ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT LONDON TIGERS
08/28/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT LONDON TIGERS
GAME ID: 9023 - MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (69-63) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0
London Tigers (71-61) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 5 0
Tigercats Clip Tigers, 4-3
The Vail Tigercats locked up a win at Ballpark of Oklahoma City, knocking off the London Tigers, 4-3. On the mound for Vail was right-hander Danny Cusack. He played a major role in the triumph. Earning his 20th save of the year was Ken Guzman. The third-place Tigers dropped to 71-61.

Vail used a clutch hit from Brad Bull to snatch the win. The pinch hitter belted a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Tigercats ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit, but it was huge.

In postgame remarks, Bull applauded his team's "business-like approach."
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE LONDON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lilley 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .209 3 27
   c-B. Bull PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .256 4 16
   d-T. Suarez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 6
J. Gamboa 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .244 7 17
   a-N. Grooms LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .199 9 27
A. Cox DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .269 3 11
E. Mongold LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .180 11 31
   b-J. James 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 7
J. Rubio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .217 5 19
D. Moody RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .159 0 3
R. Lopez SS 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .261 13 45
A. Mejia C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .066 1 2
K. Hippler CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .199 7 32
Totals 34 4 7 4 5 6 20      
a - N. Grooms substituted for J. Gamboa in the 7th
b - J. James substituted for E. Mongold in the 7th
c - B. Bull pinch hit for J. Lilley in the 9th
d - T. Suarez substituted for B. Bull in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lilley (14, 1st Inning off M. Salazar, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Gamboa (8, 4th Inning off M. Salazar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bull (4, 9th Inning off S. Middleton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lilley 3 , B. Bull 4 , J. Gamboa 2 , A. Cox 2 , K. Hippler
2-out RBI: A. Cox , D. Moody , R. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Mongold , A. Mejia
Hit by Pitch: D. Moody
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Grooms(Murphree at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Phelps 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .240 4 43
J. Romer LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 2 15
R. Murphree DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .230 5 31
A. Mariotti RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .086 1 4
G. Alcorta SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .143 3 17
H. Flores CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225 10 26
   a-T. Reed PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 5 14
   b-T. Hardy CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 3 14
F. Andreoni 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .171 1 5
J. Espinoza 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 8 30
C. Redish C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .188 14 44
Totals 31 3 5 3 3 5 10      
a - T. Reed pinch hit for H. Flores in the 7th
b - T. Hardy substituted for T. Reed in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Murphree (14, 8th Inning off M. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Phelps (2, 6th Inning off D. Cusack, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Alcorta (3, 7th Inning off D. Cusack, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Phelps 4 , R. Murphree 3 , G. Alcorta 4
2-out RBI: R. Murphree
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Redish
Team LOB: 4
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE LONDON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cusack 6.0 3 2 2 2 4 1 93 3.95   
J. Bruckert H (4) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 21 4.24   
M. Brown W (4-4), BS (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.38   
K. Guzman SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 0.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cusack 60
Batters Faced: D. Cusack 23, J. Bruckert 5, M. Brown 2, K. Guzman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cusack 5-9, J. Bruckert 1-3, M. Brown 0-1, K. Guzman 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cusack 93-53, J. Bruckert 21-12, M. Brown 9-5, K. Guzman 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Brown 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Salazar 7.0 6 3 3 5 5 0 110 4.34   
S. Kesselring 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.86   
S. Middleton L (1-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Salazar 53
Batters Faced: M. Salazar 33, S. Kesselring 3, S. Middleton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Salazar 6-10, S. Kesselring 2-1, S. Middleton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Salazar 110-59, S. Kesselring 9-5, S. Middleton 16-8
Hit Batsmen: M. Salazar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Cusack
Ballpark: Ballpark of Oklahoma City
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 7955
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