ABA DOUBLE A
MIAMI BOLL WEEVILS AT AUGUSTA CAPITOLS
08/21/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
MIAMI BOLL WEEVILS AT AUGUSTA CAPITOLS
GAME ID: 8981 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Miami Boll Weevils (41-82) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
Augusta Capitols (72-51) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 3 11 1
Tight Tilt Goes to Capitols, 3-2
In a tight tilt between the Augusta Capitols and the Miami Boll Weevils, Nolan Estes was the deciding factor. The Augusta right-hander spearheaded the 3-2 win. The Western AA Coastal Division-leading Capitols are 72-51.

Had Antonio Encinas not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Encinas hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Capitols.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Encinas told the Augusta Gazette.
MIAMI BATTING LINESCORE AUGUSTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grant LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .373 1 10
G. Garnica RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .281 12 32
D. Espinoza 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 11 32
   a-A. Giannone PR, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .444 0 1
T. Pendell CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .253 4 19
T. Hiner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .221 15 51
R. Aponte DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .222 8 22
T. Bell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 2 12
K. Johnson C 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .220 6 22
   b-G. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 1 2
A. Mosher 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .167 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2 2 7 21      
a - A. Giannone pinch ran for D. Espinoza in the 1st
b - G. Torres pinch hit for K. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Espinoza (17, 1st Inning off N. Estes, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Grant (5, 3rd Inning off N. Estes, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Aponte (6, 4th Inning off N. Estes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Grant 3 , G. Garnica 2 , D. Espinoza 2 , A. Giannone , T. Hiner , R. Aponte 2 , K. Johnson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Giannone , T. Pendell , T. Hiner 2 , A. Mosher
GIDP: T. Bell
Hit by Pitch: G. Garnica
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: A. Mosher (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Garcia 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248 3 28
J. Billings LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .395 8 32
D. Vance 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .309 6 34
K. Cremo 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .271 17 67
M. Arredondo RF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .284 4 12
   a-J. Higgs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 1 15
   b-A. Encinas RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .111 1 2
N. Owens DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .222 15 43
D. Erb CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .328 2 43
B. Hurt SS 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .270 9 32
S. Banks C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .314 6 13
Totals 35 3 11 3 1 12 21      
a - J. Higgs pinch hit for M. Arredondo in the 5th
b - A. Encinas substituted for J. Higgs in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Arredondo (4, 4th Inning off J. Velasquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Billings (9, 5th Inning off J. Velasquez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Hurt (9, 3rd Inning off J. Velasquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Cremo (17, 4th Inning off J. Velasquez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Billings 4 , D. Vance , K. Cremo 4 , M. Arredondo 3 , A. Encinas , D. Erb , B. Hurt 4 , S. Banks
2-out RBI: A. Encinas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Garcia , J. Higgs , N. Owens , S. Banks
Sac Bunt: B. Hurt
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Arredondo (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Hurt-Garcia-Vance)
MIAMI PITCHING LINESCORE AUGUSTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Velasquez 4.1 7 2 2 0 6 2 93 6.81   
D. Gragnani 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 17 3.28   
D. Vondrasek L (2-7) 2.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 37 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Velasquez 47
Batters Faced: J. Velasquez 21, D. Gragnani 5, D. Vondrasek 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Velasquez 5-2, D. Gragnani 0-1, D. Vondrasek 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Velasquez 93-58, D. Gragnani 17-13, D. Vondrasek 37-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gragnani 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Estes 6.1 8 2 2 1 3 0 94 3.45   
B. Simpson W (6-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 4.53   
M. Schmidt SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Estes 51
Batters Faced: N. Estes 28, B. Simpson 6, M. Schmidt 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Estes 11-4, B. Simpson 0-2, M. Schmidt 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Estes 94-65, B. Simpson 19-14, M. Schmidt 25-15
Hit Batsmen: N. Estes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nolan Estes
Ballpark: The Capitol Dome
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 17917
Special Notes: 1B Danny Espinoza was injured while running the bases.
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