ABA DOUBLE A
CORNWALL ROYALS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
05/08/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CORNWALL ROYALS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
GAME ID: 3451 - FRIDAY, MAY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cornwall Royals (15-13) 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 8 13 0
Cincinnati Bombardiers (7-21) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 2
5-Hit Blitz by Cornwall's Dawson
Even as a kid, Justin Dawson said his coaches told him the key to hitting was making contact, and letting everything else flow from there. At Ballpark of Cincinnati, Dawson showed how well he learned that lesson.

The 23-year-old designated hitter had 5 hits in 5 at-bats for the Cornwall Royals, helping his team knock off the Cincinnati Bombardiers by a score of 8-2.

"They always said, just keep your eye on the ball, don't overswing, make contact and you never know what will happen," he said. "That's all I did."

Justin Dawson singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, singled in the 6th, hit a two-run home run off Aaron Hughes in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

In the current season, Dawson has put up a .277 batting average with 28 hits, 6 home runs, 14 RBI and scored 20 runs.
CORNWALL BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Cortez RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .269 5 16
M. Johnson SS 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .310 2 13
R. Myer 3B 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 .302 4 17
J. Dawson DH 5 1 5 3 0 0 0 .277 6 14
W. Rodriguez 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .284 4 25
J. Capra 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .284 1 11
F. Babb LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .186 3 5
N. Pratt CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .226 2 15
T. Kusanagi C 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .250 0 5
Totals 39 8 13 7 3 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Johnson (5, 4th Inning off M. Pinion, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kusanagi (5, 5th Inning off M. Pinion, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Dawson (6, 7th Inning off A. Hughes, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Cortez , M. Johnson 3 , J. Dawson 8 , J. Capra , N. Pratt 2 , T. Kusanagi 3
2-out RBI: T. Kusanagi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Cortez , F. Babb , T. Kusanagi
GIDP: W. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Dawson 2 (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cruz CF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .375 0 0
J. Kessler 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .355 2 9
J. Gomez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 3 12
J. Guerra LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .270 7 14
J. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .153 5 11
M. Clark DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 3 13
K. Resko RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 5 11
C. Huseman 2B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .187 8 14
A. McSparin SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 1 4
Totals 29 2 5 2 2 8 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Guerra (7, 7th Inning off R. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Cruz 2 , J. Guerra 4 , C. Huseman 2
Sac Bunt: A. McSparin
Sac Fly: J. Kessler
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Cruz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gomez 2 (4)
Double Plays: 3 (Gomez-Huseman-Kessler, Huseman, Johnson-Huseman)
CORNWALL PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Harvey W (3-0) 7.0 5 2 2 1 3 1 89 2.41   
J. Alexander 2.0 0 0 0 1 5 0 30 0.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Harvey 61
Batters Faced: R. Harvey 26, J. Alexander 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Harvey 7-10, J. Alexander 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Harvey 89-53, J. Alexander 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Alexander 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pinion L (0-3) 5.2 7 2 2 2 3 0 88 3.23   
A. Sealy 0.1 4 5 5 0 1 0 20 6.46   
A. Hughes 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 32 6.41   
J. Eves 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pinion 48
Batters Faced: M. Pinion 24, A. Sealy 6, A. Hughes 10, J. Eves 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pinion 5-7, A. Sealy 1-0, A. Hughes 0-4, J. Eves 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pinion 88-53, A. Sealy 20-14, A. Hughes 32-18, J. Eves 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sealy 3-0 , A. Hughes 2-2 , J. Eves 1-0
WP: A. Hughes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Dawson
Ballpark: Ballpark of Cincinnati
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 5734
Special Notes: Justin Dawson ties the CORN regular season game record for hits with 5.
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