ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
09/04/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
GAME ID: 9054 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (72-64) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Cincinnati Bombardiers (64-72) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
Tigercats Hand Bombardiers 5-2 Loss
Vail turned a good effort from starter Mike Redmond into a win over the Cincinnati Bombardiers at Ballpark of Cincinnati. The Tigercats won the game, 5-2. Getting the save was T.J. Grimm, his 2nd. The win puts the Tigercats at 72-64, while the Bombardiers drop to 64-72.

In the top of the first, John Thaxton ambushed a 2-2 sinker from Nick Compean and hit a solo home run. It gave Vail a quick 1-0 lead.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Redmond said after the game.
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .243 8 48
J. Belcher 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .202 1 4
I. McKibbins DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276 22 60
A. Cox CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .239 7 47
J. Anagnost 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .278 4 23
   a-C. Hartfield 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Ellis 2B, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .293 1 7
R. Cashman SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .233 5 28
N. Miller RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
C. Custer C 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .241 4 14
Totals 36 5 9 4 1 4 12      
a - C. Hartfield substituted for J. Anagnost in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Thaxton (8, 1st Inning off N. Compean, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Custer (4, 4th Inning off N. Compean, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Anagnost (4, 5th Inning off N. Compean, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thaxton 4 , I. McKibbins , J. Anagnost 5 , M. Ellis , R. Cashman 2 , N. Miller , C. Custer 4
2-out RBI: J. Anagnost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thaxton , J. Belcher
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ellis (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cruz CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .212 0 26
L. Carballo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 12 51
O. Gatica DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 5 28
B. Fry C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 6 24
H. Perez RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 2 32
J. Dawson 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .272 4 23
L. Mendez 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .249 9 32
R. Wheat LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 7 17
   a-J. Sears PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 0 0
A. McSparin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 4 22
Totals 30 2 2 2 0 4 4      
a - J. Sears pinch hit for R. Wheat in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Mendez (10, 3rd Inning off M. Redmond, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Dawson (4, 5th Inning off M. Redmond, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Dawson 4 , L. Mendez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Carballo
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Cruz (47)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Carballo (7) , A. McSparin (8)
Double Plays: 1 (McSparin-Dawson)
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Redmond W (10-10) 7.1 2 2 1 0 3 1 92 4.20   
T. Grimm SV (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Redmond 71
Batters Faced: M. Redmond 25, T. Grimm 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Redmond 5-14, T. Grimm 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Redmond 92-61, T. Grimm 17-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Compean L (1-9) 4.2 8 5 3 1 0 3 66 4.67   
E. Ambrosio 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 2.44   
J. Eves 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 4.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Compean 31
Batters Faced: N. Compean 23, E. Ambrosio 7, J. Eves 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Compean 4-9, E. Ambrosio 4-2, J. Eves 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Compean 66-43, E. Ambrosio 31-21, J. Eves 25-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Redmond
Ballpark: Ballpark of Cincinnati
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 10027
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