ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
09/03/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
GAME ID: 9053 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Vail Tigercats (71-64) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Cincinnati Bombardiers (64-71) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 11 1
Bombardiers Win with Late Heroics
The Cincinnati Bombardiers beat the Vail Tigercats, 5-3, in 13 innings. Cincinnati pitcher and Upland, California, native Mike Pinion led the way. Ryan Johnson picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 4-3. Hugo Reyes was tagged with the loss. This win makes it 6 in a row for Cincinnati.

The decisive blow was delivered by Cherles Bezerra in the bottom of the 13th when he hit a 2-run home run off 21-year old right-handed pitcher Hugo Reyes to win the game for Cincinnati. The home crowd went nuts.

"I'm glad I got one I could handle. Glad I got the barrel on it," said Bezerra.
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 .243 7 47
J. Belcher 1B 6 0 2 0 0 2 2 .210 1 4
I. McKibbins DH 6 2 2 1 0 1 4 .276 22 60
J. Bailey LF 6 1 1 2 0 0 1 .281 9 33
J. Anagnost 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 3 22
   a-C. Hartfield 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Springer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Lucia 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 9 20
M. Ellis 2B, 3B 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 .297 1 6
J. Perez SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .333 0 2
N. Miller RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .250 0 0
A. Mejia C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .177 3 12
   d-J. Ramos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 1 21
   e-B. Criscione C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
Totals 47 3 8 3 3 16 13      
a - C. Hartfield substituted for J. Anagnost in the 7th
b - N. Springer pinch hit for C. Hartfield in the 8th
c - J. Lucia substituted for N. Springer in the 8th
d - J. Ramos pinch hit for A. Mejia in the 9th
e - B. Criscione substituted for J. Ramos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. McKibbins (16, 1st Inning off M. Pinion, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bailey (9, 1st Inning off M. Pinion, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. McKibbins (22, 6th Inning off M. Pinion, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Belcher 2 , I. McKibbins 6 , J. Bailey 4 , M. Ellis , J. Perez , B. Criscione
2-out RBI: J. Bailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Belcher 2 , I. McKibbins 2 , N. Miller
Sac Bunt: J. Thaxton
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thaxton (74) , J. Belcher (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Thaxton (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Ellis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cruz 2B 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 0 25
H. Perez RF 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 .298 2 32
L. Carballo SS 5 1 2 1 1 2 2 .300 12 51
O. Gatica DH 5 1 2 1 1 2 2 .363 5 28
B. Fry C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 6 24
J. Kessler CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 12 50
C. Bezerra 3B 6 1 2 2 0 1 1 .232 12 31
R. Wheat LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .214 7 17
   a-J. Sears PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
   c-O. Ortiz LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 7 18
R. Sanabria 1B 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 .341 2 7
   b-L. Mendez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .248 9 32
Totals 46 5 11 5 3 8 16      
a - J. Sears pinch hit for R. Wheat in the 9th
b - L. Mendez pinch hit for R. Sanabria in the 9th
c - O. Ortiz substituted for J. Sears in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Carballo (12, 5th Inning off S. Pikula, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Sanabria (2, 7th Inning off S. Pikula, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Bezerra (12, 13th Inning off H. Reyes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Perez , L. Carballo 5 , O. Gatica 2 , C. Bezerra 5 , R. Wheat 2 , R. Sanabria 5
2-out RBI: L. Carballo , O. Gatica , C. Bezerra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fry , J. Kessler , R. Wheat
Sac Bunt: J. Kessler
Hit by Pitch: B. Fry 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Perez (25) , L. Carballo (4)
CS: R. Wheat (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Carballo (6)
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Pikula 6.2 8 3 3 1 4 2 96 3.64   
I. Resendez 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 3.79   
T. Grimm 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.53   
L. Walley 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 33 2.35   
H. Reyes L (0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 16 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Pikula 49
Batters Faced: S. Pikula 29, I. Resendez 5, T. Grimm 3, L. Walley 11, H. Reyes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Pikula 9-5, I. Resendez 1-1, T. Grimm 3-0, L. Walley 1-6, H. Reyes 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Pikula 96-60, I. Resendez 16-9, T. Grimm 9-7, L. Walley 33-19, H. Reyes 16-10
Hit Batsmen: S. Pikula 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pinion 5.1 5 3 3 2 10 2 92 2.71   
E. Ambrosio 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.56   
L. Guerra 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 3.29   
R. Johnson W (4-3) 4.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 42 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pinion 54
Batters Faced: M. Pinion 23, E. Ambrosio 6, L. Guerra 7, R. Johnson 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pinion 2-4, E. Ambrosio 0-3, L. Guerra 2-3, R. Johnson 3-6
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pinion 92-57, E. Ambrosio 23-14, L. Guerra 24-15, R. Johnson 42-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ambrosio 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Pinion
Ballpark: Ballpark of Cincinnati
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:17
Attendance: 6080
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