ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
08/25/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
GAME ID: 9020 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hamilton Bulldogs (81-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
Vail Tigercats (67-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Tigercats Drop Close One Late
Vail Grounds was the site of a remarkable pitchers' duel.

The Hamilton Bulldogs got a magnificent effort from pitcher Jon Escobar, who kept Vail hitters in check en route to a 1-0 Bulldogs win at Vail Grounds. The Bulldogs saw their record improve to 81-48.

Had Dylan Mangum not delivered a key base hit in the top of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 2nd, Mangum hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 1-0, in favor of the Bulldogs.

"This win gets us that much closer to where we want to be," Escobar said in postgame remarks.
HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE VAIL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bradham SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .242 6 23
Z. Vest DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 6 30
A. Fekety 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .254 8 34
B. Cortright RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .229 21 67
D. Mangum 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .235 3 18
N. Dubiel 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .293 12 35
J. Robinson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 4 9
J. Angulo CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .287 11 49
T. Fernandez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .224 4 24
Totals 35 1 8 1 1 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bradham (13, 5th Inning off D. Dean, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Cortright (14, 8th Inning off M. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bradham 2 , A. Fekety , B. Cortright 2 , D. Mangum 2 , N. Dubiel , J. Angulo 2
2-out RBI: D. Mangum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Cortright , T. Fernandez 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Dubiel (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacob RF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 10 36
E. Mongold LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .183 10 30
J. Gamboa 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .250 7 17
D. Moody DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .160 0 2
J. Rubio 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 5 19
J. Lilley 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 3 27
R. Lopez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 13 44
A. Mejia C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .069 1 2
K. Hippler CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .195 7 31
   a-J. Guerrero PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 6 13
Totals 29 0 2 0 1 14 4      
a - J. Guerrero pinch hit for K. Hippler in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Mongold , K. Hippler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gamboa
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lopez (9)
HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Escobar 5.2 1 0 0 1 8 0 80 2.73   
R. Lefkowitz W (4-1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 1.38   
C. Johnson SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Escobar 74
Batters Faced: J. Escobar 19, R. Lefkowitz 8, C. Johnson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Escobar 5-4, R. Lefkowitz 0-4, C. Johnson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Escobar 80-49, R. Lefkowitz 24-19, C. Johnson 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lefkowitz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dean 7.1 6 0 0 1 4 0 94 2.59   
M. Brown L (3-4) 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dean 69
Batters Faced: D. Dean 29, M. Brown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dean 6-11, M. Brown 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dean 94-61, M. Brown 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Escobar
Ballpark: Vail Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 12173
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