ABA DOUBLE A
ST. LOUIS CAVALRY AT LONDON TIGERS
09/09/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
ST. LOUIS CAVALRY AT LONDON TIGERS
GAME ID: 9063 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cavalry (41-98) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 11 1
London Tigers (82-57) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 14 1
Tigers Walk Off with 5-4 Win
John Decker propelled his team to victory over the St. Louis Cavalry. The final score was 5-4, London. Larry Bute got credit for the win, improving to 2-0. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 2 innings. The loss makes St. Louis 41-98.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when London first baseman Ryan Murphree, facing Jim Unknown, had a run-scoring walk. It gave the Tigers the 5-4 win.

"John gets tougher when he has to, makes a big pitch when he has to," said London skipper Jose Torres.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LONDON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hull DH 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .222 2 12
D. Grimm RF, CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .296 17 42
P. Martin 1B 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 .296 17 55
   f-S. Yanez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 4 7
J. Okuyama LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .253 11 40
D. Gates SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .275 14 66
T. Hernandez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .262 6 43
   d-F. Halici PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 13 25
   e-B. Reott 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136 0 2
M. Kopp 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .243 10 36
D. Hendrix C 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .167 5 28
   c-M. Tabarez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .174 1 2
R. Banks CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .120 1 2
   a-R. Maciejewski PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 21 58
   b-A. Pabon CF, RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258 12 41
Totals 36 4 11 4 5 12 25      
a - R. Maciejewski pinch hit for R. Banks in the 7th
b - A. Pabon substituted for R. Maciejewski in the 7th
c - M. Tabarez pinch hit for D. Hendrix in the 8th
d - F. Halici pinch ran for T. Hernandez in the 8th
e - B. Reott substituted for F. Halici in the 8th
f - S. Yanez substituted for P. Martin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Grimm (23, 7th Inning off A. Mahoney, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Hernandez (23, 8th Inning off L. Bute, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hull , D. Grimm 3 , P. Martin 2 , T. Hernandez 3 , M. Kopp 2 , D. Hendrix , A. Pabon
2-out RBI: D. Grimm , P. Martin , A. Pabon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Martin , D. Gates 2
GIDP: B. Reott , M. Tabarez , R. Banks
Hit by Pitch: J. Okuyama
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Okuyama (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Gates-Hernandez-Martin, Gates-Hernandez-Martin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hilfiker SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .230 15 42
R. Murphree 1B 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .321 6 38
R. Waugh RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .299 4 13
J. Wallace DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .284 2 7
T. King CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 4 12
R. Banales 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .279 6 23
B. Brown LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .238 13 40
J. Carson C 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 .350 2 8
M. Benitez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .143 1 4
Totals 35 5 14 4 2 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Hilfiker 2 (9, 1st Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Brown (16, 2nd Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Banales (6, 4th Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Brown (13, 9th Inning off E. Ramirez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hilfiker 5 , R. Murphree 3 , R. Waugh , T. King , R. Banales 4 , B. Brown 7 , M. Benitez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hilfiker , J. Wallace , R. Banales , J. Carson
GIDP: R. Waugh , J. Wallace
Hit by Pitch: T. King
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Murphree (12)
CS: T. King (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Murphree (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Banales-Benitez-Murphree, Murphree-Hilfiker-Bute, Benitez-Hilfiker-Murphree)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LONDON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Johnson 8.0 11 3 2 0 4 1 99 3.53   
E. Ramirez L (3-4), BS (2) 0.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 28 3.80   
J. Unknown 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 54
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 33, E. Ramirez 4, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 10-7, E. Ramirez 0-0, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 99-69, E. Ramirez 28-19, J. Unknown 5-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Johnson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Decker 5.0 4 0 0 1 5 0 88 0.90   
A. Mahoney BS (2) 2.0 4 3 3 1 5 0 46 6.00   
L. Bute W (2-0) 2.0 3 1 1 3 2 0 45 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Decker 63
Batters Faced: J. Decker 21, A. Mahoney 11, L. Bute 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Decker 4-5, A. Mahoney 0-1, L. Bute 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Decker 88-58, A. Mahoney 46-32, L. Bute 45-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Mahoney 1-0
WP: L. Bute
Hit Batsmen: J. Decker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Decker
Ballpark: Ballpark of Oklahoma City
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 12085
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