ABA DOUBLE A
VERMONT MILKMEN AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
05/14/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VERMONT MILKMEN AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
GAME ID: 3493 - THURSDAY, MAY 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Vermont Milkmen (19-15) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 8 15 2
Cincinnati Bombardiers (9-25) 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 13 1
Milkmen Beat Cincinnati, 8-7
The Vermont Milkmen had to overcome a big game from Cincinnati second baseman Cherles Bezerra to leave Ballpark of Cincinnati with a victory. And they did, winning, 8-7, in 11 innings. Bezerra went 2 for 4 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. Matt Gardner, 3-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. The victory gives Vermont a record of 19-15.

Vermont used a timely hit from Tim Royal to get the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the 11th inning to put the Milkmen ahead, 8-7. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a difference-maker.

"We came out with clear minds and swung the bats well," said Vermont manager Steve Reid.
VERMONT BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gosselin 3B 7 1 4 0 0 1 2 .203 2 13
J. Morrison 2B 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 .319 1 13
C. Scott 1B 5 1 1 2 1 2 2 .217 1 2
D. Joseph RF 4 2 1 0 2 1 2 .302 4 9
   c-B. Morris CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 2 12
J. Forero CF, RF 5 0 2 1 1 2 3 .237 4 15
M. Alvarez LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .297 0 3
M. Sheets SS 5 2 2 0 1 0 4 .265 1 2
M. Middlebrooks DH 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 .309 2 14
   a-M. Jackson DH 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .336 3 17
B. Athan C 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .170 0 8
   b-T. Royal PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .467 0 3
   d-J. Robinson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 0 3
Totals 47 8 15 7 7 10 30      
a - M. Jackson inserted as DH in the 8th
b - T. Royal pinch hit for B. Athan in the 11th
c - B. Morris substituted for D. Joseph in the 11th
d - J. Robinson substituted for T. Royal in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Gosselin (4, 7th Inning off J. Berry, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Joseph (7, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Royal (4, 11th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Middlebrooks (2, 7th Inning off J. Berry, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Scott (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Gosselin 5 , C. Scott 4 , D. Joseph 2 , J. Forero 2 , M. Alvarez , M. Sheets 2 , M. Middlebrooks 4 , M. Jackson , B. Athan , T. Royal 2
2-out RBI: M. Jackson , T. Royal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Gosselin , C. Scott , J. Forero , M. Sheets 2 , M. Middlebrooks , B. Athan 2
GIDP: M. Alvarez
Sac Bunt: M. Alvarez
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Gosselin (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Gosselin (4) , M. Sheets (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Sheets-Morrison-Scott, Morrison-Sheets-Scott)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cruz CF 6 0 1 1 0 2 2 .257 0 1
R. Wheat RF 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 .192 2 3
J. Johnson C 6 0 0 0 0 2 4 .159 6 13
J. Guerra LF 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 .265 9 16
J. Gomez 3B 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 .310 4 14
M. Clark DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .278 3 13
L. Mendez 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 .246 4 10
   a-K. Resko PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 6 15
   b-J. Murphy 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 0 2
C. Bezerra 2B 4 2 2 4 0 0 3 .183 1 6
A. McSparin SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 1 4
Totals 45 7 13 7 3 7 20      
a - K. Resko pinch hit for L. Mendez in the 10th
b - J. Murphy substituted for K. Resko in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Clark (5, 4th Inning off S. Conant, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Wheat (2, 1st Inning off S. Conant, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Bezerra (1, 6th Inning off S. Conant, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Cruz , R. Wheat 5 , J. Gomez 4 , M. Clark 2 , L. Mendez 2 , C. Bezerra 5 , A. McSparin
2-out RBI: L. Mendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Johnson , C. Bezerra
GIDP: M. Clark 2
Hit by Pitch: C. Bezerra
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Guerra (5) , C. Bezerra (2)
CS: D. Cruz (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gomez (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Bezerra-McSparin-Mendez)
PB: J. Johnson
VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Conant 5.1 8 6 2 1 4 2 86 3.60   
M. Williams 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 6.38   
B. Engel 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.95   
M. Bogucki 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 25 1.12   
A. Trovato 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.35   
M. Gardner W (3-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 1.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Conant 39
Batters Faced: S. Conant 26, M. Williams 4, B. Engel 4, M. Bogucki 5, A. Trovato 3, M. Gardner 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Conant 6-5, M. Williams 1-0, B. Engel 1-1, M. Bogucki 2-0, A. Trovato 2-0, M. Gardner 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Conant 86-53, M. Williams 17-10, B. Engel 14-8, M. Bogucki 25-14, A. Trovato 10-7, M. Gardner 21-16
WP: M. Bogucki
Hit Batsmen: M. Bogucki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hughes 4.1 1 0 0 3 4 0 59 5.88   
A. Sealy 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 31 6.52   
J. Berry 1.2 4 2 2 0 3 1 35 10.71   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 3.1 7 4 3 3 2 1 64 8.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hughes 62
Batters Faced: A. Hughes 17, A. Sealy 8, J. Berry 9, J. Unknown 21
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hughes 3-6, A. Sealy 1-2, J. Berry 1-1, J. Unknown 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hughes 59-33, A. Sealy 31-15, J. Berry 35-21, J. Unknown 64-37
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Berry 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cherles Bezerra
Ballpark: Ballpark of Cincinnati
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:26
Attendance: 4087
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