ABA DOUBLE A
ST. LOUIS CAVALRY AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
08/25/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
ST. LOUIS CAVALRY AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
GAME ID: 8993 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
St. Louis Cavalry (48-78) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 2
Hamilton Bulldogs (74-52) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 9 0
Extra-Inning Walk-Off Win for Bulldogs
The Hamilton Bulldogs had to overcome a fine effort from St. Louis pitcher Bernie Rios to win, 4-3, at Mariachis Ballpark. Rios went 8.1 innings and allowed 2 runs. Hamilton reliever Tommy Daniello was the winner. His record is now 3-5. Marvin Bobbitt took the loss. The last-place Cavalry have dropped 4 straight games.

Up to bat in the bottom of the tenth, 25-year old catcher Sean Custis had a chance to be the hero. St. Louis pitcher Marvin Bobbitt wanted to foil that plan. But with one out, Custis hit a sacrifice fly. The Bulldogs had themselves a thrilling win.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Custis said.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Tunnell LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .277 3 12
J. Sykora 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
   a-S. Toye RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 0 2
D. Gates 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 26 76
D. Chambers RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .251 10 38
   b-D. Harden 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 10 32
   d-M. Roberts PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 2 4
   e-B. Kaatz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 3 32
J. Sausville 3B, 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .260 4 22
J. Solid C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .252 11 28
J. Yarbrough DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .265 9 26
   c-R. Banks DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 3 17
A. Rodriguez CF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .237 2 20
M. Whatley SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .203 7 28
Totals 37 3 9 3 3 8 17      
a - S. Toye substituted for J. Sykora in the 8th
b - D. Harden substituted for D. Chambers in the 8th
c - R. Banks inserted as DH in the 9th
d - M. Roberts pinch hit for D. Harden in the 10th
e - B. Kaatz substituted for M. Roberts in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Whatley (10, 2nd Inning off J. Escobar, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Rodriguez (2, 7th Inning off O. Lorenzo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Sykora , D. Chambers , M. Roberts , J. Solid , J. Yarbrough 2 , A. Rodriguez 5 , M. Whatley 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Tunnell , J. Sausville
GIDP: J. Sausville
Sac Bunt: A. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Chambers (2) , M. Whatley (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Sausville-Gates-Sykora)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Helgason DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .392 5 12
Y. Nakajima SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276 6 47
D. Bidwell 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .273 6 29
A. Fekety 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .287 2 57
D. Walker LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 8 57
   a-D. Friedrich PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 7 31
   b-C. Roth LF, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 5 30
S. Custis C 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .265 10 38
S. Henry 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .260 11 74
G. Dunaway RF, LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .289 9 43
J. LaCasse CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 0 9
Totals 37 4 9 3 2 7 16      
a - D. Friedrich pinch hit for D. Walker in the 8th
b - C. Roth substituted for D. Friedrich in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Dunaway (13, 3rd Inning off B. Rios, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Nakajima (29, 5th Inning off B. Rios, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Dunaway (9, 9th Inning off M. Bobbitt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Nakajima 2 , D. Bidwell , A. Fekety , D. Walker , C. Roth , S. Henry , G. Dunaway 6 , J. LaCasse
2-out RBI: S. Henry , G. Dunaway
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Nakajima , D. Bidwell , A. Fekety , D. Friedrich
GIDP: S. Custis
Sac Bunt: Y. Nakajima
Sac Fly: S. Custis
Hit by Pitch: A. Fekety
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nakajima-Bidwell-Fekety)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Rios 8.1 4 2 2 2 6 0 102 3.74   
M. Bobbitt L (1-2), BS (3) 1.1 5 2 2 0 1 1 20 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rios 71
Batters Faced: B. Rios 33, M. Bobbitt 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rios 7-11, M. Bobbitt 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rios 102-66, M. Bobbitt 20-14
Hit Batsmen: B. Rios
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Escobar 4.1 5 2 2 1 5 0 81 3.98   
O. Lorenzo 2.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 40 4.58   
R. Middaugh 2.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 45 3.43   
T. Daniello W (3-5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Escobar 49
Batters Faced: J. Escobar 19, O. Lorenzo 10, R. Middaugh 11, T. Daniello 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Escobar 4-4, O. Lorenzo 3-4, R. Middaugh 2-3, T. Daniello 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Escobar 81-57, O. Lorenzo 40-23, R. Middaugh 45-28, T. Daniello 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Daniello 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bernie Rios
Ballpark: Mariachis Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 13715
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