ABA DOUBLE A
CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
05/18/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS AT VAIL TIGERCATS
GAME ID: 3503 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Bombardiers (11-27) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 12 1
Vail Tigercats (23-15) 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 8 1
Bombardiers Score Late, Top Tigercats, 8-6
The Cincinnati Bombardiers and Vail Tigercats completed their game despite the rain.

Nick Keller had a good game, but he could not keep the Vail Tigercats from falling, 8-6, to the Cincinnati Bombardiers at Vail Grounds. The Vail third baseman was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once in the loss. The win belonged to Jason Berry in relief. His record improves to 1-4. Robert Hendricks took the loss for Vail. Jim Unknown collected his 1st save.

The game was at a stalemate until first baseman Leo Mendez came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Vail pitcher Robert Hendricks, he hit a first pitch cutter for a 2-run single. It was a game-changer, putting Cincinnati on top, 8-6.

"It was sure nice to get the win but there's a lot of baseball left," Mendez after the game.

The triumph makes Cincinnati 11-27.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE VAIL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cruz CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 2
K. Resko RF 5 1 3 0 0 2 0 .217 6 15
J. Guerra LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .255 10 19
J. Gomez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .298 4 14
M. Clark DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .262 3 14
L. Mendez 1B 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .250 5 15
J. Murphy C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .222 0 2
   b-J. Johnson PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .165 6 13
C. Huseman 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .208 10 16
   a-J. Kessler PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .324 2 10
   c-C. Bezerra 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 1 6
A. McSparin SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .196 2 6
Totals 39 8 12 8 2 8 13      
a - J. Kessler pinch hit for C. Huseman in the 9th
b - J. Johnson pinch hit for J. Murphy in the 9th
c - C. Bezerra substituted for J. Kessler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kessler (1, 9th Inning off R. Hendricks, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Guerra (9, 9th Inning off R. Hendricks, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. McSparin (2, 3rd Inning off S. Pikula, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Guerra (10, 8th Inning off I. Resendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Cruz , K. Resko 3 , J. Guerra 6 , L. Mendez 2 , J. Murphy 2 , J. Kessler 2 , A. McSparin 4
2-out RBI: L. Mendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Clark , J. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: J. Gomez , C. Huseman
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Huseman (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton RF 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 .208 1 12
J. Bailey LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .281 1 7
J. Anagnost 2B 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 .306 2 4
   a-J. Lucia 2B, SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 2 6
A. Cox CF 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .217 1 16
J. Ramos DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 0 8
K. Hippler SS, 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .301 6 21
   b-D. Boynton SS 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
E. Mongold 1B 3 2 1 0 2 2 1 .182 0 1
N. Keller 3B 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .277 8 14
R. Kalthoff C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .282 0 2
Totals 36 6 8 6 8 11 15      
a - J. Lucia substituted for J. Anagnost in the 7th
b - D. Boynton substituted for K. Hippler in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Kalthoff (1, 7th Inning off J. Berry, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Cox (2, 3rd Inning off D. Vollmer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Keller (8, 7th Inning off J. Berry, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thaxton , A. Cox 4 , D. Boynton , E. Mongold , N. Keller 5 , R. Kalthoff 2
2-out RBI: , A. Cox 2 , N. Keller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thaxton , J. Bailey , J. Anagnost 2 , J. Ramos
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thaxton (24)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Thaxton (2)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Vollmer 3.1 3 3 3 3 4 0 59 3.27   
A. Hughes 1.1 0 0 0 4 0 0 36 5.60   
R. Larkins 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 4.33   
J. Berry W (1-4) 2.2 4 3 3 1 4 1 45 10.65   
J. Unknown SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vollmer 41
Batters Faced: D. Vollmer 16, A. Hughes 8, R. Larkins 6, J. Berry 13, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vollmer 2-4, A. Hughes 1-3, R. Larkins 0-1, J. Berry 2-2, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vollmer 59-32, A. Hughes 36-12, R. Larkins 21-15, J. Berry 45-27, J. Unknown 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hughes 1-1 , R. Larkins 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-0
WP: D. Vollmer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Pikula 6.1 5 2 2 1 4 1 99 3.78   
I. Resendez H (4) 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 17 3.71   
R. Hendricks L (1-3), BS (3) 0.2 6 5 5 1 1 0 21 5.87   
R. Whiteside 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Pikula 58
Batters Faced: S. Pikula 27, I. Resendez 6, R. Hendricks 9, R. Whiteside 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Pikula 7-8, I. Resendez 1-2, R. Hendricks 1-0, R. Whiteside 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Pikula 99-60, I. Resendez 17-13, R. Hendricks 21-12, R. Whiteside 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Whiteside 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Pikula 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Keller
Ballpark: Vail Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 10947
Special Notes: Rain delay of 19 minutes in the 8th inning.
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