ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
09/04/2024
 
ABA DOUBLE A
VAIL TIGERCATS AT CINCINNATI BOMBARDIERS
GAME ID: 9070 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vail Tigercats (80-60) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 11 0
Cincinnati Bombardiers (69-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0
Thaxton Belts 2 Homers in 4-1 Win
The Vail Tigercats grabbed a win, 4-1, over the Cincinnati Bombardiers at Ballpark of Cincinnati. Vail center fielder John Thaxton went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Rich Sargent got the save, the 16th for him this season. The win makes Vail 80-60.

Thaxton had a big hit for Vail with no one out in the top of the fifth. With Vail leading 1-0, Thaxton hit a solo home run. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Tigercats up, 2-0.

Thaxton called the win "a lesson in teamwork."
VAIL BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thaxton CF 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .220 8 36
J. Lewis RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .281 8 49
C. Young DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .209 3 18
J. Anagnost 1B 4 0 3 0 1 1 0 .357 2 5
J. Myers 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .264 4 60
G. Hereth LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .178 7 21
   a-J. Bailey LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 2
J. Lilley 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .288 6 50
A. Mejia C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .210 6 22
N. Taylor SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .267 8 27
Totals 36 4 11 4 6 7 19      
a - J. Bailey substituted for G. Hereth in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Anagnost (7, 4th Inning off S. Dunn, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lilley (16, 8th Inning off J. Gaiser, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thaxton 2 (8, 3rd Inning off S. Dunn, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off S. Dunn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thaxton 9 , J. Lewis , J. Anagnost 4 , J. Myers 2 , J. Lilley 2 , A. Mejia
2-out RBI: J. Thaxton , J. Myers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Young , G. Hereth , A. Mejia , N. Taylor
GIDP: N. Taylor
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lyons LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 6 20
C. Maydak 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .309 8 47
M. Clark DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .339 30 67
N. Sheridan 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .329 13 37
R. Wheat RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .259 17 57
   a-P. Williams PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325 13 44
J. Winkler CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .214 2 23
S. Francis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309 2 15
M. Rivera C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 2 7
A. McSparin SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198 10 31
Totals 32 1 7 1 1 6 10      
a - P. Williams pinch hit for R. Wheat in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Wheat (17, 7th Inning off B. Cyran, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Maydak , M. Clark 3 , R. Wheat 4 , P. Williams , J. Winkler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Winkler 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Maydak (16) , J. Winkler (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Maydak-McSparin-Sheridan)
OF assists: 1 (Lyons(Anagnost at 3rd base))
VAIL PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cyran W (4-1) 7.2 5 1 1 1 6 1 86 2.81   
T. Grimm H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.22   
R. Sargent SV (16) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cyran 70
Batters Faced: B. Cyran 27, T. Grimm 1, R. Sargent 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cyran 7-8, T. Grimm 1-0, R. Sargent 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cyran 86-61, T. Grimm 3-2, R. Sargent 11-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Dunn L (6-8) 6.2 7 3 3 5 4 2 95 3.73   
J. Gaiser 2.1 4 1 1 1 3 0 33 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dunn 47
Batters Faced: S. Dunn 31, J. Gaiser 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dunn 6-9, J. Gaiser 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dunn 95-58, J. Gaiser 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gaiser 2-1
WP: S. Dunn
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Thaxton
Ballpark: Ballpark of Cincinnati
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 9460
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