ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
09/02/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
GAME ID: 9028 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (71-63) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 10 0
Hialeah Firecats (55-79) 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 X 4 6 0
Firecats Earn 4-3 Home Win
The Vail Tigercats could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Robert Hendricks into a win. Instead, the Hialeah Firecats prevailed, 4-3. Hendricks threw 7.1 innings of 6-hit ball. Gabe Ortega, the winning pitcher, improved to 4-1. He pitched 6.2 innings, giving up 9 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 6 and walking 2. The Firecats go to 55-79 with the win.

Hialeah first baseman Gabriel Crear helped the Firecats go up, 4-3, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Crear hit a run-scoring single off Vail pitcher Robert Hendricks.

Hialeah manager John Costa called it "a good, solid win."
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .245 7 47
J. Belcher 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .202 1 4
I. McKibbins DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 21 59
J. Bailey LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .284 8 31
B. Criscione 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .222 0 1
R. Cashman SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .229 5 28
J. Perez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .375 0 2
N. Miller RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .429 0 0
   a-J. Ramos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 1 21
   b-R. Lewis RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 4
C. Custer C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .241 3 13
Totals 36 3 10 2 2 7 18      
a - J. Ramos pinch hit for N. Miller in the 8th
b - R. Lewis substituted for J. Ramos in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Cashman (11, 4th Inning off G. Ortega, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Perez (2, 6th Inning off G. Ortega, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Thaxton (31, 7th Inning off G. Ortega, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thaxton 2 , I. McKibbins , J. Bailey , B. Criscione 2 , R. Cashman 2 , J. Perez 2 , N. Miller 2 , C. Custer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Criscione , J. Perez , C. Custer
GIDP: J. Thaxton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thaxton (73) , J. Bailey (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Handler DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 8 30
J. Way 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .269 12 41
B. Garner 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .277 4 39
S. Howard LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .256 3 13
M. Woolwine SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .333 1 8
F. Flores CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .270 3 14
G. Crear 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .381 3 16
J. Coogan RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .232 4 9
R. Rogers C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299 3 12
Totals 29 4 6 4 3 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Howard (6, 6th Inning off R. Hendricks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Garner (4, 1st Inning off R. Hendricks, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Way (12, 5th Inning off R. Hendricks, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Way 5 , B. Garner 4 , S. Howard 2 , M. Woolwine , G. Crear
2-out RBI: J. Way , B. Garner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Coogan 2 , R. Rogers
Sac Bunt: F. Flores
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Flores (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Way-Garner-Crear)
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Hendricks L (5-6) 7.1 6 4 4 3 5 2 94 4.79   
T. Grimm 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hendricks 52
Batters Faced: R. Hendricks 31, T. Grimm 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hendricks 6-11, T. Grimm 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hendricks 94-57, T. Grimm 6-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ortega W (4-1) 6.2 9 3 3 2 6 0 93 4.01   
H. Fujiyama H (3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.00   
M. Estrada SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 6.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ortega 48
Batters Faced: G. Ortega 30, H. Fujiyama 5, M. Estrada 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ortega 4-9, H. Fujiyama 3-1, M. Estrada 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ortega 93-61, H. Fujiyama 10-8, M. Estrada 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Fujiyama 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Robert Hendricks
Ballpark: Firecats Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 2562
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