ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT VERMONT MILKMEN
05/18/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT VERMONT MILKMEN
GAME ID: 3509 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Hamilton Bulldogs (19-19) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 13 1
Vermont Milkmen (21-17) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 10 1
Hamilton Jukes Past Vermont, 6-4
Though he had a stellar game, Matt Jackson could not prevent his team, the Vermont Milkmen, from losing, 6-4, to the Hamilton Bulldogs. Jackson was 2 for 5 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs. The winner in relief was Colby Kelly. He is now 1-2. The left-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. The Bulldogs bumped their record to 19-19 with this latest triumph.

Jay Robinson had a key at-bat in the top of the 11th. With a runner on 1st, he hit a double. It helped send Hamilton to the win.

"Sometimes winning takes more than 27 outs," said Bulldogs manager Tony Velez.
HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE VERMONT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Robinson DH 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 .226 3 16
C. Roth RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .329 0 7
D. Friedrich 2B 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 .313 3 19
A. Fekety 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .304 1 20
D. Walker LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .309 2 16
P. McBreen C 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .303 2 8
D. Bidwell 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .154 0 2
Z. Vest CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .391 0 8
J. Roberson SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .280 0 4
Totals 43 6 13 5 2 5 25      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. Vest 2 (4, 2nd Inning off V. Lancaster, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off V. Lancaster, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Fekety (15, 5th Inning off V. Lancaster, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Robinson (5, 11th Inning off A. Trovato, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Robinson 2 , C. Roth 3 , A. Fekety 3 , D. Walker , P. McBreen 3 , Z. Vest 4 , J. Roberson
2-out RBI: A. Fekety , D. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson , D. Friedrich , A. Fekety , D. Walker , P. McBreen
GIDP: P. McBreen
Sac Bunt: D. Bidwell
Sac Fly: C. Roth , J. Roberson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Roth 2 (7) , A. Fekety (1)
CS: D. Bidwell (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Roberson (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Friedrich-Roberson-Fekety, Roberson-Friedrich-Fekety)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Morris CF 6 0 1 0 0 2 4 .295 3 13
J. Morrison 3B 4 1 1 0 2 1 4 .336 2 16
M. Jackson 2B 5 2 2 1 1 2 2 .326 4 19
D. Joseph RF 5 1 2 0 1 1 3 .296 4 9
C. Scott 1B 5 0 2 3 1 1 5 .278 1 7
J. Forero LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .239 4 16
   a-B. Stevens PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   b-M. Alvarez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 0 3
M. Sheets SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .227 1 2
M. Middlebrooks DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .286 2 14
B. Athan C 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .150 0 8
Totals 42 4 10 4 7 12 28      
a - B. Stevens pinch hit for J. Forero in the 9th
b - M. Alvarez substituted for B. Stevens in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Scott (3, 9th Inning off B. Ware, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Jackson (4, 5th Inning off J. Escobar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Morris , J. Morrison , M. Jackson 5 , D. Joseph 2 , C. Scott 3 , J. Forero , B. Stevens
2-out RBI: M. Jackson , C. Scott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Morris , J. Morrison , C. Scott , J. Forero 2 , M. Sheets
GIDP: C. Scott , M. Sheets
Hit by Pitch: M. Sheets
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sheets (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Jackson-Sheets-Scott)
HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Escobar 4.2 4 1 1 3 4 1 84 3.26   
R. Alter 2.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 39 5.81   
B. Ware BS (4) 2.0 4 3 3 2 2 0 43 3.20   
C. Kelly W (1-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 24 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Escobar 53
Batters Faced: J. Escobar 22, R. Alter 10, B. Ware 11, C. Kelly 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Escobar 6-4, R. Alter 2-2, B. Ware 1-2, C. Kelly 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Escobar 84-50, R. Alter 39-20, B. Ware 43-26, C. Kelly 24-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Alter 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Escobar
Balk: J. Escobar
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Lancaster 5.2 9 4 4 2 3 0 99 4.81   
C. Palmas 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.70   
R. Vernier 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.30   
M. Gardner 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 1.02   
A. Trovato L (2-2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 16 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Lancaster 36
Batters Faced: V. Lancaster 29, C. Palmas 7, R. Vernier 3, M. Gardner 4, A. Trovato 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Lancaster 9-6, C. Palmas 2-3, R. Vernier 0-3, M. Gardner 0-1, A. Trovato 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: V. Lancaster 99-64, C. Palmas 12-10, R. Vernier 7-4, M. Gardner 16-11, A. Trovato 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Palmas 3-0
WP: A. Trovato
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Jackson
Ballpark: Emeralds Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 4534
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