ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
05/22/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT HAMILTON BULLDOGS
GAME ID: 3527 - FRIDAY, MAY 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (24-17) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 10 0
Hamilton Bulldogs (21-20) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 5 9 1
Down to Defeat Goes Vail, 5-2
Hamilton Bulldogs starter Edwardo Rodriguez pitched his team past the Vail Tigercats, 5-2. Blake Ware stitched up the save, his 4th. The win boosted Hamilton to 21-20.

Devon Bidwell helped out the Hamilton cause in the bottom of the first inning with a run-scoring hit-by-pitch. For the game, the third baseman went 1 for 3 with a triple and was hit by a pitch.

"Edwardo throwing strikes, pounding the zone, that is exactly what you want to see," said Hamilton manager Tony Velez.
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE HAMILTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .196 1 12
I. McKibbins 1B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .285 5 20
J. Bailey CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .258 1 7
J. Ramos DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .220 0 8
J. Anagnost 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .309 2 5
A. Cox LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .217 1 16
N. Keller 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .264 9 16
A. Mejia C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .333 1 7
   a-L. Muza PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 2 7
R. Cashman SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .238 1 7
Totals 36 2 10 2 2 3 18      
a - L. Muza pinch hit for A. Mejia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Mejia (2, 2nd Inning off E. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Anagnost (4, 8th Inning off D. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Cox (3, 6th Inning off E. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Keller (9, 6th Inning off E. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. McKibbins 3 , J. Bailey , J. Anagnost 2 , A. Cox 3 , N. Keller 4 , A. Mejia 3 , R. Cashman
2-out RBI: N. Keller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bailey 2 , J. Anagnost , N. Keller , R. Cashman
GIDP: N. Keller
Hit by Pitch: I. McKibbins
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Robinson DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .230 4 20
Y. Nakajima SS 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .301 3 22
D. Friedrich 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .296 3 20
A. Fekety 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .290 1 20
D. Walker LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .308 2 17
   a-J. LaCasse LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Custis C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .316 3 8
D. Bidwell 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .174 0 3
J. Angulo CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .244 1 8
Z. Vest RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .389 0 8
Totals 30 5 9 5 4 4 16      
a - J. LaCasse substituted for D. Walker in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Nakajima (8, 6th Inning off J. McCoart, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Bidwell (1, 3rd Inning off A. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Robinson 2 , Y. Nakajima 2 , D. Friedrich , A. Fekety , D. Walker , S. Custis , D. Bidwell 3 , Z. Vest
2-out RBI: D. Walker , D. Bidwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Fekety 2 , J. Angulo , Z. Vest
Sac Bunt: Z. Vest
Hit by Pitch: Y. Nakajima , D. Bidwell
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Robinson (10) , Y. Nakajima (6)
CS: Y. Nakajima (5) , D. Bidwell (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Walker (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Nakajima-Friedrich-Fekety)
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE HAMILTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Williams L (1-3) 4.2 6 3 3 3 3 0 75 4.02   
J. McCoart 2.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 35 2.77   
T. Surber 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Williams 40
Batters Faced: A. Williams 24, J. McCoart 10, T. Surber 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Williams 4-6, J. McCoart 4-2, T. Surber 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Williams 75-41, J. McCoart 35-19, T. Surber 8-5
Hit Batsmen: A. Williams 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Rodriguez W (3-1) 5.2 8 2 2 1 2 1 80 4.17   
D. Taylor H (1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 4.50   
B. Ware SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Rodriguez 46
Batters Faced: E. Rodriguez 26, D. Taylor 8, B. Ware 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Rodriguez 11-3, D. Taylor 4-2, B. Ware 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Rodriguez 80-49, D. Taylor 22-17, B. Ware 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Taylor 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edwardo Rodriguez
Ballpark: Mariachis Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 8722
Special Notes: Rain delay of 41 minutes in the 5th inning. Danny Walker was ejected in the 5th inning for arguing a strike call.
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