27
C. Custer C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .250 3 13
Totals 34 7 7 7 5 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Thaxton (26, 1st Inning off O. Orduno, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Lirette (13, 8th Inning off J. Hoffman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thaxton (5, 2nd Inning off O. Orduno, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thaxton 6 , D. Hidalgo , C. Lirette 3 , M. Ellis , C. Custer
2-out RBI: N. Keller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. McKibbins , A. Cox , M. Ellis , C. Custer
Sac Fly: I. McKibbins
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thaxton (69) , C. Lirette (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thompson LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .217 6 19
A. Laws CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 2
M. Jensen 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .299 9 40
N. Makar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 7 18
J. Lira DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .225 1 7
E. Bruhns 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .247 5 23
A. Torres RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 15 60
T. Modell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .276 2 12
M. Gutierrez C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2 2 6 14      
BATTING
Total Bases: M. Thompson 2 , M. Jensen , E. Bruhns , A. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Thompson , N. Makar , E. Bruhns , T. Modell
Hit by Pitch: A. Laws
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Modell (1)
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE LONDON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Herbert W (8-4) 6.2 5 2 2 2 4 0 92 4.08   
R. Whiteside 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Herbert 58
Batters Faced: D. Herbert 28, R. Whiteside 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Herbert 10-6, R. Whiteside 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Herbert 92-56, R. Whiteside 22-14
WP: D. Herbert
Hit Batsmen: D. Herbert
Balk: D. Herbert
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Orduno L (3-2) 5.0 6 6 6 2 3 1 88 2.40   
J. Hoffman 4.0 1 1 0 3 4 0 69 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Orduno 32
Batters Faced: O. Orduno 23, J. Hoffman 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Orduno 7-5, J. Hoffman 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: O. Orduno 88-49, J. Hoffman 69-41
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Thaxton
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: 3:11
Attendance: 9049
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