ABA DOUBLE A
ST. LOUIS CAVALRY AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
08/18/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
ST. LOUIS CAVALRY AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
GAME ID: 8963 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cavalry (46-74) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 1
Cincinnati Bombardiers (53-67) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 4 11 0
Bombardiers Bridle Cavalry, 4-2
Cincinnati Bombardiers starter Mike Pinion turned in an exceptional performance against the St. Louis Cavalry at Ballpark of Cincinnati, resulting in a Cincinnati win, 4-2. Pinion yielded 2 runs over 7.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5. His record improves to 8-5. Cincinnati is now 53-67.

Making an impact for the home team was Leo Mendez. In the bottom of the seventh, the 22-year old first baseman had a run-scoring walk. That made the score 3-1, Bombardiers.

"Good pitching, clutch hitting," said Cincinnati skipper Carlos Almendarez. "I can't complain."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Tunnell LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285 2 11
D. Gates 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .275 26 75
J. Solid 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .243 11 27
D. Chambers DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .261 10 38
D. Marrin RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 .253 6 33
   a-S. Toye PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 2
   b-J. Yarbrough RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 8 23
A. Rodriguez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236 1 19
D. Harden 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 9 30
T. Mulderink C 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .194 6 22
M. Whatley SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 6 24
Totals 30 2 5 2 1 6 10      
a - S. Toye pinch ran for D. Marrin in the 4th
b - J. Yarbrough substituted for S. Toye in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Marrin (13, 4th Inning off M. Pinion, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Mulderink (6, 8th Inning off M. Pinion, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Tunnell , J. Solid 2 , D. Marrin 2 , T. Mulderink 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rodriguez , D. Harden
GIDP: D. Chambers
Sac Fly: D. Marrin
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: M. Whatley (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cruz CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .220 0 21
H. Perez RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .312 1 26
L. Carballo 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .301 9 45
   a-J. Dawson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 3 20
J. Kessler LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 6 .276 7 37
O. Gatica DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 5 .364 3 22
L. Mendez 1B 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 .253 9 31
K. Kirkland 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 .303 0 3
B. Folsy C 4 1 1 0 0 2 6 .277 2 6
A. McSparin SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .199 4 17
Totals 33 4 11 4 4 11 26      
a - J. Dawson substituted for L. Carballo in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Cruz , H. Perez 2 , L. Carballo 2 , J. Kessler , O. Gatica 2 , L. Mendez , K. Kirkland , B. Folsy
2-out RBI: L. Mendez , K. Kirkland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kessler , O. Gatica , K. Kirkland , B. Folsy 2 , A. McSparin
Sac Bunt: K. Kirkland , A. McSparin
Sac Fly: J. Kessler
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kirkland-McSparin-Mendez)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Banks L (7-4) 5.0 8 2 2 1 8 0 90 3.75   
J. Roper 1.2 1 2 0 2 2 0 33 3.43   
Z. Loong 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Banks 50
Batters Faced: J. Banks 24, J. Roper 9, Z. Loong 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Banks 3-4, J. Roper 3-0, Z. Loong 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Banks 90-58, J. Roper 33-20, Z. Loong 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Roper 1-0 , Z. Loong 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pinion W (8-5) 7.2 5 2 2 1 5 1 98 2.53   
C. Hobbs H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.37   
R. Johnson SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pinion 65
Batters Faced: M. Pinion 28, C. Hobbs 1, R. Johnson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pinion 5-12, C. Hobbs 0-0, R. Johnson 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pinion 98-64, C. Hobbs 3-3, R. Johnson 10-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Pinion
Ballpark: Ballpark of Cincinnati
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 5840
Special Notes: LF Doug Marrin was injured while running the bases.
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