ABA DOUBLE A
ST. LOUIS CAVALRY AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
08/27/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
ST. LOUIS CAVALRY AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
GAME ID: 8995 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
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St. Louis Cavalry (49-79) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 0
Hamilton Bulldogs (75-53) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 0
Tight Tilt Goes to Cavalry, 3-2
The St. Louis Cavalry converted a terrific effort from starter Adam Appelbaum into a win over the Hamilton Bulldogs at Mariachis Ballpark. The Cavalry won the game by a final score of 3-2. The win puts the Cavalry at 49-79, while the Bulldogs drop to 75-53.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Darius Jones? The 26-year old first baseman Jones stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the seventh inning to put St. Louis up, 2-1. For the game, he was 3 for 4, including 1 double and 2 singles.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Cavalry manager Leo Medina. "This one was nice to get."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rodriguez CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .230 2 21
B. Hauke RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .323 8 25
   a-S. Toye RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 2
D. Gates 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 26 76
A. Tunnell LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .272 3 12
J. Sausville DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .257 4 22
D. Jones 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .265 5 21
D. Harden 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .255 10 33
M. Whatley SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .203 7 28
T. Mulderink C 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .203 6 23
Totals 32 3 6 3 1 10 10      
a - S. Toye substituted for B. Hauke in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Harden (9, 3rd Inning off B. Shine, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Jones (9, 7th Inning off B. Shine, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Hauke (8, 4th Inning off B. Shine, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hauke 4 , A. Tunnell , D. Jones 4 , D. Harden 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rodriguez , T. Mulderink
Sac Fly: D. Harden
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Tunnell (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Helgason RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .354 5 12
Y. Nakajima SS 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .277 7 48
G. Dunaway DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .291 9 44
A. Fekety 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .288 2 58
D. Walker LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .306 8 57
S. Custis C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .260 10 38
S. Henry 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 11 74
J. LaCasse CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 0 9
D. Bidwell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .266 6 29
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 11 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Nakajima (7, 8th Inning off S. Campbell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Nakajima 4 , G. Dunaway , A. Fekety 2 , D. Walker , J. LaCasse
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Walker , S. Custis , D. Bidwell
Sac Bunt: Y. Nakajima
Hit by Pitch: J. LaCasse 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Nakajima 2 (14) , A. Fekety (4) , J. LaCasse (4)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Appelbaum W (4-6) 6.1 4 1 1 2 5 0 94 4.54   
S. Campbell H (6) 1.2 2 1 1 0 4 1 22 3.06   
J. Porter SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Appelbaum 64
Batters Faced: A. Appelbaum 26, S. Campbell 7, J. Porter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Appelbaum 6-8, S. Campbell 0-1, J. Porter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Appelbaum 94-58, S. Campbell 22-16, J. Porter 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Campbell 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Appelbaum , J. Porter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shine L (9-7) 8.0 5 3 3 1 8 1 108 3.51   
B. Ware 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shine 67
Batters Faced: B. Shine 30, B. Ware 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shine 5-11, B. Ware 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shine 108-74, B. Ware 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Appelbaum
Ballpark: Mariachis Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 13677
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