ABA DOUBLE A
VERMONT MILKMEN AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
05/17/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VERMONT MILKMEN AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
GAME ID: 3522 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 17TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vermont Milkmen (12-27) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Hamilton Bulldogs (21-18) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 7 1
Vermont Tumbles Again, Falls, 4-2, to Hamilton
Hamilton Bulldogs starter Jon Escobar pitched a strong game against the Vermont Milkmen at Mariachis Ballpark, leading the Bulldogs to victory, 4-2. Escobar, now 3-2, was the winner. In 5.1 innings, he gave up 2 hits, while striking out 5, walking 6, and allowing 2 runs. Dave Combs got the save, the 4th for him this season.

The Milkmen had been locked in a 2-2 tie with the Bulldogs going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 23-year old right fielder Brett Cortright came to the plate. Cortright hit a 2-run home run on a 1-2 cutter from Vermont hurler Tony Morales. It was Cortright's 7th home run of the year.

"I'm just trying to make sure I'm focused for each and every pitch," said Escobar.

The slumping Milkmen have dropped 6 in a row.
VERMONT BATTING LINESCORE HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Carrillo RF, CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .210 1 4
E. Hunter SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .111 0 2
T. Perez 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 2 7
G. Romero CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .259 5 17
   a-D. Conde CF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .203 3 6
P. Simister C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .259 5 16
C. Scott DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .387 2 5
A. Flynn 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .250 1 2
   d-J. Walker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .108 0 5
A. Burkes 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .189 1 6
B. Brockman LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 2 5
   b-M. Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .122 0 0
   c-B. Pendergrass CF, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2 7 10 13      
a - D. Conde substituted for G. Romero in the 1st
b - M. Campbell pinch hit for B. Brockman in the 7th
c - B. Pendergrass substituted for M. Campbell in the 7th
d - J. Walker pinch hit for A. Flynn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Walker (1, 9th Inning off D. Combs, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Simister , C. Scott , J. Walker 2 , A. Burkes
2-out RBI: C. Scott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Carrillo , E. Hunter , A. Flynn
GIDP: T. Perez
Sac Bunt: B. Brockman
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Carrillo (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hardwick SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .355 4 10
Z. Vest DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .282 3 13
A. Vega 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .340 11 27
B. Cortright RF 3 1 1 3 0 0 2 .215 7 20
M. McGrew 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .203 3 16
A. Fekety 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265 1 9
B. Parker LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .215 4 10
J. Angulo CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .266 3 14
T. Fernandez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .190 1 9
Totals 30 4 7 4 3 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Angulo (8, 2nd Inning off T. Morales, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. McGrew (4, 5th Inning off T. Morales, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Cortright (7, 5th Inning off T. Morales, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Vest 2 , B. Cortright 4 , M. McGrew 3 , B. Parker , J. Angulo 2
2-out RBI: B. Cortright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Vest , A. Fekety , B. Parker
Sac Fly: B. Cortright
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Escobar (1)
Double Plays: 1 (McGrew-Fekety-Vega)
VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORE HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Morales L (1-2) 6.0 7 4 4 3 5 1 97 2.96   
M. Gardner 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.45   
M. Williams 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Morales 44
Batters Faced: T. Morales 28, M. Gardner 3, M. Williams 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Morales 5-8, M. Gardner 1-2, M. Williams 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Morales 97-63, M. Gardner 12-9, M. Williams 9-5
WP: T. Morales
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Escobar W (3-2) 5.1 2 2 2 6 5 0 81 3.32   
S. Harvey H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.63   
D. Combs SV (4) 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 39 1.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Escobar 55
Batters Faced: J. Escobar 23, S. Harvey 5, D. Combs 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Escobar 6-4, S. Harvey 1-2, D. Combs 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Escobar 81-41, S. Harvey 16-9, D. Combs 39-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Harvey 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Escobar
Ballpark: Mariachis Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 5057
Special Notes: RF Gerardo Romero was injured while running the bases.
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