ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
09/01/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
GAME ID: 9027 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (71-62) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 11 1
Hialeah Firecats (54-79) 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 X 8 13 0
Firecats Handle Vail, Snag 8-4 Win
Behind a solid performance from first baseman Aaron Nelson, the Hialeah Firecats defeated the Vail Tigercats, 8-4. Nelson was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 5 runs and scored once for the Firecats. Hialeah is now 54-79, Vail 71-62.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Firecats grabbed the lead when Nelson hit his 13th home run of the season. The grand slam home run off Doug Voeller made it 7-3, Hialeah.

"Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said Nelson.
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bailey LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .283 8 31
J. Belcher 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .213 1 4
I. McKibbins DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 21 59
J. Thaxton CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .246 7 47
M. Ellis 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .323 1 6
R. Cashman SS 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .228 5 28
J. Perez 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .500 0 1
N. Miller RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
A. Mejia C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .180 3 12
   a-J. Ramos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 1 21
Totals 36 4 11 4 2 7 13      
a - J. Ramos pinch hit for A. Mejia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ellis (1, 9th Inning off R. Sokol, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Perez (1, 9th Inning off R. Sokol, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thaxton (7, 4th Inning off T. Takashima, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Cashman (5, 4th Inning off T. Takashima, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Bailey (8, 5th Inning off T. Takashima, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bailey 4 , J. Belcher , I. McKibbins , J. Thaxton 4 , M. Ellis 2 , R. Cashman 5 , J. Perez 3 , N. Miller , A. Mejia
2-out RBI: R. Cashman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Belcher , J. Thaxton 2 , N. Miller
GIDP: J. Perez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Perez (1)
CS: J. Bailey (8)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ellis (3)
OF assists: 2 (Miller(Woolwine at 2nd base), Thaxton(Hollick at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Maughan DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .255 7 18
J. Way LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266 11 40
   a-J. Handler PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280 8 30
   c-F. Flores LF, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276 3 13
E. Brewer 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .311 21 70
D. Hollick RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .356 13 50
B. Garner 2B 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .278 3 38
   b-S. Howard PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 3 13
A. Nelson 1B 4 1 2 5 0 0 3 .250 13 34
M. Woolwine SS 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 .326 1 8
M. Belsito C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .219 1 24
G. Crear CF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .383 3 15
Totals 35 8 13 8 4 9 19      
a - J. Handler pinch hit for J. Way in the 7th
b - S. Howard pinch hit for B. Garner in the 7th
c - F. Flores substituted for J. Handler in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Nelson (4, 4th Inning off J. Daniels, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Way (19, 5th Inning off J. Daniels, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Flores (8, 8th Inning off R. Whiteside, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Nelson (13, 7th Inning off D. Voeller, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Maughan , J. Way 2 , F. Flores 2 , E. Brewer , D. Hollick 2 , B. Garner , A. Nelson 6 , M. Woolwine 2 , M. Belsito , G. Crear
2-out RBI: E. Brewer , A. Nelson 2 , M. Woolwine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Brewer , M. Belsito 2 , G. Crear
Hit by Pitch: M. Woolwine
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Crear (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Woolwine-Garner-Nelson)
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Daniels 5.2 6 3 2 2 6 0 100 2.44   
D. Voeller L (1-2), BS (3) 1.0 4 4 4 2 1 1 33 4.72   
R. Whiteside 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 20 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Daniels 51
Batters Faced: J. Daniels 24, D. Voeller 9, R. Whiteside 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Daniels 5-4, D. Voeller 1-1, R. Whiteside 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Daniels 100-64, D. Voeller 33-19, R. Whiteside 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Voeller 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Whiteside
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Takashima 5.1 8 3 3 1 5 3 92 7.45   
R. Sokol W (3-3) 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 34 5.33   
T. Reynolds SV (14) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Takashima 44
Batters Faced: T. Takashima 24, R. Sokol 11, T. Reynolds 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Takashima 3-7, R. Sokol 4-3, T. Reynolds 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Takashima 92-54, R. Sokol 34-21, T. Reynolds 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sokol 1-0 , T. Reynolds 2-0
WP: T. Takashima 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Nelson
Ballpark: Firecats Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 3443
Monday, June 8th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82