ABA DOUBLE A
HIALEAH FIRECATS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
08/29/2024
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HIALEAH FIRECATS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
GAME ID: 9041 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
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Hialeah Firecats (45-90) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 11 0
Vail Tigercats (76-59) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Firecats Trip Tigercats, 5-1
Starting pitcher Alex Martinez fulfilled his part of the bargain, helping the Hialeah Firecats stymie the Vail Tigercats, 5-1. Picking up his 20th save was 20-year old right-handed pitcher Armando Salas. With the win, the Firecats are 45-90.

Hialeah won the game in part because of Ricardo de Leon. The catcher ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Firecats ahead, 4-1. For the game, de Leon had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"I can't say enough about Alex," said Hialeah manager John Costa. "He stepped up when we needed him."
HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE VAIL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Lunsford DH 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .171 0 3
J. Callis LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .283 16 51
C. Martinez CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .236 3 6
D. Banford 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .258 9 24
R. de Leon C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .247 18 66
M. Martinez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .258 9 41
F. White 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .290 3 14
P. Verhaeghe RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .281 2 32
C. Gaus 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .225 2 20
Totals 32 5 11 5 3 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. de Leon (9, 4th Inning off B. Cyran, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Banford (4, 6th Inning off B. Cyran, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Gaus (3, 3rd Inning off B. Cyran, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. de Leon (18, 6th Inning off B. Cyran, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Callis (16, 8th Inning off D. Penwell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Lunsford 2 , J. Callis 5 , C. Martinez , D. Banford 2 , R. de Leon 6 , F. White 2 , C. Gaus 3
2-out RBI: D. Banford , R. de Leon
GIDP: T. Lunsford , J. Callis , D. Banford
Sac Fly: T. Lunsford
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Callis (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (White-Martinez-White)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .219 6 31
L. Muza LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .336 13 37
J. Anagnost 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .364 1 4
T. Suarez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .138 2 9
C. Young DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .224 3 18
A. Sanchez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .296 3 25
K. Guzman CF 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .286 4 26
N. Taylor SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .269 8 26
A. Mejia C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .213 6 22
Totals 32 1 7 1 4 6 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Guzman (4, 2nd Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thaxton , L. Muza 2 , J. Anagnost , A. Sanchez 2 , K. Guzman 4
2-out RBI: K. Guzman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Suarez , C. Young , A. Mejia 2
GIDP: J. Anagnost
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Sanchez (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Mejia-Taylor, Sanchez-Taylor-Anagnost, Taylor-Sanchez-Anagnost, Taylor-Sanchez-Anagnost)
OF assists: 1 (Thaxton(de Leon at 3rd base))
HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martinez W (5-11) 6.1 4 1 1 3 5 1 108 5.11   
J. Rincon H (4) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 7.88   
P. Lessard 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 6.82   
A. Salas SV (20) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martinez 63
Batters Faced: A. Martinez 25, J. Rincon 6, P. Lessard 4, A. Salas 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martinez 7-6, J. Rincon 3-1, P. Lessard 1-0, A. Salas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martinez 108-67, J. Rincon 27-20, P. Lessard 19-9, A. Salas 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rincon 1-0 , A. Salas 2-0
WP: A. Martinez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cyran L (3-1) 6.0 9 4 4 2 5 1 86 3.33   
D. Penwell 3.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 40 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cyran 41
Batters Faced: B. Cyran 26, D. Penwell 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cyran 5-5, D. Penwell 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cyran 86-53, D. Penwell 40-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Penwell 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Martinez
Ballpark: Vail Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 16816
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