ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
04/19/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HIALEAH FIRECATS
GAME ID: 3374 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (8-6) 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 8 10 0
Hialeah Firecats (3-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Hialeah Roughed Up By Tigercats
The Vail Tigercats thumped the Hialeah Firecats, 8-0, at Firecats Ballpark. Nate Grooms was a big reason his team got the win. Grooms hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. Morgan Jenkins, who went 8 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with no runs on 2 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 4. His record now stands at 2-1. With the win, Vail climbs to 8-6.

With Vail leading 2-0 in the top of the fifth, Grooms hit a cutter from Dan Yeager for a grand slam home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Tigercats ahead, 6-0.

Afterward, Hialeah manager John Costa said: "We've hit a rough patch."
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE HIALEAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hermann 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .283 0 4
R. Lewis DH 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 .158 3 4
R. Eckhardt RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .273 0 1
N. Grooms LF 4 2 2 5 0 2 1 .217 4 14
   b-B. Setzer PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Rubio 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .314 2 4
B. Bull 1B 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .333 1 2
   a-M. Gilfillan PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Schmiege PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
K. Hippler CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .186 1 3
R. Lopez SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .263 1 3
M. Crivelli C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 1
Totals 37 8 10 8 6 10 17      
a - M. Gilfillan pinch hit for B. Bull in the 7th
b - B. Setzer pinch hit for N. Grooms in the 8th
c - R. Schmiege pinch hit for M. Gilfillan in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Lewis (3, 1st Inning off D. Yeager, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Grooms 2 (4, 4th Inning off D. Yeager, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Yeager, 3 on, 1 out) , B. Bull (1, 5th Inning off E. Albright, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Hermann 2 , R. Lewis 5 , N. Grooms 8 , J. Rubio 2 , B. Bull 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Eckhardt , B. Setzer , R. Lopez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rubio-Lopez-Bull, Rubio-Lopez-Gilfillan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Veith LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .327 0 0
E. Adkin CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .184 1 4
A. Gatz 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .093 0 1
   a-D. Burke PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 2
L. Guevara 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
   b-L. Barella PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-J. Carney 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
T. Eastlack RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 1 4
E. Cano 2B 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 .244 0 4
D. Bornman DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .150 1 2
T. Arens C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0
D. Pinedo SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 2
Totals 27 0 2 0 2 4 9      
a - D. Burke pinch hit for A. Gatz in the 7th
b - L. Barella pinch hit for L. Guevara in the 7th
c - J. Carney substituted for L. Barella in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Burke , L. Barella
GIDP: A. Gatz , E. Cano
Hit by Pitch: S. Veith
Team LOB: 3
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE HIALEAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Jenkins W (2-1) 8.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 100 2.45   
J. Dawson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Jenkins 80
Batters Faced: M. Jenkins 27, J. Dawson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Jenkins 11-7, J. Dawson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Jenkins 100-63, J. Dawson 8-6
Hit Batsmen: M. Jenkins
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Yeager L (1-2) 4.1 7 6 6 2 3 3 71 3.71   
E. Albright 2.0 3 2 2 2 5 1 61 4.60   
T. Morris 2.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 40 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Yeager 26
Batters Faced: D. Yeager 22, E. Albright 11, T. Morris 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Yeager 5-5, E. Albright 1-0, T. Morris 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Yeager 71-42, E. Albright 61-37, T. Morris 40-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Morris 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Grooms
Ballpark: Firecats Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 2339
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